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The U.S. Embassy handed over a trove of tactical equipment and gear to the Belize Police Department Mobile Interdiction Team in Belmopan. The equipment, valued at almost fifty-five thousand Belize dollars, was donated by the U.S. International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. News Five attended the handing over this morning at the police headquarters in […]
Written on May 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Tourism all over Belize took a serious hit over the past twelve to thirteen months, but tonight we can report on one sign of a pending recovery. Today, the first Marriott International property in Belize, the Alaia Belize Autograph Collection opened its door on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Its first seventy guests signed the register […]
Written on May 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Turning back to the unions…Teachers have been on strike since Monday of last week. The law provides that teachers’ salaries can be cut for their time out of the classroom during this period. But that decision is left up to the managing authorities of the schools. Well on Tuesday, B.N.T.U. President Senator Elena Smith accused the […]
Written on May 5, 2021 | Posted in
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While teachers are waiting to see if their pay slips will reflect that salary deduction, on a similar front the Joint Unions are fighting to regain the ten percent salary cut for teachers and public officers, reflected in the 2021/2022 budget. According to President of the A.P.S.S.M., Sharon Frazer, while the Bill has been passed […]
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On Tuesday, Miss Universe Belize Iris Salguero got a hometown send off in San Pedro. A day before leaving the island on her journey to Miss Universe, Salguero was honoured with a farewell motorcade through the streets of the island town. Following the small parade, final preparations were made and today, the beauty ambassador arrived […]
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If you like your honey golden and sweet, you are in for double the treat when you find out that the honey coming out of Toledo is also helping the environment. It’s a sustainably harvested honey that is bursting with flavours, but also has a value that goes beyond the taste buds where beekeepers are […]
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If you went to any government offices today and wondered where the staff was, well they were very likely on the streets of Belize City. News Five followed the Public Service Union members from their opening church service to their march on Belize City. Paul Lopez, Reporting Today marks the first day of strike […]
Written on May 4, 2021 | Posted in
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While members were out in the streets protesting, their leaders were behind closed doors preparing for a mid-afternoon meeting with government representatives. That meeting began at one-thirty p.m. inside the House of Culture Compound in Belize City. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there and files the following report. Paul Lopez, Reporting This afternoon, the […]
Written on May 4, 2021 | Posted in
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While songs of solidarity are being sung among union executives, there is a divide on one issue. Among the list of eleven demands that the joint unions are putting forward is that all minister’s allowances be eliminated. Well, President of the A.P.S.S.M. says that her membership has been cautious about going after allowances because public […]
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Overtime for frontline healthcare workers…There are reports that overtime for nurses, accrued over the pandemic, has still not been paid. During today’s protest, News Five asked Darrell Spencer, the President of the Nurses Association of Belize, whether in fact these payments have been settled. Darrell Spencer, President, Nurses Association of Belize “From the time […]
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As we said, the nurses were out today in full force, joining the members of the P.S.U. and the B.N.T.U. President Spencer called on nurses from within the public and private sectors to come out in support because all will be affected by the decisions taken by the government. Spencer reiterates that the go-slow continues […]
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On Monday, we reported on a release dated April twenty-seventh from the Belize Energy Workers Union. It spoke to a position taken by the union on the plight of the Joint Union Negotiating Team whose members are on the brink of receiving a ten percent salary cut and increment freeze for three years. But as […]
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But according to Mora, there are aspects of the release that they do support the call for accountability and transparency by the government. On the Phone: Marvin Mora, Assistant Secretary General, B.E.W.U. “We are concerned about a couple things, especially how this ten percent cut is going to affect our brothers and sisters of […]
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In one bright spot among the union challenges over the past few days, the Belize Telemedia Limited and the Belize Communications Worker’s Union have signed a four-year collective bargaining agreement for over two hundred B.T.L. employees. According to a statement issued today, B.C.W.U. and the management of B.T.L. negotiated provisions between the company and the […]
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You may know him from his business dealings in Belize, but did you know that Lord Michael Ashcroft has also been leading the charge against the breeding and killing of captive lions in Africa? Well this week, Lord Ashcroft is celebrating as South Africa bans the practice. Lord Ashcroft helped the cause by giving evidence […]
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While the Met Service is urging people to stay hydrated, people’s need for water during this heat may be partly to blame for a shortage of five-gallon water bottles and refills. Today, Crystal Bottling Company acknowledged there are shortages in some parts of the country, causing some customers to have long waits for this size […]
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Today marks the second week of industrial action by the Belize National Teachers Union and the final day before the Public Service Union begins a strike of its own. As we have been reporting, members of the joint unions are taking industrial action against government’s ten percent salary cut for public officers and three-year increment […]
Written on May 3, 2021 | Posted in
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As the twenty-one-day industrial action notice from the P.S.U. elapsed today, on Tuesday public officers will not be reporting to work. News Five spoke with P.S.U. President Gerald Henry about the decision to move forward with the strike. Paul Lopez “Your members keep the government system up and running; them being out of office […]
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Late last week, the Belize Energy Workers Union issued a release to say that their members stand in solidarity with the joint unions but urged all parties, including the government to go back to the table. The release says that the B.E.W.U. has been following the developments closely, but believe that mediation is an option […]
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The joint unions have been called for a meeting with the government on Tuesday afternoon. That meeting, the unions are hoping, will be the start of negotiations to settle the impasse that has come out of the consultations over the past few weeks. P.S.U. President Gerald Henry says that the government negotiating team requested the […]
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While News Five’s attempts to get comment from several ministers of government about the Tuesday meeting with the unions went unanswered, today, during an interview with the press today, Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia said as tough as it is to take the pay cut, the decision is good for the country, given the economic reality. […]
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Senior officials from the Ministry of Human Development and Families and Indigenous People’s Affairs met with its staff in the south as well as residents. There is need for infrastructure, basic equipment and other resources to facilitate the work of the department in the south. But among the many issues that came up during the […]
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The tour took Minister for Indigenous People’s Affairs Dolores Balderamos-Garcia and Minister of State Gilroy Usher Senior along with C.E.O. Tanya Santos-Neal and Commissioner of Indigenous People Gregory Ch’oc into communities in rural Toledo over the weekend. Their visit included a meeting with villagers as G.O.B. executes a consent order issued by the Caribbean Court […]
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The Ministry of Youth, Sports and E-Governance, 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 all been streamlined under the […]
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Today, May third is World Press Freedom Day. While journalists in Belize do not face the same risks as our counterparts in Mexico, it may surprise you to learn Belize is not among the top ten, or even top fifty countries with the strongest press freedoms. In fact, on the 2021 World Press Freedom Index […]
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