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Hard on the heels of a statement issued by the Belize National Teachers Union on Wednesday, a press conference was held this morning to address the issue involving Joanna Ysaguirre. She is the primary school teacher from St. Luke Methodist who went viral earlier this week when she posted a live testimony of an ordeal […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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According to General Secretary Keisha Smith, the teacher was well within her right to seek the counsel of an attorney to guide her on the steps that needed to be taken in respect of restroom usage and her lunch break. Keishia Smith, Secretary General, B.N.T.U. “The issue of the restroom, yes. That was shared […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The B.N.T.U. has pledged to work closely with the management of the Methodist schools to get to the bottom of the situation. Senator Smith says that if the zero tolerance policy should be implemented against bullying, it should begin with enforcement from the Ministry of Education. Senator Elena Smith, President, B.N.T.U. “The bishop, as […]
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Financial Literacy is defined as the ability to understand and use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing. At the primary school level, there are basic financial skills that can be taught to children to build and establish a foundation. These lessons include, but are not limited to, saving, borrowing, and even […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A resort in the Cayo District was the target of a hold-up on Tuesday night and the perpetrators wounded two of three police officers who were responding to the call for help. The incident happened sometime after ten p.m., at the Kukulcan Resort. The maintenance worker, Micias (Mi-see-as) Tzib, reported to Police that he was […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The lives of the Director of the Belize Family Court and Commissioner of Police Chester Williams have reportedly come under threat by a high-profile respondent in a custody battle before the court. Reports are that the hit was orchestrated by a woman whose case has been before the court for almost a year and is […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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A resident of Biscayne Village is in critical condition after he was shot on Tuesday evening in Belize City. Twenty-nine-year-old Evan Cain was walking on Jasmine Street in the Lake Independence area sometime around five-thirty p.m. when he heard a gunshot and realized that he had been hit. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told News […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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A man who was found guilty of murder has been sentenced to thirteen years imprisonment in the southern session of the Supreme Court. Andre Valle Diaz was convicted of the murder of Kelvin Hernandez on August nineteenth, 2019 in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek. Hernandez was chopped to death near a basketball court in the […]
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Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin has come under severe criticism from the United Democratic Party, following a weekend shooting in which he was involved. Shadow Minister of National Security Mike Peyrefitte maintains that the sitting Minister of Home Affairs, his Chief Executive Officer and the Commissioner of Police should demit office forthwith. He points to Saturday […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Also speaking on the matter, in his capacity as an attorney representing one of the men involved in the shooting, was OJ Elrington. Contrary to what the Commissioner of Police has stated on record, Elrington says that Micah Goodin was not detained for thirty-six hours. In fact, he says that when he arrived at the […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union, in the wake of an emotional social media post shared by a distraught primary school teacher, has issued a statement on an incident that recently took place at St. Luke Methodist School. B.N.T.U. says it will ensure that an investigation is conducted into the allegations made by Joanna Ysaguirre and […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The proposed Trade License Bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives for first reading on Friday has been met with opposition in various quarters, including the business community and the entertainment industry. This morning, during a press conference held by the United Democratic Party, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow, himself a former performing artist, […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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It was the shot that was heard across the education sector, an emotional teacher suffering a breakdown on social media as she shared her story of alleged victimization at St. Luke Methodist School. For fourteen minutes, a tearful primary school teacher whose Facebook handle is Avella Teresita, detailed her experience about the day-to-day challenges she […]
Written on May 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin was cleared of criminal charges by the police department over the weekend, following a shooting incident on Saturday morning that left twenty-year-old Tae Medina with a graze to the neck. Goodin claims that he did not discharge his licensed firearm; however, he has had to surrender the weapon for ballistics testing, […]
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Six residents of San Vicente Village in Toledo are hospitalized and are being monitored in Punta Gorda after they began exhibiting symptoms of being poisoned. Today, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government confirmed that the water system in the village had been deliberately contaminated by a resident. It […]
Written on May 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, personnel from the ministry are on the ground in San Vicente Village monitoring and assessing the situation and providing clean and safe water to the residents. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has since certified that the water system is fit for reuse and that it will return on stream shortly. C.E.O. Valentino Shal […]
Written on May 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The debate on the Trade Licensing Bill 2022 continues to rage on social media and in other quarters, despite the government’s effort to clarify what it means for small businessmen and women, entrepreneurs, and street side vendors. C.E.O. Valentino Shal of the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour, and Local Government, told News Five […]
Written on May 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Last Friday, a group of about twenty-five members of the St. Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal Town staged a protest in front of the lending institution, against what they allege are irregularities and unethical behaviour that have been perpetrated by the current administration. Coupled with that claim is what they alleged was the termination […]
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The credit union, in one of its releases, had announced June twenty-sixth as the date for the A.G.M., complete with elections of new officers, the release of the annual audit, and announcements of dividends and rebates. But Castillo explained that there still needs to be a special meeting, and she quoted from the Credit Union […]
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With village council elections being held in many communities across the country, the National Garifuna Council, the representative body for all Garifuna communities in Belize, has issued a release with respect to the politicization of the process at the micro-level. In the statement issued on Friday, the N.G.C. says, “it does not support partisan politics […]
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Multiple shots were fired in the vicinity of Newtown Barracks in the early hours of Saturday morning, leaving a twenty-year-old Belize City resident with a graze to the neck. It happened after a night of partying on the entertainment strip and the incident involved Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin and his entourage. According to eyewitnesses, an […]
Written on May 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, News Five spoke with an eyewitness who was present at the time of the incident. He was in the company of Kenyon Tillett and several others and alleges that they were approached by Goodin and his friends. He recounts off-camera how the incident on Newtown Barracks unfolded. Voice of: Eyewitness “Upon leaving […]
Written on May 16, 2022 | Posted in
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While details of the incident have been disclosed by the Belize Police Department, as well as persons who were on the scene of the shooting, an investigation is underway to determine whether the three men involved were consuming alcohol at the establishment. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, if the men are found to […]
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There was another shooting incident in Belize City that has left one man recovering from a gunshot wound to the left leg. Steve Ferrell was near the intersections of Central American Boulevard and Neal’s Pen Road near 88 Shopping Center when he came under attack by someone who fired multiple shots in his direction. Assistant […]
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Tonight, a woman from Ladyville is breaking her silence about a case of police brutality. Denise Pitts says that she was slammed to the ground by a police officer who had responded to a fight at a bar in Belize City. While Pitts says she was not involved in the altercation, she asked to return […]
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