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This afternoon, News Five spoke with Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico, Oscar Arnold, about the fatal shooting near Cancun on Monday. Arnold says that official details from Mexican authorities have not [...]
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From what the Ambassador says, there may have been another Belizean death on Tuesday night, also at the entrance to Cancun. In our exclusive interview with Ambassador Oscar Arnold, he [...]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also confirmed that a Belizean national was indeed shot and killed in Mexico on Tuesday night. While he did not go into much detail, the [...]
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Earlier today, there was talk about a suspected drug plane plunging into the waters near Saint George’s Caye on Tuesday evening. In fact, a breaking news item was published online [...]
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A state of emergency encompassing ten hotspots in Belize City is nearing the end of its first week. As many as forty individuals are on lockdown at the Belize Central [...]
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In defending the government’s decision to proceed with a state of emergency, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa says that it is the last resort, considering all previous efforts to bring [...]
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Leader of the United Democratic Party, Patrick Faber, is calling for Chairman Lizarraga to resign from his post at B.T.L. Faber accuses Lizarraga of walking back on his commitment to [...]
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And, in the continuing controversy over government communications contracts, official government documents obtained by News Five today reveal that Smart did indeed offer the least expensive proposal for its software [...]
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Despite the disclosure on the bidding process and Smart winning with the lowest bid, the U.D.P. is demanding that government rescind the contract and for Smart to issue a refund. [...]
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The Statistical Institute of Belize is reporting that Belize’s economy is bouncing back. After a record low second quarter in 2020, GDP for 2021’s second quarter has seen a twenty-two [...]
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On the other hand, prices for goods and services have actually seen an increase over the last seven months, when compared to the same time period last year. Belizeans are [...]
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On external trade, imports are up by nearly fifty percent, while exports are up by twelve percent. Here the details on those numbers. Tiffany Vasquez, Statistician II, S.I.B. “For [...]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Funerals must be limited to one hour, at the cemetery only, with no wakes or repasts allowed. Only ten people and the priest can be in attendance. These are part [...]
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A Belize City family of six is in dire straits after the plycem and wooden structure they call home collapsed with them inside. Sixty-year-old Margaret McDougall told News Five that [...]
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Road works are underway on several portions of the Philip Goldson Highway between miles twenty-four and a half, and ninety-two. Today, Chief Engineer with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and [...]
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The Ministry of Education has reported that a number of students have dropped out of school due to the challenges brought about by COVID-19 pandemic. While some have not been [...]
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But how prepared is Saint John Vianney for the safe return to face-to-face, in-class learning when it does start up again? Felix Sutherland, Principal, Saint John Vianney Catholic School [...]
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Vegetable farmers and stakeholders, as well as buyers, wholesalers and representatives from the Government met today for the National Vegetable Projection Crop Season 2021-2022. The purpose of the meeting was [...]
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The Government of Belize has responded to concerns raised this week by the Friends for Conservation and Development and their call for an immediate halt of mining operations in the [...]
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The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization has donated one hundred and fifty emergency health kits to the Belize Red Cross. The items supplies will be given to families that [...]
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Back-to-school initiatives have been underway as the country prepares for the restart of the new school year. And while face-to-face in-class learning has been pushed back to October, it is [...]
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The U.S. Embassy made a significant donation of P.P.E.s to the Belize Police Department this morning during a brief handing over ceremony in Belmopan. Those items, along with several vehicles, [...]
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