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As you heard earlier in our newscast, the unions have prepared their response to G.O.B.’s proposal. The document outlines the unions’ position on the good governance and other measures put forth on May twelfth and has harsh words for the Prime Minister. The three-page document criticizes the P.M.’s decision to end the “consultations” abruptly without […]
Written on May 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Unicomer Belize is opening a Courts Optical Branch in Orange Walk Town. The grand opening will be held on Monday. Managing Director at Unicomer, Javier Ponce spoke to News Five about the special deals Belizeans can expect at this grand opening. Javier Ponce, Managing Director, UNICOMER “We are really excited to be going through […]
Written on May 28, 2021 | Posted in
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While with the Health and Wellness Minister, we also asked about his driver Hamid Awe, who over the weekend was captured on amateur video in a confrontation with police officers. Awe was not wearing a mask and was recorded threatening the officers with a call to his boss, Minister Chebat. Today, Chebat confirmed to News […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The Public Service Union is hosting its annual general meeting this weekend during which a new executive will be elected. Offering himself for leadership is First Vice President Dean Flowers. He has been at the forefront of the trade dispute between the unions and government and plans to succeed outgoing president Gerald Henry on the […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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As far as the unions’ response to the prime minister’s last offer, the P.S.U.’s vice president says that a response should be put forward by Friday. Flowers also spoke on the docking of salaries for public officers who continue to strike against government beyond May fourteenth. Dean Flowers, 1st Vice President, P.S.U. “We haven’t […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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A letter written to the executive of the Public Service Union in November 2020 went into circulation earlier today, purportedly to malign the leadership of the union’s Belize City Branch. The letter follows a financial report put together by a former treasurer of the P.S.U. According to Dean Flowers, the letter, as well as the […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Services were interrupted for about four hours today at the Belize Tax Service and Treasury Departments following separate bomb threats being made in Belize City this morning. News Five’s Duane Moody was on the ground and files this report. Duane Moody, Reporting As the work day began at the Treasury Department on Coney Drive […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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On social media, many inferred that the simultaneous bomb threats at the government departments may have been part of the strike action by the unions who remain at an impasse with the government. While this cannot be confirmed or countenanced, News Five did ask Belize Tax Service Director General Michelle Longsworth for a comment. Here’s […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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They are a Belizean institution, and now the Holy Redeemer Credit Union is expanding. With a new building in Belize City and new programs in the works, including financial literacy courses, the credit union which opened its doors seventy-five years ago is poised to move its membership into the future. News Five was on hand […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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A viral video on social media has caused the Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat, to issue a public statement about the behavior of his driver, Hamid Awe. The incident, recorded by police on Thursday, captured a rant by Awe who was incensed following what he claims was brutal, unfair treatment by police of […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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A few days ago, the unions led the news almost every night. And now it is day twenty-two and there is no sign of a resolution between the unions and the Government of Belize on the salary cut and increment freeze. The unions have been at an impasse with G.O.B. following a statement made by […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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News Five caught up with P.S.U. President Gerald Henry as he participated in an educational tour in the south. He says that he is meeting with public officers across the country to keep them abreast of the situation. On the Phone: Gerald Henry, President, P.S.U. “Right now I am in Dangriga and I am […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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We don’t usually think about sewing skills when we think about police departments, but the Community Policing Unit held a graduation ceremony at the Wilton Cumberbatch Field in Belize City today that was a little bit different. Andrea Polanco reports. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Five women who completed a six-month sewing program were awarded certificates. […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The rainy season seems already to be upon us. That usually means increased flooding in low lying areas of Belize City. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is working to alleviate this problem on the south side through a twenty-million-dollar loan secured from the Inter-American Development Bank back in 2018. According to Belize City […]
Written on May 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Chief Engineer Lennox Bradley says these upgrades are expected to significantly uplift the living conditions of city residents living in these flood prone areas. The project was contracted to Medina’s Construction Limited. It has a price tag of eight million three hundred and twelve thousand dollars. And while there may be those questioning this significant […]
Written on May 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The City of Belmopan now has a new fire station as a result of a partnership with the U.S. Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Program. The new station was dedicated today and handed over to the National Fire Service of Belize. According to the U.S. Embassy, the state-of-the-art building, worth one point seven-million Belize dollar, will […]
Written on May 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher is one of the government players meeting with Joint Unions Negotiating Team as the impasse over the ten percent salary cut and increment freeze remains unresolved. Though unpopular to the unions and in some quarters, Minister Usher said that the salary adjustment was a difficult, but necessary decision that […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s been seventeen days to date since the public officers have been on strike…and even longer for teachers. Minister Henry Charles Usher says despite several compensation packages being presented to the Joint Unions Negotiating Team, G.O.B. has yet to receive a response. Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform “The […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday night, we spoke with attorney-at-law Darrell Bradley about the Whistleblower Act that the Briceño administration is seeking to legislate. Bradley spoke of the need for strengthening of investigative bodies and other pieces of legislation to recover misappropriated assets or monies. Today, Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher told News Five that as part […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Probably the item getting the most buzz from this week’s Cabinet briefing is the announcement that land and sea border points will be reopened at the end of the month. But this is only to allow foreign tourists in and not let Belizeans to travel out. The Cabinet brief today also stressed that only tourists […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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While the unions have been agitating for good governance measures to be enacted by the Government, there is already an ongoing partnership between G.O.B. and Galen University. Their “train the trainer” program is designed to help with both good governance and public service reform. News Five’s Duane Moody travelled west for the signing and files […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The Blair Athol Power Company Limited, BAPCOL, is vital to Belize’s national grid, with a production capacity of up to twenty-five percent of the country’s total power consumption. The company, which is a subsidiary of Bowen and Bowen, recently completed a major engine overhaul, a process that is arduous and time-consuming. Today, we spoke with […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The Board of Directors of the Belize Electric Company Limited (BECOL) has appointed Kay Menzies as President and C.E.O. of the corporation effective June first. The appointment follows the retirement of Lynn Young, outgoing President and C.E.O., after a thirty year career in the electricity sector. Menzies has considerable board experience having held chair and […]
Written on May 20, 2021 | Posted in
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It may not have been part of larger strike actions, but today, there was a spontaneous walkout at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Employees there were incensed over management’s decision to place four members of the Civil Aviation Department on leave. Other public officers, wearing their yellow shirts, also showed up to stand in solidarity […]
Written on May 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Even as the employees, including air traffic control crew, abandoned their posts today in protest, they notified regional partners of the situation. However, it is up to the Civil Aviation Department and the ministry to officially call a lockdown of the airport. And they were not having it. According to Minister Andre Perez and Civil […]
Written on May 19, 2021 | Posted in
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