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Chaos erupted inside the courtroom of Justice Nigel Pilgrim this morning when brothers Delson and Tionne Paguada were found guilty of murder and a third suspect was freed of the same charge. We’ve been covering the trial of the siblings since they were arrested along with Timothy Carcamo for the murder of Paul Jex in […]
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Nineteen-year-old Adrian Hernandez and a seventeen-year-old minor were set free this afternoon, after they were charged jointly for the murder of Emert Flowers in December 2022. Sixty-one-year-old Flowers was gunned down on his property on Racecourse Street and his son, Kyle Latchman, remains missing, presumed dead. When the duo appeared in the lower court today, […]
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Hattieville resident Tyler Lewis remains in a critical, but stable condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being shot on Sunday night at his home in the East Windmill area of the village. Reports are that someone called out for Lewis and when he opened the front door, he came face-to-face with a gunman […]
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A man was shot late on Sunday night in the Lake Independence area in Belize City. The victim, twenty-three-year-old Jordan Waight, who also goes by the name Jordan Burns, was reportedly walking on Ordonez Avenue sometime around eleven p.m., when a gunman shot him in the foot. The attacker then fled. It is not known […]
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It went viral last week on social media when a prisoner escaped from police in front of the Corozal Town Hospital, and the officer tripped and fell while chasing the escapee. The chase took place on Wednesday after the prisoner, Tyrone Reyes, duped the officer and told him he needed to see a doctor because […]
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The government has taken measures to lower the cost of living, in light of the crushing inflation that has gripped the economy over the past few years. The Briceño administration has invited the unions to be an integral part of that process. But the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Prime Minister […]
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And while the chamber has an issue with the government’s initiative and says it was not consulted, the minister responsible for food security, Jose Abelardo Mai, says the process cannot be delayed any longer. He chides the B.C.C.I. and suggests that it needs to broaden its base so that there can be proper representation when […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture has been exploring other markets where Belize can export its produce. Last Friday, one such market was successfully opened in El Salvador. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador informed the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation, BMDC, that a request for a pest risk analysis for carrots, citrus, onion […]
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Negotiations are also ongoing with Mexico and Guatemala to ensure that markets for Belizean products are guaranteed through diplomacy and bilateral agreements. But while the opening of another export market for Belizean products is a major step forward for farmers and the Belizean economy, Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai was asked whether farmers will be […]
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There is no shortage of letters from the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. They’ve also written to Minister Michel Chebat, who holds the portfolio for electricity, seeking government’s plans for the inclusion of alternative energy as part of Belize’s national grid. The Chamber wrote in part, “Understanding the urgent need to transition towards renewable […]
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We have been following Belize’s National Under-Nineteen Female Volleyball Team since the start of the Under-Nineteen Female Central American Volleyball Championship inside the Belize City Civic Center. Over the weekend, team Belize walked away with a silver medal after successfully triumphing over team Guatemala. News Five’s Paul Lopez has been present at the games. We […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with the International Regional Organization for Health in Agriculture (OIRSA), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding and addendums under the Fusarium TR4 Disease project. The MOU includes the use of K-9 units for non-intrusive inspection at the P.G.I.A., as well as the development of tissue culture technology at the […]
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Comments Off on MOUs to Strengthen Quarantine Inspection at P.G.I.A.
Minister Mai says that there are other diseases, like the African swine fever, in the region that these safeguards will help to keep at bay. And while the MOUs are being signed today, these agricultural safeguards have been in place for the past six months. The ministry is also looking at introducing these protocols at […]
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While with Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai, the media asked about the interim agreement between A.S.R./B.S.I. and Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. That’s coming to an end, will a new commercial agreement be struck. Minister Mai says no, explaining that a commission of inquiry is still pending. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture, […]
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Agriculture and climate change were the topics of discussion at the forty-third meeting of the Inter-American Institute on Cooperation in Agriculture, held in Costa Rica last week. Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise Jose Abelardo Mai attended the meeting of the ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean. The meeting looked at the importance […]
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Good night and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Passion first and everything will fall into place.” That is a quote from American Mix Martial Artist, Holly Holm. In week six of the Orange Walk Central Women First Division Tournament, Strikers PC Football Club took on San Lazaro Revolution Football […]
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