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Customs officers charged in case of missing container
Police have charged two senior and a junior Customs officer who are suspected of conspiring to fraudulently release a container believed to be filled with the illegal drug, Pseudoephedrine. The trio is thirty-six year old Carl Augustine and thirty-two year old Aruny Perez, both Grade One Customs Examiners, and twenty-one year old Michael McKenzie, a […]
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Police on the hunt for suspected serial rapist
Police need your help in apprehending a suspected serial rapist who has been targeting women in the Saint Martin’s and Collet areas of Belize City. Police believe nineteen year old Leroy Gomez stalks women as they walk alone or in twos and pounce on them in dark areas of the city. One of the locations […]
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Three men accuse of carnal knowledge in P.G.
Like rape, the act of engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of sixteen is a criminal offence under Belizean laws. But judging from the frequency with which we report such cases on our newscast, we’re not sure if residents are not aware or just don’t care. Tonight there are several cases […]
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Argument leads to stabbing in Bullet Tree Village
Police are looking for a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Thursday night in a Cayo village. According to police, they received reports of the incident and when they visited the San Ignacio hospital, found eighteen year old Joshua Montero of Bullet Tree Village with wounds to his back. Montero reported to […]
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Businesses hit by burglars in Bz. City and Dangriga
Sometime between five p.m. on Wednesday and early Thursday morning Fabro’s Glass Limited was burglarized. The business, which is located on Victoria Street, was robbed of just over nine thousand dollars worth of computer equipment, twelve hundred Belize dollars, and three hundred dollars in U.S. currency. Businessman, Daniel Fabro, reported the incident to police on […]
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Bz. Bank claims victory in another round with G.O.B.
Back in August when the Belize Bank was forced by the Central Bank Appeals Board to return the ten million U.S. Venezuela grant to the government coffers, the Belize Bank vowed that it would not be the end of the matter. Today the parties were back in the Supreme Court … and this time the […]
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BML: CITCO’s irregular cheques affecting business/workers
Three weeks ago, workers from the Belize Waste Control took to the streets in protest against the Belize City Council for not making its payments in a timely manner. Today it’s Belize Maintenance Limited’s turn to take on CITCO for its slow pace in cutting cheques. The company has the contract to cut and bag […]
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Int’l and local specialists look to improve agriculture
For the past two days, fourteen specialists from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean have convened at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City to discuss agricultural development. CATIE (Kathy-eh), the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre of Costa Rica, met with representatives of the University of Belize and the Toledo Cacao Growers Association. […]
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Australian government donates $30,000 to Red Cross
June of this year, Tropical Storm Arthur wreaked torrential havoc in the north and south of the country. Since then, the Belize Red Cross has been working tirelessly to assist those residents affected by the storm … and today the Australian Government commended them for their efforts and donated much needed funds to the organization. […]
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Media report: Taiwan/Bze to sign oil exploration agreement
Media reports coming out of the Republic of China indicate that Belize and Taiwan will sign an oil exploration agreement. The announcement came at a diplomatic reception in Taiwan and was made by Ambassador to Belize Joseph Shih. The signing is said to be set for September twenty-ninth and will be between state-owned C.P.C. Corp […]
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Over 2,000 students attend pre-independence day rally
It’s an annual event held just before Independence Day and this year was no different as primary school children from throughout the country gathered in their respective district for a Children’s Rally. The Belize City version was held at the City Centre and there was no shortage of participation from the audience and on stage. […]
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A look back at Independence Day 1981
And just as the school children waved their Belizean flags in celebration of our nation’s independence; we are reminded of the very first time the Belizean flag was hoisted twenty-seven years ago. Tonight, in the News Five independence tradition, we bring to you the story of the events leading up to that fateful day in […]
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Safiyyah outlines weekend’s independence activities
There’s plenty to do this Independence weekend. So if you’re looking forward to partaking in the traditional flag-raising, having a few laughs at the comedy show or just to soak up some reggae beats at one of the concerts, Saffiyah is here to give you the full run-down of the festivities. Hey guys I’m Safiyyah […]
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