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A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the Capital on Tuesday evening for new Belize Bureau of Standards Metrology Laboratory. The building, which will be constructed by the Ministry of Works, is being financed by the European Union under the Belize Rural Development Project Two with the technical guidance of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards […]
Written on January 21, 2015 | Posted in
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When the N.T.U.C.B. hosted a press conference last week to express support for the farmers, President Dylan Reneau was conspicuously absent. Inquisitive by nature, we asked for an explanation and were told by second Vice President Adelaida Guerra that if we wanted to know why he wasn’t there, we’d have to ask him. On Monday, […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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News Five is especially pleased tonight to report that the government has started making good on payments due to young student, Janae Matute. Matute was born with cerebral palsy which was attributed to medical error. Following a protracted legal battle, in April 2014 the CCJ awarded the Matute family two point five million dollars in […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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All stakeholders in the sugar industry are no doubt under intense pressure to get factors in place for a successful crop season. For things to work, all parties – the B.S.C.F.A., ASR/B.S.I., the new associations, the SICB and the SCPC must be on the same page. And currently they are – but what about things […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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The B.S.C.F.A.’s Finance Committee Chairman, Javier Keme, has been in the forefront of the move to hold off on signing the agreement with ASR/B.S.I. It was an unsuccessful effort, largely because farmers could not stand in the face of very real economic hardships. The agreement has been signed, and all stakeholders now more towards the […]
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Two weeks ago, on January eighth, 2015, the Department of Environment and its partner agencies embarked on a new communication strategy with a workshop held for media representatives at the Baboon Sanctuary in Bermudian Landing. Well today, a follow up workshop was held at the Radisson in Belize City. The goal is to bring together […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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It’s been seven years since Andy Palacio, Belize’s musical icon, passed away. Known across the world, Palacio put Belize on the map and left a rich legacy of the Garifuna culture and music. During his career, Palacio released three albums, seven E.P cassettes and a trove of music videos. While Andy departed on a career […]
As we’ve heard, government took its licks today over an issue which is serious business. The government has come under serious and sustained fire during the weeks of impasse. Government has been accused of siding with ASR/B.S.I. against the farmers – playing big brother to those farmers and then withdrawing support at a serious time. […]
For some time now, attorney Audrey Matura-Shepherd and Prime Minister Dean Barrow have been trading insults. On Thursday, Matura-Shepherd got in her shots, stating that she found it embarrassing as a junior attorney to have to school the senior attorneys on a basic point of law. To one one’s great surprise, the PM fired back […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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This afternoon, Sir Dennis Byron, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, was a guest at our studios for an in depth interview on the work of the CCJ; that interview will be aired this Monday on Open Your Eyes. We don’t normally have the opportunity to sit with justices, so today’s interview was detailed. […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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On February fourteenth, 2001, Belize joined Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago in signing an agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice. But only Belize, Barbados and Guyana had adopted the CCJ as the final court of appeal. Now, despite a number of […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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Again, while he could not divulge details of pending local matters, Justice Byron says that past cases from Belize have been very significant in setting legal precedence within the Caribbean jurisdiction, a topic he would later discuss during the law conference. Sir Dennis Byron, President, Caribbean Court of Justice “In every country people only […]
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‘Reforms, Rights and Remedies’ is the theme for the Bar Association’s 2015 law conference. Following the press encounter with Justice Dennis Byron, attorneys, magistrates and legal practitioners from across the country converged at the Radisson for the conference. It is the second such symposium since Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay assumed presidency of the Bar Association […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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The issue of inmates who have been condemned and are awaiting execution at the Belize Central Prison remains a concern for human rights activists. In the bar association there is a handful of attorneys who work tirelessly on a pro bono basis to represent prisoners who have been found guilty of capital crimes. While the […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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Approximately thirty persons from technical and vocational high school instructors as well as personnel from ITVETs across the country were engaged in a training workshop at the Biltmore Plaza. The purpose of the E.U.-funded initiative was to start the process of aligning regional technical and vocational standards with the local education curriculum. News Five was […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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The training works hand in hand with the education sector strategy of the ministry, says C.E.O. David Leacock. With major industries in the south for banana and the introduction of the NCL cruise port, the ministry is working on providing the human resources for available jobs; “Improving Quality and Relevance of Technical and Vocational Education […]
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A fundraising initiative was launched this morning by one of the oldest and largest academic institutions in Belize. Saint John’s College is hoping to raise a significant amount of money to carry out remedial work on infrastructure on its campus on Princess Margaret Drive. The idea is to involve the alumni and community in the […]
Written on January 16, 2015 | Posted in
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Another well established institution, the Young Women’s Christian Association, with the assistance of the US Embassy, is rolling out a two-year program aimed at building human resources capacity for at-risk youths. Two hundred young women and men from Belize City and Belmopan will be recruited to take part in the program. Duane Moody reports. […]
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Even as the start of the sugar cane crop seems inevitable, the chaos within the industry continues unabated. Tonight, there is much to report—both from the farmers and the factory, which includes the signing of agreements with ASR/B.S.I. But we start with a midday press conference hosted by the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. […]
Written on January 15, 2015 | Posted in
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When it comes to the government in this scenario, attorney Audrey Matura-Shepherd pulled no punches. She believes that Prime Minister Dean Barrow deliberately and with great calculation did not speak the truth at his press conference last week. Barrow stated that the B.S.C.F.A. was misguided in seeking an order of Mandamus, which he said would […]
As we told you earlier, there is news to report not only from the farmers, but also from ASR/B.S.I., and it is fairly monumental. Early this morning two associations outside the auspices of the B.S.C.F.A. signed on to deliver cane. The signing comes on the heels of a release from B.S.I. on Wednesday stating that […]
That’s bad news for the Association, and there’s more. There’s allegedly a report circulating that ASR/B.S.I. is expressing some hesitation in signing with the B.S.C.F.A. branches who have expressed that they do so under protest. From what we’ve been able to ascertain, the position of signing under duress raises the possibility of future legal implications. […]
There is a historic visit taking place today. That’s because at the invitation of the Bar Association, Justice Dennis Byron, the president of Belize’s highest court of appeal, the Caribbean Court of Justice, is currently in the country. Justice Byron arrived at the P.G.I.A. this afternoon on a brief, but packed visit to Belize. He was […]
Written on January 15, 2015 | Posted in
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Nationally recognized as the father of the nation, George Price was remembered today by the party he led for four decades. Price passed away in 2011, but today he would have turned ninety-six. Present and past leaders, party faithful as well students took part in activities to pay homage to the leader who transformed the […]
Written on January 15, 2015 | Posted in
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The ancient practice of meditation has long been extolled as a life changing practice capable of improving one’s health both mentally and physically. There have been several studies that show that people do report feeling better when they begin to practice meditation. In 2011, Harvard released their findings of a study on meditation that proved […]
Written on January 15, 2015 | Posted in
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