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After the Senate meeting, a disappointed Eamon Courtenay lamented the chance wasted by what he called ‘petty politics.’ Meanwhile, Michael Peyrefitte expanded on the suggested ‘incompetence’ of his former House colleagues, while also clarifying remarks he made in the meeting, but what he called ‘off-record.’ During the debate he seemed to suggest sotto voce that […]
A new state of the art Civic Center on Central American Boulevard was opened today for the first tour by the public. The impressive facility is said to cost the government thirty-three million dollars, complete with a FIBA certified basketball court. But with all the trappings there is one thing lacking. How will it be […]
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Has the time come for repayment of ninety million-plus Belize dollars to the Belize Bank Limited in respect of the Government’s sovereign guarantee of a defaulted loan by Universal Health Services Limited? Under the Interpretation Act, the twenty-one day limit before the Bank applies for certificate to enforce the judgment expires today, Wednesday. The Bank, […]
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The House of Representatives is on recess as of Friday, so even if the certificate is obtained in the coming days, its enforcement cannot be pursued until the House next meets, likely in special session. In the Senate, the Chamber of Commerce came under attack from one of its own, Senator Aldo Salazar, for its […]
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There will be a Commission of Inquiry into the Universal Health Services fiasco, as agreed between the National Trade Union Congress of Belize’s executive and Prime Minister Dean Barrow during a meeting in Belize City. According to an N.T.U.C.B. press release, the Commission will cover, (Quote) “all the transactions and circumstances of the acquisition of […]
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Godwin Arzu has been in the role of Contractor General since 2009 and his current two-year term expires at the end of 2017. The government has been seeking to renew his term for another two years, but the Opposition has raised objection. While the motion was passed in the House despite the intervention of Lake […]
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There was rare bipartisan agreement on the Petroleum Operations (Maritime Zone Moratorium) Bill, 2017, which establishes a moratorium on exploration, exploitation and other operations within the Belize Barrier Reef system, including those sections of the World Heritage Site. Several Senators agreed that today was a moment of celebration and recognition of those Belizeans who fought […]
San Ignacio and Santa Elena Towns have a brand new town hall. The one point seven million dollar spanking new building was inaugurated today and replaces the old town hall that had fallen to ruins and caused the town council to relocate to a temporary office space. The grand, multi-level building boasts elevators and spacious […]
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Some needy families were all smiles today in anticipation of the Christmas holidays. Inside a Jingle Box, the families found an assortment of groceries that will make their Christmas happier. Bowen and Bowen partnered with World Pediatric Project for the gifting of the hampers. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The spirit […]
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Still looking for a Christmas gift for your children? Why not give the gift of reading and contribute to a good cause by gifting a copy of “Story Time”?The National Council on Ageing launched the brand new Belizean storybook today. The publication aims to bring older and younger persons together, as well as to raise […]
The Youth Apprenticeship Program held another graduation today where more than thirty apprentices of the tenth intake graduated. According to the coordinators of the program, over one hundred of the graduates have gone on to find full-time employment and pursue formal academic studies. It started back in 2010 and targets at risk youths preparing them […]
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There were two explosions today in Belize City and in the Cayo District. We go first to Santa Elena where this afternoon dynamites were set off to break a boulder of rocks at a quarry. Word to News Five is that up to fifteen houses were damaged in proximity of the blast, but there is […]
In the city…a fire, this morning at an apartment complex on Iguana Street gave way to an explosion that rocked the community. As a loud bang was heard and plumes of smoke were seen, neighbors rushed out of their homes and unto the street. A family of five had completed their routine morning devotion when […]
Belize Electricity Limited has managed to keep electricity rates steady for the past few years, and consumers can go into 2018 expecting no changes in the base cost of electricity. The company made its bi-annual submission to the Public Utilities Commission as part of the annual tariff review on Friday. It asked to keep the […]
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The new Civic Center on Central American Boulevard is scheduled to be launched this Wednesday, two years and three months after the old facility was broken down to make way for the new state-of-the-art facility. The government says that the price tag is thirty-two million dollars, but in other sectors, it is said that that […]
One of the exchanges in Friday’s meeting of the House of Representatives came on the adjournment between Minister of Health Pablo Marin and Cayo Northeast area representative Orlando Habet. Habet queried for an update to the planned expansion of the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan among other health issues. That hospital, built over forty years […]
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The saga of the Public Sector Workers Trust continues, following a claim filed by retired public officers Sheila Genitty, Ruth White and Darrel Gardiner as beneficiaries and representatives of the trust. The beneficiaries have been at odds with the trustees of the group for quite some time and are responding to claims made last week […]
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According to Genitty, the trustees have been saying all along that they cannot ascertain the names of all the beneficiaries. She says that one call placed in the media has resulted in over five thousand names of public officers who were affected by the wage freeze during the mid-nineties. Sheila Genitty, Claimant “We made […]
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Team Belize is still on the hunt for its first gold medal in the Central American Games taking place in Managua, Nicaragua. But the athletics team has been carrying the Sub Umbra Floreo so far, accounting for seven of Belize’s eight medals – the other is in men’s basketball. On Monday the relay teams took […]
The Belize City Council was sharing the Christmas spirit in the city this morning. The holiday cheer took them over to Regent Street West at the Calvary Temple Primary School where they hosted the entire student population of about one hundred and fifty students for lunch, gifts and goodie bags. We stopped in at the […]
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The Belize City Council’s twelve days of charity continues across the Old Capital. Today the municipal body’s workers focused on two overlooked sectors of society – children and the homeless and impoverished. While their Christmas may not be on par with others, it was made a little brighter by the daily bread and clothing provided […]
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The Michael Finnegan Market, formerly known as Queen’s Square Market, was the scene of a fire over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, a stall that was being occupied by fifty-two-year-old Pearl Usher, at the corners of Hicattee Street and West Collet Canal went up in smoke sometime after midday. Belize City police were called out […]
The overwhelming backlog of cases that have inundated Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin continues to weigh down on his ability to mete out justice in a timely manner. When the Bar Association of Belize called him out for the surfeit of pending decisions, the CJ said he would dispense with those matters by December fifteenth. That […]
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On Thursday, representatives of the Public Sector Workers Trust, along with attorney Anthony Sylvester, came forward claiming a legal victory against a trio of former public officers who filed a lawsuit against the trust. That information, as it turns out, was misrepresented. Today, retired public officers Sheila Genitty, Ruth White and Darrel Gardiner convened a […]
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Senior Counsel Magali Marin-Young refuted the claims made by trustees at Thursday’s press conference, laying the facts of the case before the media this evening. She says that the claims made by the defendants are furthest from the truth, that Genitty, White and Gardiner did not set out to remove any of the existing trustees […]
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