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Barrow will officially take over as Leader of the Opposition following a swearing-in ceremony, but many still see him as a political newbie, with the 2020 general elections serving as his first real foray into Belizean politics. So how will he hold up amid what appears to be a sustained attack by members of the […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Statutory Instrument Number fifty-seven of 2021 may have been passed and slipped under the radar of most people, but not the fisher folk community who today, came out expressing their discontent with the access it gives to foreign nationals to fish within Belizean waters. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Back in […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Debt levels were high for many countries prior to the COVID-19, but the pandemic has worsened the situation in many low and middle-income countries. Revenue collection and economic activity have declined drastically, making it hard to service debts. The Government of Belize, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is looking for financial instruments available in […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning the news of multiple terminations at the Belize City Council spread like wildfire on social media. But Mayor Bernard Wagner told News Five the employees in question are all of retirement age and council is to begin enforcing the City Council Act. He says keeping them on the payroll is costing CitCo hundreds […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize National Fire Service headquarters has relocated to two temporary sites in Belize City. You’ll recall that the previous U.D.P. administration sold the fire station to Atlantic Bank before the General Elections. Today personnel were removing the final pieces of equipment as they closed off operations on Cleghorn Street. Fire Chief Colin Gillett tells […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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A much-loved member of the Belize police department died over the weekend, leaving friends, family and the force to mourn the death of another senior officer. News Five’s Duane Moody was in Corozal today to find out more about Assistant Superintendent Fernando Neal, the status of the other victim and the men who reportedly fled […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, a pair of teenagers was handed over to local authorities by their counterparts in Guatemala. The youths, seventeen and eighteen years old, respectively, are being held in connection with two murders. As we reported on March second, Gonzalo Rosado was shot and killed inside his vehicle which was parked in front of […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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A Belize City resident is recovering from a gunshot injury following an attempt on his life on Friday night. Mark Burgess was walking along Iguana Street around ten-thirty p.m. when upon reaching its intersection with Seagull Street someone opened fire. The Lakeview Street resident was injured in the shooting and was transported to the Karl […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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In Southern Belize, a Guatemalan laborer lost his life on Sunday evening during a hit and run near Maya King. Police responded to the location shortly after five p.m. where they According to police, Rosa Martinez was driving a single-cab Toyota pickup along that stretch of road when Diaz reportedly swerved into her lane. She […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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For almost two weeks, Belizeans at home and abroad have been speculating that there might be volcanic or geothermal activity in the Maya Mountains, at an area known as the Sleeping Giant where smoke has been seen billowing in the distance. Well, today we got confirmation that it was nothing mysterious or—as some had begun […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the United Nations Development Program donated a trove of information and communication technology equipment to the Belize’s judiciary to improve the access to justice by addressing the challenges leading to inadequate data and the back log in cases. The donation, valued at one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, was made possible through the Spotlight […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Shyne Barrow for leader of the United Democratic Party? It appears Moses Shyne Barrow is making moves to position himself as the frontrunner for the position, should Patrick Faber be recalled. This evening, we received a copy of the letter sent to Governor General Froyla Tzalam. The letter was signed by Barrow himself, along with […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The recall petition seeking to oust United Democratic Party Leader Patrick Faber is under review. Today, Chairman of the U.D.P., Michael Peyrefitte hosted a zoom briefing to talk about the process which includes verifying the signatures and then setting a time and place to do the recall vote. He notes that while there is no […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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So if Leader of the U.D.P. Patrick Faber is recalled and removed, who will succeed him? That is going to be left up to a national convention if more than one person offers him or herself for the position. If that happens, those persons come from a very small pool of eight people. In the […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Is there discord within the Maya community and the various organizations that represent them? Earlier today, SATIIM issued a statement celebrating the Supreme Court’s recent confirmation of Maya customary land rights in Jalacte village. While the Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management saluted the legal victory, it has also issued a release calling for […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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Once the communities have given consent, they can still withdraw it any point. Additionally, an FPIC Protocol allows both parties to negotiate the conditions under which an undertaking will be designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated. This is also enshrined within the universal right to self-determination. But the government, according to the Toledo Alcaldes Association, is […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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In putting forward its position, the judicial system, at the Supreme Court and C.C.J. levels, has very precise about who the representatives of the Maya communities are. It is a point that the TAA/MLA spokesperson also made clear during Thursday’s press conference, following a session with the Caribbean Court of Justice. Cristina Coc, Spokesperson, […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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It has been twenty-four hours since members of the United Democratic Party submitted a petition to recall their party leader Patrick Faber. As we reported on Thursday, a group within the U.D.P. gathered two hundred and ninety signatures to being the process to recall Faber as leader of the U.D.P. But that’s only the first […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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An employee of the Youth Department has tested positive for COVID-19. This has pushed the DYS to test a number of employees who came in contact with the individual. According to a press release, the senior staff member is attached to the Corozal branch. This was cause for concern, however, because earlier this week, he […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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As a result of this infected staff member, the DYS has taken the precaution of closing the office for a week and to get staff members who came in contact with the patient tested. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth “In order for us to ensure that there is no spread we have also asked […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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Several businesses have been conducting their own COVID-19 vaccination drives. Today at the Gordon House compound on Coney Drive in Belize City, RF&G Insurance collaborated with its partners to hold a vaccination and wellness clinic for the public. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting As early as seven-thirty this morning, residents came […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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Six point three million dollars – that is what will be awarded to two men and the village of Jalacte following a win in the Supreme Court. Details of the case were made available today during a zoom press conference. For background, the construction of the Jalacte Road was an undertaking of the Barrow administration […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Jalacte Village Emerges Victorious in Land Rights Claim against G.O.B.
It started with murmurs and whispers, continued with an exchange of barbs and denials on social media, and then today, there was an actual petition submitted at the United Democratic Party Headquarters seeing to oust the party leader. News Five’s Andrea Polanco was among the press corps gathered at the U.D.P. Secretariat this afternoon. […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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It is the most talked about mystery right now: what is causing the smoke or steam to rise in the Maya Mountains? Well, while the public continues its speculation ranging from previously unknown volcanic activity to fallen space debris, the Ministry of Natural Resources is assembling an investigative team to run some tests. According to […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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With only twenty percent of Belize’s police force getting their vaccination against COVID-19, despite being eligible from the earliest phases, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams today rolled up his sleeve and took the jab. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there when the ComPol and a crop of new recruits got vaccinated. Paul Lopez, Reporting […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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