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Professor Vasciannie’s opinion also focuses on recent developments pertaining to the Sarstoon River and Sarstoon Island, arising from activities of the Guatemalan Armed Forces. While he says that the GAF is not recognizing the boundaries set out in Article One of the 1859 Treaty, they are in contravention of international law. Likewise, in speaking on […]
Citizens for the Defense of Sovereignty is a newly formed organization headed by Ambassador Assad Shoman. The N.G.O. works closely with government in the referendum campaign and supports a YES vote. There have been questions being asked about its source of funding. Last week, the western P.U.P. caucus issued a release seeking government’s response to […]
The plight of homeless persons is a big social issue; today, we found a mother, her son and dogs living in a park in an affluent part of the city. Angelita and Roy Jones have been living at the Lopez Mateo Park since last year sometimes taking cover under a tarp. She says she has […]
Photographs were made available to News Five today showing six ledgers strewn on the ground in front of the office of Vital Statistics in Belize City. The ledgers contain information of voters and the photos were taken this morning. Now, the binders were traced to Clarence Williams of Offspring Booking Services of the Lake Independence area. Surprisingly, Williams […]
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Today, the U.S. Embassy in Belize released a four-minute video message called “The Truth about Venezuela.” Chargé d’Affaires Keith Gilges talks about what the U.S. sees as facts and fiction in the ongoing political unrest and economic turmoil in Venezuela. The future of this once oil-rich country hangs in the balance as food and medicine […]
A survey is being conducted simultaneously by the Referendum Unit, running parallel to the public awareness campaign. According to Ambassador Alexis Rosado, the poll serves to ensure the satisfaction of participants in the education process. Alexis Rosado, Belize’s Ambassador to Guatemala “We have people going around the country, volunteers who have been getting feedback […]
UNICEF is hosting a one week train the trainers for security forces. The weeklong sessions are being used to share techniques and knowledge on children’s rights with police officers and B.D.F. soldiers. The idea is to get officers to respect the rights of children, who come in conflict with the law. UNICEF says that the […]
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Consultant Joshua Dankoff says the training in children’s rights and the law is important for security forces. He says that there are many instances where the training can prove to be quite valuable in getting children to cooperate and to respect their rights. The training can also help to strengthen officers’ work so that cases […]
The Belize National Teachers’ Union is holding an I.C.J. forum on Friday. The forum will take place at the auditorium of the University of Belize. According to National President, Senator Elena Smith, teachers will hear speakers from both sides. It is expected presentations will be enlightening and leave the teachers with enough facts to make […]
And tonight to end the news, a heart-warming story of a Belize City resident studying at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Melissa Hamilton met her pen friend after losing contact with her for over thirteen years. Hamilton is studying overseas and is pursuing a master’s degree. Back when she was in standard […]
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Across the country, the YES Campaign organized by the Referendum Unit has been carrying out a propaganda blitz, promoting a ‘YES’ vote on April tenth referendum day. Aside from the media rounds, billboards and posters have been erected at prominent locations. There is one of Philip Goldson, another of former Prime Minister Said Musa along […]
There is unease at the Social Security Board. This is according to the Christian Workers Union. This morning staff members who are union members participated in an in-office protest across the country. The staff is not happy with what it describes as “the uncertainty that now permeates the staff of Belize’s Social Security Board.” Staff […]
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The C.W.U. is also expressing concern on another matter relating to the S.S.B. According to the C.W.U., a letter sent to the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry by C.E.O. Doctor Colin Young in January 2019, speaks of the S.S.B.’s efficiency measures for the time period of 2019-2025. The letter speaks of an item labeled […]
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The union is also at odds with the S.S.B. over a complaint by one of their own. Ella Waight, who is the C.W.U.’s Deputy Chief Representative, is alleging that she is being victimized, but S.S.B.’s C.E.O. Young denies this allegation. Waight says that she has been employed at the S.S.B. for nineteen years with five […]
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Minister of National Security John Saldivar commenced a tour of the south this weekend, beginning with a trip to Barranco Village and the Sarstoon River on Friday. The ministry is proposing to build a forward operating base in the village. And along with a delegation of government officials, Minister Saldivar held several meetings, including a […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams hosted a public meeting in Punta Gorda on Friday evening to discuss the concerns of residents in the wake of an increase in crime and violence in that southern municipality. The meeting was held several days after the homicides of Oscar Humes and Kevin Moro, who were both shot and […]
Well-known Derek Aikman died over the weekend at the age of fifty-nine. A colourful personality, Aikman rose to prominence with the United Democratic Party in 1984 when in a major upset, he unseated former Prime Minister George Price in the Freetown Division. But in 1992, Aikman was declared bankrupt and expelled from the House. He […]
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On Thursday, Salvapan resident Nicolasa Cus and her family were left without a roof over their heads after the house they were living in for several years was dismantled. Residents took to social media to complain that the treatment of Cus was inhumane since the children continue to be left exposed to the elements. The […]
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The Belize Council of Churches has come out in favour of going to the International Court of Justice and is offering prayers for a settlement of the dispute. After carefully examining the evidence, and the pros and cons, the Council issued a statement saying that “a favourable vote on April tenth, 2019 to submit the […]
So while the churches are in the yes corner, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize says its membership is free to exercise a conscious vote. The N.T.U.C.B. has been holding discussions with its wider membership involving the other unions. Today, President Marvin Mora told News Five about why they took that position. With the […]
But when it comes to his personal decision, Mora says he leaning toward a no. He’s been acquainting himself with past rulings by The Hague on similar cases of territorial disputes. Here’s how he put it. Marvin Mora, President, N.T.U.C.B. “I have not been able to arrive at a decision. I have more leads […]
Corporal punished has been banned from schools for more than a decade. In 2017, Minister of Education Patrick Faber told the media that corporal punishment in schools will not be allowed. Minister Faber also said that “if at the end of the day it is found that in fact corporal punishment was utilized by a […]
There are forty-three days left before the April tenth I.C.J. referendum and logistics are still being worked out. The Elections and Boundaries Department is still carrying out preparations for what will be a historic day. According to the department, in an effort to ensure the integrity of the referendum, it is extending an invitation to […]
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While on Open Your Eyes, Tamai and Singh responded to concerns regarding the Vital Statistics Unit. As we have been reporting, many electors are complaining that they are being disenfranchised from re-registering because Vital Stats does not have birth certificates for them. According to Tamai a little over two thousand five hundred persons have not […]
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Concerns regarding the daily operations at the Vital Statistics Unit have been mounting for years. Those who have visited the Unit go through a hellish and frustrating experience. Today, the experience may have intensified for some after the system at Vital Stats crashed. A release says, “the Management of the Vital Statistics Unit informs the […]
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