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According to Woods, a timeline has been set out for the works to commence. It is expected that the project which will be executed by the Ministry of Infrastructure & Development will be completed by February 2025. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shared the work schedule. Valerie Woods, House Speaker “Temporary relocation […]
Written on December 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Two policemen were attacked and stabbed while walking in San Pedro early this morning. Police say that, shortly after midnight, the two officers were walking near the corner of Laguna Drive and Spider Lily Street in the vicinity of the San Pedro High School, heading towards the police barracks when they were attacked. The assailant, […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, in the courtroom Justice Nigel Pilgrim a decision was rendered in respect of a voir dire in the ongoing trial of attorney Oscar Selgado. The well-known criminal lawyer is before the High Court to answer charges related to a plot to have Marilyn Barnes killed in July 2019. Selgado has been charged with […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Life in prison, that’s the sentence that was handed down by Justice Antoinette Moore earlier this week in the murder trial of fifty-two-year-old Enrique DePaz. The Silk Grass resident was found guilty of the stabbing death of fifty-two-year-old Harrison Bowers back in February 2016. Bowers was viciously attacked inside his home and stabbed multiple times, […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives will meet on Thursday, and it is likely that it will be the final session for 2023. On Monday, Prime Minister John Briceño alluded to a major announcement that will be made in parliament tomorrow. While we are not certain what that announcement will be, News Five has been made to […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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A nine-year old child is critically ill in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, diagnosed with meningitis, a life-threatening illness that affects the spinal cord and the tissues around the brain, and can be infectious and deadly. And today, a second child, aged five, who shares the same day-care facility with the nine-year-old, also fell ill […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Diaz-Musa says that the Ministry of Health is in the process of dispatching teams to each family that had interaction with the children and will monitor their cases for the next two weeks. The canvassing will not only include the schools, and the daycare facilities, but also the neighbourhoods where the children live. Dr. […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Diaz-Musa explained the difference with the different types of meningitis that people can become infected with. She explained that the first child’s case was a bacterial infection that caused the meningitis. While one type can be deadly, the others can be treated but they can all have lasting impact on the patient. Dr. Melissa […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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You’ve probably been to the store to purchase some sugar and got a strange response that there’s none. Some grocers have been limiting the amount of sugar their customers can purchase in order to allow the reduced number of sacks they have been able to source to spread across for everyone to get. But with […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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In tonight’s episode of Bringing Energy to Life, we look at the role and importance of substations and how these facilities are integral breaking down the electricity that is distributed to homes, schools and businesses across the country. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with that story. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A scheduled power interruption for […]
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A new non-stop service began today with the arrival of JetBlue Airlines at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The inaugural flight made its way from New York’s JFK International Airport and landed in Belize shortly after eleven o’clock this morning. On hand to welcome the first passengers onboard the flight was Prime Minister John Briceño […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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As the Christmas holiday draws nearer, many homes across the country are putting up lights and getting bigger electrical appliances as gifts. But consideration should always be given to the wiring that residences are outfitted with. On Tuesday, Station Manager with the Belize Fire Service, Kenneth Mortis warned people about overloading Christmas lights and appliances […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize National Women’s Football Team is back after cleaning up the CONCACAF W- Road to Gold Cup Competition. In the six matches that they’ve played from September to now, they scored twenty goals and only conceded one goal. That goal was to Bonaire, but in that game, Belize walloped that Caribbean Leeward island, five […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize delegation at COP28 in Dubai faces challenges due to its small size, hindering their ability to participate in various meetings simultaneously. Belize, part of AOSIS and CARICOM, relies on these alliances for negotiations. As COP28 unfolds, Belize awaits tangible progress and the transformation of promises into actionable outcomes. The country’s focus remains on […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Activists launched the “Don’t Gas Africa Campaign” at COP28 in Dubai, urging an end to gas production and rejecting it as a transition fuel. With over sixty thousand African signatures in under six months, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate change. Despite support from international NGOs, activists express disappointment with COP28 leaders, citing […]
Written on December 6, 2023 | Posted in
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A daring escape from the High Court earlier today has stunned many in the judiciary, exposing the vulnerabilities of the existing justice system. This morning, three persons were taken over to the Courtroom Number Three, including accused murderer Hildebrandt Codd and Jesse Mejia. Inside the adjoining jury room, the men were relieved of their handcuffs […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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For months, prosecutors and other officers of the court have been complaining of a severe lack of adequate security at the courts. What took place this morning, shines a spotlight on an issue that has been raised before, one that previously resulted in a sickout by Crown Counsels attached to the Office of the Director […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of eighty-two-year-old William Watts is having a hard time tonight, processing two tragedies. The upper flat of his house burned down early this morning and he was found dead inside. Fire officials were called before four this morning to the location at corner Zericote and Banak streets and managed to prevent the fire […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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A man was stabbed multiple times this evening in Belize City. The victim, said to be a resident of the Kelly Street area, was reportedly attacked in the vicinity of Majestic Alley. The trail of blood through the alley shows how he ran after he was stabbed. He has since been taken to the K.H.M.H […]
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A senate inquiry into the controversial definitive agreement that was granted to Portico Enterprises Limited, the parent company of Port of Magical Belize, commenced this morning at the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The investigation is looking at how the agreement between the Barrow administration and businessman David Gegg came into being. At the start […]
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First to be summoned before the committee was former U.D.P. Minister Tracy Panton. She outlined the responsibility of the investment subcommittee and told the panel that she was unaware of any project that did not adhere to the guidelines that were implemented by the investment subcommittee. Janelle Chanona, Chair, Senate Select Committee “You referenced […]
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This afternoon, Senator Michael Peyrefitte, the former attorney general, appeared before the committee. He spoke about how he first came to learn of a request being made by his former law partner to sign a definitive agreement that had been drafted. According to Peyrefitte, he referred his former law partner to the chair of the […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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By contrast, Peyrefitte described the process that was undertaken by Stake Bank in entering into a definitive agreement with the Government of Belize under the Barrow administration. Michael Peyrefitte, Former Attorney General “You reach a memorandum of agreement and when you are done with the memorandum of agreement, and you’re thinking about doing a […]
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The Department of Environment is investigating a report of illegal dredging in the southern waters of Belize, near Sunset Caye. We are reliably informed that the activity for which one Albert Lowen has no permit, was being conducted without the knowledge or approval of the Ministry of Sustainable Development. When we caught up with Minister […]
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‘Tis Christmastime and what better way to promote culture than through a festival featuring music and food. That is what will take place on Friday night at the House of Culture in Belize City, when the Belize Music Agency and NICH put off this year’s Brukdong Festival. The event will feature young and young at […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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