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A recently published article in Prensa Libre of a written account provided by the Guatemalan foreign ministry says that the Belizean delegation was fended off peacefully. According to a translation of that article, Guatemala remains firm that the territorial dispute will be settled at the I.C.J. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “The English […]
As we told you Vicente is back following elections in which Swiss/Italian Gianni Infantino was elected President after two rounds of voting. Two hundred and nine countries are members of FIFA, and two hundred and seven participated in the selection process. Vicente told us that as a Federation they are happy for the election of […]
A fetus believed to be between six and seven months, was pulled out from an overgrown lot in the Benguche area of Dangriga on Thursday afternoon. The unborn was reportedly discarded in a piece of cloth that had been set on fire. A resident spotted a dog with the fetus and immediately called the police. […]
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Maya Island Air Cessna Flight two, twenty-two with seven passengers on board was forced to abort its flight and make an emergency landing at the Municipal Airstrip just a couple minutes after it took off en route to San Pedro on Thursday evening. We’ve been following the reports since Thursday night, but were only able […]
A group of four fishermen, returning from camp near Colson Caye this morning, is lucky to have returned to safe harbor earlier today after drifting outside of the barrier reef. The men were heading home ahead of this weekend’s cold front when their vessel began experiencing mechanical difficulties. Despite signaling for help from a passing […]
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The long neglected, long abandoned premier arena for football in Belize City is getting a new lease on life. Thanks to successive sports councils which seem to have been in a state of hibernation, the M.C.C. Grounds has fallen into serious disrepair. In stories past we’ve shown you the disservice done to the pitch by […]
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A cab driver from Dangriga remains hospitalized at the KHMH tonight after being shot and left for dead along the Southern Highway on Thursday. Darrel Lory, a well-known taxi man, was attacked by an unnamed assailant as he drove his vehicle along the stretch of road. It is unclear what precipitated the near fatal incident […]
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The vocal tour operator, Yhony Rosado, is having his own share of woes. He was on television recently making a public complain that he was being harassed over a new business venture. Well today, he was taken to court by the Social Security Department for his business, Econo Tire. The police picked him up on […]
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A new attorney was called to the bar this morning; she is Shanidi Chell from Orange Walk Town who distinguished herself as an honor student at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica. Chell is not going to go to private practice immediately because she is currently employed as a Crown Counsel. Her family and […]
Since last week, News Five has been following reports of fake drivers’ licenses circulating in San Pedro. The Police in that municipality have made four arrests of persons who tried to renew those forged documents – transforming fake to real. It didn’t work, but that’s only because of the vigilance of persons at the San […]
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Today, well-known activist and youth mentor Nuri Mohammed launched his book entitled “Insights Into Gang Culture in Belize” at the Leo Bradley Library. It’s a compilation of essays by Mohammed which span twenty-five years – two and a half decades in which Mohammed has played a very frontline and intimate role in youth, crime and […]
In January of 2016, Barbados confirmed its first case of ZIKA virus. Today, there are seven confirmed cases. Our team, Duane Moody and Marleni Cuellar, in Barbados visited the Ministry of Health Office in Bridgetown to find out more about the island’s response to this latest vector borne illness. According to senior Medical Officer for […]
A new president was elected today to lead FIFA, the world football body. United European Football Association’s General Secretary, Gianni Infantino won the first but had to go into a second round which then required only a simple majority for him to emerge as the new president of the football organization. Ruperto Vicente was in […]
And on Thursday night, the Jamaica Labour Party defeated the People’s National Party and won thirty-three of the sixty-three seats in Parliament. Andrew Holness, the leader of the J.L.P.’s message of deep tax cuts and massive job creation won over the voters who have withstood years of I.M.F. austerity measures. He told jubilant supporters that […]
Since 2013 the Black Pearl Motorcycle Club has been coordinating the Belize Bike Rally, bringing together motorcycle aficionados from North, Central, and South America, hence the title “Meet in the Middle”. Though there are similar rallies throughout the Americas, Belize’s positioning, geography and multilingual environment offer a unique experience for visiting road warriors. Organizers for the […]
If you’re one of those movie buffs who love gritty drama with a very real twist, you may want to take a look at a hit called Time is Money. You won’t find it online to stream or download, and you won’t find it at Ron-G to buy, even in a bootleg version. That’s because […]
