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There are many holiday events at this time of the year, but one of the most festive is the traditional Christmas luncheon at the Price Barracks. News Five’s Duane Moody joined the B.D.F soldiers today. Duane Moody, Reporting Today, senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense and National Security along with representatives from […]
Written on December 22, 2021 | Posted in
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We reported on Monday that Creole culture advocate Myrna Manzanares was critically ill in the K.H.M.H. Intensive Care Unit. Manzanares passed away shortly before two this morning, never waking up from a coma that she fell into since suffering a stroke last week Wednesday. Several organizations, including the National Kriol Council, the United Democratic Party, […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Among her accomplishments, Myrna Manzanares was instrumental in helping to create the Kriol dictionary and Kriol translation of the Bible. But, there were other things about the late Manzanares that some people may not know. Silvaana shared some of those aspects of her late friend, referring to her as “The Spirit of Kriol.” Silvaana […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Now, with the passing of such a key person in the preservation of Kriol culture, Udz says there now has to be an effort to also preserve the legacy of Myrna Manzanares. Silvaana Udz, Friend of Myrna Manzanares “Wi have to talk and meet bout it of course. Wi have to figure it out. […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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We are only four days from the Christmas Day and everyone is ready to celebrate. But during yet another COVID-Christmas, the folks over at the Ministry of Health and Wellness are asking Belizeans to heed social distancing guidelines and to be safe during the extended weekend. Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa implored people to continue being cautious, […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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While the active cases of COVID-19 have been on a downward trend for some weeks now, Doctor Diaz-Musa says this gives healthcare professionals an opportunity to focus on other health problems. Here’s how she explains it. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Central Health Region “It’s important for the general public to know […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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As the sticky situation between B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. moves into day-two of the sugar crop opening delay, today we heard from the Chairman of the Sugar Industry Control Board. Marcos Osorio wrote to the mill last Friday informing them that the sugar crop cannot commence on December twentieth citing, “a need for a publication in […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Osorio, a meeting of the board has been called to hear presentations from the B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. Osorio alluded to a division between association representatives on the board, accusing A.S.R./B.S.I. representatives of inciting division. As the Chairman, Osorio also has a position on the issue. He is of the view that both parties […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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We also sought to find out from Osorio if any of the politicians in the north had any influence on S.I.C.B.’s letter to A.S.R./B.S.I. last Friday. Here is how he responded. Marcos Osorio, Chairman, S.I.C.B. “I would say no influence. Actually, I made the proper consultations before drafting the press release, guided by the […]
Written on December 21, 2021 | Posted in
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It was a tense weekend as cane farmers in the north were wondering if B.S.I. would start processing cane today. But that didn’t happen and there may be further delays and potential losses. B.S.I. had announced they would proceed, even if all cane farmers associations were not on board. But then on Friday, the Sugar […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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A.S.R./B.S.I. says it has become evident to the company that the Association wants more money from the mill for sugar cane at a time when the mill says they cannot afford it. A.S.R./B.S.I.’s reluctance to sign an interim agreement to their Commercial Agreement is rooted in the position that the company is not in a […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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When we caught up with Prime Minister Briceño today at an event out west, we sought a comment on the situation of the sugar industry. As a second generation canero himself, PM Briceño commented on the livelihood the industry has afforded his family and many families in the north. Prime Minister John Briceño “Our […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Reporters also questioned PM Briceño about S.I.C.B.’s position and what he foresees to be the implications of the delay. According to the PM, the delay presents an opportunity for farmers to deliver quality cane when milling does commence. Prime Minister John Briceño “Simply what was pointed out by the SIBC that have said that […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Land border are set to reopen on January first, but there are concerns as to what measures are being put in place to shield the population from another COVID-19 outbreak. Those measures are yet to be announced. We asked PM Briceño for an update. Prime Minister John Briceño “There are a number of measures. […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier today, we spoke with Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa, a member of the COVID Medical Response Committee. We got her comments on the reopening of land borders on January first. It is expected that a lot of Belizeans will flock to the northern and western borders to head to Chetumal and Melchor. According to Tourism Minister […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning before the Supreme Court, leave was granted for three companies, including Waterloo, Belize Cruise Development and Belize Logistics Terminal Limited, to join an existing lawsuit involving Stake Bank Enterprise. Earlier this year, the Feinstein Group filed a claim against the Attorney General, the Department of the Environment and the National Environmental Appraisal Committee […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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After over fifteen years of service as a public officer, Doctor Marvin Manzanero is out. Word spread like wildfire over the weekend that Doctor Marvin Manzanero had been terminated and as of Friday, is no longer with the Ministry of Health and Wellness. After testing positive for COVID-19 last December, the return to his substantive […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The country is seeing the end of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belize. Active cases are down to four hundred and twenty-eight with a declining daily positivity rate. But, the facts are that almost six hundred people have lost their fight with this deadly disease. The delta variant is still present in […]
Written on December 20, 2021 | Posted in
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A man was shot in Belize City on Thursday night and it happened just a short distance away from a police booth on Vernon Street. Now, as the victim struggles to survive, investigators are trying to make an arrest. News Five’s Marion Ali has the story in the following report. Marion Ali, Reporting Thirty-six-year-old […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, ComPol Chester Williams offered some brief comments on the shooting, saying that a motive has not been established as yet, but investigators are out collecting data. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “From what we know, Sutherland is not affiliated with any gang so we are still trying to figure out what the motive […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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There was another shooting incident recorded overnight; this time in Dangriga. Nineteen-year-old Leonard Baltazar was riding a bicycle on Saint Vincent Street when two men on motorcycles rode up behind him and one of them fired several shots in his direction. Baltazar received multiple injuries to the body and was rushed to the Southern Regional […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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A Bangladeshi shopkeeper was the victim of an aggravated burglary at his place of business on Curassow Street on Thursday night. MD Rahman, proprietor of MQ Grocery, was roused out of his slumber by four masked intruders. One of the men attacked the thirty-nine-year-old, punching him in the face repeatedly. He was then bound at […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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The principals of Waterloo Investment Holdings have written to the Government of Belize making serious allegations of corruption at the National Environmental Appraisal Committee. Today, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Doctor Kenrick Williams, under whose ministry the NEAC falls, responded to the allegations, saying that an investigation will be launched, but there would […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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C.E.O. Doctor Kenrick Williams says that a meeting has since been held with members of the NEAC. He explains how that conversation went. Dr. Kenrick Williams, C.E.O., Ministry of Sustainable Development “We discussed it as a matter of importance as a committee because it hangs over this public process. We have high professionals within […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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The conservation community has come out against the proposed causeways that are a major part of the Stake Bank multibillion-dollar cruise port project in the Belize City harbour. Earlier this year, it was revealed that approval was issued by NEAC years ago, giving developers the green light to proceed as planned. That document is now […]
Written on December 17, 2021 | Posted in
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