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Health and Wellness Minister Michel Chebat responded to the reports of alleged termination and removal of staff from within the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Last Friday, the first Vice President of the Public Service Union spoke to News Five about what he termed the disrespect and wrongful actions taken against public officers. He alleged […]
Written on March 31, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat confirmed that the debacle surrounding the Doctor Marvin Manzanero has, in his view, been resolved. He says the former Director of Health Services is in fact back working at the ministry. Michel Chebat, Minister of Health & Wellness “Doctor Manzanero is there and for you to […]
Written on March 31, 2021 | Posted in
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A physical altercation between two officers at the Dangriga Police Station on Tuesday has led to charges being brought against siblings Akeem and Kenrick Gamboa. It is reported that the brothers entered the precinct following the confiscation of a pair of motorcycles from the New Site area earlier in the day. A scuffle ensued shortly […]
Written on March 31, 2021 | Posted in
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A Belizean minor, identified as a standard-four student from a Belize City primary school was among a group of unaccompanied children from Central America making their way to the United States. To protect the confidentiality of the girl and her family, her identity will not be disclosed at this time. But the child, who is […]
Written on March 30, 2021 | Posted in
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Director of the Department of Human Services, Lliani Arthurs told News Five that of great concern are the risk factors associated with unaccompanied minors. Arthurs pulled no punches warning parents about the exploitation and human rights violations that can occur, even for children travelling with someone known to the family. Lliani Arthurs, Director, Department […]
Written on March 30, 2021 | Posted in
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So is there some level of neglect for which the parent or guardian can be held accountable? Director Arthurs says that while migrating to another country for better opportunities is legal, an assessment is underway to determine whether or not there are charges to be levelled against the little girl’s parent in Belize. Lliani […]
Written on March 30, 2021 | Posted in
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While the country has been documenting unaccompanied minors since 2016, it is primarily collecting data on Central Americans ending up in Belize. Those cases came to a halt in 2020 with the closure of land borders during to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while this is the first known case of an unaccompanied Belizean minor, we […]
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The nation’s children may be on Easter break, but the Belize National Teachers Union is not relaxing this holiday. Union representatives met with government representatives on Monday evening to further negotiate a proposed salary cut for teachers and public officers. The protracted discussions come after dates being set for the reopening of schools after a […]
Written on March 30, 2021 | Posted in
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Senator Smith has also laid out a schedule during which the union’s leadership will meet with various branches to provide an update following the upcoming round of meetings. According to Smith, it will also serve as an opportunity for the executive of B.N.T.U. to renew its mandate in the ongoing negotiations. Senator Elena Smith, […]
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A new Governor of the Central Bank of Belize is set to assume office later this week, with the start of a new financial year. Manuel Vasquez will succeed Ambassador Joy Grant as head of Belize’s fiscal and monetary regulator, responsible for the issuing of bills, as well as controlling the flow of currency. Vasquez […]
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The Belize Jaguars triumphed this afternoon by trouncing Turks and Caicos with a final score of five-nil in the second World Cup qualifier being played by our men’s national team. Two goals were scored by forward Carlos Garcia, while Jesse August, Deshawon Nembhard and Deon McCaulay scored one goal apiece. Today’s victory keeps the Jaguars’ […]
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Belize City police are investigating the murder of a young man who was shot and killed on Saturday evening. It is the latest homicide in the Old Capital and investigators are following up on various leads, despite not being able to yet ascertain a motive. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Kevaughn […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a shooting in Belize City on Saturday night, but the victim was probably not the target. Police say that a woman was in her yard on New Road when she received gunshot injuries. Sr. Superintendent Hilberto Romero says that that they don’t know the motive nor do they have any suspects. Sr. […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Guatemalan Lesbia Alvarez has been charged for the stabbing death of her common-law husband Omar Kantun. As we reported last week, Kantun was killed inside his home last Friday in Silk Grass Village. An examination revealed he received more than fifty stab wounds. Police say that the file was sent to the D.P.P. and that […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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There were two shooting incidents on Sunday night in Benque Viejo del Carmen. A man from that western town was shot after nine and when police responded to that crime, they were fired upon by the alleged perpetrators. During a gun-fire exchange a cop was shot. ACP Joseph Myvett tells us more. ACP Joseph […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Two men from one family died in a vehicle pileup over the weekend. The deadly accident has left a family grieving in the west – and they say it was reckless driving that took their loved ones away. News Five’s Reporter Andrea Polanco headed west this morning to find out more. Here’s the story. […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week more than eleven thousand unaccompanied children from Central America were taken into custody by U.S. authorities as they arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, the highest number since 2019. Most of them are teenagers, but hundreds are under twelve years old. Today, Breitbart News posted a bilingual interview with several of these young people […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Since the announcement of a phased reopening of schools last week, seventy schools have already submitted their paperwork for primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the country. It’s an optional return to face-to-face instructions beginning on April twelfth and with schools already signing up it also means that many students will need to prepare for […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Amid the reopening of schools in April and May, the issue of a proposed salary cut still looms. Teachers and public officers have taken a firm stand against a reduction in the existing wage bill and government has for its part rejected the counterproposal by the joint unions. Despite the growing tension, Minister of Education […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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G.O.B. is not budging – at least that is the news coming out of the unions. The government has flatly rejected their cost-cutting proposal and wants to push full steam ahead with the salary cut and increment freeze to reduce the wage bill by eighty million dollars. Earlier this week, the unions informed their members […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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But it may not be a done deal. According to P.S.U.’s Dean Flowers, G.O.B. reached out to allow them a final chance to ventilate their reasons for their unwavering position. That meeting couldn’t happen today and has been pushed back for Monday – and we’ll tell you all about that next week. But you’ll remember […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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And now turning to more public service matters – Dean Flowers is calling out the Ministry of Health and Wellness. He alleges that public officers are being treated to very disrespectful and wrongful actions. He says one such incident happened today – where two officers were basically chased out of their office. He explains what […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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So, there you heard Flowers allege that the officers were being transferred at the orders of the Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat. But it doesn’t end there, according to Flowers, because the minister himself, allegedly, tried to get rid of a senior finance officer in his ministry and told her she would be […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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And Flowers also took the opportunity to take some closing shots at Minister Michel Chebat – calling his actions arrogant and disrespectful. He alleges that Chebat’s issue with the Financial Officer in his ministry stems from a failure to follow procedure, one, he says, that was laid out way back in January as it relates […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Residents of Silk Grass Village woke up to the startling news of a murder this morning. The grisly scene of a vicious stabbing was discovered by a neighbor who saw her friend, a forest officer who recently moved to the community, mutilated inside his home. It happened overnight but was not reported until sometime around […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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