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Tonight, the Roman Catholic Church is mourning the passing of its beloved Bishop Lawrence Nicasio. Nicasio died on New Year’s morning at the age of sixty-seven, after battling with cancer. Originally from Dangriga, Bishop Nicasio started his early education in that municipality and would become a man that was loved by people in all the […]
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Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, also expressed his condolences on the passing of Bishop Nicasio on his Facebook page. He shared with News Five that the late bishop had dedicated much of his sixty-seven years to the clergy and to education, and for that, the government pays its respect and gratitude to someone he referred […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño is presently out of the country and the situation in Orange Walk remains volatile where the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and its membership met with government officials, including Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai, Chief Executive Officer Servulo Baeza and Minister of National Defense Florencio Marin Junior, earlier today. The […]
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Earlier today, BSCFA Chairman Elvis Reyes addressed the gathering and so did Orange Walk South Area Representative and Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai.
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A Belize City resident was shot and killed over the New Year’s weekend, as he left the parking lot of a popular nightclub. Tonight, police have turned over surveillance footage of the incident to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, awaiting further instructions. From the look of it, twenty-eight-year-old Trevor Brown got into […]
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Police in Belize City continue to investigate the shooting murder of thirty-eight-year-old Jorge Lozano. On Friday night, Lozano was heading home on Madam Liz Avenue when he was targeted. He was shot several times and rushed to the K.H.M.H. where he died the following day. Police say that they have a possible motive but no […]
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2023 recorded fewer murders than any previous year, and perhaps going all the way back to 2008. While there was a spate of murders occurring over the extended Christmas holidays, prior to that, the count was somewhere in the vicinity of eighty-four. And when the Christmas holidays ended, so too were the lives of Christian […]
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A home invasion in Central Farm, Cayo District ended with a Taiwanese diplomat being held up at gunpoint by a pair of armed intruders. The incident happened on Saturday when the victim of the aggravated burglary reported to police that upon hearing his dog barking, he stepped outside to investigate the issue. It was at […]
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At the start of the New Year’s Eve weekend, a pair of armed thieves entered a supermarket in Corozal Town where they proceeded to rob the store owner of an undisclosed sum of money from the cash register. The incident happened on Friday night at Rainbow Supermarket. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division […]
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This morning at eight a.m., the Christian workers Union and Social Security Board convened outside the Social Security Headquarters in Belmopan where they staged a peaceful protest. About thirty S.S.B. employees gathered in the hopes of meeting with their management in order to voice their displeasure on what they claim, is a recurring issue of […]
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The Christian Workers Union’s issue with the treatment of S.S.B. staff by management does not stop at feeling disrespected. The union claims that the special allowances granted towards nonmembers are a subtle form of union busting. As per regulation, Social Security inspectors are to undergo a mandatory three-year rotation. However, one inspector has been given […]
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An interim injunction barring the Central Bank of Belize from enforcing what is known as Practice Direction Number Seven of 2023, has been ordered by High Court Justice Nadine Nabie. This morning, Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith and attorney Hector Guerra appeared on behalf of the Belize Bank Limited where a claim has been filed against […]
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The Preliminary Overview of the 2023 Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean indicates a persistently low growth trajectory in the region. This is according to a report compiled by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the report, Belize’s gross domestic product (G.D.P.) is expected to grow by […]
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As we’ve mentioned at the top of our newscast, Prime Minister John Briceño is presently out of the country on personal leave. His absence from the country precedes a scheduled visit to Vatican City, Rome, where he will be meeting with Pope Francis. During his time away, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde will hold over […]
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Following the last House Meeting in December 2023, Senator Eamon Courtenay, who served as the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, announced his departure from Cabinet and returning to private life. Courtenay, who has served in that capacity since the P.U.P. won the general elections in November 2020, is now working at his […]
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But the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is among a country’s most critical because it speaks to how that nation is represented diplomatically and how it conducts business on the international stage with other countries. Fonseca, a senior minister, is already responsible for a very loaded portfolio – that of education, science, technology […]
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As Belizeans across the country welcome the New Year, some families are welcoming a baby into the world. Every year, the first babies born on January first are celebrated countrywide, as an outpour of gifts is showered on them from various businesses. On New Year’s Day, four babies were delivered at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. […]
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The National Drug Abuse Control Council, alongside the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is furthering their mission of making the roads of Belize a safer place. With the New Year comes the re-launch of their “Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign”. The campaign, which has been ongoing since 2023, is social media and roadside operated mission […]
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