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They were detained by the Mobile Interdiction Team in Corozal earlier this week, but tonight, it may seem that the alleged sicarios from neighbouring Mexico were actually legally in Belize to be hired for a road construction project in northern Belize. The men, who carried valid Mexican travel documents, were detained inside the Central Park […]
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Late this evening, News Five spoke with attorney Bryan Neal who is representing the Mexican nationals. According to Neal, the men were released from police custody earlier. On the phone: Bryan Neal, Attorney-at-law “Well I can say happily and I can report that they have been released from police custody. It seems that there […]
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On Monday night, we told you about the execution of twenty-eight-year-old businessman Ricardo Borja outside of his Belize City apartment. Tonight, a leaked audio testimonial in which Borja reveals details of a sophisticated land fraud scheme that may just provide some insight into why he was murdered. In his testimonial, Borja names a real estate […]
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A state of emergency declared back in late July in response to the spiralling gun violence on the south side of Belize City expires this Friday. Since then, there have been several murders recorded in the city. Mediators, including ComPol Chester Williams and Nuri Mohammed, have since met with over thirty young men who were […]
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In recent years, we’ve seen a number of states of emergency declared where suspected gang members are rounded up and held in custody at the Belize Central Prison for a period of time. Often times, it is done to suppress the level of street violence when it spirals out of control. But while these individuals […]
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As we found out from Rodriquez, Alwyn Gonzalez was one of those thirty-five persons who were detained and taken into custody under the State of Emergency. And while Rodriguez says he was not allowed to see his client, today we asked the Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, who said detainees should still be able […]
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Allegations of sexual misconduct made against Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez, by attorney Wendy Auxillou, remain in the news tonight. On Monday, the embattled minister was granted a leave of absence from cabinet and an investigation is being conducted by the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. The Leader of […]
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While we were with the Minister of Home Affairs, we asked for an update on the sugar industry in the north. Minister Musa is part of the cabinet subcommittee that was created to work on resolving the issues between the miller and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. As we’ve reported, the High Court ruled […]
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The new sugar crop season commences in December of this year and the goal is that a new collective agreement between the millers and all sugar cane farmers associations be finalised before then. Minister Kareem Musa says that a meeting will soon be held with B.S.I. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “The agreement […]
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Taiwan’s status as a permanent observer of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) has been terminated after more than two decades. It was a privilege granted by the regional organization to the non-member, allowing Taiwan the ability to participate in PARLACEN’s activities. The six-nation parliament, including Belize, convened in Managua on August twenty-first, and local legislators […]
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The trial involving nine men, who were allegedly found inside a boat in the Hill Bank Lagoon with two bales of cocaine back in January 2021, kicked off today inside the Belize City Magistrates Court. The men were detained following the landing of a suspected drug plane. News of their detention made headlines at the […]
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The Government of Belize, through the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme for the installation of digital connect centers across the country. The aim is to expand opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises in their successful development. The Building Resilient MSME’s Accelerating Digitization Project is […]
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On August ninth, the Government of Belize, UNICEF, and Think Equal Inc. launched the Think Equal Program in Belize, introducing innovative methods of teaching social and emotional learning in the early grades. But what does it mean for the effort to bring to an end discrimination and violence in Belize? Tonight’s Five Point Breakdown looks […]
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The Ministry of Public Utilities & Energy held a National Energy Policy Stakeholder Consultation in Belize City on Monday. Present at the meeting was Chief Executive Officer Jose Urbina. Jose Urbina, C.E.O., Ministry of Public Utilities & Energy “An energy policy implies legislative reform and both play pivotal roles in reshaping a sustainable future […]
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Social workers within the Ministry of Human Development are now earning salaries that are equal to their counterparts in the same field at other ministries and agencies. This comes after Cabinet approved the adjustment of their pay scales last week. Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia told News Five that the salaries for the roughly […]
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The country saw a weather system dumping heavy rains over most areas over the past twenty-four hours. It was caused by a broad area of low pressure that’s crossing over the region and is expected to continue for the next day, with conditions gradually improving. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon explains. Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorologist […]
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At the start of this hurricane season, weather experts had predicted that because the El Nino phenomenon was accompanied by very warm sea surface temperatures that would make the hurricane season almost as active as the La Nina. And while that has been the case and storms have been forming frequently, they haven’t been able […]
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Carl Gordon has dedicated the last forty-five years of his life to creating wooden sculptors. On Thursday night, the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts will be opening a new sculpture exhibit featuring fifteen of Gordon’s masterpieces. The exhibit is called “Tangle Wood” and it will be open for visitors through to the eighth of […]
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On Tuesday night, history was made at the grand finale of Channel Five’s entertainment show, KTV the Remix. Season Five’s winner Haziel Alaniz, from Succotz Village, out west, broke barriers. He is the youngest to win the competition, at age seventeen, but was also the first to make the audition cut via an online submission. […]
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