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Two men who were on trial for murder were found guilty of the crime today, despite the fact that one of the Crown’s main witnesses strangely disappeared just after he had given testimony in the trial. His body was later discovered in a shallow grave in Belize District. The trial of Eric Miranda and Jeffery […]
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On Wednesday we told you about a group of four, two adults and two minors, that was detained by police, after a loaded firearm was found on one of the adults in the group. Three of the four individuals have been released and today eighteen-year-old Jadaey Williams was formally arraigned on a firearm and ammunition […]
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Six months after the government lotteries – boledo, ordinary lottery and jackpot lottery – were put on pause, the Briceño administration is resuming sales. Late this evening, a release from the government says that the decision was made to resume the sale of government lotteries on December first, with the first drawing date being December […]
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On Wednesday, High Court Judge Genevieve Chabot granted leave for Deputy Commissioner of Police Bart Jones to seek judicial review of a decision taken by the Security Services Commission to approve the promotion of Doctor Richard Rosado to Deputy Commissioner of Police. That decision was handed down in a twenty-two page document pertaining to a […]
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We also asked attorney Lindo if the decision to promote Doctor Rosado retroactively would have any bearing on the appointment of a new Commissioner of Police when that time comes. Here’s how he responded. Isani Cayetano “Is that decision affected by the appointment of a new Commissioner of Police somewhere down the road to […]
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The Yarborough Pumping Station was inaugurated by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing and the Belize City Council on October twelfth. The facility was designed and constructed to alleviate the flooding in downtown Belize City. But tonight, two of the four screw pumps are already down and MIDH says a specialist will be brought […]
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According to Chan, the pumping station is capable of fully functioning, despite two screw pumps being defected. Isani Cayetano “Does this affect in any way the operation at the pump station considering the weather that we are receiving?” Rolando Chan, Project Management Unit, MIDH “The analysis that was done from M&K, M&K is […]
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A San Ignacio resident is reinventing himself after his life took a significant turn following an accident. In 2013, forty-five-year-old Elio Grajalez was repairing a sofa when a metal spring struck him in the eye. After multiple surgeries he was deemed legally blind. He lost his long-term employment and means of providing for his family. […]
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An economic boost for Dangriga will be realised with the opening of a BPO in that southern municipality. The pioneer in the industry, Ready Call Center, has established a branch in the Culture Capital that will see five hundred persons employed in the first six months, with room to grow to over a thousand employees. […]
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K.H.M.H. patient, Maribel del Carmen Torres remains in the General Surgical Ward, hoping that the day will soon arrive when she will undergo surgery to repair a broken left leg. Torres had called on News Five last week after she became concerned that the person with whom she had worked in Xaibe did not offer […]
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A delegation of Belizean athletes is currently in Santiago Chile for the 2023 Pan American Games. Belize sent players to participate in track and field, canoe racing and sailing. Ashantie Carr represented Belize in the long jump competition. Not only did she make it in the top eight athletes to compete in the finals, she […]
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On Wednesday, News Five caught up with Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Doctor Louis Zabaneh as he joined Prime Minister John Briceño on a tour of his constituency, Dangriga. We were able to get an update on the new competency-based curriculum that has been fully implemented. Consultations were done over the past […]
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It’s been exactly one year since Hurricane Lisa battered Belize, leaving behind hundreds of millions of dollars in structural damage and economic losses. It was a category one hurricane that even to date, and despite all efforts by government to rebuild, the country has not been able to fully recover. Tonight, News Five’s Duane Moody […]
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