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There was little advance spin in the run up to today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, but that didn’t mean the issues before the legislature weren’t important. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports on the debate. Michael Finnegan, Area Rep., Mesopotamia “Because I know that the Prime Minister that heads this government is a man […]
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Dry weather and what appear to be some careless or bad-minded children have combined to make three families homeless tonight. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports on the latest senseless fire to strike Belize City. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It did not take long for fire fighters to out the flames, but there was nothing they could […]
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A chain snatcher got more than he bargained for, thanks to quick thinking by a pair of off-duty policemen. Twenty-three year old Chantelle Daly, an employee of the Princess Casino, was walking near the Swing Bridge in Belize City shortly after seven Thursday night when a young man grabbed the chain off her neck. The […]
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And while police are celebrating their success in foiling the attempted robbery, tonight they need your help in reuniting a little boy with his family. W.P.C. Rachel Serano of the Domestic Violence Unit stopped by our studios late this evening to make the appeal. W.P.C. Rachel Serano “Well this child was brought to the Domestic […]
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The relocation of a number of major components of the University of Belize from Belize City to Belmopan will have to wait a few months longer. In a release issued today the Ministry of Education and U.B.’s board have announced that the move, originally set for the beginning of the academic year in August, has […]
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It seems like only yesterday that the Belize City Centre for Employment Training on St. Thomas Street first opened its doors. But the nation’s premier vocational training institution has been teaching valuable skills for over a decade. Yesterday News 5’s Jacqueline Woods stopped in for an update. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Once a year the staff […]
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Mention the wild cats of Belize and our thoughts invariably turn to the majestic jaguar. But that awe-inspiring animal is only one of five species of felines that roam the jungles of our country. Last weekend, News 5’s Patrick Jones ventured into the foothills of the Mountain Pine Ridge where he took a firsthand look […]
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