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Two policemen were attacked and stabbed while walking in San Pedro early this morning. Police say that, shortly after midnight, the two officers were walking near the corner of Laguna Drive and Spider Lily Street in the vicinity of the San Pedro High School, heading towards the police barracks when they were attacked. The assailant, […]
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This morning, in the courtroom Justice Nigel Pilgrim a decision was rendered in respect of a voir dire in the ongoing trial of attorney Oscar Selgado. The well-known criminal lawyer is before the High Court to answer charges related to a plot to have Marilyn Barnes killed in July 2019. Selgado has been charged with […]
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Life in prison, that’s the sentence that was handed down by Justice Antoinette Moore earlier this week in the murder trial of fifty-two-year-old Enrique DePaz. The Silk Grass resident was found guilty of the stabbing death of fifty-two-year-old Harrison Bowers back in February 2016. Bowers was viciously attacked inside his home and stabbed multiple times, […]
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The House of Representatives will meet on Thursday, and it is likely that it will be the final session for 2023. On Monday, Prime Minister John Briceño alluded to a major announcement that will be made in parliament tomorrow. While we are not certain what that announcement will be, News Five has been made to […]
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A nine-year old child is critically ill in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, diagnosed with meningitis, a life-threatening illness that affects the spinal cord and the tissues around the brain, and can be infectious and deadly. And today, a second child, aged five, who shares the same day-care facility with the nine-year-old, also fell ill […]
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Diaz-Musa says that the Ministry of Health is in the process of dispatching teams to each family that had interaction with the children and will monitor their cases for the next two weeks. The canvassing will not only include the schools, and the daycare facilities, but also the neighbourhoods where the children live. Dr. […]
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Diaz-Musa explained the difference with the different types of meningitis that people can become infected with. She explained that the first child’s case was a bacterial infection that caused the meningitis. While one type can be deadly, the others can be treated but they can all have lasting impact on the patient. Dr. Melissa […]
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You’ve probably been to the store to purchase some sugar and got a strange response that there’s none. Some grocers have been limiting the amount of sugar their customers can purchase in order to allow the reduced number of sacks they have been able to source to spread across for everyone to get. But with […]
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In tonight’s episode of Bringing Energy to Life, we look at the role and importance of substations and how these facilities are integral breaking down the electricity that is distributed to homes, schools and businesses across the country. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with that story. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A scheduled power interruption for […]
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A new non-stop service began today with the arrival of JetBlue Airlines at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The inaugural flight made its way from New York’s JFK International Airport and landed in Belize shortly after eleven o’clock this morning. On hand to welcome the first passengers onboard the flight was Prime Minister John Briceño […]
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As the Christmas holiday draws nearer, many homes across the country are putting up lights and getting bigger electrical appliances as gifts. But consideration should always be given to the wiring that residences are outfitted with. On Tuesday, Station Manager with the Belize Fire Service, Kenneth Mortis warned people about overloading Christmas lights and appliances […]
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The Belize National Women’s Football Team is back after cleaning up the CONCACAF W- Road to Gold Cup Competition. In the six matches that they’ve played from September to now, they scored twenty goals and only conceded one goal. That goal was to Bonaire, but in that game, Belize walloped that Caribbean Leeward island, five […]
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The Belize delegation at COP28 in Dubai faces challenges due to its small size, hindering their ability to participate in various meetings simultaneously. Belize, part of AOSIS and CARICOM, relies on these alliances for negotiations. As COP28 unfolds, Belize awaits tangible progress and the transformation of promises into actionable outcomes. The country’s focus remains on […]
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Activists launched the “Don’t Gas Africa Campaign” at COP28 in Dubai, urging an end to gas production and rejecting it as a transition fuel. With over sixty thousand African signatures in under six months, the campaign emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate change. Despite support from international NGOs, activists express disappointment with COP28 leaders, citing […]
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