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There is a flurry of activity leading up to the national convention of the United Democratic Party on Sunday. This Saturday, both Patrick Faber and John Saldivar are holding separate events to keep their delegates close by, happy and safely in their corners. Saldivar’s lavish event is to be held in Progresso, Corozal District, while […]
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Restricting media access to cover Sunday’s national party convention, in an era where the dissemination of timely information is most critical, is a counterproductive decision taken by the executive of the United Democratic Party. With social media as the platform of choice for information sharing, limiting our opportunity to broadcast on-air or online the activities […]
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It is well acknowledged that the election of the person, who wants to lead the U.D.P. and ultimately the country, should not be a closed event. Despite the restrictions, News Five will be there and intends to provide continuous coverage. Faber says that the decision of the national party council was informed by a need […]
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In Salt Lake City this week, Jacob Kingston revealed that accused fraudster Lev Dermen became interested in Belize in 2012. Living a high lifestyle, the accused fraudster would wine and dine many personalities, including government officials, agents, mayors, ministers and sheriffs. One such telling image of Dermen posing with his Belizean friends has surfaced; it […]
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Now to the photo in circulation which shows Mayor Khalid Belisle and other associates, who are likely to be on the delegates list of this weekend’s convention. They are photographed smiling and posing with Lev Dermen and Kingston in late April or March of 2015 in front of a private jet. This evening, Mayor Khalid […]
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Overnight on Wednesday, a suspected drug plane landed in the Monkey River area. An operation team, headed by the Joint Intelligence Operating Centre, had been alerted of the aircraft en route from South America to this area and officers were deployed to prevent and possibly intercept its landing in Belize. Authorities, however, arrived on the […]
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ComPol Williams says that almost daily, reports are received of suspected drug planes, but the location where the aircraft will land is unknown and so officers are often times deployed across the country to circumvent the illegal landings. But it is no secret that there are also local players who are actively engaged in the […]
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There is no suspected case of coronavirus in Belize; that’s the message coming out of the Ministry of Health today. This afternoon, the ministry responded to reports of a person being screened at the northern border with Mexico. On Thursday night, photos surfaced that the person was processed by health officers, who wore masks and […]
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The ministry release says that the student will remain in isolation and has no positive epidemiological link to any coronavirus. The situation gives health officials an opportunity to review and strengthen its procedures and processes for frontline workers at the border entries. DHS Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that prior to the student’s there is no […]
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The grieving family of Richard Harrison is beginning the painful preparations of his funeral in San Ignacio. The well-known businessman was killed on Thursday in a freak accident on the George Price Highway. Harrison was heading to Belmopan; he was killed when lumber from a flatbed truck landed on his vehicle. His sudden and tragic […]
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Attorney for the Belize Bank Limited, Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay this evening filed an application for leave to appeal a ruling made last month by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin in favour of the Government of Belize on a U.H.S. debt that has now ballooned to over a hundred million dollars with interest included. It all dates […]
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Today, Lord Michael Ashcroft made good on his interest to join the legal battle along with the parties seeking for a re-districting exercise to be conducted before this year’s General Elections. Attorney for Lord Ashcroft, Andrew Marshalleck told the media that the disparity in preliminary numbers of the registered voters in the various constituencies convinces […]
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It’s been a week since the reports of multiple sexual harassment and abuse emerged from within the B.D.F. Those reports were mostly about offences committed within the training school, but as you’ve heard here on News Five, those allegations go beyond the training school and its instructors. There are allegations of several other members of […]
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When we caught up with the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, he confirmed today that an investigation continues into the Auditor General’s Report on the National Sports Council. Former Consul General in New York and former Sports Minister Herman Longsworth is one of several persons named in the audit for questionable cash transactions; Longworth has […]
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Williams says that the police will be guided by the directives of the Director of Public Prosecutions. But what about those who seemingly have political clout? ComPol Chester Williams also made clear that no one will be spared because of their political connections. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “There is nothing in our law […]
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In the court, the Prosecution and the Defense in the rape trial of Ervin Pitts, wrapped up this evening during their closing arguments before Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams. A jury of six women and three men will decide Pitts’ fate. Pitts is accused of forcing a mother of three of performing oral sex on him […]
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A number of bail applications were heard today. Gian Lee Guerra appeared before Justice Antoinette Moore to apply for bail but he could not be considered because he does not have a defense attorney for his trial, even though the incident allegedly happened in 2015. Guerra said he had an attorney but the case was […]
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The Meighan brothers: Shaquille, Tyrone and Ellis were not able to be considered for bail today because their case file is still incomplete. The trio, charged with Being Members of a Street Gang (namely the Bank Street Clique), will return before a Supreme Court judge next Friday to apply for bail. By then, it is […]
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Attorney Hurl Hamilton secured bail for Jahliel Petillo from Supreme Court Justice Antoinette Moore, provided he abides by certain conditions. These include that he report every Friday to the Police Station in Caye Caulker where he lives; returns to Court when the case is next called; and does not interfere with the Police Officer or […]
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The executive of the Belize Peace Movement wants the government to move ahead and to implement the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Today, one of its leading representatives, Paco Smith, said that after signing onto the Convention three years later, and one month after writing to inquire about its status, they and the country by […]
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Legendary musician Calypso Rose arrived in Belize today where she will be shooting a music video for the first single from her new album, Forever Young. The lead single is a cover of the late Andy Palacio’s Watina, itself the lead single from his eponymous album released in 2007. Calypso Rose, who is working with […]
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The Commissioner of Police Chester Williams commenced his official tour of the country. His first stop was in the islands of Caye Caulker and San Pedro, comprising the jurisdiction of the Coastal Executive Unit, which is headed by Superintendent Christopher Noble. Now, since the double murder of San Pedro tour guide Mario Graniel and American […]
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As part of the tour, a town hall session was held with residents and various stakeholders in San Pedro on February sixth. While the police department was lauded for its crime fighting efforts, ComPol says that San Pedro has expanded tremendously that there is a need to install two substations to the north and south […]
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The Belize Center for Employment Training wrapped up its administrative assistant training course today with a passing out ceremony for almost fifty trainees. The participants did three weeks of trainings, including hands-on activities to build their skills and prepare them for jobs. News Five attended today’s ceremony. Here’s the story. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Forty-seven […]
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The Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation thirty-second conference also concluded today at the UB Campus in Belize City. COBEC has been around for over thirty years and it connects Belize with the United States and other countries to strengthen and expand higher education opportunities. This week they hosted the education expo which was followed by […]
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