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His Excellency Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, the First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the Republic of Cuba will arrive in Belize on Sunday, February 12th. The President will arrive on Sunday morning for a one-day visit and participate in bilateral meetings, sign agreements with the Belize government, and participate in a special […]
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Not all U.D.P. party members agree with the Opposition Leaders’ position on the Cuban President’s visit. This morning, Hugo Patt, the Area Representative for Corozal North, took to social media to express support for the Cuban President and the Republic’s strong ties with Belize. Patt told us that he and many of his colleagues within […]
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As for the details of the official visit…Although President Miguel Diaz-Canel will only be in the country for a few hours, the bilateral signals a commitment to cooperation between Belize and Cuba. Minister Courtenay outlines what will take place on Sunday and the significance of the relationship between both countries. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign […]
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In a one-on-one interview with Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay, News Five asked about the concerns that the Opposition and some Belizeans have expressed about former Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan. Khan had served twenty years in detention after pleading guilty to his involvement in terrorist activities. Belize’s decision to accept the U.S. Government’s […]
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Over the weekend, reports surfaced once again of Haitian nationals arriving at the Philip Goldson International Airport. And while a visit to Belize doesn’t always warrant news attention. It is when there is an allegation of extortion by immigration officers. Information shared with News Five is that inside the passports were monies in exchange for […]
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A Lord’s Bank Village resident was chopped to death on Old Well Road in that community just after midnight this morning. Twenty-eight-year-old Alburn Rivero’s body was found in some bushes on the road, about a quarter mile from the Phillip Goldson Highway. A purple and brown beach cruiser bicycle was near the body. Darlene Fuller, Rivero’s […]
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Corporal Elmer Nah was back in court along with his wife and brother-in-law, and they all will have a case to answer to for two counts of kept unlicensed ammunition for one hundred and thirty-nine live rounds of ammunition. Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman today read Nah four more new charges, one for the murder of […]
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The father of an aggrieved former Canaan Seventh Day High School student who claims one of the teachers at the high school had sent her indecent messages has met with officials of the Ministry of Education. The father informed News Five today that he met on Thursday with the ministry officials to discuss the allegation […]
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An eight million U.S. dollar trade and investment loan from the International Development Bank was brought to the Senate for debate today. As was mentioned during our coverage of last week’s House meeting, the government is seeking the ratification of the loan motion to develop a single investment window in Belize. As the Opposition did […]
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A fifteen million U.S. dollar loan from the I.D.B. to support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises as well as farmers was the second loan motion from the House of Representatives to be debated at today’s Senate Meeting. While there were objections from the Opposition Senators as to the amount being borrowed, Senator for the Church […]
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Senator for the Government, Christopher Coye, addressed recent criticisms about governments’ borrowing habits. It’s been a recurring theme in the national assembly, public debt, and loan motions. Opposition parties usually criticize the government of the day for raising the country’s debt. In today’s Senate meeting, Senator Coye sought to defend his government’s performance where domestic […]
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An elderly man was robbed of over six hundred dollars when he attempted to make a kind gesture. According to Aubrey Dale Garbutt, he was at home alone when a man he said was known to him stopped by to visit. The man then asked for some water and to use the bathroom, and when […]
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A fire completely gutted a house at mile fourteen and a half off the George Price Highway today. News Five arrived at the scene when the blaze was still in progress and firefighters from the Ladyville Fire Station were extinguishing the fire. The twenty-five by fifteen-foot metal house, occupied by Marlon Longsworth and his family, […]
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Belize is highly susceptible to the disproportionate effects of climate change. It is scored as number eight, by the World Bank, in terms of vulnerability to climate change. C.E.O. in the Ministry of Economic Development, Doctor Osmond Martinez, describes the villagers of Monkey River are the first refugees of climate change. The Belize Green Climate […]
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Today the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, introduced two training incubators – one a fixed office unit at its Belize City outlet on Coney Drive and a mobile one that will be used to reach Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise owners in remote areas of Belize. It was a collaborative effort; the Taiwanese […]
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As we reported on Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture is encouraging more Belizeans to engage in honey production and to diversify into value-added ventures like infusing honey with other condiments that can be used for minor health ailments. But because Belize has transitioned from a honey exporter to an importer over the last three decades, […]
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The Government of Belize is also seeking to establish a Financial Service Commission with authority to regulate and supervise the financial services industry in Belize. These steps become necessary in light of international regulations that require nations to maintain anti-terrorism and money laundering systems that meet international standards. According to the Leader for Government Business, […]
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Ministerial discretion was also the center of the opposition’s argument regarding the Credit Reports Bill brought to the Senate. As we have reported, the Briceño Administration is seeking the approval of the National Assembly to establish a credit reporting system in Belize. A credit bureau would be created under the legislation. And in addition to […]
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The Marion Jones Sporting Complex promises to come alive this weekend for the Shut Down Belize Concert, headlined by Jamaican performing artist Dexta Daps. The artists have been arriving in Belize since Thursday. Today we got an opportunity to sit down with them to learn more about the music they create and their expectations for […]
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He’s an award-winning Belizean reggae dancehall artist who at the age of eighteen created his first Belizean hip-hop/dancehall group in Los Angeles called the Da Wood Dwellas. Ras Indio, as he is known internationally, has released quite a few music videos, including the famous U-N-I-T-Y. Today he stopped by our studios to share with us […]
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They say that persistence pays off, and for one very lucky Cayo resident, that couldn’t be more true. After eight years of playing Mega Bingo, he hit the jackpot with a hundred and eighty thousand dollar payout. Today, he visited Mega Bingo headquarters in Belize City to collect his grand prize. He asked us to […]
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Buena Vista Village is a small farming community located on the banks of the Mopan River in the Cayo District. The village primarily produces citrus and bananas, but now, the women of Buena Vista Village are creating a trade of their own. The up-and-coming artisans are weaving a name for themselves with their exquisite tapestries […]
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