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The U.S Embassy has also committed to assist the Government of Belize with the construction of a Belize City Fire Station. Currently, fire personnel in Belize City are being housed at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. So, what has been the hold up? Minister Habet explained. Orlando Habet, Disaster Risk Management “They are also […]
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The Briceño administration has concluded a two-day retreat during which Cabinet discussed several priority areas, including the country’s economic performance, inflation, as well as crime and violence. It is the second meeting of its kind where senior government officials gather to plan the year ahead. Late this evening, News Five spoke by phone with Prime […]
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Higher prices on goods and services continue to be an issue that affects the pockets of all Belizeans. Notwithstanding solid fiscal performance, crushing inflation remains a sore point for many. While it was brought up during the Cabinet retreat, what is the Briceño administration planning to do about this crisis in the months ahead? That’s […]
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This afternoon, the Leader of the Opposition also weighed in on the issue of inflation and the fact that basic commodities have increased in price considerably. According to Shyne Barrow, little has been done by government to meaningfully respond to inflation which has negatively affected the quality of life for all Belizeans. Shyne Barrow, […]
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Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal is one of three persons who entered an establishment in Belize over the weekend, not far from where brothers Belize and Jon Ramnarace, as well as Vivian Belize-Ramnarace, were gunned down in the Belize Mopan area on New Year’s Eve. But what was his purpose for showing up […]
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The leader of the United Democratic Party also spoke about the need for citizen security in the wake of Saturday’s incident, in the context of what appears to be a growing apprehension towards members of law enforcement. Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “We have to send a message, to the country, to the […]
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The Belize Progressive Party has issued a release expressing its condolences to the families of Jon, Vivian, and David Ramnarace. In it release, the B.P.P. called for a full investigation into the triple homicide. The statement goes on to say that more resources are needed for the implementation of tighter gun control and licensing requirements. […]
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The 2001 Belize Comprehensive School Alumni is inviting former schoolmates, friends, co-workers, and associates of Jon, Vivian, and David Ramnarace to a vigil on Thursday at the Belmopan Comprehensive School. Those in attendance will be given an opportunity to share fond memories of the deceased. There will also be an opportunity to make financial pledges […]
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One man has been charged in connection with a fire in Santa Theresa Village, Toledo District. On the fourteen of January, police arrested and charged Miguel Bo for setting his relative’s house on fire. Reports are that Francisco Bo was inside his house with his children, when a fire broke. They escaped with injury, but […]
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The Belize Bank announced today that it has entered into an agreement with American Express to process American Express card transactions within its merchant network. The agreement took effect on January thirteenth. The Belize Bank prides itself as the premier financial institution in Belize and the most robust merchant acquiring service in the country, providing […]
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On January thirteenth, attorneys for Brads Gaming Group Limited responded to a letter written by the Lotteries Committee in which several concerns regarding non-compliance with an existing contract were raised. Those concerns also included the late submission of audited financial statements. Referring to a particular clause in the contract, the rejoinder from Barrow and Williams, […]
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Today, stakeholders in medico-legal death investigations, including the police, the judiciary, health and others gathered at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City for the second phase of a three-part process of updating the coroner’s act as it currently exists on the books. And so consultations are ongoing for the legal reformation of this process. Back […]
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The first phase of the process which occurred back in 2022 looked at a gap analysis and needs assessment on the strengths and weaknesses of Belize’s death investigation system. It is being carried out by a consulting team, consisting of a local attorney and international attorneys from a firm in the Philippines. The third step, […]
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News Five has received the data on autopsies conducted for 2022 by the National Forensic Science Service. According to the data, there were autopsies done for one hundred and twenty-three homicides, eighty-eight gunshot injuries, ninety-seven fatalities, thirty drownings, thirty-seven suicides and two hundred and thirty-eight natural deaths. NFSS Director Gian Cho says that 2022 recorded […]
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Doctor Jillian Conte, a Fulbright Specialist, is concluding a visit to Belize where she is designing an updated population genetics study for the National Forensic Science Service. This will look at the common genetic markers in the population to help with the reporting of DNA work in country. The NFSS Director says that it is […]
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The Caribbean Development Bank (C.D.B.) held its 2023 Annual News Conference today, under the theme ‘Creating the Best Future for the Caribbean’. As a borrowing member state of C.D.B., data on Belize’s economic performance and development goals are captured within the bank’s regional progress report. In his address, Doctor Hyginus Leon, the President of the […]
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Liberty Children’s Home has been around since 2004, providing residential services to children who have been abandoned, neglected, and abused, among other reasons. Built to shelter thirty, the institution is currently home to twice that number, and thus, the needs have been mounting, but the assistance it receives, dwindling. The global inflation has not helped […]
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Two Belize City High Schools will be representing the country over the weekend in the Caribbean Science Foundation’s (C.S.F.) inaugural Caribbean STEM Olympiads. C.S.F. organized the competition to help in raising the standard of STEM education in the region. The organization hopes to stimulate a greater interest in STEM among students, parents, teachers and the […]
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News Five was called out to a residence on the Boom/Hattieville Road today, where a distraught pet owner told us that in the predawn hours of Tuesday, she heard a jaguar attack one of their sheep and looked out in time to see the predator run off after it had killed the sheep. Reina Garcia […]
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