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Former area representative John Saldivar lives to fight another day, as the embattled U.D.P. politician secured his candidacy for Belmopan by the skin of his teeth. On February fifth, 2023, Saldivar’s name will be on the ballot, along with Retired Colonel George Lovell and businessman Emil Torres. The trio is competing for the post of […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Party Leader Shyne Barrow, in the wake of the N.P.C. vote, issued a statement saying, “I categorically support the Special Committee decision to disallow the candidacy of John Saldivar in the best interest of the U.D.P. The N.P.C. today decided to allow the people in Belmopan to ultimately decide the fate of John Saldivar in […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Former Belmopan Mayor Khalid Belisle has bowed out of the political race for the Garden City. On Saturday, following the N.P.C.’s decision to allow John Saldivar to run as a candidate for standard bearer, Belisle tendered a letter explaining his reason for opting out of the forthcoming convention. While U.D.P. Chairman Peyrefitte spoke on the […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The redistricting exercise will finally take place in the months ahead, following a recent consent order issued by the Supreme Court. The drawing over of the boundaries for all thirty-one constituencies will see voters being moved accordingly to establish equity across all electoral districts. This means that some constituencies will be amalgamated and new ones […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the pro tem presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) was conferred on Prime Minister John Briceño. As provisional head of the regional organization, there are four primary areas that he will be addressing during the next six months. High on that list are issues of food security and climate change. […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A trio of men, including Honduran national Marcial Toledo, convicted in separate homicide cases, was sentenced in the Supreme Court today by Justice Susan Lamb. Thirty-year-old Kashief Gallego, fifty-two-year-old Marcial Toledo and twenty-seven-year-old Evyn Ardon all pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter for their individual roles in three different incidents. This evening, Gallego, […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the Belize Peace Movement held a press conference to discuss a consent order that has been handed down by the Supreme Court in respect of a belated redistricting exercise. During the media briefing, a pair of attorneys, including Arthur Saldivar, discussed the need to reapportion all thirty-one constituencies across the country for […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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As it stands, Orange Walk South has approximately seven thousand registered voters and the most votes in favor of P.U.P. Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai, by community, came from Guinea Grass Village. But what’s to happen following a redistricting exercise which could likely see the constituency redrawn? That’s what we asked Mai earlier this week. […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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In Stann Creek West, the largest electoral district in the country, there are well over nine thousand voters. This holiday season, Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson concedes that there is not enough money to go around spreading the Christmas cheer. Instead, he promises the joy of giving to each child in his constituency, a gift, as […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise has issued new fixed controlled prices for the sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). According to the ministry’s release, the sale price of LPG across the country now stands at three dollars and eighty-four cents. In urban areas, that is across all municipalities, the price per gallon […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health and Wellness received cold chain equipment from the Government of Japan and UNICEF at the National Vaccine Storage Facility in Belmopan. The Government of Japan has previously provided UNICEF Belize with a grant of nine hundred thousand U.S. dollars, as an investment in Belize’s primary health care system […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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We also heard from representative for UNICEF Belize and the Embassy of Japan in Belize on this latest donation. Here is what they had to say about the significant investment in Belize’s health sector. Alison Parker, Representative, UNICEF Belize “For us at UNICEF, primary health care is fundamental to the work that we do. […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, UNICEF Belize and DigiWallet Limited formally signed off on a contract signalling the modernized provision of cash transfers to beneficiaries as part of social assistance. The collaboration between both entities began earlier this year as a solution to reach the most vulnerable families and children in Belize with digital cash transfer. Data shows that […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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An early afternoon shooting on Mahogany Street in Belize City has left three men injured. At around two p.m. today shots rang out near the Complex Building when at least one gunman targeted three men in a vehicle. Among the three victims is one person who News Five is told was detained in connection with […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Mexican national Juan Esparga Sanchez, one of four foreigners detained in connection with the landing of a drug plane near Bladen on the Southern Highway in November of last year, appeared before the lower court today. He is represented by attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley. During the case management committee held earlier, an application was made […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Filippo Alario as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Alario joined the Belize Bank in 2009 as Deputy C.E.O. and Chief Risk Officer responsible for the bank’s enterprise risk management framework, including strategy setting, governance and correspondent banking relationships. Alario began his career as an associate editor […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Union of Teachers is hosting its annual Education Conference in Belize. Over the last few days union leaders from across the country have been engaged in meaningful discussion on some of the shared issues faced by teachers in the classroom. Those discussions have led to a number of proposed solutions that these leaders […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Teachers across the country are engaged in consultations on the National Curriculum Framework 2022. This is the second round of consultations being held in each district to ascertain the views of teachers on the new curriculum. The recommended amendments coming out of these sessions will be implemented before the start of the new school year […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education have been unable to finalize a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement for the past fourteen years. And, yet another year is coming to an end without the conclusion of that document. It has been a long-drawn-out process due to differences of views and opinions on several […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The new sugar crop is four days away and today there’s still no concrete outcome coming out of the mediations between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and A.S.R/B.S.I. The Minister of Agriculture told reporters today that he was concerned about what will come out of the last session because at stake are the livelihoods […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The past twenty-four hours have been most unfortunate for two police constables attached to the Eastern Division of the Belize Police Department. Just after five o’clock on Tuesday evening, Police Constable Darien Skeen was traveling on a motorcycle on the Philip Goldson Highway when he collided into a delivery truck that was making a left-hand […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was involved in a fender-bender while overtaking another vehicle on the George Price Highway over the weekend. There has been a lot of criticism targeted towards the top cop since the accident occurred. An image from the scene showed two solid double lines in the middle of the highway, an […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are reporting the discovery of human remains believed to be that of a man who was reported missing about two years ago. Just after midday on Tuesday, officers visited a farm located at mile forty-one on the Hummingbird Highway, Cayo District. They were directed to an area at the end of an Orange Orchard […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The Communications Director of the Belize Police Department also confirmed with the media today that Police Constable Walford Smart is spending his first night behind bars after he was criminally charged and arraigned in court today. Smart is being remanded in connection with a firearm that went missing from police exhibit, ended up in the […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams recently returned from a regional commissioners’ conference in Miami. During the conference, ComPol Williams engaged in a number of discussions on issues related to violent crimes within the Caribbean. The discourse also had a cybercrime component to it. And, one of the pressing issues for ComPol Williams is the proliferation […]
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