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A much-loved member of the Belize police department died over the weekend, leaving friends, family and the force to mourn the death of another senior officer. News Five’s Duane Moody was in Corozal today to find out more about Assistant Superintendent Fernando Neal, the status of the other victim and the men who reportedly fled […]
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Over the weekend, a pair of teenagers was handed over to local authorities by their counterparts in Guatemala. The youths, seventeen and eighteen years old, respectively, are being held in connection with two murders. As we reported on March second, Gonzalo Rosado was shot and killed inside his vehicle which was parked in front of […]
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A Belize City resident is recovering from a gunshot injury following an attempt on his life on Friday night. Mark Burgess was walking along Iguana Street around ten-thirty p.m. when upon reaching its intersection with Seagull Street someone opened fire. The Lakeview Street resident was injured in the shooting and was transported to the Karl […]
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In Southern Belize, a Guatemalan laborer lost his life on Sunday evening during a hit and run near Maya King. Police responded to the location shortly after five p.m. where they According to police, Rosa Martinez was driving a single-cab Toyota pickup along that stretch of road when Diaz reportedly swerved into her lane. She […]
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For almost two weeks, Belizeans at home and abroad have been speculating that there might be volcanic or geothermal activity in the Maya Mountains, at an area known as the Sleeping Giant where smoke has been seen billowing in the distance. Well, today we got confirmation that it was nothing mysterious or—as some had begun […]
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Today, the United Nations Development Program donated a trove of information and communication technology equipment to the Belize’s judiciary to improve the access to justice by addressing the challenges leading to inadequate data and the back log in cases. The donation, valued at one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, was made possible through the Spotlight […]
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Shyne Barrow for leader of the United Democratic Party? It appears Moses Shyne Barrow is making moves to position himself as the frontrunner for the position, should Patrick Faber be recalled. This evening, we received a copy of the letter sent to Governor General Froyla Tzalam. The letter was signed by Barrow himself, along with […]
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The recall petition seeking to oust United Democratic Party Leader Patrick Faber is under review. Today, Chairman of the U.D.P., Michael Peyrefitte hosted a zoom briefing to talk about the process which includes verifying the signatures and then setting a time and place to do the recall vote. He notes that while there is no […]
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So if Leader of the U.D.P. Patrick Faber is recalled and removed, who will succeed him? That is going to be left up to a national convention if more than one person offers him or herself for the position. If that happens, those persons come from a very small pool of eight people. In the […]
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Chairman Michael Peyrefitte was also asked whether former Prime Minister Dean Barrow still wields any power in the United Democratic Party and whether or not he has weighed in on the current leadership issues. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “I can assure you that he does not. As I said before in a previous interview, […]
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And what does the chairman thinks of this so-called “leadership crisis” the U.D.P. is facing? He told us that he never expected they would be going through this, but it is all part and parcel of the democratic process. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “It is unusual. As I have said before, it is never […]
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The price of regular gasoline and diesel will increase at midnight tonight. The price of regular fuel will increase by eight cents, from ten dollars and ninety-five cents to eleven dollars and three cents per gallon. Diesel will also see an increase of eight cents, from ten dollars and fifty-one cents to ten dollars and […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has received some much needed equipment for COVID-19 patients. The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and the Government of Canada donated six High-Flow Nasal Cannula systems and two advanced Patient Monitors with carbon dioxide and invasive blood pressure monitoring. The gift included the needed accessories. A release from PAHO says, […]
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World Refugee Day was celebrated in the Valley of Peace on Sunday with the unveiling of a mural. It was designed to celebrate the founding of Valley of Peace in 1982 as the first refugee-hosting community in Belize. According to a release from the United Nations Refugee Agency, this area is currently a safe haven […]
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Conch season officially closed last week on June eighteenth and will remain closed for the next three months. Mario Gongora, Fisheries Officer at the Belize Fisheries Department says the national quota for harvesting of nine hundred and fifty thousand pounds of conch was realized early this year. He also gave us a rundown of the […]
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Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa says his ministry is doing a lot to crack down on reports of police brutality. Minster Musa says he personally reviews many of these allegations, often captured in videos, and where necessary, he follows up to ensure action is taken. But even with measures in […]
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Intervention has been one of the longstanding approaches used to tackle gang violence, particularly in south side Belize City. And while the approach offers relief from violence to these communities, that relief is often temporary. For a more permanent solution to this plaguing issue, Minister Musa argues that the issue of poverty among the most […]
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Since the decriminalization of the possession of up to ten grams of marijuana, no further legislation has been passed for its sale and purchase. So, while it is legal to use no more than ten grams in the privacy of one’s home, the trade of marijuana remains illegal in Belize. Due to push back, mainly […]
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