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Residents in Roaring Creek Village are still reeling from a deadly Wednesday afternoon attack that claimed the life of a high school student. On Wednesday afternoon, fifteen-year-old Dane Matute Junior and a group of his teenage peers decided to go for a swim in the village. While socializing along the creek side the group was […]
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Back in December, thirty-two-year-old Corporal Arturo Leal was charged for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Today when he appeared in the lower court, the officer was read another charge stemming from the incident in 2022. This is after his urine sample was returned from the lab and tested positive for […]
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Thirty-one-year-old Cobrado Lewis Cole, a construction worker, and twenty-nine-year-old Alicia Courtenay Tec, a babysitter, both of a Tibruce Street address, appeared unrepresented in the magistrate’s court today where they were each read a single charge of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply to another person. That is after they were found with […]
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The post-mortem result is out – Elrick Vairez died by drowning. Today, an autopsy was conducted on the body of the thirty-five-year-old father of one and just after four p.m., police says that the cause of death was certified as “asphyxia due to inhalation of fluid as a consequence of drowning.” Vairez was reported missing […]
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The principals of Portico Enterprises Limited have responded to a letter written by former Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte on January twenty-seventh. In that communication, the previous chief legal officer is on record categorically stating that at no time during his term in office, from January 2017 to November 2020, was there any definitive agreement recommended […]
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Last night, we reported on the Concluding Statement or preliminary findings of the official visit of the International Monetary Fund. Tonight, we take a closer look at some of the outlook and risks identified by the visiting team, as well as the policies and reforms recommended for improved performance. The general findings showed that economic activity […]
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The press release that the Belize Bus Association demanded the Ministry of Transport to circulate by day’s end on Wednesday, summarizing the points on which they have come to an agreement, has still not gone out. B.B.A. President Thomas Shaw warned that the association would not go silent if their agreement is not met. The […]
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Today, a News Five team was called out to a manmade canal that leads from Ray Cattouse’s property through the compound of Teichroeb and Son’s Limited and funnels into the residential area that leads to Bacab Eco Park. While the canal starts from Cattouse’s compound, the polluted water begins further downstream. When we visited the […]
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Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton shares the position of the U.D.P.’s Caucus for Change that Collet Area Rep Patrick Faber should be returned to that constituency as the party’s candidate of choice going into the next general elections. Earlier this week, the Caucus for Change, led by John Saldivar, issued a statement in which it […]
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Employees of a security firm in Belize City are preparing to take their employer to court over unpaid wages. Information to News Five is that a number of employees from a private law firm that is contracted to secure several government buildings have officially lodged complaints with the Labour Department, after their employer repeatedly failed […]
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The Labour Department has set 2025 as its target year to completely eliminate child labour in Belize. And, last week the department launched its Child Labour Education Tour to build upon its sensitization efforts in rural communities. A 2013 statistical report revealed that the majority of child labor cases in Belize are found in rural […]
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Women who engage in agriculture are poised to be prioritized during the next three months that Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai holds the position of pro tem presidency of the Council of Ministers of Agriculture of SICA. Mai assumed the position in January and today he met virtually with his counterparts to discuss the […]
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Mai is also of the view that Belize can learn from other countries around us on how to become more efficient, particularly at a time when climate change is becoming more of an issue where agriculture is concerned. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture “We would like to strengthen what we refer to as […]
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In every discipline or sport there are stringent guidelines for coming out among the top finishers. And the paddlers in this year’s Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge are no different. In fact, because the race spans four days, it puts an even greater burden on them to ensure that they are in top […]
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Belize Volleyball continues to make history. It has arguably become one of the most successful sports in the country to bring international recognition and placements. Today, word spread like wildfire that the under-nineteen males and the under-twenty-one females have qualified to the Continental Volleyball Championships. It comes on the heels of the recent Central American […]
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…and while there is an excitement, B.V.A. President Allan Sharp says that it will cost approximately thirty-five thousand dollars per team to attend, including acquiring specific branded jersey and footwear for each player, as mandated by NORCECA. Allan Sharp, President, Belize Volleyball Association “Cost is a big factor. In these tournaments, unlike past tournaments, […]
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Today at the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City, standard one students from Anglican primary schools across the country participated in a spelling bee competition. It is not to be confused with the annual competition organized by Bowen and Bowen, but the format is similar. These young students go through multiple rounds of words to […]
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