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September tenth is recognised worldwide as Suicide Prevention Day and starting today, Belizeans have been wearing the colour yellow to bring awareness to the issue. Now here at this station, we don’t normally report on acts of suicides, but in tonight’s newscast, we speak to professionals in the private and public sectors about suicide prevention […]
Written on September 8, 2022 | Posted in
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The Government of Rwanda has advised the Government of Belize that the planned visit of its President Paul Kagame has been postponed. President Kagame’s visit to Belize was scheduled for the fourteenth and fifteenth of September. The Government of Belize was preparing to confer the Order of Belize on President Kagame. The President of Rwanda […]
Written on September 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño has finally responded to a letter sent to him on August twenty-fifth by a consortium of twelve non-government organizations. The response they received, however, has raised more questions than answers and tonight the conservation community is trying to figure out what its contents are truly saying. The environmental N.G.O.s had asked […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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So where does this leave the N.G.O.s on these important matters? Chanona said they will continue to press and ask the questions to get more clarity. Senator Janelle Chanona, V.P., OCEANA, Belize “Many of us in civil society also feel a pressing responsibility to also call out and to ask these questions and keep […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Chanona also wrote a letter today regarding the Port of Belize Cargo Expansion and Cruise Tourism Facility, also known as the Waterloo project. That letter, addressed to Chief Executive Officer Doctor Kenrick Williams, who chairs the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, brings up the August 2022 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment that the Port of Belize […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Another issue that has also prevented some children from being in school in the Toledo District is the deplorable road conditions. Earlier this week, there were reports of students being unable to get to school because of bad road conditions in Toledo District. But, this is not the first time we have heard of such […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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In another incident, this time in the village of Patchakan in the Corozal District, police found themselves in the middle of an altercation involving political opponents who were in a scuffle over the use of a public space. While there are allegations of preferential treatment for a particular political party, Minister Musa says that it […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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The National M.S.M.E. Road Show is being held at the ITVET compound in Belize City and will run until Friday. The initiative which is being carried out by Beltraide with the support of the Ministry of Finance is making its way down from Corozal. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A national […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Another controversial proposal that is being made by a foreign investor is the Vulcan project which has been met with strong objections from various quarters, including residents of Gales Point Village, the conservation community and several ministers of government. In speaking on the matter, the Executive Director of the Belize Audubon Society told News Five […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, through the Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean Project, is hosting a two-day training to introduce gender into climate policies. It is looking at how climate change affects various groups differently and how decisions being made to mitigate and […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Two hundred employees from the Ministry of Natural Resources are currently learning the software. When the new system does come online in the next few weeks, it is expected that the issues of backlog that prevent services from being completed in a timely manner, will be resolved. Nelda Tulcey, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Natural […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Dilapidated culverts along the Philip Goldson Highway are in the process of being replaced over the next few months. The replacements are part of a bigger project that the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is undertaking to upgrade from mile eight all the way through to the northern border. Chief Engineer, Lennox Bradley says […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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News Five asked Bradley how the ministry will seek to remedy the portion of the highway between miles three and five that is unsteady. He said there is a temporary fix and there’s a more permanent but very costly solution. Lennox Bradley, Chief Engineer “Really we have to look at the sort of pavement […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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The winners of the Carnival 2022 Road March have been declared. After months of arduous work, two mas bands came out on top. In the senior category, Soca Moca Mas Band prevailed. In the junior category, it was the Soca Massive Band that rose to the occasion. A News Five team was out on Saturday […]
Written on September 5, 2022 | Posted in
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There is concern among bus operators in the public transportation industry tonight after newcomer, Floralia Bus Company, applied to the Ministry of Transport for additional runs. Floralia, which currently operates between Punta Gorda and Belize City, has requested that its runs be extended to include services from Placencia to Belize City and from Benque Viejo […]
Written on September 1, 2022 | Posted in
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A great portion of this week’s news focused on Vulcan Materials Company and the proposed mining project about a mile away from Gales Point Manatee Village. Last weekend, Vulcan held consultations with the villagers, but while Vulcan spokesperson, Jimmy Flemming said a lot of the people were interested in economic opportunities, outwardly, the vast majority […]
Written on August 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, stakeholders within the tourism sector, as well as private sector businesses and N.G.O.s, gathered for the seventh Digital Marketing Summit organized by the Belize Tourism Board. It started off as an event to build the capacity of tourism stakeholders and their online footprint, but has now expanded […]
Written on August 26, 2022 | Posted in
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A small shrimp farm in Ladyville has been awarded an International Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certification after meeting exacting industry standards. The certification comes on the heels of investments undertaken to revitalize the shrimp industry in Belize. As News Five found out, while the industry had collapsed due to disease years ago, Caribbean Shrimp Company had […]
Written on August 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The Resilient Rural Belize program is scheduled for completion in 2024. We also heard from Victor Espat, the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. He noted that the ministry’s team of engineers will design the roads free of cost to the program. Victor Espat, C.E.O., Ministry of infrastructure Development “M.I.D.H. has […]
Written on August 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Heavy rains were once again recorded overnight that affected various parts of the country, including the low-lying areas of Belize City. No sooner than the Briceño administration had gone to the National Assembly for an allocation of twelve million dollars to repair streets and drains that were damaged from last week’s flood, some neighborhoods in […]
Written on August 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Now that S.S.B has gone digital, everyone can create their own account and use it to access personal information, find out general details about an application or even apply for a benefit or a new card online. An S.S.B. representative walked us through the process today. Voice of: S.S.B. Representative “Our account creation process […]
Written on August 25, 2022 | Posted in
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One interesting revelation today was that while the number of COVID cases is fewer today and the symptoms are less severe than a few months ago, the Social Security Board says that payouts for COVID sickness claims remain high. S.S.B. Actuary, Hernando Montas says there are some disparities that need to be examined. Hernando […]
Written on August 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Constituents from Belize City, in Caribbean Shores and Freetown, queued up at the Belize City Center today to take advantage of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Mobile Land Clinic. The roving clinic which has been held in several parts of the country was organized to expedite the services provided by the ministry. The assistance being […]
Written on August 25, 2022 | Posted in
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We also asked Minister Hyde about the revenues being generated from these mobile land clinics. Here is what he told us about that. Cordel Hyde, Minister of Natural Resources “In terms of revenue, it depends on where you go. Like, some areas there are less endowed than others. So for example, when we went […]
Written on August 25, 2022 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Government of Belize sought approval from the House of Representatives to spend two million dollars to develop land in the Mile 8 community. According to Minister of Natural Resources Cordel Hyde, two thousand parcels of residential lots in the Mile 8 community have been distributed to Belize City residents. He says that […]
Written on August 25, 2022 | Posted in
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