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ComPol Chester Williams says that the police department is working to maintain order, while still allowing the teachers and public service officers to carry out their constitutional right to protest and strike. Williams speaks about the department’s approach. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We as a department who have been tasked to ensure that […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Two murders were recorded over the weekend, in Santa Elena Town in the west and in Punta Gorda to the south. In today’s broadcast of criminal activities over the weekend, we begin with the murder of a retired B.D.F. soldier, who while working on duty as a security guard was killed and robbed of his […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Last Thursday night, Kevonn Wade was shot dead on his veranda in Punta Gorda by a gunman who came up to his property on Main Street and opened fire. Surveillance cameras in the area caught images of the gunman as he fled the area on foot. Over the weekend, police charged one person for the […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Two days after the murder of Kevonn Wade, shots rang out once again in Punta Gorda, about a quarter mile away; near the welcome sign to the municipality. Dwayne Myers was sitting in his vehicle when he was killed. Today, we asked Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett about the incident and if Myers’ murder […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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There have been two murders within forty-eight hours in Punta Gorda. This is not sitting well with the community, or the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. He is in that southernmost municipality this week to look into the criminal activity believed to be as a result of gang warfare. And ComPol Williams says that the […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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A family in Belize City was stunned to be held up at gunpoint in their own home. Not only is the culprit someone they know, but it is something the woman of the house, went out of her way to help in times of need. News Five’s Paul Lopez has more. Paul Lopez, Reporting […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Day two of the national budget continued today inside the National Assembly. But it was outside where all the action happened. The joint unions, galvanized by a common stance against G.O.B., brought out the numbers, as well as the drums and dance moves. It was a lively and colorful scene as the union members demonstrated […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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And so there you heard the unions say that they are not backing down from their industrial actions. The B.N.T.U. has informed the Ministry of Education that teachers will go on strike on Monday. It is not clear for how long they will not be teaching but they say that they are prepared to go […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Deputy Prime Minister and member for the Lake Independence division, Cordel Hyde says he views the public service wage cut as a necessary action, even in the face of discontent from public servants. During his budget speech, Hyde said the salary adjustment will be reviewed every six months in partnership with the unions. He pleaded […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Area Representative for Corozal North, Hugo Patt criticized the 2021/2022 budget as being a bill that creates additional burdens for the Belizean people. He noted that while the U.D.P. administration was criticized for its borrowing practices, they never cut the salaries of public servants. And while the records will show that the former administration did […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Corozal Bay area rep Elvia Vega Samos, the newest member of parliament, spoke for only fifteen minutes. Her brief comments were filled with disapproval of the U.D.P.’s Corozal North Area Representative. She pledged to provide better leadership in Corozal Bay. Elvia Vega-Samos, Area Representative, Corozal Bay “I cannot fathom the idea how the member […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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The Department of Lands will be going after private landowners with exorbitant outstanding tax payments. According to Minster of Natural Resources Cordel Hyde, approximately four hundred and sixty-four persons or companies own up to eighty-two percent or three point two million acres of land in Belize. And, as Minister Hyde puts it, most of these […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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While the Lands Department is beefing up its tax collection unit, area rep for Fort George, Henry Charles Usher is blaming the former administration for the current land tax deficit. Usher revealed that the former administration signed off on fifty years’ worth of land tax for two hundred and sixty thousand acres of land bought […]
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On Tuesday, Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher informed cabinet of his intent to fix the salaries of public officers. According to a cabinet brief released on Thursday, the minister in his decision is considering the deteriorated state of public finances and the views of the joint unions. The records suggest that the last time […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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The quiet of Punta Gorda was interrupted on Thursday night when shots rang out near the Uno Gas Station and the Courts superstore. In the aftermath at the property adjacent the superstore, Kevonn Wade lay on the ground dead. Duane Moody, Reporting Around seven-thirty on Thursday night, Kevonn Wade sat on his veranda on […]
Written on April 23, 2021 | Posted in
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All eyes today were on Independence Hill, as teachers, nurses and other members of the joint unions came out to express their discontent with G.O.B. and its intent to cut their salaries by ten percent and freeze their increments for an additional three years. News Five’s Duane Moody was outside the National Assembly this morning. […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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While the unions made their presence known outside the National Assembly, on the inside, it was business as usual for the first day of the Budget Debate, as the members took turns both criticizing and supporting parts of the budget that most directly affect their ministerial portfolios and constituents. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has excerpts […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Today in the House, Cayo South Area Representative, who knew that Minister Usher had told Cabinet on Wednesday he would use his constitutional power to “fix” public officers’ salary, to reflect the wage cuts and increment freeze, Espat said he hoped that the government and the unions could continue to dialogue for the good of […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On the opposition’s side of the House, Area Representative for the Albert Division Tracey Taegar-Panton went on record to say she cannot support a budget that cuts the salaries of teachers and public officers. Panton acknowledged that the U.D.P. administration has been criticized for borrowing a million dollars a day to address the salary commitment […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Since February, discussions have been held with the joint unions leading up to the budget presentation. But that has not ended well. Today, a reserved N.T.U.C.B. president Luke Martinez says that there are areas where the wage bill can be cut, while P.S.U. Vice President Dean Flowers says the G.O.B. is not being truthful about […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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While the unions were at the foot of the National Assembly building protesting, inside the House a couple members were calling for the voice of reason to prevail. Member for Freetown Francis Fonseca noted that discussions between the unions and G.O.B. have been all encompassing, and that every piece of information requested by the unions […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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At the start of today’s budget debate, Speaker of the House Valerie Woods laid down the ground rules of the House, based on the Standing Orders. She reminded all members these standing orders dictate how members must address each other and the type of language to be used. Her reminder was no doubt prompted by […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The nomination of Froyla Tzalam as Belize’s next Governor General has been formalized via official communication between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Buckingham Palace. The Government of Belize is seeking a replacement for Sir Colville Young on his retirement at the end of April after roughly twenty-eight years in office as representative of the […]
Written on April 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The financial plan for 2021, presented by Prime Minister John Briceño on April ninth, will be hotly debated on Thursday and Friday in parliament. News Five’s Isani Cayetano looks at the issues on the table. Isani Cayetano, Reporting It promises to be a robust, albeit severely lopsided affair, considering the fact that the opposition […]
Written on April 21, 2021 | Posted in
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This afternoon in Belmopan, the Belize Police Department was busy placing barricades at the base of Independence Hill to prevent protesters and other members of the public from advancing towards the Assembly Building during the budget debate. While the unions and government are at loggerheads over the looming salary cuts, G.O.B. is taking no chances […]
Written on April 21, 2021 | Posted in
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