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She is the new Sports Director, having taken over in that capacity on June sixteenth. Iris Centeno, who is known for her hands-on contributions to football, is now in charge of advancing the various sports disciplines promoted by National Sports Council. Her priority list is ambitious, but Centeno explained to us today that she intends […]
Written on June 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Several students who are on the Special Olympics Team that were delayed in New York when their flight schedule was interrupted will arrive in Belize in time for their graduation on Thursday. The four students and two of their chaperones were supposed to land in Belize with the rest of their teammates on Tuesday on […]
Written on June 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Two murders were recorded over the weekend. The body of missing witness, Iran “Basco” Jones was reportedly discovered in a shallow grave in Biscayne Village on Saturday. We’ll have that story for you next. But we begin our newscast with the murder of Luis Beaton, a cook at Chon Saan Palace, who was gunned down […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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A Notice of Intended Prosecution has been served on a bus driver after fatally knocking down a cyclist in Lemonal Village over the weekend. Thirty-seven-year-old Juan Charlesworth lost his life on Saturday when he was ran over by a commuter bus driven by Elvis Dawson. The tragic incident happened along the road leading to the […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The lifeless body of an unidentified man was retrieved from the Caribbean Sea beneath a dock in San Pedro. This morning, just after five o’clock, law enforcement officers on the island were called to an area on the island where they made the discovery. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division “On Monday, June […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Royal Caribbean Group, one of three parties that have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the construction of Port of Magical Belize, has responded to a letter written by Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow several weeks ago. On Friday, R.C.G.’s Vice President of Destination Development, Joshua Carroll wrote to Barrow addressing several concerns that […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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In other news related to the proposed Port of Magical Belize development, News Five has obtained a copy of the minutes of a meeting held in February 2021 by the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, NEAC. The meeting convened three months after the Briceño administration took office was attended by twenty-three members of the working group, […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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This Friday, June thirtieth would have been the deadline for a notice of strike issued by the Christian Workers Union on behalf of stevedores. The notice was sent to the Minister of Labour as negotiations had broken down between the union and Port of Belize Limited over the interpretation of the Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The reconvening of the Essential Services Tribunal, via its act, disallows for any industrial action on the part of the stevedores and likewise the port from “locking out” the stevedores from doing their jobs. Labour Minister Oscar Requeña says that his ministry has been monitoring the situation because the services play a crucial role in […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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In Belize City, sixty-four-year-old Anthony Mortis is without a roof over his head after the small wooden structure he lived in was destroyed by fire in the wee small hours of Saturday. Mortis lived in a ten-by-ten structure, located behind his sister’s house on Cemetery Road, next to La Popular Bakery. He’s a diabetic and […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today in Placencia, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade for the Central American Integration System, SICA, and CARICOM held an economic and political dialogue. The discussion comes as part of a series of meetings being held under Belize’s pro tem presidency of SICA. This morning, Assistant Secretary General for CARICOM, Wayne McCook addressed […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay also addressed meeting and spoke of the importance of the Caribbean region, as well as the need to protect its rich marine resources. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs “Each of our countries is blessed with the bounty of the Caribbean Sea. Fringing coral reef, attractive beaches, warm crystal clear […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Forty women, particularly single mothers who live in the Freetown Constituency, will have a chance to receive valuable training that could ensure some level of independence. The opportunity comes through the opening of the Freetown Women’s Group Business Camp, with funding provided by Taiwan under the Belize-Taiwan Women Empowerment Project. The Taiwan Technical Mission in […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Canon Leroy Flowers, who has led Saint Mary’s Parish for more than four decades, has passed away. The well-known religious leader had been battling a form of bone cancer for over a year, but over the past month, developed an infection that he never recovered from. Late this evening the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Canon Flowers served on several boards and made numerous contributions over the four decades that he has led Saint Mary’s Church. Edgar Flowers informed that Bishop Phillip Wright will decide who will replace Canon Flowers in leading Saint Mary’s Parish. Over the last few weeks that he has been very ill, Reverend Linda Moguel has […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, B.E.L. issued a notice to customers that its supplier of electricity in Mexico had been experiencing generation shortages as a result of the high demand for power in the Yucatan Peninsula. Subsequently, C.F.E. reduced the available amount of electricity provided to Belize to between zero and ten megawatts. The company attributes the […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Marshalleck also told reporters that B.E.L. is procuring portable generators to address the issue in the immediate short term, but that the company is looking to build several generation facilities in the coming months. B.E.L. is also pushing for the construction of a pair of solar farms. Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman, Belize Electricity Ltd. “BEL […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The ongoing labour dispute between the Port of Belize Limited and the Christian Workers’ Union inches closer to impending strike action. The dispute between the parties arose out of an Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal Award that was handed down on January twenty-seventh, 2022. The decision stipulated, among other things, that the Port of Belize Limited […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday, during an interview with Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa, the media asked for his reaction to the United Democratic Party voting against the Civil Asset Recovery and Unexplained Wealth Bill when it was brought before the Senate. The proposed piece of legislation is among a series of law which, when passed, give […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay addressed the fifty-third gathering of the Organization of American States earlier this week in Washington, DC. Minister Courtenay raised an issue regarding the absence of a number of other foreign ministers from the session, citing the dire financial straits that the O.A.S. is presently faced with. He called on fellow member […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize and Taiwan have enjoyed diplomatic ties for over three decades and, as a country, we’ve benefited tremendously from bilateral cooperation in areas such as agriculture, health, education and infrastructure development. During her visit, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. State Department Kerri Hannan met with Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize, […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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But what about the United States’ One-China Policy which dates back decades? Has there been any recent change to that policy? The Deputy Assistant Secretary says there has been no change, but explains how the U.S. has been able to partner with Taiwan on regional projects. Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. State Department […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Deputy Assistant Secretary Kerri Hannan of the U.S. State Department has been in Belize for the past few days. It is her first visit to the Jewel and while it was short-lived, Hannan’s schedule was packed. She called on Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, hosted a roundtable to celebrate pride month, as well as […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Climate change and its impacts continue to be felt by small island developing states, such as Belize. In the region, forest fires, coastal erosion and more intense storms are only some of the effects of this phenomenon. Access to climate finance continues to be a struggle and the loss and damage facility being established by […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Will contributory pension form part of the discussions at the P.S.U.’s A.G.M.? News Five has received information to suggest that the Briceño Administration intends to begin this pension reform mechanism effective July first. P.S.U. President Dean Flowers confirms that back in February, this suggestion was made to the Joint Union Negotiating Team, but that it […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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