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As we reported on Thursday night, Prime Minister John Briceño informed us via text message, “Cabinet has asked Anthony [Mahler] and Chris [Coye] to meet the developers and work out an agreement that is more reasonable”. There is not much clarity at this time as to whether those negations are already underway, but both Minister […]
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For the past few weeks, it has been fairly quiet when it comes to the impasse between stevedores and Port of Belize Limited. And so today, it came almost as a curveball when the Christian Workers Union, which represents the stevedores, invoked the twenty-one day notice to commence industrial action against P.B.L. In its letter […]
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The case of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bart Jones against the Security Services Commission was not heard today as initially announced, except for case management. The matter will be heard virtually on another day to be assigned by the court. Jones is asking for leave from the High Court for permission to apply for judicial […]
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The Leadership Intervention Unit is preparing to appoint a new person to head the unit. The post has been vacant since the untimely passing of William Dawson. Today, Kareem Musa, the Minister of Home Affairs, confirmed that they are negotiating a contract with an individual. News Five understands that Community Advocate, Dominque Noralez is that […]
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High schools in the country’s less fortunate neighborhoods have been taking part in the Ministry of Education’s Upliftment Program. It involves free uniforms, a feeding program and in 2022, the four core high schools, namely and others who cater to vulnerable students, namely: Gwen Liz, Excelsior, Maud Williams, and Sadie Vernon have introduced different teaching […]
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So how do the principals of these high schools feel about the new teaching methods? Dawn Watters of Excelsior and Deborah Domingo from Maud Williams High Schools say it has been well-received. And President of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Senator Elena Smith who was also present, feels the new program offers more than the […]
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Today, a forest fire management training concluded at the Belize Zoo Tropical and Education Center. For the past three days, the National Wildlife Coordinating Group from the United States has been engaging with participants from Belizean organizations. They are being taught the basics of how to mitigate forest fires that have been affecting Central America, […]
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The school year is coming to an end, but is there any hope for the students, as well as the staff and faculty, of Saint Mary’s Anglican Primary School to return to its home on Gabourel Lane? As has been reported, it is one of the city’s oldest schools, but was in a state of […]
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At the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City today, primary school students from fourteen Anglican schools across the country participated in an exhibition, showcasing projects and their understanding of STEM – science, technology engineering and mathematics. The Anglican Management of Schools STEM Fair pools the best of the best projects from each district and the […]
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Two months ago, a cohort of eight-one young men and women graduated from Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute in Ladyville. These individuals benefitted from a partnership between the institute and the Leadership Intervention Unit. Today, the L.I.U. gifted twenty-three of those graduates who completed the electrical skills training at Tubal Institute with their very own […]
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American businessman, J. Prince Wine is known for his involvement in music, a stint in boxing and now he is marketing his line of wines in Belize. The Loyalty brand wines are the businessman’s own recipe for wines produced in France for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and the like. He told News Five why he chose […]
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This week’s Look on the Bright Side features a female breaking the gender bias in STEM. If you think of someone fixing electronic devices, you might not put a female’s face to the job, but I met one such person that’s not only fixing broken gadgets, but her specialty in the field has earned her […]
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Portico Enterprises Limited intends to dredge eight and half million cubic meters of material from the seabed in order to build a peninsula at the proposed site for the Port of Magical Belize and the environmental community has remained eerily quiet on the matter. It’s a stark difference to the public concerns that were raised […]
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Tonight, we’ll take a closer look at the state of cruise tourism development in Belize. Three companies, including Stake Bank, Portico Enterprise and Waterloo Holdings, are in legal disputes with the Government of Belize regarding the construction of additional cruise ports in the Belize District harbor. It’s a complicated and bitter affair for all parties […]
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As we reported earlier this week, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bart Jones wants D.C.P. Doctor Richard A. Rosado’s appointment date squashed. Through his attorney, D.C.P. Jones has filed an application seeking judicial review against the Security Services Commission’s decision to appoint Doctor Rosado to the post as Deputy Commissioner of Police. The claim is that […]
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Kevin Bernard, the Minister of Health and Wellness, is throwing his full support behind the Briceño administration’s plan to construct a ninety million dollar tertiary level hospital in Belmopan. This morning, he explained that the Western Regional Hospital’s infrastructure is in an irreparable state. He even invited the media on a tour of the facility […]
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As we have reported, the K.H.M.H. Workers Union has called the construction of the hospital into question. The concern is that a shortage of nurses and doctors already exists. It is a concern that the Minister of Health says his ministry is continuously working to address, adding that the medical training component of the proposed […]
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Of the many demands brought forward by the K.H.M.H. Workers Union’s over the months, one of them will soon become a reality. The Government of Belize has purchased a CT scan for the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, according to the Minister of Health. This morning, he informed reporters that a brand new, state-of-the-art, CT scan […]
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Today was observed as World Oceans Day and Monday was World Environmental Day. In tandem with these days, the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative (C.S.F.I.) organized an eco tour of selected locations in Corozal to showcase to the media the steps they are making towards sustainably managing the resources around them to benefit today’s and future […]
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Unknown Belize, a video-recorded film shot over a period of a year, featuring nature at its finest in Belize, is a documentary presented in four parts of an hour each. The production uncovers the Belize’s wonders, while exploring our political, economic and environmental challenges. Sponsored by a non-government organization called the European Nature Trust, Unknown […]
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The problems that forest fires have created, primarily along the George Price Highway in recent months, should soon be a thing of the past, with the onset of the rainy season. Today, Minister of Disaster Risk Management, Orlando Habet, said that a lot of the fires were extinguished with the first rains, but that others […]
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Tonight, we continue our look at the Belize 2023 Polling Survey, an exercise that was conducted with one thousand, sixty-six voters between February and April of this year. The survey is a mixed sample to represent both the political and population makeup of Belize. Viking Strategies has been carrying out surveys in Belize since 2009. […]
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According to the results of the survey on Belize’s economic situation, Viking Strategies says the People’s United Party government is not being acknowledged for its efforts at turning around economy. Trygve Olson, Principal, Viking Strategies “Economic situation in Belize is better than it was under the old government at the same point in their […]
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Cabinet has approved the amendment of a section of the criminal code as it relates to HIV transmission from mother to child. As it currently stands, an HIV-positive person knowingly engaging in risky sexual behaviour and infecting another carries a penalty – and that included mother to child transmission. It was added to the criminal […]
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Curriculum reform is coming to the education system and the 2022/2023 school year was used to pilot new competency-based learning in some schools. Since the beginning of this year, countrywide consultations have been taking place with stakeholders to get feedback on where there may be need for tweaks to acquire the desired learning outcomes. That […]
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