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President-elect Bernardo Arevalo arrived in Belize this morning where he met with Prime Minister John Briceño and Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay. The incoming Guatemalan head of state is set to assume office on January fourteenth, 2024. He arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport sometime around 10:30 this morning and was escorted to the Laing […]
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Arevalo’s visit also comes a few days after Guatemala applied to the International Court of Justice to join, as interested party, the claim involving Belize and Honduras over sovereignty of the Sapodilla Cayes. Foreign Minister Courtenay reiterated government’s position in the latest development where that matter before the World Court is concerned. Eamon Courtenay, […]
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On Thursday, in Argyle, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met to discuss the Essequibo, a territory in dispute between the two countries. The discussions were facilitated by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, the pre-tempore president of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC. Coming out […]
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Tonight, there is good news for consumers. The price of sixteen-ounce sliced bread will remain at one dollar and fifty cents wholesale and one dollar and seventy-five cents retail. Earlier this month, we reported that the “Collective Bakers” issued a statement in which it said that the price of slice bread would be increased to […]
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Nineteen-year-old Leslie Young Junior lost his mother and younger brother a year ago, and just welcomed his first child a few months ago. Tonight, his body is at the morgue at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The teenager was shot and killed on Thursday night near the Mexican Institute here in Belize City. It is […]
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Today, two men who were convicted last month of the 2018 murder of Bowen and Bowen employee, Shawn Menzies were sentenced to life in prison. Eric Miranda and Jeffery Contreras listened as Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft sentenced them to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole until they have served thirty years. The men have […]
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During the course of the last few months, News Five has taken a deeper look at what happens with cases involving missing persons and murders that remain unsolved. We’ve covered the aspect of the families of those persons who are either still hoping for closure in the case of the unsolved murders. We’ve also covered […]
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A young man who was reported missing on Thursday morning has returned home to his family safely, but not without a horrendous couple of hours at the hands of alleged kidnappers. Sixteen-year-old Jason Parham told News Five this evening that he was heading to a shop on Holy Emmanuel Street on Thursday morning when a […]
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During the Sitting of the House of Representatives on December seventh, the Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, said that Belize is progressing towards implementing the Caribbean Court of Justice Consent Order regarding Maya land rights. Minister Balderamos-Garcia also provided an update on the government’s development of a Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) […]
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We also asked Coc about comments made by Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia in mid-November. The minister said that the MLA grouping cannot have the entire Toledo district. Minister Balderamos-Garcia went on to say that the government would be the one to impose a limit. Coc first clarified that the Maya people are not asking for a […]
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We also asked Coc about those Maya people who do not want to be part of the CCJ Consent Order and do not want to pursue customary land rights. She says that they are free to make their own decision. Cristina Coc, Spokesperson, MLA/TAA “The way that we have organized has always been through […]
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COP28 wrapped up with an additional twenty-four hours of negotiations, signaling what many believe is the start of the decline of the fossil fuel era. The final agreement committed to expediting the phase-out of coal, tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency by 2030, and steering towards net-zero emissions in the energy sector by mid-century. While the […]
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In a world that is increasingly grappling with the complexities of mental health, a Belizean Yogi-turned-author is offering a timely and practical guide to navigating the intricate landscapes of the mind. As the universal conversation around mental well-being takes center stage, Yogi Charu’s new book, aptly titled ‘A Practical Guide to Mental Hygiene,’ becomes a […]
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