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A man was callously murdered overnight near the Western Pines community. The killer apparently used a cement block to kill David Phillips, otherwise known as Goofy. The incident happened behind a concrete house that is still under construction and investigators are trying to put the pieces together of how the deceased, whose family members say […]
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On Tuesday at midday, the Belize Defense Force was informed that a contraption which appears to be an explosive object had been found on an aircraft belonging to Maya Island Air. When B.D.F. personnel arrived at the municipal airstrip a few minutes later, they observed that the device had already been removed from the aircraft […]
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A Mahogany Heights resident has been convicted of drug trafficking after police discovered one hundred and seventeen grams of cannabis in her home. Reports are that on Wednesday night, police officers were conducting operations in the village when they conducted a search at the home of Nia Clother. Police say that while searching a room, […]
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Also in Mahogany Heights Village, a family of four was busted with forty-one grams of marijuana. On Wednesday, police visited the home of Stephanie Copious and executed a search warrant for drugs and illegal firearms. During the search of the kitchen area, police say they came upon a strong aroma of marijuana coming from a […]
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Earlier today, an eighteen-year-old was facing seven years for burglary, until his mother appeared in court to drop the charge. Brian Hilton is accused of breaking into his mother’s home on Tuesday afternoon with the intent to harm her. Charges were brought against him and he was taken before the lower court where he was […]
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The Belize Tourism Board is hosting the second annual Elevate Training Expo at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. Stakeholders, including property owners, chefs, those in the hospitality sector and artisans, are being engaged in the two-day workshop that’s focused on building the capacity of the participants and improve the service excellence of the industry. […]
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And while overnight tourist arrivals are up by ninety-one to ninety-five percent, what about the cruise tourism sector? Director of Tourism Evan Tillett says that the National Sustainable Tourism Masterplan is being updated. Larger ships are coming to Belize and there are requests for berthing facilities; none of which have been established in the Belize […]
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Earlier this month, in an update on the state of the tourism industry, the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations confirmed that there are more carriers and airlifts to the country and that Belize is seeing increase tourist arrivals. The numbers, however, are not as high as those pre-COVID figures. What’s certain, […]
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The Belize Tourism Board and Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler have been working on tapping into the European market. Today, when News Five caught up with Tourism Director Evan Tillett, he said that the idea is about diversifying the markets to attract more visitors to Belize and expand the tourism season. Evan Tillett, Director of […]
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In tonight’s installment of Belize On Reel, we take you down to Independence Village to find out more about a comedian who has become a familiar face to many Belizeans. At nineteen-years-old, David Morey has been captivating his supporters with his witty commentary and skits on social issues. Morey has made a name for himself […]
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A land clinic for residents of Pickstock concluded today at the Belize City Center where hundreds of constituents were present to seek assistance with obtaining land titles or applying for land as first-time owners. Earlier today, we stopped by the Civic Center where the lines were still pretty long and the staff of the Lands […]
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Two weeks ago, News Five was present for the launch of the CRASH program at Hand in Hands Ministries. It stands for: Capacity Roadmap: A Sustainable Hope and its objective is to empower women to become self-reliant through specific courses and programs. Over the last two weeks, fifteen women who had previously received homes from […]
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Deputy Party Leader Cordel Hyde finds himself in a peculiar situation where candidates for the mayoral seat in Belize City are concerned. Incumbent Mayor Bernard Wagner is his brother-in-law and Deputy Mayor Alan Pollard is basically his nephew. Pollard has openly expressed an interest in challenging Wagner at a P.U.P. convention to determine who will […]
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The Briceño administration is getting ready to present a new piece of legislation to Cabinet and subsequently the House of Representatives, a bill that will replace the controversial Definitive Agreement. While the proposed law is being tweaked, we asked Minister of Tourism Anthony Mahler, when we caught up with him earlier today, for his thoughts […]
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We’re two days away from Fiyah Fi Dat – one of the biggest comedy shows to be organized in Belize. It will be held this Saturday, September thirtieth, at the Belize City Civic Center at six p.m. sharp. Standup comedy is an expressive art that has been taking the country by storm and some of […]
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Girls and women are disproportionately affected by climate change. Gender disparities have resulted in threats to the safety, health, and livelihoods of these groups, all of which are amplified during a climate crisis. As stated by UN Women, “across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources. In many regions, […]
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