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The Christians Workers Union will be getting a one and a half million dollar payout from the Government of Belize. G.O.B. has acknowledged that the privatization of the Port of Belize Limited affected the stevedores. But, there are conditions to the Memorandum of Understanding, and this money is separate from the Sugar Redundancy Package, which […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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As you heard, the Government of Belize has agreed to commence negotiations regarding possible payment to all stevedores injured as a result of actions taken by the Belize Police Department during a peaceful protest on July second 2020. According to Hyde, eleven men were injured. And, while the M.O.U. does not categorically say that the […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Two children, who went missing over the weekend from their home in Valley of Peace Village, Cayo, have apparently been taken out of the country by someone acting on behalf of their father in the U.S. The pair had attended a children’s party in Las Flores off the Hummingbird Highway on Sunday. Then on Monday, […]
Written on February 3, 2022 | Posted in
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As we have been reporting, land borders are scheduled to reopen on Monday February seventh. We will be taking a closer look at those protocols later in the newscast during our COVID Chronicles segment. But today, when we caught up with the Minister of Health and Wellness at an event in Belize City, we asked […]
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Comments Off on Protocols Will Be in Place at Border: Minister of Health Does Not Expect Large Numbers to Cross
The protocols at the borders include showing proof of vaccination, and if you spend longer than twenty-four hours outside Belize, you must be tested. Since the start of the year, Mexico and Guatemala have been recording a spike in COVID-19 cases. So, there are some activities you may want to consider staying clear of when […]
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We also asked for details on the COVID-19 protocols currently being enforced in Mexico. What measures must Belizeans absolutely adhere to in order to stay clear of breaching the law? This was Minister Kevin Bernard response. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health & Wellness “I may not know all the protocols in Mexico, we are […]
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This morning, police responded to a gruesome scene at a farm in Xiabe Village, Corozal. Inside an unpainted concrete bungalow, police discovered the mutilated body of an elderly man. Sixty-seven-year-old Fermin Rivera, a naturalised Belizean living in the village years now, was tied up, stabbed, and chopped multiple times to the body. Investigation so far […]
Written on February 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight we share a part two on the plight of Monkey River, a small village where residents are trying to save their culturally rich community from becoming just a memory. Now reduced to only fifty-two families, the eroding landscape and encroaching sea threatens their homes. They may have to relocate entirely since the end of […]
Written on February 3, 2022 | Posted in
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…And, if you think this is only happening in places like Monkey River, Doctor Colin Young says not so fast. Populated coastal areas like Placencia and even the cayes are at risk of erosion as an effect of climate change. Dr. Colin Young, Executive Director, CCCCC “What Monkey River is showing us, Duane, is […]
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Following his swearing-in as Leader of the Opposition on Tuesday, Area Representative in the Mesopotamia division, Shyne Barrow, came out swinging at his fellow Albert Area Representative Tracy Taegar-Panton for comments she made about due process not being followed in making him Leader of the Opposition. Barrow suggested that when she had the opportunity to […]
Written on February 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Tracy Panton: “I Abided by U.D.P. Constitution”
Taegar-Panton says that her party is in such dire straits and in her opinion she is really the only choice for the delegates to vote for at the next U.D.P. Leadership Convention on March twenty-seventh. She says the party needs to appeal not just to its faithful, but also the undecided voters. Tracy Taegar-Panton, […]
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The mess that the U.D.P. finds itself in since Patrick Faber’s downfall two weeks ago and the internal scuffle for the leadership position have dominated the news almost every day since. At an event for the Ministry of Housing today, News Five asked Minister Julius Espat for his views on the challenges the Opposition is […]
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The national budget has another month or so before it is presented in the House of Representatives, and it will be interesting to see which ministries get an increase and which don’t. The Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development, Julius Espat has been critical for years of the skeletal budgets allotted for the oversight bodies […]
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The controversial Free, Prior and Informed Consent Protocol has been filed with the Caribbean Court of Justice, much to the chagrin of the Toledo Alcaldes Association and the Maya Leaders Alliance. The focal point of the dispute between representatives of the indigenous community and the Government of Belize is a perceived lack of consultation regarding […]
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Commissioner Greg Ch’oc, on the other hand, has presented a trove of documents supporting his claim that TAA/MLA were indeed consulted at various stages of the process. According to Ch’oc, an exchange of opinions with all relevant stakeholders on what the FPIC Protocol should contain was critical to formulating the document. Greg Ch’oc, Commissioner […]
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The issue of the FPIC Protocol has, to some extent, polarized the Maya community with organizations, including the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, taking a position against the Maya Leaders Alliance. That division, says Ch’oc, is regrettable, particularly since the Briceño administration seems committed to implement the terms of the C.C.J.’s consent order. […]
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Last night we told you about the legal challenge that Belize brought against Trinidad and Tobago before the C.C.J. The Government of Belize accused the Republic of importing non-CARICOM brown sugar without applying a forty percent Common External Tariff – a requirement under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. This would have severely affected the competitiveness […]
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The reins of the parliamentary leadership of the United Democratic Party were formally handed over to Shyne Barrow during a brief ceremony this morning in Belmopan. Along with his wife and daughter, the Area Representative for Mesopotamia presented himself at Belize House where he was administered the oath of office as the fifteenth Leader of […]
Written on February 1, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on It’s Official: Shyne Barrow is Leader of the Opposition
Barrow’s oath of office is now recognized by the Governor General of Belize. Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton, who is also vying for party leader, this week cited the constitution of the U.D.P. as the basis upon which she should be the one to become Leader of the Opposition. After all, she is the most […]
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Comments Off on Barrow Says Panton Had Her Chance
Today, Shyne Barrow also commented on Patrick Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party, and his own support for Faber in the past. Barrow says he gave Faber a fair chance to lead the U.D.P. He called out those who put self-interest and their own political survival first. Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition […]
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Comments Off on Barrow Says He Gave Patrick Faber a Fair Chance to Lead
In discussing Tracy Panton’s bid for leadership, Barrow said, along with the broader membership of the United Democratic Party, he was prepared to rally around her in 2021 when Patrick Faber was removed as Leader of the Opposition. The new Leader of the Opposition claims Panton’s decision to tacitly support the embattled party leader Faber […]
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Comments Off on Is Tracy’s Candidacy dead in the Water?
Belize’s border crossings with Mexico and Guatemala are slated to reopen on February seventh. The reopening has been postponed twice already, but during today’s Cabinet meeting, time was spent deliberating exactly how it will all work. Several COVID-19 protocols will be put in place, but details have yet to be released. What we do know […]
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Comments Off on Borders to Open February 7th to the Fully Vaccinated Only
Prime Minister John Briceño is facing his second bout with COVID-19, after testing positive over the weekend. News Five has confirmed he went directly into quarantine and is at this time asymptomatic. We were also informed that Parliamentarians will proceed with the Sitting of the House of Representatives scheduled for this coming Friday. PM Briceño […]
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A man was shot in his head on Monday night. Amazingly, while he suffered serious injury and remains hospitalized, he survived the attack. News Five Marion Ali was in Orange Walk today and files this report. Marion Ali, Reporting Hernan Godoy, an employee of Cal’s Bakery in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk was reportedly packing […]
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The Caribbean Court of Justice handed down their ruling today in a case pursued by Belize against Trinidad and Tobago. Belize had contended it had evidence to show that between November 2018 and June 2020, Trinidad purchased brown sugar from non-CARICOM states without imposing the forty percent Common External Tariff. In November of 2021, Belize […]
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