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This evening, Port Loyola Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior issued a release regarding the ongoing redistricting exercise. While he vehemently opposes the reapportionment of his constituency, Usher says, “in fairness, the elimination of two divisions in the Belize District should begin with the smallest of the eight smallest divisions in the area, specifically Fort George, […]
Written on June 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A request under the Freedom of Information Act has been sent to the Ministry of Sustainable Development for gathered facts on environmental clearance, as well as an Environmental Compliance Plan, for the Port of Magical Belize. A little over two years have gone by since the Department of Environment granted that permission to Portico Enterprises […]
Written on June 27, 2023 | Posted in
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The question of whether permission has been granted to Portico for use of the seabed to construct a manmade peninsula was posed to the Minister of Sustainable Development earlier today. Clearance for such activity falls within the purview of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Mining, however, Minister Orlando Habet told us today that the […]
Written on June 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Concerning the dredging up of millions of cubic meters of material from the seabed, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow said that the environmental community was incensed at the thought of Waterloo’s proposal. However, no one, including Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Kenrick Williams, has said anything about Portico’s plan to excavate eight and half million cubic meters […]
Written on June 27, 2023 | Posted in
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And during his weekly sit-down with the media, the Leader of the Opposition also commented on the response he has received from the Royal Caribbean Group. It follows a letter that was written by Barrow to C.E.O. Jason Liberty on June twelfth in which several concerns were raised regarding the Memorandum of Understanding signed between […]
Written on June 27, 2023 | Posted in
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There were several fires reported over the weekend in San Pedro, Belize City and Mahogany Heights. In the case of the fire in Mahogany Heights, it is being investigated as a case of arson, as surveillance footage has been recovered and a possible motive established. Today, News Five spoke with the owner of the property […]
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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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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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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OCEANA Belize believes that Belizeans should decide whether the offshore oil moratorium should ever be lifted and so last year, it led an initiative to get the voting population to sign a petition to trigger a referendum. Between November 2022 and today, the N.G.O. was able to amass the signatures of over twenty-two thousand registered […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize’s recidivism rate is said to be down at thirteen percent. That is the data coming from a study that has been done by Doctor Terrence Alladin, an associate professor at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. Today, Alladin wrapped up a presentation on Empathy and Recidivism, measuring re-incarceration at the Belize Central Prison. While […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Polanco says our no-malaria status comes after several years of surveillance and lab monitoring that showed no cases dating back five years. Polanco also says that the ministry’s surveillance remains ongoing to keep the disease at bay. But the health official hastened to advise that having no malaria cases in the country is not to […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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This evening, officials from the National Fire Service were summoned to an area behind the Belama Phase Five community where a huge bush fire was burning uninhibited. The truck could not reach the area however, because of illegal low-hanging electrical lines. Those makeshift grids have been connected from B.E.L’s main power lines to the homes […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Sunday will be celebrated as International Seafarers Day to recognize the services of people who work aboard ships. The day is organized by the International Maritime Organization, and today, personnel from the Belize Port Authority, the Belize Coast Guard and IMMARBE were afforded a chance to step onboard one of three vessels that were docked […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Going back to the Prime Minister’s midterm address, he also focused on Belize’s economic state of affairs. He began by acknowledging the turnaround, as well as the implementation of the five-dollar minimum wage at the start of the year. Prime Minister John Briceño “Together, we rescued our Belizean dollar from devaluation. Our new policies […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier in the newscast, you heard about the People’s Constitution Commission being ready to launch its public outreach strategy, as it begins the revision of the Constitution of Belize. That strategy speaks to various zones across the country and will include simultaneously engaging with the voting population, as well as schools across the country on […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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There are thousands of Belizeans living in the diaspora who contribute to the development of the country and the revision process will ensure that they too are counted. But what is the role of the diaspora in constitutional reform? P.C.C. Chair Anthony Chanona responded to this question. Anthony Chanona, Chair, People’s Constitution Commission “We […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight’s episode of Kolcha Tuesday takes us to Ladyville, along a busy backstreet where one enterprising young chef has set up shop to cater to the palettes of customers from across the community. You may not have heard of Kevin’s Caribbean Kitchen, but it’s a little takeout with big taste. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Several months ago, businesswoman and ostrich wrangler, Nancy Marin introduced the first egg that was laid at her ranch after she was allowed to keep the birds that she had purchased. Her ostriches laid a number of eggs since then and two months ago, the new hatchlings arrived. Today, Marin told the media that in […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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The National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, has a new coordinator. Retired B.D.F Captain, Daniel Mendez has replaced Shelton Defour, who has been there for over two decades. It was announced today that the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management has appointed Mendez to fill the post. In the capacity of National […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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We have been reporting on a number of fatal road traffic accidents on major highways across the country. In fact, in last week alone five persons lost their lives in separate vehicle collisions; three in one incident on the Philip Goldson Highway. Speeding and overtaking on curves are among the contributing factors. Transport Minister Rodwell […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Five female football athletes have been selected to take part in the first Belize U.S. Visitor Sports Program. The five under-eighteen national team players will be at the Princeton University for two weeks where they will undergo physical and skills training. The university will also provide the five athletes with leadership training during their visit. […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
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In an effort to meet compliance with a host of recommendations from the Caribbean Financial Task Force, a suite of financial legislations was brought back to the Senate for second reading. Among them were the Civil Asset Recovery and Unexplained Wealth Bill that also falls in compliance with the United National Convention Against Corruption. U.D.P. […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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We have been reporting about the presence of narco traffickers in southern Belize and how the security forces are working to mitigate those activities. But, the presence of narco traffickers is also a huge issue in northern Belize. The situation in the north has become so bad that the Government of Belize is allocating approximately […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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In the wee small hours of Saturday a fire erupted inside one of the oldest structures on Regent Street in Belize City. Once the home of the Eusey family, the building, at the corner of South and Regent Streets, was an old shingled structure set to be demolished. The fire spread quickly, consuming the building […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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