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Land disputes go back thousands of years to settle differences over territories and land masses. Not much has changed, in that we still see countries invading their neighbour’s occupancy on claims that they settled there first. The conflict between Laguna Village, a Maya community and its next door neighbor, Yemeri Grove, a non-Maya community, goes […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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During the last week of April, Belize joined countries and territories of the Region of Americans to celebrate the Twenty-first Vaccination Week in the Americas and the Twelfth World Immunization Week. It was used to emphasize the significant role that vaccines play in protecting individuals and their loved ones, as well as highlighted the importance […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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During cancer awareness month, there was an observation to suggest that more young women were being diagnosed with cancer. Doctor Natalia Largaespada Beer says that the Ministry of Health and Wellness has been recording this data. Seventy percent of cervical cancer cases are in women between the ages of twenty-five to fifty-nine. It is caused […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Are people still catching COVID? There have been reports of active cases, but the patients are exhibiting mild flu-like symptoms. Today, during an interview with Doctor Natalia Largaespada Beer, she says that positive cases are low and that people are still accessing the vaccine. Here’s an update from Doctor Beer. Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday night, we were at the airport for the arrival of the STEM team from Pallotti High School that won gold at the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge in Panama. Today, the school held a motorcade for the team to celebrate the victory. We visited the high school to learn more about the all-girl […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, fifty-three students at Excelsior High School in Belize City were recognised as leaders and inspiration to their peers. It is the institution’s student leadership program that seeks to motivate and inspire students to do better and excel as one of the best high schools on south side Belize City. A ceremony held this afternoon […]
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Belize’s former prime ministers, Said Musa and Dean Barrow, are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. A joint press release states, “We, the only two living former Prime Ministers of Belize, are sickened by the horrific toll in human life caused by the unspeakable, continuing tragedy in Gaza. Hamas’s killing of Israeli civilians and […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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The 2023 Belize International Music and Food Festival failed to turn a profit, despite significant monies from the public purse that were invested in the mega concert and food expo at the end of July. It’s been several months since the two-day event was held here in Belize City but, unlike last year, the Belize […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward”. That is a quote from Vernon Law, former MLB athlete. And, on Friday night, the experienced champions Tuff E Nuff got a lesson from Belize Water Service in […]
Written on October 30, 2023 | Posted in
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The two men who are accused of the gruesome Sunday night triple murder in San Pedro were arraigned today in Belize City, due to the absence of a magistrate on the island. At 9:55 this morning, police escorted Christian Espat and Michael Brown inside Magistrate’s Court number three, where they were read nine indictable criminal […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A trio of American visitors was busted in San Pedro earlier today under suspicion that they were shoplifting from a store on the island. The matter quickly turned into an immigration investigation, before it was later discovered that one of them was the alleged mastermind behind the theft of a million-dollar catamaran stolen from Fort […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-five-year-old Evander Usher appeared unrepresented in the magistrate’s court this morning where he was charged in connection with a robbery at a grocery store in La Democracia last weekend. Usher, a maintenance worker employed with the Leadership Intervention Unit, was read a single charge of robbery after it was alleged that he stole two thousand, […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been about a month since the P.U.P. endorsed Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner to run for that position in next year’s municipal elections. And while the murmurs leading up to and immediately following that endorsement were critical of the party, which had accepted applications from other candidates, no one has officially asked Deputy Mayor […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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But while Pollard will run on the P.U.P. ticket as a councilor under Wagner as the mayoral candidate, he also has his eyes on Queen’s Square, hoping he’ll be elected in the General Elections a year later in 2025. Pollard, who is a relative newcomer to politics, came within striking distance of the incumbent Area […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Since last week, the Ministry of Education has been engaged in the distribution of electronic devices, five thousand Chromebooks to be exact, that were donated to Belize by the Republic of China (Taiwan). Fifteen percent of students from schools most in need will be benefiting from the donation. The devices will be registered to them […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the High Court handed down a decision in which it dismissed a claim brought against the proprietors of Gwen’s Kitchen here on Coney Drive. As we’ve reported, several lawsuits were filed by Ethel Thompson, a resident and business owner, against Tiffany Cadle and three other food vendors who operate from stalls erected […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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We also spoke with Tiffany Cadle, who told us that she is satisfied with the ruling of the High Court. She says they have been fighting the cases brought against them by the businesswoman for the past few years. This matter was the third claim brought against Gwen’s Kitchen since it was established. Tiffany […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight at the Cork Street Whiskey Bar in Belize City, the annual Cocktails for Manatees’ fundraiser is taking place. The support for this endangered mammal is vast, but the Program Director at Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Jamal Galvez has been the face of the work on the ground. The Cocktails for Manatees event began […]
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Vendors, artisans and craftsmen in San Pedro will have an opportunity to earn a little extra cash next Friday at the island’s first annual Halloween-themed market day. As Mayor of San Pedro told us, it’s an event that will create economic activity for small and new entrepreneurs while providing entertainment for the residents and children […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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The Rotary Gift of Life program has benefited many children from across the country who are afflicted with congenital heart diseases. Over the years, doctors have visited Belize to perform lifesaving procedures and children have been flown to the United States and other parts of the region for medical treatment. Earlier today, News Five stopped […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A team of students from Pallotti High School returned home this evening from the 2023 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge in Panama with a gold medal. The team is comprised of Amber Wright, Alair Marin, Irian Jones and Osyani Magana. They won first place for their innovative creation called “Smartz”, a pair of glasses and […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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We also heard from Namrita Balani, the Director of Science and Technology at the Ministry of Education, who was one of the main organizers behind the event for Belize. She told us about the process the high school went through to represent Belize in Panama. Here is what she had to say. Namarita Balani, […]
Written on October 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, the search for wanted man, Christian Espat has ended as he handed himself in to Corozal police this morning, accompanied by attorney Linden Jones. He was transferred to the San Pedro Police Station where he is now detained pending the outcome of an investigation against him as it relates to Sunday night’s triple murder in […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Sunday night’s triple murder in the San Pedrito area of San Pedro happened at a location where the lighting is poor at night and the killers took advantage of that condition, as well as the mangroves nearby in an attempt to conceal their identities. Lighting in some neighborhoods is an issue that the San Pedro […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-six-year-old Michael Llewellyn Flowers, accused of raping a seventeen-year-old female minor inside Eruption Nightclub in October 2022, will stand trial in the January session of the High Court. That’s the decision handed down by a senior magistrate earlier today when Flowers appeared in Courtroom Number Three. This morning, Corporal Edgar Poot submitted twenty-eight witness statements […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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