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The Special Education Unit in the Ministry of Education has been undergoing a remodeling of sorts to maximize the training that teachers receive in special education, as well as the lessons that children who need those services receive. Today, Program Coordinator of that unit, Christie Almeida shared what priority areas have been identified and already […]
Written on March 21, 2023 | Posted in
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If you are the owner of a motor vehicle, you would, at some point in time, be advised to include a fuel additive to help with the performance of the vehicle as it burns fuel. It also helps with the maintenance of the vehicle’s engine. Well today, UNO Belize officially launched its new package of […]
Written on March 21, 2023 | Posted in
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We begin this evening’s newscast with the ruthless ambush and murder of a man in front of his home in Belize City on Sunday morning. It happened at number six Watermelon Street in the Faber’s Road Extension area, shortly after eleven and claimed the life of Raheem Arnold, also known as “Footy”. The attack on […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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The murder of a young man in Camalote Village at the start of the weekend has plunged a family into deep sadness once again, as they were still grieving the loss of another loved one to gun violence. It happened just before midnight, when Floyd Montero was leaving a residence where he was socializing with […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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A family from Belmopan says that they were victims of a home invasion on Thursday, during which the intruders reportedly wore police boots. It’s a claim that ticked off the Belize Police Department and its Commissioner, who made clear to the media that there are no boots that are unique to the Belize Police Department. […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Another traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway proved to be fatal on Sunday evening. It involved a pickup truck, but the Police Department’s Communications Director, A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood explained that he is waiting to be briefed by investigators on the details of the accident. However, he did share the name of the deceased with us. […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday, we reported that a claim had been filed against the Minister of Sustainable Development in the High Court on behalf of Waterloo Holdings. This is in respect of the appeals tribunal that was constituted following an amendment to the existing Environmental Impact Assessment regulations. We also established that one of the panelists on […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Habet also chimed in on Waterloo’s position that the revision of the E.I.A. Regulation purposely places the company at a disadvantage, notwithstanding the fact that the appeal process is already underway. Isani Cayetano “How would you respond to the challenge that perhaps the amendment to the EIA regulations puts the company at a […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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A Ladyville man is behind bars for burglary after allegedly breaking into a home and stealing a cell phone. Freddy Vasquez is accused of entering the home of Ladyville resident Marvin Contreras where he reportedly stole a Samsung J10 cell phone valued at three hundred dollars. When Vasquez appeared before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford today, […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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In commemoration of World Wildlife Day, Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, Orlando Habet, has formalized government’s commitment with nine local wildlife rehabilitation centers via a Memorandum of Understanding. This is in recognition of the conservation community that has been instrumental in conserving, rescuing and rehabilitating, release and re-wilding of Belize’s […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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The Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management is headed to court, following an application filed on behalf of Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited on March sixteenth. Viewers would recall that the Department of the Environment which falls within that portfolio issued a public notice in February introducing an amendment to the Environmental […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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News 5 has confirmed that hotelier Lucy Fleming has written to Judge Farnese declining the appointment to the appeals tribunal, citing her own reasons for doing so. In the case of Professor Terrence “Terry” Hughes, he is also on public record opposing dredging, as well as developments near reefs. So the claimants have expressed that […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Serious crimes in Belize City might have been on a decline over the past few weeks, but Commissioner of Police Chester Williams explained that in the districts, particularly in Orange Walk, there is a need to strengthen the police presence and crime-fighting mechanism. He said that in the Trial Farm community, there will be some […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The Commissioner said that the police department is also relying on technology to help them fight crime. He said that surveillance cameras have been installed in San Pedro and more will be placed at strategic locations in other parts of the country, including the John Smith Road. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We are […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The Lamanai Archaeological Reserve was designated back in 1985; four years after Belize gained its independence. It is said to be the archaeological site with the longest occupational history in Belize. It encompasses nine hundred and fifty-eight acres of land. Lamanai is also home to over three thousand species of plants and five hundred and […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Four high schools in Belize City are currently benefiting from the Ministry of Education’s free education program. Last week Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño announced that students in the Toledo and Stann Creek districts will soon see the free education program come to their schools. When we caught up with Minister Fonesca today in Orange […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The rollout of the free education program to four additional high schools will come at a cost. That is one of the many reasons why the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has the second highest projected spending in the 2023 General Revenue Appropriation Bill, a whopping two hundred and sixty-one million dollars. And, […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Minster Fonseca also responded to concerns about the safety of students attending high school in Belize City, following recent reports of violent altercations in a couple of schools where the free education program has been rolled out. There have been suggestions that police officers should be stationed inside these troubled compounds. We asked Minister Fonseca […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department has joined others that have decided to honour their female members during this, Women’s Month. Today, the department recognized sixty-two women through promotions they have earned in their career as police officers. They were all promoted one level up from where they were, from constable to corporal and all the way […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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In previous years there have been reports that the officers who sit the exams perform poorly with most of them failing to record a passing mark. That oftentimes prohibited them from being promoted. But the Commissioner explained that the difficulty level is intentionally set this way. Nonetheless, this year, the officers’ performance is said to […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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And in keeping with its mandate to uphold law and order, the Belize Police Department will add more to its numbers in the coming months. Commissioner Williams explained that while they will prepare to graduate new officers, they will also be taking in new applications for young men and women to join its ranks. […]
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Thirty-two-year-old Gregory Aaron Brown, an American national of Connecticut, says he arrived in Belize seeking asylum. He was, however, busted for living in Belize illegally and was today brought before Acting Chief Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson on an immigration offense. He was handed a non-custodial sentence but was unable to pay a fine of one thousand […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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2021 was a record year for plane landings in Belize. At the time, it appeared as though illegal plane landings were occurring on a weekly basis across the country. In 2022, those reports significantly decreased and months have passed since we have reported on any confirmed drug plane landing on Belizean territory. So, what has […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, the media caught up with Minister of Labour Oscar Requeña at a workshop on child labour – we’ll have that story later in the newscast. But we took the opportunity to get an update on the trade licensing bill. Viewers will remember that back in May 2022, there was pushback by several persons, including […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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If you run or actively participate in a non-profit organization then you may want to keep a close eye on the government’s recently tabled Non-Profit Organization Bill 2023. The Belize Network of N.G.O.’s has signaled several concerns with the proposed legislation and has gone ahead to bring those concerns to the Prime Minister via a […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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