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Retired Belize Defense Force soldier Myron Martinez passed away at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital this afternoon, following a road traffic accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway in the early hours of November ninth. Martinez, who was employed with the Belize Ports Authority, was returning home to Lord’s Bank Village on Saturday morning when he […]
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Police have cracked a recent murder that occurred in Ladyville, Belize District. . Twenty-seven-year-old Jason Garcia and a teenage minor appeared before Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson this morning where they were both arraigned on a charge of murder. Garcia, an automotive technician of a Ladyville address and the seventeen-year-old, a student at Gateway Youth Center, are […]
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There are two sides to the use of gillnets. In some quarters the use of the fishing gear is said to be harmful and dangerous but among others, the traditional form needs to be retained. In Dangriga today, members of the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association who support the use of gillnets, held a rally. Their […]
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Ernesto Lewis, better known as ‘Caddy’, was involved in a serious RTA on Tuesday night. His Nissan Altima car was totaled as an eighteen-wheeler crushed it at the Dead Man’s Curve in Teakettle Village, Cayo. The quick response from people in the area got Lewis out of his car by the time the ambulance arrived. […]
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A News Five team was doing its job at the Mahogany Street police station today when our crew came under attack. It happened when a witness was giving an interview about the unwarranted use of force against a father and son when the officer turned on our crew. The witness identified the same officer as […]
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On Tuesday, the names of this year’s brilliant students were released. We start with Liyan Moralez and Randel Pate; both are at the University of the West Indies Saint Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago pursing their bachelor’s degrees after receiving a professional and technical scholarship offered by the Government of Belize. Moralez pursues a […]
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On November twenty-ninth in Independence Village in the south, Moralez and pate will be honoured along with some four hundred plus students including those who sat the CSEC. Edward P. Yorke High School is walking away with bragging rights after three of its students topped the regional exams. The Most Outstanding Candidate for 2019 is […]
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As we said, all three female students were enrolled at the Edward P. Yorke High School in Belize City. The administration at the school is ecstatic because this is the second consecutive year that they have fielded the top two scorers of the CSEC exams. Acting Principal Josephine Flowers says that the outstanding performance by […]
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An audit by the General Sales Tax Department of B.T.L.’s accounts is yet to be concluded and there is no way of knowing when it will be. A throve of leaked documents months shows that Belize Telemedia Limited purportedly owes the Government millions of dollars in G.S.T. According to the documents, the debt dates back to […]
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At midnight, there will be another change in the price of fuels. Kerosene will increase by eleven cents and will sell at seven dollars and fifty-three cents per gallon. Diesel will go down by nineteen cents to retail at nine dollars and ninety cents per gallon. Prices for premium and regular gasoline will remain at […]
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The Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy wants answers on the Macal River in the west. BELPO sent out a release this morning to say that they have serious concerns about the state of the river. According to BELPO’s Doctor Candy Gonzalez, the vegetation and mud have accumulated on the banks of the river […]
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Today San Pedro police destroyed over one hundred kilos of various drugs on Ambergris Caye. The drugs, according to San Pedro police, have accumulated over a couple years. This is the first time that such destruction has taken place on the island. Here’s more from Superintendent Christopher Noble. Supt. Christopher Noble, Coastal Executive Officer […]
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An operation mounted by the Gang Suppression Unit in Burrell Boom Village resulted in one person being shot with a non-lethal round as he attempted to flee from police. Dean Cain claims that the officers used unnecessary force against him, however, according to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, who sanctioned the operation; the officers were […]
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This afternoon in the vicinity of South Street, officers from the Belize Police Department went door to door meeting with residents of the area. They were in full force as they converged on the neighborhood for the weekly Meet and Greet session. Assistant Commissioner of Police Alden Dawson told us what officers are doing to […]
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The case involving President of the Police Association Corporal Eldon Arzu will proceed in the Supreme Court in February 2020, but does he have a strong case to present to the court? On Tuesday, attorney Nazira Myles made a submission on her client’s behalf seeking relief from sanctions and an extension of time to allow […]
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Shopkeeper Alfonso Mario Ayuso, who was found guilty of sexual assault against a female minor, was sentenced to six months behind bars. Prior to his sentencing, Ayuso begged the court for leniency saying that he is diabetic and has cataract on the eyes. His attorney, Anthony Sylvestre also asked the court not to impose a […]
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There was a robbery in San Ignacio on Tuesday afternoon just before one. Police say that two men entered J & A Store on Flaming Avenue and held up the proprietor, forty-four-year-old Shu Yun Chen. Chen told police that one of the men was armed with a machete and the other armed with what appeared […]
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For those not inclined towards technology, digital transformation means that technology will be used to better serve customers. Now, in education the customers are the students so today as many as one thousand students heard from a number of agencies that are using technology to improve services. It was arranged by Total Business Solutions Limited […]
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UB’s marketing Expo took place in Belize City today. The expo provides an avenue for enterprising entrepreneurs to turn ideas and concepts into business opportunities. Hundreds gathered for the event where Boom Bam Belize, a group focusing on creating eco-friendly sound amplifiers from locally grown bamboo, took first place. Hipolito Novelo dropped by and has […]
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The Fred Westby Park, located in the Albert Division, Belize City, has been spruced up with support from two corporate citizens in the division. For decades families have converged at the park for a wide range of healthy activities from sports to friendly reunions. This weekend, the sounds of the Garifuna drums will be heard […]
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