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Tonight, two gunmen remain behind bars at the Belize Central Prison after being arraigned earlier today for the shooting death of thirty-four-year-old Orel Leslie on August twenty-seventh. As we reported last week, Elden Flowers and Kareem Franklin were nabbed by Belize City police near the roundabout on Freetown Road, moments after businessman was executed in […]
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An Asian businessman was injured during an armed robbery that was caught on surveillance footage over the weekend. The incident took place last night in Punta Gorda Town as the proprietor was closing up his restaurant for the night. During the robbery, the restaurant owner was shot in the wrist by one of two men […]
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On Saturday night, a fatal accident on the Boom/Hattieville Road claimed the life of twenty-year-old Oscar Mayen Junior. Mayen Junior was heading to his house in the Tropical Park community on a motorcycle when an SUV travelling in the opposite direction reportedly came onto his lane and they collided head on. The impact flung Mayen […]
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Last week, we told you about the decision made by the U.D.P. Belize Rural South Executive Committee to disassociate itself from the U.D.P. protest that took place in San Pedro Town during the Belize Investment Summit. A release from the committee at the time stated that the executive and standard bearer, Jazelie Azueta, are in […]
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Last week, when we sat down with Gualberto “Wally” Nunez, the Mayor of San Pedro Town, he commented on the U.D.P. protest. We asked Mayor Nunez about the culture of San Pedranos that Jazelie Azueta and her team referred to in their press release. Here is what he told us. Gualberto “Wally” Nunez, Mayor, […]
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On Saturday, a group of people from several villages in Toledo took part in a motorcade from Indian Creek to Punta Gorda where a rally was held as part of the launch of a new movement. The group called Belizeans for Constitutional Rights was formed to educate and rally for villagers who feel that they […]
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Eight hundred and fifty-five thousand Belize dollars – that’s the amount of funds the Government of Belize was able to secure through grant funds from the European Union’s Technical Cooperation Facility. The funds will be used to support the Ministry of Economic Development in managing the National Development Strategy and for Development of Partnership Coordination. […]
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For the first time, a regional vice president of the World Bank has visited Belize. Over the past week, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo has been here. He told the Government’s Press Office today that the World Bank wants to deepen its relationship with the Government […]
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On Saturday afternoon, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Caye Chapel where a mega million dollar tourism development project is set to commence. The island is the construction site for a Four Seasons luxury resort, complete with several over-water villas. Coming in at an initial price tag of two hundred million US dollars, representatives of […]
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The 2023 Carnival Road March is less than a week away, set for this Saturday, September ninth. The season has been in full swing since May of this year, but it’s mas camp week and News Five will be bringing you live coverage of the pre-judging leading up to the road march. There are a […]
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The Football Federation of Belize says the Belize National Men’s Football Team is ready to compete in the 2023-2024 CONCACAF Nations League. This is the league that qualifies countries for the Gold Cup and positions them for the World Cup Qualifiers. Team Belize is grouped with Saint Vincent, French Guiana and Bermuda. Today, the team […]
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A four-day training funded by The Nature Conservancy and facilitated by the Belize Women Seaweed Farmers Association ended on Friday. The training focused on seaweed farming, and more than a dozen participants learned how to cultivate seaweed. Seaweed offers more than meets the eye. It promises alternative livelihoods for fishermen. It’s a great value-added component. […]
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The brushes that impair visibility for drivers around curves on the nation’s highways are being eliminated through a joint effort by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Kolbe Foundation. And just in case the thought of prisoners armed with machetes along the highways make you wonder about public safety, prison officials say you need […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get there”. That’s a famous quote from American Baseball Player, Bo Jackson. Over the weekend, the Belize National Softball Federation resumed the Thirty-First Women’s Softball National Tournament in Belize City, after the event […]
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