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On Friday, the Football Federation of Belize introduced the men’s national team which will be participating in a series of regional matches ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The team arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti this morning where they are scheduled to play at the Sylvio Cator Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Instead […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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As you know quarantine regulations currently in place since March third restrict the opening of bars, nightclubs and casinos. There is also a curfew from ten p.m. and five a.m. for the entire country. That statutory instrument expires in the middle of the Easter weekend on Saturday April third. So we asked Minister Musa if […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The rumours about a pending three-weekend lockdown are false. News Five confirmed today with Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa that a document getting considerable social media buzz is not about Belize. Minister Musa stressed the lockdown is for another Caribbean country that is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Kareem Musa, Minister of […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, News Five is saddened to report on the passing of a trailblazer, an icon, whom we have reported on since the inception of our news station. Over the almost three decades, we have shown you how Sharon Matola has advocated for the conservation and protection of Belize’s wildlife. Matola, the founding director of the […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week’s gun violence ended on Saturday night when a resident of Rivero Street in south side Belize City was gunned down inside his yard. Clifford Anthony Lorenzo was walking inside his yard when someone approached him and fired several gunshots in his direction. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Just after […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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A criminal and an internal investigation are being conducting on a police-involved shooting that occurred outside the Raccoon Street Police Station on Saturday. Reports are that the victim, Ryan Foster, had been detained, but fled. An officer pulled out his service issued weapon and fired a single shot catching Foster to the neck. It was […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week Wednesday, Dennis Trapp was shot and killed just after four a.m. in Punta Gorda. At the time, police said that Trapp’s murder may have been connected to gang warfare in that southern municipality. Today, ACP Joseph Myvett says that while they haven’t arrested and charged anyone for this killing, they are actively pursuing […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a brazen robbery in San Ignacio on Sunday morning. Police say that five armed masked men held up a woman in her yard and proceeded to rob her. At this time, cops believe that some of those involved may be from across the western border. Here’s more from ACP Joseph Myvett. ACP […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s Women’s Month and for the past few weeks, News Five has been highlighting women who have excelled in areas traditionally perceived as men’s jobs. Today, we focus on the inclusion of women in law enforcement and their rise to leadership roles. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting What will law enforcement […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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In the seemingly unrelenting gas price increases, Belizean consumers are being told once more by the Ministry of Finance that prices are going up. Today, they announced premium gasoline is having its biggest jump yet: one dollar and twenty-four cents per gallon. The new price, effective Tuesday, March twenty-third, will now be almost twelve dollars […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Like so many other organizations, the Inter-American Development Bank took its annual general meeting online this year. The Belize delegation to the three-day virtual event, which ended Sunday, was led by Prime Minister John Briceño. During the Prime Minister’s presentation, he underscored the importance of the I.D.B. Group’s support for small countries in the region […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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A month ago, the Belize Police Department began an investigation into former U.D.P. Minister Rene Montero and his C.E.O. Errol Gentle after the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing filed an official report, alleging that Montero used the ministry’s resources for private gain. Well, the police have completed that investigation and have handed over the file […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, Belizeans got the sad news of the passing of Belize Zoo founder and animal ambassador extraordinaire Sharon Matola. Over the years, her name became synonymous with this space for education and conservation. Her passion motivated and inspired an entire generation of environmentalists who remembered going to the zoo as children and wanted […]
Written on March 22, 2021 | Posted in
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