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The star witness in the case against Lev Dermen arrived today at the court in Utah in handcuffs. Jacob Kingston is expected to testify through next week Monday since he has a throve of information that is critical to prove that Dermen was involved in massive money laundering. All eyes will be on Kingston because […]
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In the local courts in Belize City today, an application was filed with the Supreme Court, which would add Lord Michael Ashcroft to the case submitted to require the Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission to undertake Redistricting of Area Representative Districts in the country. The case is focusing on the constitutionality of the current legislative boundaries. According […]
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A coast guard operation, carried out in the vicinity of Drowned Caye on Tuesday, has resulted in the arrests of four men who were found in possession of unlicensed ammunition. According to coast guard personnel, upon approaching the fishing camp, one of the individual attempted to flee the scene and evade the team of officers. […]
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On Monday, we reported about the death of Anthony Parks. He was shot in Independence Village on the morning of January twenty-second. Ever since then, he was hospitalized up until his death on Sunday morning. In our first report of the incident, in an interview with the media, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams said that […]
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On Tuesday night, a pair of robbers targeted La Popular Bakery on Cemetery Road in Belize City. Reports are that around seven-thirty p.m., two men, posing as customers, entered the bakery; they both wore caps possibly to conceal their identities. The men then approached cashier Esmeralda Sanchez and held her at gunpoint. The gunman demanded […]
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Amending the Education Rules to reflect particular changes that are favorable to teachers across the country was a contentious issue for the Belize National Teachers Union. Prior to Tuesday’s marathon session with the Ministry of Education, the B.N.T.U. openly voiced its frustration, saying that it will no longer be disrespected by the ministry where negotiations […]
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Proponents of the Equal Opportunities Bill, including the executive of the National AIDS Commission, the Special Envoy for Women and Children, as well as the Ministry of Human Development and Social Transformation, made their rounds in a series of countrywide public consultations last month. During those discussions advocates of the proposed legislation presented the upside […]
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When consultations took place in the south, there was an overwhelming opposition to the posed bill. Over five thousand signatures have now been affixed to several documents circulated within the religious community where objections are being raised to the Equal Opportunities Bill. News Five spoke by phone with Pastor Vic Hernandez; he is the president […]
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Teshawn Williams is back behind prison where he is awaiting a sentence for the charge of manslaughter in the stabbing death of Eaton Lamb. The accused is the cousin of the deceased and will learn his fate on March twelfth, 2020. Lamb was killed two years ago on February eighteenth, 2017 on Antelope Street, Belize […]
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The brothers: Tyrone, Ellis and Shaquille Meighan appeared in courtroom of Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson on Tuesday and were charged for being members of a gang, specifically Banak Zone Clique. The Meighan brothers pleaded not guilty and while they have been charged with all sorts of offences in the past, the siblings now say […]
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A campaign is ongoing to build consciousness on what discrimination is and to encourage action when it surfaces in the homes, workplace and other areas. The Live and Let Live Campaign is focusing on marginalized groups seeking to encourage neighbours to look out for one another whenever any type of prejudice is exposed. Here is […]
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The Embassy of India in Mexico has confirmed that two medical universities in Belize have been de-listed by the Medical Council of India, following complaints that both institutions do not have proper facilities to carry out lessons with their students. The second secretary at the Embassy of India also went on to say that an […]
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Late this evening, the government issued a statement in support of one of its strongest allies. It involves the novel coronavirus, which has been detected in Taiwan. The statement says that a small number of cases have been confirmed in Taiwan by its Center for Disease Control. It states that Taiwan’s proximity to China where […]
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Chef Tim August of Stone Crab Bar and Grill in Dangriga took over the Dara Feeding Programme in Belize City on Tuesday. As you know, Joel ‘Dara’ Robinson and his wife cook hot meals for fifty plus children from neighbouring schools. Many of the children are from underprivileged homes and often times the only meal […]
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So Chef Tim August was the guest chef for the day at Dara’s Feeding Programme on Tuesday. He cooked for and fed over fifty students. It was a special treat that Dara welcomed. As you’ll recall, Dara was recently in our news because his programme was on life support. The funds were dried up and […]
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The University of Belize and Ministry of Education held the Belize Tertiary Options and Opportunities Education Expo, formerly known as the COBEC Fair, in Belmopan today. The UB and COBEC University partners set up educational displays and booths for students to learn more about tertiary education offerings. The exhibiting universities and partners shared information about academic programmes, […]
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A regional table tennis competition is taking place in Belize. It is being hosted by the Belize Table Tennis Association and as many as a hundred and ten players will be competing. The local players are hoping to make their mark against seasoned and skilled players from neighbouring countries. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
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