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Today, the Police Association called a press conference to address a letter being circulated that addresses the salary cuts and the increment freeze that will also affect police officers. While the document, addressed to the Minister of Home Affairs and copied to the Commissioner of Police, did not carry the official letterhead and signatures of […]
Written on April 20, 2021 | Posted in
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There are approximately two thousand one hundred police officers who belong to the association. While Hyde did not wish to take a position, the letter speaks to getting assistance from the ministry to offset the cut in salaries. He breaks down the realities facing police officers. Sgt. Jermaine Hyde, Chairman, Police Association “Majority of […]
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This morning the body of thirty-three-year-old Herwin Godoy was recovered from the river, only about a hundred yards away from where he went down on Sunday afternoon. His body was caught in a net placed within the river at the end of the search day on Monday. Just after six o’clock this morning, the family […]
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The saga involving Commerce Bight, Recological Systems Limited and the company’s investors continues with a response to several allegations that were made last week against R.S.L. and its present owners. On Monday, Managing Director Paul Martin issued a statement refuting a number of claims that were made during a press conference hosted by siblings Abraham […]
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As many families struggle to put food on the table due to job losses under COVID-19, many Belizeans have to create their own opportunities. Fortunately, a recent donation from Taiwan to the Ministry of Human Development is already having an impact in many northern communities. News Five’s Andrea Polanco takes a closer look at this […]
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If you were trying to get to work or school this morning, you may have had your commute delayed by the Belize National Teachers Union and Public Service Union highway blockades. The traffic shutdown was part of a week of protest actions leading up to Thursday and Friday’s budget debate inside the National Assembly. At […]
Written on April 19, 2021 | Posted in
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While members of the Belize Police Department are also subject to the ten percent salary cut and increment freeze, today they were out to preserve law and order. ComPol Chester Williams weighs in on how they ensured that there was no confrontation with the teachers and public officers. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team, comprised of the Public Service Union, the Association of Public Service Senior Managers and the Belize National Teachers Union, met with government representatives on Friday. The meeting with Minister of Public Service Henry Charles Usher succeeded a recent breakdown in negotiations that has resulted in an impasse between the unions […]
Written on April 19, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Fraser, government is intent on docking the wages of teachers and public officers. What is presently on the table is a proposal that the salary deductions can be implemented using a tiered approach of eight, ten and twelve percent, respectively, depending on one’s income bracket. Sharon Fraser, President, A.P.S.S.M. “That seems to […]
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The Nurses Association of Belize is not part of the Joint Unions Negotiating Team but it is standing in solidarity with teachers and public officers. Its membership will also be affected by the pending wage cut. In protest, nurses who are members of the association will only be working the prescribed forty hour work week, […]
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Today, the United Democratic Party lost one of its giants. Nestor Vasquez, who was one of the founding members of the party in 1973, a key player in the creation of Belize Telecommunications Limited and a broadcast television pioneer passed away. The United Democratic Party leadership expressed its sorrow and announced they would be flying […]
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An employee of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital lost his life on Sunday afternoon while swimming in the Belize River in Grace Bank. Despite frantic efforts to save him, he was pulled away by the undercurrent. Today the search continued for his body. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting From as early […]
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An unusual activity occurred last week when a Cessna plane piloted by two Mexicans was given clearance to land at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The plane was purportedly brought to the country for sale to a Belizean. But that didn’t happen; in fact, the suspicious activity led to intervention from the police and civil […]
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While the teachers walked the picket line, today the joint union leaders met with government officials today for close to five hours. The meeting which started at ten this morning at the Central Bank of Belize ended around three this afternoon. It is unclear what were the main points discussed in the meeting; however, information […]
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The founder of Recological Systems Limited which is now at the heart of a scandal involving the Commerce Bight Port in Dangriga, Alan Gobie, has come forward with his version of what transpired with the company. This afternoon, Gobie held a zoom conference and spoke about the Memorandum of Understanding signed between his company and […]
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According to Gobie, despite the fact that he also invested significantly in the Commerce Bight project, he is intent on justifying the shares that were meant for brothers Abraham and Heinrich Frose who have reportedly lost two million dollars in the deal. Gobie also reiterated that the initial purpose of Recological was to deal with […]
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Today on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes Morning Show the national costume for Miss Universe Belize 2020 was revealed to the nation. It is inspired by the Baron Bliss Lighthouse monument that sits on the coast of Belize City facing the harbour. This costume features the kite season that was brought to life by two […]
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As Belizean children begin the phased return to schools, one organization is lending a helping hand with supplies. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Back-to-school will be a challenge for many in these trying financial times. For students who come from impoverished communities in Belize City, new uniforms, book bags and school […]
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In news from the Toledo District, a fifteen-year-old boy drowned in San Benito Poite on Thursday. Police went out to the village around ten o’clock that night where they observed Sergio Butz’s motionless body on the river bank. The family told police that Butz left home alone at three that afternoon to go fishing but […]
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Many Belizeans have family members who migrate to the U.S. But what happens if they leave property back home expecting to someday recover it? Well, that is at the center of a dispute in the village of May Pen that has the Moody brothers tussling over a herd of cattle that stayed in Belize in […]
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The Commission of Inquiry has been adjourned indefinitely. That’s because the unions’ representative, President of the N.T.U.C.B. Luis Luke Martinez excused himself and informed the chairman that they wouldn’t be participating further until things were resolved with the government. He gave that notice just before the live stream of his presentation was dramatically cut off. […]
Written on April 15, 2021 | Posted in
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The media was waiting outside the House of Culture compound as the public announcement was being made by Commissioner Luke Martinez, on behalf of the unions, causing the postponement of today’s proceedings of the Commission of Inquiry. News Five’s Duane Moody reports from Regent Street in Belize City. Duane Moody, Reporting In attendance at […]
Written on April 15, 2021 | Posted in
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And now we turn to the chair of the Commission of Inquiry, Andrew Marshalleck. He spoke to the media directly after the proceedings ended. Marshalleck said he didn’t even know the broadcast had been cut. He admitted that he wouldn’t have gone about it that way – as a matter of fact, he said he […]
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The bold move taken by the Public Service Union spread like wildfire on social media, despite attempts taken to prevent its transmission. But are union efforts falling on deaf ears? Even as there have been consultations leading up to the budget presentation and options outside of salary cuts and increment freeze proposed by the unions, […]
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While we may never know who gave the order to cut off the live stream of the Commission of Inquiry proceedings today, what we do know is that the inquiry has been put off indefinitely – well that is until the unions and the government can come to an agreement. Marshalleck told the press that […]
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