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During a ceremony held today in Belmopan, the U.S. Embassy celebrated the recipients of five, 2023 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic Support Fund (CARSI-ESF) grants. The recipients will partner with government agencies on numerous projects that seek to foster improved health services, and protect human rights. The total value of the grants is one […]
Written on September 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The leadership of the People’s United Party met at Independence Hall this morning where the national executive discussed a number of issues as it relates to the municipal elections slated for March 2024. According to the chairman of the ruling party, as many as one hundred and twenty-five applications were turned in, indicating a growing […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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On September twenty-first, Pollard and his supporters, donning his campaign shirts, joined the Independence Day Parade in Belize City. His participation in the procession rubbed several of his fellow councilors the wrong way, as it was seen as the deputy mayor doing his own thing, despite the party’s intention to endorse the sitting mayor. But […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño has also weighed in on the situation involving Deputy Mayor Pollard. It is an interesting scenario as, on the one hand, the party is appealing to younger candidates to participate in governance, but on the other, Pollard is essentially being told to wait his turn. Prime Minister John Briceño “I […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Briceño also responded to questions on Minister Andre Perez’s salary. The last time reporters caught up with the PM in San Pedro he indicated that Belize Rural South Area Representative was on a leave of absence without his ministerial salary. But three weeks after his leave of absence was granted a Government of […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Briceño was also asked about the hold up with the twenty-two thousand signed petitions that Oceana delivered to the Governor General back in June. The petition is to trigger a referendum before the moratorium on offshore drilling is ever lifted. By law, those signatures should have already been reviewed and either verified or […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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During his appearance on Open Your Eyes this morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed that he issued nine gun license to the late Ricardo Borja over an extended period. And, according to ComPol Williams, while that was the case, he only had two gun licenses at the time of his death. He contended that […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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ComPol Williams further clarified that there is not a limit on the amount of gun licenses a single individual can possess. He noted that there are individuals with up to twenty gun licenses in the country. He also noted that it is not uncommon for him to approve multiple gun licenses in a single day […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is firing back at Opposition Leader Moses “Shyne” Barrow. In his Independence Day speech, Barrow stated that citizen security continues to worsen. He went on to say that murders and violent crimes are more frequent and that gun licenses and impunity are being sold to the highest bidder. Well, the […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Kevin Cadle has been the Director of the Department of Youth Services for quite a number of years and has been actively involved with at-risk youths across the country for the better part of the last twenty-six years. In fact, through the D.Y.S. and the Leadership Intervention Unit, Cadle has been working closely with the […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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The Cuban embassy was attacked on Sunday night in Washington, DC by someone who threw two Molotov cocktails at the building. This is according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who added that no one was hurt during the incident. The attack took place several hours after Cuba’s leader Miguel Diaz-Canel returned to the […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Reports reaching News Five are that substantial Heritage Bank shares are on the auction block. Information suggests that a bank in the Caribbean region and a local bank have shown interest in purchasing those shares. It is a significant development in the local banking sector and today PM Briceño was asked about it. Here is […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been a continuous and repeated cry – the cost of living has become overbearing and people are struggling to keep up with purchasing food items and paying their bills. Today when we met the Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai, who is also the Minister of Food Security, we asked him for an update […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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El Salvador’s Minister of Agriculture Oscar Enrique Guardado is in Belize, along with a technical team, on a two-day working visit and will be touring selected farms in the country. The minister’s visit comes on the heels of a recent trip that Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai made to El Salvador a few weeks […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Robotics has officially been declared a sport in Belize. Hearing that, you may be wondering how it is that robotics can be classified as a sport. Well for one, it teaches important life and team building values. And, while it may require more mental output and critical thinking than a physical display of strength and […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly”. That’s a quote from Basketball Player, Shaquille O’Neal. At sunrise on Sunday, one hundred and one runners lined up at the starting mark, in front of the […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, it appears that the sickout that has hindered the October session of the High Court is coming to an end. Earlier today, Attorney General Anthony Sylvestre and Financial Secretary Joseph Waight met with the aggrieved crown counsels in Belmopan. Since Monday, several prosecutors have called in sick amidst demands for better pay and increased […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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According to the Fin Sec, the issue concerns compensation that prosecutors have raised should be adequately addressed by the end of October. We also heard from Attorney General, Anthony Sylvestre. We asked him why is it that prosecutors had to stage a sickout for their concerns to be addressed in the manner that it was […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Following today’s meeting, News Five received credible information that all crown counsels who called in sick this week will return to work on Monday, as they are now feeling well. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has issued a release stating that it stands in solidarity with the prosecutors. The release says “the NTUCB […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The official ceremony commemorating Belize’s forty-second anniversary of independence was held in Belmopan on Thursday morning. Before an audience of government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and other invited guests, Prime Minister John Briceño and Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow presented speeches that reflected on the state of Belize’s nationhood. Those addresses looked at the […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Belmopan Mayor Sheran Palacio gave the welcome remarks at the start of the Independence Day ceremony on Thursday. While the primary addresses were delivered by the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister, respectively, Palacio’s statement during her speech was also of particular interest. That’s because she took square aim at her detractors at […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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And also on Thursday, in Belize City, a uniform parade was held through the streets of Belize City, following the Old Capital’s Independence Day Ceremony. The parade saw the participation of schools from across the city, along with several organizations and businesses. Here are some highlights from that event.
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been some time now since we’ve reported on a fire, as they’ve been few and far apart in this second half of the year. The Independence Day fire at the corner of Mex Avenue and Fairweather Street is the most recent. Station Supervisor at the National Fire Service, Kenneth Mortis, explained that data is […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Seventy-year-old Jose Lopez, a security guard on a farm in Belize District, is lucky to have been spared jail time after being charged with kept unlicensed ammunitions. On September eighteenth, police responded to a farm near mile twenty-five on the George Price Highway after receiving information that someone was attempted to take his own life. […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of National Defense and Border Security Florencio Marin Junior has been awarded the Louisiana Distinguished Service Medal. That distinction was conferred upon the Corozal Southeast area rep by Major General Keith Waddell, Adjutant General of the Louisiana National Guard. The Belize/Louisiana State Partnership Program began in 1997 and aided the professional development of the […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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