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The ongoing dispute between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and the American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries culminated with a protest today in Belmopan under the scorching mid-morning sun. A.S.R/B.S.I was making a presentation to the Cabinet on its position and what it can and cannot afford to pay the B.S.C.F.A. for sugar cane. And […]
Written on March 7, 2023 | Posted in
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The Government Press Office issued a press release in which it outlined, quite like Florencio Marin Senior indicated earlier, that Cabinet met with representatives of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association in January. Today, it was A.S.R./B.S.I’s representatives who made a presentation to Cabinet on a commercial agreement that is yet to be signed between […]
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If the protest staged in Belmopan today by the B.S.C.F.A does not result in a palatable agreement for them, Committee of Management Chairman Alfredo Ortega said they are prepared to go further. But Ortega stopped short of saying what their next step of action will be. Alfredo Ortega, Chairman, Committee of Management, B.S.C.F.A “This […]
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While the government is lending its support to both sides to reach a happy medium on a commercial agreement, earlier today we asked the Chairman of the Committee of Management for the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, Alfredo Ortega, to explain his association’s position to the suggestion among some farmers to raise the price of […]
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A bar fight in the early hours of Sunday has left one man dead after he was stabbed multiple times by an individual whom witnesses say was visibly intoxicated inside Jeemar’s Nightclub. The incident happened in the San Pedrito community and today, thirty-two-year-old Alvaro Tun was arraigned for murder. News Five’s Isani Cayetano was in […]
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A murder was recorded in Belize City today. Just before eleven a.m., Brian Perez succumbed to a gunshot injury he received on Thursday night at his rented home on Gill Street in Belize City. The thirty-eight-year-old, who has a twin brother, had just arrived home with his family when they were accosted by two men. […]
Written on March 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Elmer Nah, the former police corporal who is charged with the double murder of the Ramnarace brothers from Belmopan appeared in court again today. But Nah spent fewer than five minutes in court before he was given a new adjournment date. He was returned on remand to the custody of the Belize Central Prison until […]
Written on March 3, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the Government of Belize issued a statement refuting allegations being made in other parts of the media against Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Youth, Sports and Transport. The accusations made against the Stann Creek West Area Representative involve the purchase of air conditioning units. The release went on to say, categorically, “there is absolutely […]
Written on March 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Representatives from the joint unions and their counterparts from the government held another in a series of meetings today. The two sides have been trying to work out the finer details of how and when the increment freeze on public officers’ and teachers’ salaries will be lifted. And while many on the wayside might have […]
Written on March 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize National Teachers’ Union President, Senator Elena Smith told the media that the discussions were frank and cordial, but that no definitive conclusions have yet been met. But one thing is for sure: the unions are not in agreement with the linking of the unfreezing of increments with pension reform. Senator Elena Smith, President, […]
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Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, who is on the government’s team, explained in greater detail. He said that aside from the unions wanting their increments to be restored, they also want to collect their increments for the past two years. That, he explained, is not a matter that can be realized this year. Francis […]
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The global issue of inflation has sharply increased the cost of supplies, as well as the cost of goods and services in Belize. Notwithstanding government subsidies to the productive and transportation sectors, among other initiatives and achievements, the cost of living remains high and is affecting all Belizeans. Earlier today, it was announced via cabinet […]
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The Briceño administration remains on the sideline, observing keenly the ongoing dispute between Portico Enterprises Limited and Stake Bank Enterprises Limited, over the purported existence of a Definitive Agreement that was granted to the Port of Magical Belize under the previous government. We have been reporting on recent developments between both entities involving their respective […]
Written on March 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Increments for teachers and public officers will resume at the start of the next fiscal year, on April first, but it hasn’t been without much back and forth between the unions and the government. Both entities are set to meet on Thursday to finalize the return of the annual wage adjustment. Ahead of that meeting […]
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Coupled with the unfreezing of increments is the discussion and implementation of pension reform. Last Friday, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize came out in support of its sister unions on a number of issues related to the return of increment. On the matter of pension reform, the umbrella organization€ chided the government for […]
Written on March 1, 2023 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association and the Progressive Sugar Cane Producers Association wrote Prime Minister John Briceño proposing an increase in the prices of brown and plantation white sugars. According to the CSCPA, the last adjustment in the cost of bagged sugar sold in the Belize market was back in 2015. While […]
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Two weeks ago, the sudden removal and temporary replacement of Doctor Andre Sosa as K.H.M.H Board Chairman raised the eyebrows of many who wanted to know whether the abrupt change in leadership was because Sosa had been candid in past remarks where the hospital was concerned. Minister of Health and Wellness, Kevin Bernard told News […]
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There is a war of words being waged by the principals of two cruise port projects in Belize and the back-and-forth via press releases continues to reveal the intricacies of the agreements that were struck with the government. On February twenty-second, Chief Executive Officer David Gegg issued a blistering response to a letter that was […]
Written on February 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Two thousand dollars a day, that’s the cost of trucking potable water from Dangriga and Riversdale to Placencia. It is a bill that Belize Water Services is currently footing to ensure that there is adequate supply to all consumers on the peninsula heading into Easter. Over the past few days, it has been reported that […]
Written on February 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize Water Services is presently in the initial phase of executing several projects to improve the supply of water to Placencia, as well as other communities along the peninsula. With an inflation in the cost of materials post COVID, the cost of these projects have virtually doubled. According to C.E.O. Haynes, these works are expected […]
Written on February 28, 2023 | Posted in
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In most cases, when an adult goes missing, the story ends in tragedy for their loved ones. But in this case, we’re happy to report that a woman who was listed as missing on Monday morning and whose disappearance worried the Hattieville community has returned home safely. The sudden disappearance of Sharlette Jacobs, the Principal […]
Written on February 28, 2023 | Posted in
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An early morning murder took place in Dangriga today and claimed the life of Frank Garcia, who also goes by the nickname “Animal.” Garcia was inside his house in the Rivas Estate area when the gunman entered his house and fired the deadly shots at him. News Five’s Duane Moody travelled south today and spoke […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Last Wednesday, there was a shooting incident in Roaring Creek Village that claimed the life of fifteen-year-old Dane Matute Junior. The high school student was among a group of teenagers who went swimming at a popular location near Guanacaste Park when two gunmen opened fire in their direction. While Matute Junior was mortally wounded, his […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Where is Hattieville Primary School Principal Sharlette Jacobs? She was last seen around eight-thirty this morning and has not been seen or heard from since. The Belize Police Department has since issued a missing person’s bulletin describing Jacobs as being five feet four inches tall, slim built and about one hundred and sixty pounds. She […]
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Since the beginning of this year, there have been several reports of schools being targeted by thieves. Last week, two schools were burglarized, in Corozal and Belize City, and then on Sunday night, a police patrol ended up detaining a thief who was in the process of breaking into a school. Residents have said that […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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