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After a one-year break due to the pandemic, the Caribbean Media Awards resumed this year with television and radio stations from across the region submitted stories produced and aired in 2019 and 2020. The award show is the culminating event of the fifty-second Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, held this year under […]
Written on August 17, 2021 | Posted in
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Early this morning, News Five received images of tires burning on the Caesar Ridge Road in Belize City. Questions immediately arose about whether this incident is related to the Christian Workers Union’s notice of intended strike action against the Port of Belize Limited. We asked the President of the Christian Workers Union, Mose Hyde, if […]
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Nine individuals have filed a constitutional claim in court against the Minister of Health, the Commissioner of Police, and the Attorney General in relation to Statutory Instrument seventy four. The claimants are frontline workers and private sector employees, including three police officers. Among a list of twelve reliefs, the Claimants are seeking, is for the […]
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A fix-date claim form was filed in the Supreme Court of Belize on Monday. The claimants are now waiting for a date from the court for the matter to be heard. But, how does the court claim separate the argument of fundamental rights from what some may view as actions by an antivaxxer movement? The […]
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Two police officers who are also in trouble with the law are Wilton Justin Montero and Jerome Emmanuel Ingram. They were both charged for harm after being caught on camera assaulting a detainee who was already handcuffed and incapacitated. That man was later identified as David Smalls of Santa Elena. Commander of the Professional Standards […]
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The Commission of Inquiry into the sale of a number of government vehicles designated as unserviceable in the last days of the United Democratic Party administration continued today. Witnessed called this morning were all formerly well-connected members of the U.D.P., including one who was a sitting member of the House of Representatives. Commission Chairman Andrew […]
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The Young Women’s Christian Association has been around for decades, improving the lives of Belizean women and children through training in courses that promise to bring about economic growth. And today, the non-governmental organization issued certificates to five of forty participants who completed life-skills course after they lost their jobs due to COVID. The training […]
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The Belize Medical and Dental Association has come forward with some strong recommendations for actions they want the government to take in response to the presence of the Delta variant and the rising number of COVID cases in Belize. These begin with a change in the curfew which they want to start at seven p.m. […]
Written on August 12, 2021 | Posted in
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Other recommendations by the B.M.D.A. include no more indoor dining, closing all bars and casinos, strict monitoring of public transport, working from home where possible and no face-to-face school until vaccinations for children are available. Doctor Wright says that while their recommendations were just tabled today in the public domain in the form of a […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says the Belize Police Department is simply enforcing the law when he issued a memo last week instructing all regional and sub-station commanders to have their officers abide by S.I. Seventy-Four. The statutory instrument requires all persons deemed as “frontline workers” to present either their vaccination card or negative COVID […]
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Commissioner Williams admitted that the department sent home some officers on Tuesday and some more today. He said that between both days, about thirty officers have been sent home, but of that number, many of them have gone to get vaccinated or to get their PCR test done and returned to work. His reasoning is […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness today also issued a release on restrictions on social gatherings, reminding the public that it is not permitted at this time. It warns businesses to desist from promoting such activities. The ministry called on key social partners including local municipal administrators and the private and public sectors for cooperation […]
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The Commissioner of Police admits a lack of proper police enforcement is a problem when it comes to the public respecting COVID regulations. He has strong words for those in charge of certain communities. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We do have significant parts where people are not in compliance. I can tell you, […]
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Belize joined the rest of the world today to recognise International Youth Day. It is being celebrated under the theme, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” But what does that mean for Belize? We asked Youth Minister Kevin Bernard about its significance to the work of his ministry. Kevin Bernard, […]
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Today, the Commonwealth released its global index on the state of youth and Belize is not doing so well. Out of one hundred and eighty-one countries, Belize is ranked one hundred and twenty-fourth on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index which measures the status of young people around the world. The index reveals that the […]
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While the ministry is seeking to empower young people, the statistics show that in some traditional communities, child labour does occur. Minister of Youth Kevin Bernard says it is about striking that balance to ensure that a young person’s rights are not violated. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth “The youth needs assessment survey is […]
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Currently in Belize is Holly Edgell, the daughter of the late Zee Edgell, renown for her literary works such as Beka Lamb and Time and the River among others. Holly Edgell stopped in at News Five today to talk about the re-issuing of Beka Lamb as part of a Caribbean Classics series by Hodder and […]
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Egdell, who is also a practicing journalist overseas, shared her views about Belizean journalism. Holly Edgell, Managing Editor, Midwest Newsroom NPR “The thing that’s great to me about journalism in Belize is the energy and the passion that you all put into your work. You don’t get paid a lot. It’s not a glamourous […]
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The Ambassador of Taiwan to Belize handed over two Hilux vehicles and electronic equipment to the Belize Police Department in Belmopan this morning. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke to the media about how the equipment will serve the department. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “This morning we had the handing over of two […]
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A corporate citizen, Vins Liquors Limited, came through today for the Belize Police Department when it donated a motorcycle to be used by the officers attached to the Mahogany Street Precinct. The Lifan dirt bike will be used by members of the Special Patrols Unit in an effort to combat criminal activity in the Saint […]
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Earlier in the newscast, we spoke with Mayor Bernard Wagner about his return to work and the COVID cases at City Hall. We also asked him about the impact of the pandemic on Belize City revenues. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “In 2020, we collected two point three million dollars in property taxes, and […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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The mayor is advising residents that City Hall can’t continue to foot the expense of garbage collection without the residents contributing to that bill. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “At some point in time in the very near future the discussion of garbage fee, residential garbage fee will have to be put at the […]
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But it’s not all bad news for Belize City residents. As Mayor Wagner explained, the Municipal Bond did not perform as well as it was projected to, and so some of the streets that were identified for resurfacing could not be worked on during the COVID pandemic. But he says the Council commits to carrying […]
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The Maya People of Southern Belize joined in celebrating today as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. This year’s theme is “Leaving No One Behind: Indigenous Peoples and the Call for a New Social Contract.” According to the United Nations, “a social contract is an unwritten agreement that societies make to cooperate for […]
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Despite an ongoing vaccination drive led by the management of the telecoms provider, quite a number of employees are still working from home on a rotation basis. According to C.E.O. Tesucum, everything is in place for them to be able to follow the guidelines, particularly when they are working from the office. Ivan Tesecum, […]
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