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The Supreme Court has struck down an application for judicial review by the United Democratic Party in connection with the Microsoft contract awarded to SMART Belize Limited by the Government. On Wednesday, Justice Sonya Young found that the three point four million dollar contract awarded to SMART for Microsoft 365 licenses for a period of […]
Written on March 4, 2022 | Posted in
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After a two-year interruption caused by the COVID Pandemic, and very short notice, the Annual Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge is on. For the next three days, forty-six teams competing in eight different categories are paddling from Santa Elena Town, Cayo, to Belize City. Our news team of reporter, Marion Ali, and cameraman, […]
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And while the La Ruta Maya race is an event that has survived more than two decades, protecting the health of the river where the race is conducted is where the challenge lies. Here’s News Five’s Marion Ali with a report on how organizers plan to keep the river and its banks clean and safe. […]
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Why should Belizeans care about what happened in San Pedro at the CARICOM and SICA meetings over this past week? Was it just another high level political meeting with all talk and no action? News Five’s Paul Lopez was covering the story and has important moments that could indeed matter for Belize. Paul Lopez, […]
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A trio of men, including two police officers, assigned to the security detail at the recent CARICOM/SICA Summit in San Pedro has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison after they were arrested for discharging firearms in the vicinity of Grand Caribe. It happened in the small hours of Wednesday morning when a sergeant and […]
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There were two murders reported overnight – one in Belize City and the other in the Japan area of Ladyville. While unrelated, these incidents occurred within an hour of each other. It is not known what really transpired inside a house in the village, but around seven-thirty p.m., shots rang out and one friend had […]
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Shortly after eight p.m. on Wednesday, a volley of gunshots disturbed the silence near Sister Cecilia’s Home for the Elderly. When the gunfire subsided, a waterfront worker laid motionless on Wilson Street and not far away from his bullet-riddled body was the bicycle he was riding. Investigators are still trying to piece together what led […]
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There was also gun violence up north, in Corozal Town. Three friends: Andre Sanker, Leonardo Acosta, and Ainsworth Matura were accosted by a gunman just before eleven o’clock on Wednesday night. The assailant reportedly walked up to them and fired several shots. Eighteen-year-old Sanker was hit multiple times. He was rushed to the Corozal Community […]
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Two days of discussions between CARICOM Heads of Government concluded with a press conference on Wednesday evening. The conference was led by Belize’s Prime Minister John Briceño, CARICOM Secretary General Carla Barnett, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados Mia Mottley, and the President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi. News Five’s Paul Lopez has been […]
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As the CARICOM meetings wrapped up, preparations were being made for the CARICOM-S.I.C.A. Summit. Arrivals began as early as Wednesday evening for the summit of Central American leaders that took place today. It ended with the signing of the San Pedro Declaration. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports. Paul Lopez, Reporting S.I.C.A. Representatives began arriving […]
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In more news from the CARICOM heads of government meeting earlier this week, we spoke to the foreign Minister of Jamaica, Kamina Smith, about her thoughts on the meeting. She also spoke about Jamaica’s contribution to trade in the region. Here is what she told us in this exclusive News Five interview. Kamina Johnson […]
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We have been telling you about the Caribbean Community’s goal to reduce its extra-regional food bill by twenty-five percent by 2025. Caribbean leaders, including those in Belize, are encouraging their citizens to import less and eat more of what they plant. They are also assisting farmers to increase production. It is an ambitious goal that […]
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Today News Five also got a chance to speak with the Deputy Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. On their arrival in Belize earlier this week, Deputy Leader Montgomery Daniel and his Minister of Agriculture, Saboto Caesar, visited Dangriga Town because the history of the Garifuna people has its roots in St. Vincent […]
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The new Minimum Wage Task force held its first meeting on Wednesday. Today News Five spoke to Minister Oscar Requena, Minister of Labour. He says the work of the task force should be completed by the end of 2022. Oscar Requena, Minister of Labour “As you are aware, under Plan Belize we committed to […]
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The United Democratic Party has suffered another major loss with the sudden passing of Herbert Panton. Panton, who is the husband of Albert Area Representative, Tracy Taegar Panton, died earlier today after being hospitalized overnight here in Belize City. A stalwart of the U.D.P., Panton served the party in many capacities, including holding the post […]
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As we’ve mentioned, Herbert Panton is the husband of Tracy Taegar Panton who is one of two candidates vying for the leadership of the United Democratic Party on March twenty-seventh. While the date for the leadership convention has been set for several weeks now, the U.D.P. chairman says that the convention is not on the […]
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The Thirty Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Heads of CARICOM continues. During day two of the meetings, the talks focused on issues the nation of Haiti is facing and ways in which the community can offer support. Additionally, climate change was on the agenda for today. While the working sessions are closed to the press, […]
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The rate of inflation was a key issue during the recent Cabinet retreat. Prime Minister John Briceño says while there are many factors that have led to the high cost of living – some global – there are measures that the government can take to ease the burden on consumers. Prime Minister John Briceño […]
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On Tuesday night, CARICOM’s Heads of Government were treated to a night of Belizean cultural cuisine and live music. Prime Minister John Briceño says it was a really enjoyable event featuring the best local dishes. He told News Five’s Paul Lopez about his personal favorites. Prime Minister John Briceño “That was something, an eye […]
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It was a much anticipated Statutory Instrument, with hopes for major changes to COVID regulations. Significantly, the March first amended S.I. did remove the curfew that has been in place for almost two years now. It also made a slight change to the mask mandate. Combing through the legislation, it becomes clear that at the […]
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It’s been two days since the mask mandate for outdoor spaces has been removed. While, according to the new S.I., there are still areas where the wearing of face masks will apply, it is welcomed with some level of relief. A News Five team headed to downtown Belize City and found out that despite an […]
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CARICOM Heads of Government are gathering in person for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The thirty-third Inter-Sessional is being held in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye. A number of issues relating to the Caribbean community are on the agenda for the two-day event. But, as is standard practice for such […]
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This evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement about an incident today at the CARICOM Inter-Sessional Meeting in San Pedro in which a reporter alleges she was being discriminated against and muzzled by the ministry. The M.F.A. says that prior to coverage of the event; the Government of Belize Press Office briefed the […]
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While the curfew has been lifted, and people are enjoying their first day in almost two years of not having to wear masks outdoors, the amended Statutory Instrument does still require people to wear masks in closed space settings. In order to avoid confusion, this is what the S.I. states: every person shall wear a […]
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No doubt the Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday that Government will relax some COVID restrictions in March and continue to lift everything by April made a lot of people happy. P.M. John Briceño said on Open Your Eyes this morning that the burden of protecting the masses is no longer on the government. Instead, each […]
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