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Parliamentarians will meet on Monday for a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives. The special sitting will be to primarily amend the Maritime Areas Act. While this step was expected given the May eighth I.C.J. results, it was not until earlier in the week that government announced that Cabinet had approved the amendment. In […]
The People’s United Party is meeting on Friday to determine a position ahead of a collective vote on the proposed amendment to the Maritime Areas Act. The House of Representatives will convene a special session on Monday to table specific changes to that piece of legislation. Earlier today, we caught up with Cayo South Area […]
It made headlines back in August 2016 when opposition parliamentarian Julius Espat was physically removed from the House of Representatives on the instruction of former House Speaker Michael Peyrefitte. The incident was unprecedented as the Cayo South Area Representative was manhandled and ejected out of the building by several police officers after raising the damning […]
This afternoon, we spoke with Espat who explained that there is merit to the claim that his constitutional rights were indeed violated when he was forcefully kicked out of the House meeting that Friday. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “From the day it happened, we have been confident that it was not handled […]
According to Espat, he is seeking redress in the form of compensation for the length of time that he was suspended from the House without pay. Primarily, he wants it placed on record that the decision to oust him from parliament was unconstitutional. Isani Cayetano “What remedies are you seeking or would you be […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is nearing the end of his term as leader of the United Democratic Party. The U.D.P.’s leadership convention is expected to be held sometime before February 2020. Two hopefuls, Deputy Party Leader Patrick Faber and Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar have made it quite clear that they will contest the leadership […]
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte lost his bid to represent Port Loyola for the U.D.P. in the upcoming general elections. Peyrefitte was defeated by former Belize City councilor Philip Willoughby. Prime Minister Dean Barrow expressed disappointment in Peyrefitte’s loss, saying that Peyrefitte’s elevation to the House would have been an appropriate promotion given his performance in […]
We also asked the U.D.P.’s Deputy Leader Patrick Faber about the three-way race in the Caribbean Shores constituency. As we reported, Santiago Castillo Junior, who once represented the division, is returning to politics and wants his seat back. But it will not be without a fight as Senate President Lee Mark Chang and former Belize […]
Twenty persons, including eight students, as well as parents and teachers were injured and had to be rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital this morning after the passenger bus they were travelling in overturned in a ditch along the Boom/Hattieville Road. The educational trip gone wrong has left many more in shock and triggered […]
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A tour operator in southern Belize has been charged for the murder of his common-law wife on Tuesday morning. Forty-eight-year-old Andrew Caliz shot and killed Francisca Caceres Duarte inside their home in Big Falls, Toledo District. The couple was inside the bedroom when a single gunshot fatally injured the Honduran national. Caliz then rushed Caceres to […]
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Twenty-year-old Zena Armstrong is out on bail after being charged with manslaughter. The incident involved the fatal stabbing of Ana Villanueva in Corozal on Monday night. The young ladies had a history of bad blood between them and that enmity turned deadly when a knife was drawn during an altercation. Villanueva was stabbed once with […]
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Belize City police are looking for five persons in connection with the murder of Lindon Baldwin who was shot and killed on Monday night on Ebony Street. According to investigators Baldwin’s execution may have been the result of an ongoing feud between rival factions in the Conch Shell Bay neighborhood. ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., […]
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Chilean national Juan Espinosa SaaVerdra pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an ATM scam in Dangriga and Belize City; he was fined a total of six thousand dollars, which he met forthwith and has now been handed over to the Immigration Department for his expulsion from the country. Espinosa, along with two other South Americans, […]
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On Wednesday, police formally arrested and charged two of four persons believed to have been involved in an aggravated burglary at a farm near mile forty-four on the George Price Highway. Camalote resident, Justin Banner and Santa Elena resident, Luis Castellanos have been jointly charged for aggravated burglary; Banner has additionally been charged for attempted […]
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The third national Technical and Vocational Education and Training Conference is being held in Belize City. The conference began today with a packed agenda where professionals of different backgrounds spoke about the challenges facing the TVETs in Belize and how those challenges can be addressed in an effective and timely manner. This year’s theme is […]
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The European Union wrapped up its two million Euros project in the south today. The project started a year and a half ago with the goal to teach banana farmers about soil fertility management; increase the soil fertility in banana sector to improve banana production; and to enhance UB’s micro-propagation lab to improve production of […]
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The third annual health fair was held today at the central prison. It was held under the theme, “Kolbe Foundation, promoting health and rehabilitation: Healthier Citizens for a more productive nation” and seeks to expose the inmates to information on best practices to live healthy lives. News Five’s Duane Moody files this report from behind […]
A health fair was also held today in Belize City. The seventh annual Leo Bradley Library health fair took place at the library’s compound where a number of informational booths were erected for the public. The theme this year was Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Life. Senior Library Assistant Shanna Vacarro tells us more. […]
A national birth registration consultation was held today in Belize City. Agencies such as UNICEF, UNHCR and the British High Commission partnered with the government to bring together all stakeholders to achieve three main goals. First, the government is seeking to build stakeholders’ awareness and understanding of the National Birth Registration System. Secondly, the consultation […]
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For people trying to get in shape, one of the most common challenges they encounter is finding the time. Veteran health and fitness coach Ed Williams has a solution to offer. We find out more in tonight’s Healthy Living: Marleni Cuellar, Reporting If you think losing weight means investing loads of time exercising then […]
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