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Swan said they are trying to keep the troubled youths separated and the one who has now expressed an interest in reforming his life is in isolation until he can show he is serious. Nonetheless, there is another issue that the managers of the facility want addressed. Swan said that they have asked the Belize […]
Written on May 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The delimitation of boundaries has been a challenge for the Government of Belize. There have been villages reporting of encroachment, as well as the sale of land without notice. There are also competing interests as it relates to villages wanting to expand, but being unable to do so. Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Dolores Balderamos […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The issue of boundary delineation came up as recently as last Thursday when the Maya village of Laguna held a press conference in the south over the issue of land. As we’ve reported, Laguna and Yemeri Grove have been bucking heads over the Maya’s traditional land distribution system. But is there encroachment taking place? In […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Sunday in Corozal District, hundreds of cane farmers from across northern Belize gathered on the campus of Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico for a special meeting. The meeting was convened by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association to discuss the issue of Fairtrade premiums. The B.S.C.F.A. claims that almost five million dollars in payments are […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The European Union has been partnering with Belize in various sectors for the past thirty years, from health, to renewable energy, the environment, public transportation and gender based violence to name a few. But, with a twenty-eight hour estimated flight time from Belize to Europe, many Belizeans may never get an opportunity to visit an […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Saturday, a government agency and a private company teamed up to salvage the eroded parts of Goff’s Caye by planting mangrove on the back of the island. Bowen and Bowen dispatched fifty of its employees to the island to take on the project. The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute which manages Goff’s Caye, […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The return to Monkey River Village was vividly different – you’d even say transformational, as a great portion of beach has been reclaimed. Monkey River was once a thriving town with a population of almost four thousand residents. But today, the northernmost village in Toledo District is home to fifty-two families or just about two […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is”. That’s a quote from Vincent Lombardi an American football coach. Over the weekend, athletes competed across various disciplines to do just that, win. We kick off tonight’s coverage with some cycling action. The International […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, news spread like wildfire about the attempted murder of a woman in Belize City. She was waiting at the entrance of the Linda Vista Estate area at around mile two on the George Price Highway when she was approached by a man on bicycle. Moments later, screams were heard and residents flocked to […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize is preparing to construct a ninety million dollar, tertiary level, hospital in Belmopan. The funds for the construction of the state-of-the-art facility are being provided by the Saudi Fund for Development through a loan at a two percent concessionary rate. Prime Minister John Briceño explained the need for the construction of […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition lambasted the prime minister for the proposed construction of a ninety million dollar hospital in Belmopan. According to Barrow, the public health sector is in desperate need of investments towards equipment that will improve services across the country. Barrow asserts that medical practitioners are clamoring for the upgrade of their […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, E.U. Ambassador Marianne Van Steen led a delegation of diplomatic representatives to the western border where they visited the Adjacency Zone between Belize and Guatemala. The European Union has been providing financial support to the Organization of American States since 2012, to carry out a special international mandate. A new agreement between both […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, at the S.S.B. headquarters in Belmopan, a cheque of half a million dollars was handed over to the Government of Belize towards the renovation of the Supreme Court. The donation comes from a disaster fund of the S.S.B. that provides relief for government and N.G.O.’s in need of aid following disasters. News Five’s Duane […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Today is recognized across the world as International Day for Women in Maritime. The day is being recognized under the theme “Mobilizing Networks for Gender Equality”. First established in 2021, the day celebrates women in the industry and is intended to promote the recruitment, retention and sustained employment of women in the maritime sector. The […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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The citrus industry is all but defunct and stakeholders are now seeking alternative crops to grow on vast acreages that were in use for the cultivation of oranges. In tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel, News Five’s Isani Cayetano traveled down to Hope Creek where he visited Agricultural Development Services, a business that is expanding […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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The Statistical Institute of Belize has the unemployment rate at five percent, but we all know that jobs are hard to find. Harder to find are choice jobs with working hours that fit our own personal schedules. Today, News Five followed a youth who, although he knows what career path he wants, has created his […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Creating awareness on the impacts of climate change at the community level is among the work that government, multinational agencies and N.G.O.’s have been doing. It includes looking at Belize’s resiliency in the agriculture sector and minimizing carbon footprint, as well as the energy sector and looking at renewable energy. But recently there has been […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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The landscape of Belize has been changing over time as several coastal communities are being washed away. We’ve been documenting the erosion happening in Monkey River, Gales Point, Barranco and other areas along the coast. It is an issue that is expected to get worse as sea level is projected to increase. Fisherman and tour […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council is owed over thirty-three million dollars in property taxes. Of that figure, twelve million dollars are in sheer penalties. A substantial amount has been owed for over five years, and now the Belize City Council is considering a proposal for central government to write off the total that it simply is […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Climate change has prompted the discussions on cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions and its overall impact on the planet’s health. Those discussions began in Belize in 2018 with the shift from fuel-operated public buses to electric buses. Leading the charge in the discussion is the United Nations Development Programme, which will gift a few […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Those at the helm have assured that the transition does not in any way seek to undermine bus operators who have been using fuel-operated buses for decades to transport commuters to their destinations. C.E.O. in the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities and Belize City Mayor, Bernard Wagner whose Council will have custody of a […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Laguna and Yemeri Grove villages are at odds over land. Of recent, tension in the Toledo District has been rising between the neighboring communities. Laguna, a Mayan community, undertook an exercise to survey and demarcate lands that residents say belong to the village. But, residents of Yemeri Grove, a non-Mayan community, are saying that Laguna […]
Written on May 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Harold Usher, the chairman of Yemeri Grove Village, told News Five in an interview several weeks ago that while some people may view his villagers as aggressive, they cannot simply stand by and watch the residents of Laguna continue to occupy lands in the area under dispute. And, like those residents in Laguna, Chairman Usher […]
Written on May 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Sebastian Itch, the chairman of Laguna Village, also spoke up against the Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Dolores Balderamos Garcia. He says that the minister continues to undermine residents of Laguna Village and that she has wrongfully accused villagers of being expansionists. Here is what he had to say about why he thinks her remarks […]
Written on May 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Audubon Society held its annual general meeting recently. The non-governmental organization dedicated to the sustainable management of Belize’s natural resources was established in 1969 and is the oldest conservation organization in the country. The NGO manages seven protected areas, covering approximately one hundred and eighty thousand acres of the National Protected Areas System. […]
Written on May 16, 2023 | Posted in
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