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There is grave news to report tonight that will put the government out of pocket by millions of dollars. Today’s edition of London’s based Telegraph newspaper, reports that the British Ministry of Defense has announced that the British government is ending jungle training in Belize. Reports of the closure were in the air for some […]
Peter King Contreras confessed to strangling his mother-in-law to death. Earlier today, the chef from Ladyville was escorted to court and arraigned for murdering Argentina Arevalo Garcia. Contreras was intercepted as he drove a blue SUV in which he carried the body of his mother-in-law. It is believed that the victim was killed on Monday […]
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The accused is Peter King, the ex common-law husband of Leslie Garcia, is also the father of her two children. The murder of Argentina is a shocking blow to the family. It’s a sobering sidebar on the violence that has gripped our country which we know is no longer limited to gangs. News Five spoke […]
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But in more positive news, victims of hurricane Richard will celebrate Christmas a little brighter. The Belize Red Cross today provided funding to victims from two communities that were ravaged by the category one hurricane on October twenty-fourth. Families in Hattieville and Gracie Rock are getting a boost in the rebuilding process, with a voucher […]
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Tonight’s question is: Do you think that the workers of the former National Transport, who were released due to foreclosure, are being used for political football? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments […]
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The 2010/2011 sugar crop season officially got underway today following a multimillion dollar bailout from the Government of Belize after weeks of uncertainty. The Belize Sugar Industries Limited faced a major financial dilemma when it failed to make a third payment to thousands of sugar cane farmers. In mid-November the Prime Minister of Belize during […]
The prices of petroleum have continued to rise steadily since 2008. Already since the beginning of December, the prices of regular, premium and diesel have gone up. On Tuesday night, the price of diesel went up again, from nine dollars and ten cents to nine dollars and nineteen cents. The prices of fuel continue to […]
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Former Chief Justice of Belize, Dr. Abdulai Conteh, is now a Justice of the Bahamian Court of Appeal. Governor-General of that Caribbean country, Sir Arthur Foulkes, swore in the former CJ on November twenty-ninth. He served as Belize’s Chief Justice for ten years and then in 2008, he was also appointed a Justice of Appeal […]
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A Corozal Freezone watchman survived a brutal attack back in February 2008 and almost three years later, he is finally getting justice. Roberto Carlos left work at about three a.m. and was walking on Eleventh Avenue when he was ambushed by two men and a woman, wearing masks. Carlos says he was chopped three times […]
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A Santa Elena man is in trouble with the law tonight after a fifteen year old student reported that they had been having sexual relations. The minor claims she met on December thirteenth Carlos Chuc at Delicious Chinese Restaurant in San Ignacio, where talked for a while and then he took her to Riverside Hotel […]
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Earlier today, a Christmas party was held for the children of the Stella Maris School. The special needs school is in our neighborhood and as much as we could in the past, we have provided support to them. Their annual party therefore, is an event where we would have interaction with them. But when we […]
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Sirens blared as fire trucks and an ambulance raced down Central American Boulevard en route to the Esso Terminal near the Port of Belize. Traffic was redirected in the area and the employees were evacuated. Fire authorities set out to tackle a fire at one of the tanks while BERT personnel removed three persons who […]
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In Spanish Lookout the dairy industry continues to flourish. Western Dairies produces a range of products such as milk, cheese and ice cream. I visited with them for a firsthand look at how that company developed over the years. {In detail look at Western Dairies production of milk and other products…}
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