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Since the beginning of the week, we have been following a pair of allegations made against a well-known attorney here in Belize City. The lawyer is accused of raping two young ladies after a night of partying on the entertainment strip last Thursday. Since then, the Director of Public Prosecutions has been furnished with a […]
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The Ministry of Human Development has also issued a reminder for persons to be careful and vigilant while socializing and consuming alcohol. It has also committed to providing the necessary support and counseling to the victims. Isani Cayetano “The issue of victim blaming though, as you alluded to earlier, it would seem as though […]
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Twenty-seven-year-old Belize City Council employee, Jimmy Estuardo Rojas, has been arrested and charged for the January twelfth murder of Jose Matus. As we reported, just after midday on Friday of last week, police responded to reports of shots fired on the corner of Singh Street and Rio Grande Crescent in Belize City. When they arrived […]
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A fifty-two-year-old Belize City man was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital on Thursday night with gunshot injuries. Reports are that Kenrick Gill, also known as Bones, was walking on Hunters Lane when a gunman targeted him. Gill received a single gunshot to the left shoulder. He was treated for the injury and later […]
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The recent shortage of sugar that the country faced prior to the Christmas holidays should not be a recurrent problem, not if an arrangement between the Ministry of Agriculture, A.S.R./B.S.I. and Santander is properly set in place. Recently, Santander issued a release in which it stated that Belize should never be in a position of […]
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Will the government adjust the prices of sugar that are sold locally? That is the question that cane farmers, pastry makers and restaurateurs are probably asking. The prices of Belize’s sugar sold locally, both white and brown, have been blamed for the high contraband activity of the product, resulting in sugar being smuggled into neighbouring […]
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The year 2023 was not a good one for the citrus and banana industries in terms of revenues. Even citrus bi-products did not do well on the market. There was a marginal increase last year in those returns, but according to the Minister of Agriculture, the uptick in those numbers have not yet reached significant […]
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In March of 2023, the Cabinet decided, based on the demands primarily of cane farmers of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, to hold a commission of inquiry into the sugar industry. The inquiry will analyse and identify areas along the entire chain of the sugar industry in an attempt to modernize the Sugar Industry […]
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The communities of Conejo, Crique Sarco, Santa Teresa, Sundaywood and Graham Creek have arrived at several conclusions after carefully reviewing the draft Maya Customary Land Policy. The collective has determined that the draft is rather confusing and incomplete in many parts. The villages also disagree with the fact they must apply for the registering of […]
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This afternoon, twenty-three men and women attached to various law enforcement agencies completed a brief training on ammunition and firearms management. It’s part of a regional initiative to reduce gun violence by ensuring that firearms that are stored by the police departments do not end up in the hands of criminals who use these weapons […]
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According to Nikita Mohammed, the Regional Program Manager for the Mines Advisory Group, they are also working with the Belize Police Department to destroy weapons and ammunitions that have been confiscated. They will also be looking at various ways in which physical security of armories at these various agencies can be upgraded. Nikita Mohammed, […]
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A family of three is left without a home to call their own after losing everything in a house fire earlier this week. On Monday, around two-thirty p.m. in Gracie Rock Village, the Young family was socializing in their yard when they were alerted by a friend that their house was on fire. Sixty-four-year-old Carlton […]
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They have been pushing the boundaries of piano music across the globe. And, this week, Belizean students from the Stann Creek and Belize districts were given the opportunity to hear them live. Duo Mundi George and Guli is in Belize. The world renowned piano duo took time out of their busy schedules as music professors […]
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It’s been around for over fifty years through funding provided by a Canadian aid program, and now, the Belcan Bridge has served its time and needs to be replaced. In fact, of the three Belize City crossings over the Haulover Creek, the Belcan is the one that needs the most urgent attention. News Five’s Marion […]
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Our story this week showcases an extraordinary individual who has not only embraced the role of a youth pastor at a high school, but has done so with unwavering determination, despite facing the challenges of visual impairment. Meet the remarkable man who, through his steadfast commitment and unyielding spirit, has become a beacon of hope […]
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