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Today, the Belize City Council organized a soft launch of a recently installed traffic light system at the corners of Saint Thomas and Saint Joseph streets in Belize City. It’s an area that is often times congested with vehicular traffic and there have been a number of accidents at the intersection. There are several schools […]
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Mayor Bernard Wagner also fielded a question on the stoplight at the intersection of Central American Boulevard and Vernon Street. The lighting mechanism at this crossroad was damaged and twisted out of place by Hurricane Lisa last year. Eight months later and it still has not been fixed. Mayor Wagner says that the particular traffic […]
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Over the past week, there have been several power outages and as recent as Monday night, there was a low power surge in parts of the city, before electricity was lost for residents. Today, however, Belize Electricity Limited hosted a virtual press conference to discuss matters concerning the utility company’s contingency plans to provide unimpeded […]
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Sixty percent of Belize’s population is overweight and thirty percent is obese, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health and Wellness. In an effort to improve Belize’s nutrition approach and promote healthier lifestyles, the ministry has launched an ambitious National Nutrition Policy. The policy speaks to inter-sectoral and multi-sectoral approaches to promote nutrition and […]
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The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health has also partnered to present a paper to Cabinet that will see the sale of sugary drinks banned in schools across the country. Francis Fonseca, the Minister of Education, informed us that legislation is yet to be drafted, and that those regulations will provide for a […]
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A public dispute surrounding the signing of a Definitive Agreement between the Government of Belize and Portico Enterprises Limited, in October 2020, has seen a number of sitting and former government officials having a say on the controversial issue. Beyond the recent comments made by members of the Briceño administration, including the prime minister, himself, […]
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The Government of Belize is also bracing for additional court action. Litigation is pending in respect of the Port of Belize Expansion Project and Cruise Terminal. On June fifth, the law office of Glenn D. Godfrey and Company also wrote to the Attorney General on behalf of Stake Bank Enterprise. It concerns the Definitive Agreement […]
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On Tuesday, we broke the story of the Attorney General Magali Marin Young’s pending resignation after two years and seven months in the capacity as the country’s chief legal officer. Earlier today, that information was confirmed by the Government of Belize in a statement. News Five caught up with AG Young’s cabinet colleague Dolores Balderamos-Garcia […]
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The roller-coaster ride that Jasmine Hartin has been on for the past few years seems to still be a part of her life. A week ago, the Supreme Court handed down a seventy-five-thousand-dollar fine and three hundred hours community service to Hartin for the manslaughter of Superintendent of Police, Henry Jemmoth. It was a straightforward […]
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Orson “OJ” Elrington, the attorney for Jasmine Hartin, spoke with reporters this afternoon. He contended that the travel restrictions imposed on Hartin during her trial had been lifted following her sentencing. He says she was not restricted to travel when she attempted to enter Mexico on Tuesday. He told us that his client is considering […]
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On Monday night, eighteen-year-old Trevor Thompson was targeted by a gunman on Fabers Road in Belize City. Was his murder retaliation for a shooting earlier that night or was it a case of silencing the victim of brutality caught on camera a couple years ago? In that incident, Thompson was tortured and the criminal case […]
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There was also a murder over the weekend in Libertad Village in the Corozal District. Kurtis Usher was shot dead and his son grazed to the head when a gunman opened fire on the family as they arrived home on the night of June third. A high-powered rifle was used in Usher’s killing and it […]
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The results of the Belize 2023 Polling Survey were released earlier during a press conference at the Radisson. The exercise, commissioned by Lord Michael Ashcroft, was conducted by Viking Strategies, a leading U.S. political research and sovereign risk firm. It is the eleventh survey carried out by the firm and provides valuable insight into the […]
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The principal of Viking Strategies also spoke about the survey and the various responses from persons who participated in the exercise. He shared a few findings that stood out from the survey. Trygve Olson, Principal, Viking Strategies “The first thing that jumped out is, the survey was interesting because Belizeans more so than in […]
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Last evening, we reported that the Fantasy Five and Pick Three games of chances have been discontinued, reportedly because Caribbean Gaming Company Limited has not complied with the licensing requirements and conditions. There have been quite a few comments on social media some in jest, suggesting that options for entertainment are dwindling, and others inquiring […]
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The proposed ninety million dollar tertiary level hospital in Belmopan has seen support from across the government and disapproval from the opposition. On one hand, the Briceño administration argues that the Western Regional Hospital’s infrastructure has outlived its time and purpose and that there is a need for the construction of a second national referral […]
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Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education & Culture “They shortlist twenty of them and then the celebrations commission goes through those twenty and we have a process where we vote and go round by round until we eliminate and get down to the final theme. As has been the case in the past, we’ve not had […]
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Prior to independence, Belize had been a British colony since 1862. But in June of 1973, the country changed its name from British Honduras to Belize. That name change was not without conflict, as we found out from Minister of Culture Francis Fonseca, who today gave comments as the country celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as […]
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Fifteen thousand dollars worth of kitchen appliances were handed over to Saint Martin’s Government School in Belmopan. The appliances come as a donation through the Mesoamerica Hunger Free Project led by the Government of Mexico. A brief ceremony was held on the school’s compound where we learnt more about how the kitchen appliances will help […]
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There are no confirmed cases of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza in Belize. That piece of information comes as good news to the industry after various tests were conducted by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. But, industry stakeholders are not sitting by idly waiting for a confirmed case. Today, the Ministry of Agriculture hosted a […]
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Today, RET International handed over standard operating procedures for all residential care facilities that work directly with human trafficking victims. It is a key component of the organization’s SAFE Belize Project. At the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, representatives from existing facilities, as well as the Ministry of Human Development, signed off on the document, […]
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On the topic of human trafficking, we asked Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia for an update on the situation on the ground in Belize in terms of trafficking in persons. Back in 2022, the U.S. State Department issued its Trafficking in Persons Report and ranked Belize at a tier two. It was an upgrade […]
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Canadian Jasmine Hartin is back in the news tonight. Hartin, who was recently fined seventy-five thousand dollars for the manslaughter of Superintendent Henry Jemmott, was photographed at the Belize/Mexico border in Corozal. Hartin, along with persons from her P.R. team, attempted to cross the border when officials stopped them. We are told that Hartin does […]
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Is Attorney General Magali Marin-Young stepping down as government’s chief legal officer? Credible information reaching our news desk suggests that the A.G. is demitting office after roughly two and a half years. When we spoke with her earlier today, the attorney general did not confirm the information and instead referred us to Prime Minister John […]
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Deputy Commissioner of Police Bart Jones has filed an application seeking judicial review against the Security Services Commission and its decision to appoint Doctor Richard Rosado to the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police. The decision in question, made on March fourteenth, 2023, pertains to the promotion of Doctor Rosado to the position of Deputy […]
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