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The Government of Belize launched its Belize-Green Climate Fund Country Program through the Ministry of Economic Development and its Climate Finance Unit. Following the launch, the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations, in partnership with the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, held a National Civil Society Climate Action Forum. The forum served as a platform for […]
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The National Health Insurance started twenty-two years ago and currently covers a population of one hundred and fifty thousand Belizeans. It ensures that public clinics are providing quality and affordable service in the delivery of healthcare. Over the weekend, Belizean medical professionals attended the Sixth National Health Insurance Symposium. The one-day event was used to […]
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It’s Valentine’s Day – the day of love – and it is when many choose to display their love for each other by sending love-themed gifts and gestures to their valentine. It can be a lover, a relative, or even a close friend, but traditional gifts are almost always the go-to treat for this special […]
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Do you know your partner’s love language? What better day to learn how your partner wants to be loved than Valentine’s Day? Registered Clinical Psychologist Deshayne Lopez says it is essential to know the primary love language of your significant other to foster a healthy relationship. According to Lopez, understanding your partner’s love language prevents […]
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Today, we asked a few people in the City of Belmopan about their thought on love, in celebration of Valentine’s Day. We wanted to know what love means to them. We heard responses from a couple of students and some well-known leaders. Here is what they told us. Oscar Mira, Area Representative, Belmopan “I […]
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Fry it, steam it, grill it, boil it, cook it up whatever way you like – this versatile fruit found in this region during the early months of the year is a popular favorite in Belize and beyond. Breadfruit is exceptionally versatile and can be cooked at different stages of ripeness. One Belizean chef is […]
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There was another murder in Toledo over the weekend. The Belize Police Department’s Communications Director, Fitzroy Yearwood shared the details with the media today. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “On Saturday the eleventh February, 2023 around five a.m., police visited a scene where they saw the motionless body with several stab […]
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The increments for public officers and teachers have been frozen since the COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago. Increments are governed by Public Service Regulations, and the joint unions’ negotiating team has been clamouring for their reinstatement. And with the budget presentation fast approaching, the unions are making their demands known. It is one of […]
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Those conditions include the need for a conversation on pension reform, an issue that P.S.U. President Dean Flowers says has been kicked down the road by multiple administrations. But, the unions agree it has to be addressed as it is unsustainable. A meeting is set for February fifteenth. So what is the new structure, and […]
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Will the February fifteenth meeting between negotiators from the government and the unions alter the union’s position? This morning on Open Your Eyes, the Union leaders were asked – what’s next? Dean Flowers, President, Public Service Union “There is a lot that needs to be discussed with this administration and a lot that will […]
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It’s been almost three years since the COVID-19 pandemic shattered the tourism industry. Thousands of people lost jobs, and some small properties had to close down. However, since the restrictions were lifted and the borders reopened, tourism stakeholders have been monitoring the recovery. Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations Anthony Mahler gave us a breakdown […]
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As of December 2022, the statistical institute of Belize reported that consumer prices were up 6.7 percent overall. The breakdown released by the S.I.B. showed that prices for ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ saw an increase of 13.8 percent for December 2022, the highest on record for that category in fourteen years; furthermore, the ‘Food’ subcategory […]
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The banana industry is also facing challenges. Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai confirmed that a disease has been affecting the production of the plants, hampering their exportation. That is compounded by the high cost of fertilizers used during production. He says production is expected to reduce between six hundred thousand and a million boxes. A […]
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Police have charged a man with Arson in connection with a fire last Friday that destroyed a house at Tropical Park in Hattieville. Sixty-eight-year-old Bernard Moore told police that he set some bushes on fire and that the fire spread to the house. But Moore was charged, and today he appeared before a Magistrate to […]
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A man lost his life in a traffic accident early this morning on the Philip Goldson Highway. Beside him, police found a mangled motorcycle that the victim was driving. Police believe he may have died on impact. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Police responded to reports of a lifeless body between […]
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Goodnight, and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday; I am your host Paul Lopez. Here’s wishing you a great start to the week. It was an exciting weekend in sports for Belize, locally and internationally. Let us kick off tonight’s sports coverage right here at home where the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association’s […]
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The father of an aggrieved former Canaan Seventh Day High School student who claims one of the teachers at the high school had sent her indecent messages has met with officials of the Ministry of Education. The father informed News Five today that he met on Thursday with the ministry officials to discuss the allegation […]
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An eight million U.S. dollar trade and investment loan from the International Development Bank was brought to the Senate for debate today. As was mentioned during our coverage of last week’s House meeting, the government is seeking the ratification of the loan motion to develop a single investment window in Belize. As the Opposition did […]
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A fifteen million U.S. dollar loan from the I.D.B. to support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises as well as farmers was the second loan motion from the House of Representatives to be debated at today’s Senate Meeting. While there were objections from the Opposition Senators as to the amount being borrowed, Senator for the Church […]
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Senator for the Government, Christopher Coye, addressed recent criticisms about governments’ borrowing habits. It’s been a recurring theme in the national assembly, public debt, and loan motions. Opposition parties usually criticize the government of the day for raising the country’s debt. In today’s Senate meeting, Senator Coye sought to defend his government’s performance where domestic […]
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An elderly man was robbed of over six hundred dollars when he attempted to make a kind gesture. According to Aubrey Dale Garbutt, he was at home alone when a man he said was known to him stopped by to visit. The man then asked for some water and to use the bathroom, and when […]
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A fire completely gutted a house at mile fourteen and a half off the George Price Highway today. News Five arrived at the scene when the blaze was still in progress and firefighters from the Ladyville Fire Station were extinguishing the fire. The twenty-five by fifteen-foot metal house, occupied by Marlon Longsworth and his family, […]
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Belize is highly susceptible to the disproportionate effects of climate change. It is scored as number eight, by the World Bank, in terms of vulnerability to climate change. C.E.O. in the Ministry of Economic Development, Doctor Osmond Martinez, describes the villagers of Monkey River are the first refugees of climate change. The Belize Green Climate […]
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Today the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, introduced two training incubators – one a fixed office unit at its Belize City outlet on Coney Drive and a mobile one that will be used to reach Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise owners in remote areas of Belize. It was a collaborative effort; the Taiwanese […]
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As we reported on Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture is encouraging more Belizeans to engage in honey production and to diversify into value-added ventures like infusing honey with other condiments that can be used for minor health ailments. But because Belize has transitioned from a honey exporter to an importer over the last three decades, […]
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