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Today marks the eleventh day that the Belize National Teachers Union has been on strike, matching the record set in 2016. The Joint Unions Negotiating Team and government representatives are scheduled to meet on Thursday and reports are that a decision on strike actions will not be taken until Friday. So where do the discussions […]
Written on May 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Unions leaders have been calling on the Prime Minister to come to the negotiating table, but would his direct participation make a difference to the outcome? Those ministers who are participating do give him updates, but one union leader says this is not enough. Sharon Frazer, President, A.P.S.S.M. “This is a national issue and […]
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A deadly house fire intentionally set by an enraged former common-law has claimed the lives of a Saint Matthew’s Village resident and her three-year-old son. It’s a tragic story of domestic abuse and family members had no idea the latest incident would end in such loss. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Barbara Fisher, Mother […]
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Weekend violence left two men dead and another injured in Belize City. Today the families say their loved ones were not the intended targets. News Five Reporter Andrea Polanco tells us more: Andrea Polanco, Reporting Four men were socializing inside this small building on Church Street on Saturday night, but in a matter of […]
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There you heard from the families of the two men killed on Church Street in Belize City – now we turn to the police for an update. While there are several persons being questioned in connection with this fatal shooting, police say that they are also investigating whether the death of Gerald Tillett Junior may […]
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Two separate murders were also recorded in the South; one in Santa Cruz Village on the Southern Highway and the other just outside of Dangriga in the village of Hope Creek. On Friday evening, police responded to a report at the Southern Regional Hospital where a man had been stabbed and was being rushed into […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team may now be seeing some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel in their fight for good governance. News Five has confirmed that during Thursday’s negotiation meeting, G.O.B.’s team presented three drafts of good governance legislation. Although government had initially indicated that it would take at least three months […]
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Today, the joint unions saw one of their largest membership turnouts to date since the Belize National Teacher’s Union began its strike actions last week Monday. Protestors were bused in from all six districts. The protest stretched for several blocks as those in attendance marched through the main streets of Belize City. For the joint […]
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The Christian Workers Union is all too familiar with industrial action in the face of a ten percent salary cut. Viewers will recall that back in 2020, C.W.U. members at the Port of Belize Limited took industrial action in the face of a proposed ten percent cut for full time staff. Like the Government of […]
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The Super Bond restructuring remains in limbo, following the cancellation of a virtual meeting between Minister of State Christopher Coye and the two largest holders of the Government of Belize’s U.S. Dollar Bonds. That meeting was scheduled for earlier this week, with an aim to restructuring the bonds that are due in 2034, taking into […]
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Belize City police are on high alert, following the late evening murder of a known gang affiliate on Thursday. Gunfire erupted in the vicinity of Bagdad Street yesterday, shortly before seven p.m. When the shooting subsided, a young man lay dead not far from where his bicycle came to rest. It would appear that Gerald […]
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Today, the Government of Belize inaugurated a health clinic in the village of Bullet Tree in the west. At an official ceremony this afternoon, Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat and C.E.O. Deysi Mendez were joined by Prime Minister John Briceño as the health facility was officially opened. The goal is to make healthcare […]
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Calcutta Government School is getting a new school building. They have only just broken ground to indicate a commitment for the building, but the school’s management is celebrating it as an accomplishment as they have been waiting for a new building for a decade. Here’s the story. Julius Casmiro, Local Manager “We gather here […]
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On Thursday, we told you about the decrease in crime across the country for the first quarter of this year – with fourteen fewer murders recorded when compared to the same period last year. You heard the Commissioner of Police say that the decline in crimes is because of the cops’ hard work and smart […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team and the Government of Belize met today for day-two of discussions inside the House of Culture in Belize City. It was expected that the meeting would run into the evening because nine of the eleven points put forward by the unions were yet to be discussed. But today, those points […]
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Prime Minster John Briceño also spoke out today, courtesy of the Government Press Office, on the ongoing negotiations between the unions and G.O.B. representatives. PM Briceño, who is not in the negotiation room with the unions, says he does get updates on what transpires in those meetings. He expressed disappointment with what he deems to […]
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PM Briceño also spoke about the outstanding taxes owed to the government and why collecting those taxes is not a simple solution to the economic crisis. He noted that the responsibility to collect taxes also lies with public servants. Prime Minister John Briceño “Generally Belizeans understand. I think even the Union members understand. But […]
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PM Briceño also contended that while there are those expecting his administration to solve the nation’s economic crisis within a short span of time, those most critical have been members of the public service for the past thirteen years. PM Briceño questioned why industrial actions were not organized by those critics under the last administration. […]
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There are questions tonight about Belize’s homegrown economic recovery plan after Reuters news agency is reporting that creditors have been urging Belize to agree to an I.M.F. program, and Belize is accusing its bond holders of cancelling a zoom call. When asked for comment today, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Chris Coye […]
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The reported pressure that G.O.B. is facing from superbond holders may also be having a rippling effect on ongoing negotiations with the joint unions. Today, President of the P.S.U., Gerald Henry explained that the added external pressure may be causing the government to stick to the ten percent cut. Gerald Henry, President, P.S.U. “I […]
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A chopping incident left two tenants at an apartment complex nursing a range of machete wounds. One man received a large chop wound in the head and the other received numerous cut wounds to his upper body and his hands. One man says he acted in self-defense when he disarmed the man who attacked him […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team and representatives of the Briceño administration resumed discussion on Tuesday afternoon. That meeting was held at the House of Culture here in Belize City and lasted for almost six and a half hours. Both parties later exited the compound at around seven p.m. Today, when we spoke with the President […]
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Earlier today, our newsroom received images of burning tires near Cotton Tree Village, along the George Price Highway. Reports are that sometime around five-thirty a.m., at least three tires were set on fire in the middle of the road. Law enforcement officers were immediately dispatched to the scene and quickly doused the flames to allow […]
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Social Workers within the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous People’s Affairs are in fear of possible victimization after Chief Executive Officer Tanya Santos issued a memo to her directors in response to the recent industrial actions. In a letter dated May fourth, 2021 with the heading ‘Strike Action,’ C.E.O. Santos requested that officers […]
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Now, the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs addresses some of the most critical needs of our society, including community rehabilitation, human services and women and family support. The ministry is staffed with three hundred employees, which include social workers. And, according to the memo, these measures are being put in place […]
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