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For over a year, the Ministry of Education has been discussing with educators the matter of curriculum reform. Some teachers have raised concerns of their own on the topic, such as the timeliness in delivery of the revised kits and how that could affect students. Today, Minister Fonseca said he hasn’t heard of those concerns […]
Written on February 7, 2024 | Posted in
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They’ve come out swinging when the working conditions at the K.H.M.H. do not meet their standards, but now employees at that hospital will no longer pay taxes when they collect their gratuity upon retirement. This comes through discussions between the Public Service Ministry and the Ministry of Finance. Today the Minister of Health and Wellness, […]
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Tonight, we officially commence our pre-election coverage of the 2024 municipals with a series of profiles that will introduce mayoral and councilor candidates from all nine cities and towns to the masses of Belizean voters. In our inaugural segment, we take you to Punta Gorda where we met with mayoral hopefuls from the Belize Progressive […]
Written on February 7, 2024 | Posted in
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You just met several of the candidates vying for a seat at Town Hall in Punta Gorda on March sixth. They are all optimistic that their respective slates will be successful on Election Day. Beyond the campaigns, however, are serious concerns being shared by residents of PG and those issues have to do with the […]
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Earlier today, when we caught up with Minister of Culture Francis Fonseca we asked him about the possibility of a House of Culture being built by NICH to benefit the cultural development of Punta Gorda. Here’s what he said. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Culture “That’s definitely something we’ve discussed and that’s on the agenda. […]
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In our final episode of Bringing Energy to Life, we look at electricity generation and how it makes its way to the national grid from independent power providers who supply the country with a significant amount of energy. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with that story. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The process of converting any […]
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Belize Electricity Limited has received notice from CFE in Mexico that it will be doing planned maintenance on the interconnection between B.E.L.’s transmission grid and CFE’s substation at Xulha [pronounced Shul-Ha]. These works will be done for a period of five days, from seven a.m. to five p.m. from February fifth to ninth. B.E.L. assures […]
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Healthy habits, healthy schools, healthy Belize”, that is the theme of the first Health and Nutrition expo held today the Belize Civic Center. The expo was held in order to encourage healthier habits and bring awareness to health concerns threatening the young population. Several primary and secondary schools attended the event earlier today, where they […]
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The rains a couple months ago seriously damaged a number of streets in Belize City. Cemetery Road, which has not seen repair work for several years, was among them. But now that road is receiving urgently-needed resurfacing at two different locations, and what is interesting is that there are two different entities conducting the work. […]
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On Tuesday, we reported that there was a minor traffic accident on the newly-opened Haulover Bridge at Mile five on the Philip Goldson Highway. When the finishing touches on the bridge are complete, it will have proper lighting and line marking down the centre of the bridge to guide motorists to stay in their respective […]
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The new CT Scan machines are officially in the country. Belizeans have been anticipating the arrival of the new equipment ever since it was announced that they would arrive in late January. While January may have passed without the arrival, the wait is finally over. Minister of Health and Wellness, Kevin Bernard brought us up […]
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Today marks day five since Corozal taxi driver, Rosalito Pacheco has gone missing. The fifty-seven-year-old was last seen driving from in front of a supermarket where he had made his place of business for about two decades. Last Wednesday morning, Pacheco apparently received a phone call and left that location. That was the last time […]
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With the announcement of transfers and promotions within the Belize Police Department, News Five understands that not all police officers who make up the senior command are happy campers. Reports are that there are plans afoot to file an injunction to halt these moves among the senior ranks of the department. Reporters asked the ComPol […]
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There are reports that more than ninety gang affiliates from Belize City migrated to the U.S.A in 2023 to seek asylum. With the 2023 murder count coming in at a record low, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was asked if these reported migration played a role in that number decreasing. ComPol Williams says the figure […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. High school football is alive and our high school athletes are doing well. On Sunday, the Central Secondary School Sports Association hosted its Football Semi-Finals inside the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. Four female and four male teams made it to this round […]
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The closure of heritage stores in the downtown area of Belize City always grabs public attention because of the rich history that these businesses have, as well as the many experiences that customers share, either traveling to or simply enjoying the sights and sounds of busy Saturday mornings in the Old Capital. So when word […]
Written on February 6, 2024 | Posted in
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Online sales scams have become an all too familiar occurrence in the digital age. We have reported on numerous cases that were brought to the attention of the police. Recently, a man was arrested and charged for allegedly scamming a woman of fourteen hundred dollars for a sofa set he never delivered. We have also […]
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The spanking new Haulover Bridge was opened to vehicular traffic less than a week ago – four days to be exact, and already it has seen its first traffic accident. The fender bender occurred right around the five o’clock peak hour this evening and created a bottleneck for traffic on both approaches of the bridge. […]
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On Monday, the case of the Bladen Twelve – that is, the twelve men, including four policemen who are linked to the landing of a drug plane on the Southern Highway back in November of 2021 – was transferred to another building. The matter was moved at the eleventh hour from the Magistrates’ Court building […]
Written on February 6, 2024 | Posted in
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But while the media was inadvertently disallowed from entering the building to attend the court session, it didn’t miss out of very much. Bradley said that all that happened was that the attorneys are to agree on which witnesses are not required to testify in person. The witnesses will number at least sixty. Yes, sixty, […]
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A case of attempted murder during which Tyrone Scott was robbed and stabbed multiple times in September 2016, is set to begin in April. Elward McKay and Alexander Bainton have been charged with dangerous harm and robbery stemming from the incident over seven years ago. But when the duo appeared in the High Court earlier […]
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Lobster and conch are the bedrock of Belize’s fisheries sector. More than three thousand fisher folks that directly benefit from the sector have been primarily fishing lobster and conch. There is however a growing concern that increased demand poses a threat to the nations lobster and conch stocks. In 2023, the Government of Belize signed […]
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From Punta Gorda, all the way to Belize City. This week’s Kolcha Tuesday dives into the world of East Indian cuisine. East Indians are concentrated in southern Belize, but also thrive in other areas as well. Like Annette Ramclam, who welcomed us into her kitchen to watch as she blends the spices she grew up […]
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The Government of Belize has sent a note of condolence to the Government of Chile on the loss of over a hundred persons in recent raging forest fires. The fires in the Valparaiso region have ravaged central Chile for several days and have claimed more than a hundred lives with more than three hundred persons […]
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Students and residents of Pomona Village can look forward to connecting with others through the use of the newly installed Digital Connect Center. The center was acquired through a partnership with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and was inaugurated on Tuesday in Pomona village. News Five’s Britney Gordon reports. Britney Gordon, Reporting Shortly after […]
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