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Climate change requires that all sectors be resilient and there must be adaptation. Over fifty-seven thousand dollars in equipment were handed over to the National Meteorological Services today, as part of its role in the Resilient Rural Belize project. The donation of laptops, desktops and sensors is part of a bigger, half a million-dollar project […]
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The United Kingdom’s Ocean Country Partnership Programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation and the Belize Fisheries Department, hosted the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Belize for a five-day workshop focused on Green Listing of marine protected areas as part of Belize’s marine conservation ambitions. The Government of […]
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Last night, we told you that a taxi operator was arrested in connection with the destruction of the Phillip Goldson bust on Saturday morning. Thirty-four-year-old Mervin Domingo was charged for driving a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit and driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. Mayor Bernard Wagner says […]
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The September celebrations are far from over, with several events planned between tonight and the twenty-first of September. But, Belize City Mayor, Bernard Wagner is fed up with the amount of garbage that celebrators are leaving behind after these events. He told reporters that Belizeans need to practice more civic pride and throw their trash […]
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Saint Ignatius High School has joined forces with the STEM U Foundation to launch a program in welding and non-destructive testing at the Cayo Center for Employment Training. The program runs the entire academic year beginning August twenty-first, 2023 to June fourteenth, 2024 and aims to establish competency-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Math vocational training […]
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An elderly Belize City woman is the lucky winner of the latest Mega Bingo Jackpot after playing the game religiously for several years. This afternoon, she stopped by the Mega Bingo office to claim a check for over one hundred and sixty thousand dollars. It was a proud moment for the grandmother whose home was […]
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In the midst of the uncertainty and challenges that the pandemic brought in 2020, one Belizean family saw an opportunity to spread joy, one scoop at a time. Meet the dynamic duo behind Arctic 10, the father-son team whose ice cream venture is serving up smiles and sweet success to the people of Belize. Sabreena […]
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Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez represented the constituents of Port Loyola for several terms in the National Assembly. Tonight, he is a man on a mission, intent on ousting his political successor from office. On Wednesday, Gilroy Usher Senior issued statement in which he said that a recall petition led by Martinez failed to meet the minimum […]
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An elderly man is hospitalized tonight after he was attacked by a gunman in Santa Elena Town. Just after two a.m., seventy-three-year-old Natalio Castaneda was at his home on Carmen Street, preparing to head over to his tortilla factory when he was approached by two men, one of whom fired several shots in his direction. […]
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The taxi operator responsible for toppling and damaging the bust of Belizean national hero Philip Goldson when he collided into the monument on Saturday morning, has been charged for driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. Thirty-four-year-old Mervin Domingo has also been charged for driving a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the […]
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A resident of Police Street who is presently on remand for a murder committed in 2022, has been found guilty of aggravated assault with a firearm upon a police officer. Earl Baptist was convicted of the offense upon Police Constable Darrel Myers. When he appeared without counsel in the Magistrate’s Court earlier today, Baptist chose […]
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Twenty-four-year-old Kevaughn Middleton, a barber of Caesar Ridge Road, remains at the Belize Central Prison awaiting bail. That’s because he was arraigned on July tenth on several criminal offenses, including attempted murder, wounding, and use of deadly means of harm upon security guard Kelvin Todd. When Middleton appeared before a Senior Magistrate today he learned […]
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Returning to the latest political developments, credible information to News Five is that Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner has been endorsed by the People’s United Party as its mayoral candidate in Belize City for the 2024 Municipal Election. As we have reported, Mayor Wagner publicly announced that he would not contest the seat if it […]
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The Belize National Teachers Union, Benque Viejo Branch says that its members have agreed not to host the town’s school parade tomorrow, as scheduled by the Ministry of Education. The B.N.T.U. Benque Branch contends that September fifteenth coincides with Guatemala’s Independence Day. In a letter to principals and local managers of the town, Branch President […]
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As the Chairman of the National Celebrations Commission, we also asked Minister Fonseca for his thoughts on rethinking the way in which the annual Carnival Road March is executed. This year saw a lot of disgruntled onlookers, disenchanted by the outbreaks of violent behavior and disrespect for revelers. Here is what Minister Fonseca had to […]
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Many a youth can relate to the troubled past that the subject of our next story has been through. In fact, many of them are still living a life of denial, delinquency and even crime, and never get to, or refuse to, make a change for the better. But this one young man stands as […]
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The emergence of the Business Process Outsourcing (B.P.O.) sector, which is expanding its employment base to over eight thousand, is said to be generating tens of millions in foreign exchange and serving as a significant part of the economic boom in our country. That’s one of the pronouncements that Cabinet made this week when it […]
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A new initiative to develop what is called “A People-Centric Conservation Agenda for Belize’s Blue Space” has received the blessings of Cabinet. The initiative will be implemented through a program called Resilient Bold Belize, a project for finance permanence for Belize’s marine and coastal areas. This leverages government and private funding and supports large-scale, long-term […]
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Several options have been explored on how to effectively address the overwhelming issue of sargassum washing up on the shores of Ambergris Caye, a prime tourism destination in the country. But what about using the sea grass as a source of renewable energy? It’s an idea that was pitched to Prime Minister John Briceño during […]
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Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie also informed us of an upcoming summit on sustainable development that will see other member states within the United Nations learning about Belize’s Blue Bond Initiative, as well as other measures being taken by the country in the interest of sustainable development. (Clip to be added)
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The Let Belize Live: Speeches of the Premier Travelling Exhibition is in Belize City. The exhibition was first launched at the George Price Center for Peace and Development. The exhibition has since been unveiled in Dangriga and Punta Gorda. Today, the exhibition was launched at the Museum of Belize in Belize City where it will […]
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Rachael Heusner has been a household name for many years for the many art exhibitions that she has mounted. The celebrated artist spent many of those years in Trinidad where she also honed her skills and produced many pieces depicting natural scenes. Known also as an art teacher, Rachael has put together a collection of […]
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On Wednesday night, twenty-five men and women were formally recognized by the Government of Belize during the annual Tribute to Belizean Patriots. Some of those individuals were honored posthumously, including the late Gwendolyn Lizarraga. Tonight we share a montage of all the honorees who were present at the ceremony and make up the Class of […]
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In early July, there was a murder of an elderly woman in Dangriga that slipped under the radar when it was classified as a “Death Investigation” and didn’t garner much media attention. But on Tuesday of this week when police informed that they had charged someone with murder in connection with the incident, it raised […]
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For the past decade, a bust of one of Belize’s national heroes had been erected at the entrance to the Philip Goldson Highway adjacent to the flag monument roundabout in Belize City. But on Saturday morning, two vehicles crashed into the Philip Goldson bust, damaging the sculpture itself, as well as the foundation upon which […]
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