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The United Nation’s Children Fund, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration have signed the first joint work plan for migrant and refugees in Belize. According to a joint release, the plan outlines strategic actions to protect the local population of migrants and refugees through advocacy and legal reform and strengthening of […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Youth has embarked on an ambitious exercise that they say is the first of its kind. This week they officially kicked off a national survey which will help create targeted programs for Belizean young people. Andrea Polanco reports on the survey launch this morning. Andrea Polanco, Reporting What do young people […]
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One of the new support services the Department of Youth has already rolled out is a counseling and wellness service. Director of the DYS Kevin Cadle says this is crucial, no matter what other opportunities are also being given. Kevin Cadle, Director, Department of Youth Services “We also added a youth counseling and wellness […]
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Over a month ago we told you how the Ministry of Youth, through its Department of Youth Services, has amalgamated youth services providers under one umbrella program called the National Belize Training Institute. The Gateway Youth Center, the Belize Youth Cadet Corp, the Frank Lizama Training Center and the National Four-H Agriculture Development Center have […]
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Police were called to retrieve the charred remains of a person on a farm in Esperanza Village on Tuesday morning. It was discovered by the property owner who told police that on Monday, he noticed a huge fire on his farm. The following day, the farmer reportedly went to check the area where he found […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Natural Resources finds itself in a bind where the consent order issued by the Caribbean Court of Justice on Maya land rights is concerned. The Lands Department is responsible for making Crown land available; however, government must be careful about how it goes about distributing parcels in communities where customary land rights […]
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The Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management has a new executive director. This follows the recent appointment of Froyla Tzalam to the post of Governor General. The board of directors for SATIIM, following an extraordinary meeting, has confirmed that Maya Ch’oc is the new head of the organization. Maya Ch’oc, the daughter of former […]
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The City of Belmopan has a new landmark. The David L. McKoy Business Center, which sits on the Social Security Board compound, was officially opened today. The building is named after one of the pioneers of the fund. The eight-million-dollar building will house multiple business and government offices. A short ribbon cutting ceremony was held […]
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Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde today confirmed that the Prime Minister’s office will be renting a space in the new building. Now, the Prime Minister’s office has, for over a decade, been situated inside the sir Edney Cain Building in Belmopan. So why the sudden move to rent a space that News Five understands can […]
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The Briceño administration says it will not be negotiating with the gangs. It’s a position that the prime minister himself has made abundantly clear. But that is not to say that gang violence will be left unchecked, or that services to improve gang members lives won’t be made available. What will be implemented is a […]
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As we reported on Monday, the Forest Department has issued a cease and desist order to Gary Seawell and a co-investor, halting logging operations in the vicinity of communal land owned by the residents of Crique Sarco. In the wake of that directive, the Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management issued a release commend […]
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For years, the main street in Dangriga in front of the bus station has been in a deplorable state. Well works have finally begun on one of two streets in that southern municipality following the signing of a contract between the town council and A & N Construction. News Five spoke today with Mayor Robert […]
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A cease and desist order has been issued by the Forest Department to halt logging activities in the vicinity of Crique Sarco Village. Late this evening, Chief Forest Officer Wilbur Sabido wrote to Gary Seawell, one of two investors, informing him that all operations under a private license issued under his name must be placed […]
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This evening, News Five spoke with Greg Ch’oc, the Commissioner of Indigenous People’s Affairs. Two weeks ago, he sat in as an observer during a meeting held by village leaders in the community. What he saw was that there was discord between the village chairperson and the alcalde. Ch’oc explains what transpired during that meeting. […]
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The public sector emoluments and allowances reduction bill 2021 went before the senate today. You’ll recall that last week Friday, cabinet began the motions to make the cuts effective on June first. U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte and Senator for the Unions, Elena Smith strongly opposed the bill. Michael Peyrefitte, U.D.P. Senator “Madam President, how […]
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Wrapping up the discussions on the bill – Government Business Senator Eamon Courtenay said he took no joy in being a part of implementing the legal frame work for the act to come into force. He said it really was a matter of choosing the lesser of the evils. Eamon Courtenay, Senator for Government […]
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Another matter that went before the Senate today is the Commerce Bight Port. Government’s Business Senator Eamon Courtenay opened by sharing that the port was leased for sum of five million dollars to Recological Systems Limited two days before the general elections. Courtenay contends that then Minister Edmond Castro shouldn’t have awarded that lease because […]
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The social partners’ senators also weighed in on the commerce bight port. They asserted that the matter may end up in the courts and that should the lease be cancelled, the people of the south may also lose out on job opportunities and an injection into the economy. Here are Senators Salas, Smith, Herrera and […]
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And to wrap up the matter, Senator Eamon Courtenay maintained that former Minister Castro didn’t have power to push that lease through. Courtenay also responded to the concerns of employment and litigation risk that other senators raised. Eamon Courtenay, Senator for Government Business “Minister Castro, as he was, didn’t have power under the national […]
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A bill for the expansion of the composition of the Court of Appeal also went before the Senate today. Here’s what Senators Sheena Pitts, Michael Peyrefitte and Eamon Courtenay had to say on that bill at today’s sitting of the senate. Sheena Pitts, U.D.P. Senator “This bill is a bill that is much needed. […]
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Data from schools’ managing authorities indicate about twenty-five to thirty percent of teachers participated in the strike action over the past month. But those industrial actions came to a screeching halt when the government began docking their pay. Education Minister Francis Fonseca says G.O.B. had no choice. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “I don’t […]
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Last week, the unions responded to a letter issued by G.O.B. concerning other compensation for the salary cut coming for teachers and public officers this pay period. The unions’ response does not sit well with Minister Fonseca, but he says that cabinet is still open to dialogue. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “They responded […]
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If you have a way with words, or love to do desktop design, then the National Celebrations Commission has a challenge for you—and you might just win a thousand dollars for your idea. All Belizeans living at home or overseas are eligible. All you have to do is design the winning logo or contribute the […]
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It is a birth defect that affects more than two hundred thousand children each year, and on Thursday, countries across the globe recognized World Clubfoot Day. It is a day set aside to celebrate partners who have been working to heal children. In Belize, the World Pediatric Project has an established programme to provide preventative […]
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News Five also asked C.E.O. Leal about his new Chief Transport Officer, Diane Vasquez. Since her appointment on May eighteenth, the leadership of the Public Service Union has been critical of the choice. Former First Vice President, now President of the P.S.U., Dean Flowers believes that her qualifications, though extensive, do not fit the post. […]
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