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The twenty-ninth annual cashew festival was held over the weekend in Crooked Tree under the theme, “Highlight our Magical Fruit, the Cashew.” The village has been pushing to partner with the agricultural department, the B.T.B. and other public and private sector agencies to promote the economic viability of the cashew fruit and the industry. Duane […]
Written on May 22, 2014 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie will not hand over any evidence in the private action brought by COLA against Elvin Penner. He said so by letter to COLa President Giovannie Brackett dated May twentieth, 2014. News Five has managed to get a copy of that letter in which the Commissioner Whylie states, “the Law by […]
The University of the West Indies on Tuesday terminated Professor Brendan Bain as Director of Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Programme. Bain offered witness testimony in the case of Caleb Orozco and UNIBAM versus the Attorney of Belize and a group of churches on the constitutionality of section fifty-three of the criminal code. That case was […]
Written on May 21, 2014 | Posted in
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But religious activist, Pastor Scott Stirm is strongly opposed to Bain’s termination. Stirm claims that Orozco started the campaign to get rid of the professor from CHART. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Via Phone: Scott Stirm, Religious Activist “He has every right to take this into a lawsuit for discrimination. I don’t know if he will […]
Written on May 21, 2014 | Posted in
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A private company is proposing the establishment of a logistical terminal near the Port of Belize. The idea was pitched to both public and private sector agencies during a two-day closed-door session at the Radisson that ended this afternoon. The concept is that various businesses within the agro-sector primarily, should invest in a multimillion dollar […]
Written on May 21, 2014 | Posted in
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Once the project comes into fruition, it will be divided into two basic components. According to Vasquez, there will be an ownership aspect, as well as an operational one in which investors can participate in the running of the operation. Arturo Vasquez, Receiver/C.E.O., Port of Belize Ltd. “This is just a proposal. We are […]
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There is breaking news tonight, as the body of an unidentified male believed to be in his forties has been found in the village of Santana in the Belize District. There is no confirmation as yet whether the individual is the victim of foul play. News Five understands that a team of officers is presently […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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As we reported on Monday’s newscast, Professor Brendan Bain of the University of West Indies had come under fire for appearing as an expert witness in the case in which Caleb Orozco and UNIBAM are challenging the section fifty-three of the criminal code before the Belize Supreme Court. Well, the news tonight is that the […]
The Belize Red Cross is hosting a regional contingency planning workshop with representatives from CARICOM nations as well as international partner societies in the US, Norway and France. The two-day workshop is held annually prior to the hurricane season and is done to strategically plan and produce a document that is presented to respective governments […]
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One of the key issues being discussed is the challenge facing the region when it comes to adequate response to natural disasters. Head of Programs and Operations for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is Jan Gelfand. The headquarters is based in Panama. Gelfand says that the reality is that in […]
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The Belize Camping Experience is a Belize City based N.G.O. that was established back in 2008 and has been sponsoring summer camps across the city. While the youth organization has been thriving on donations from the private sector, today majority of its operating funds are generated from its own initiative, Harvest for Kids. Founded in […]
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Relations between the government and BGYEA have not always been cozy. In fact, the two have been mostly at odds over a development at the Harmonyville community on the George Price Highway. BGYEA President, Nigel Petillo is the outspoken head of the grassroots organization; this morning, emotions were running high because Cabinet has decided that […]
Following our visit to Harmonyville to get a firsthand understanding of the lay of the land, News Five caught up with Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Wilbert Vallejos. He explained government’s position on the development of the buffer zone, near the mile forty-one community. On Friday, a release was issued announcing Cabinet’s rejection of a […]
A judgment has not been delivered in the case of Caleb Orosco and the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) versus the Attorney General of Belize, supported by various church groups. That case was heard in the Supreme Court on May twenty-thirty. But while that ruling is pending, in Jamaica, a University of the West Indies […]
Earlier you heard about the ongoing land disputes in Harmonyville. That’s one of the most recent because there have been countless cases. Last week, News Five broke the story of a brewing land dispute in the small community of Unitedville in the Cayo District. The Ministry of Lands gave title for a five acre plot […]
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While this dispute has the appearance of being resolved, it points to gross negligence in the Lands Department. Those are the words of Commissioner of Lands Wilbert Vallejos, who went further to state that corruption is a plague in the department. Wilbert Vallejos, Commissioner of Lands “It’s a plague that has been damaging the […]
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Just before Mother’s Day, the Ministry of Finance gave seventeen U.D.P. Area Representatives eight hundred and fifty-thousand dollars. Those Area Representatives then handed out fifty and hundred dollar bills to select U.D.P. supporters in their constituencies. There are thirty-one political constituencies in Belize…the other fourteen got nothing. Still, for some strange reason the cash giveaway […]
On Thursday, we broke the story of a land dispute in Unitedville in the Cayo District. The Lands Department gave title for five acres of land in the village to Bernadette Fischer. Nobody is sure exactly when. The thing is that the five acre plot, subdivided into twenty-six house-lots, has been occupied for many years […]
Teachers around the country today were engaged in different activities to celebrate national teachers’ day. And while things with the Ministry of Education are not the best, at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night, an impressive lineup of teachers from across the country were honored for their contributions to education at […]
Written on May 16, 2014 | Posted in
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There have been mounting complaints from various businesses across the country that there is a scarcity of Bowen and Bowen products. The complaint is that alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in glass bottles have not been available at the company’s distribution centers or from the pre-sellers, who are part of the new system implemented earlier this […]
Written on May 16, 2014 | Posted in
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But with a move like this by the company, there must be setbacks. Christelle Wilson spoke of the risks in taking this step. Christelle Wilson, Internal Legal Counsel & PR Officer, Bowen & Bowen “It is a risk, yes, but we have to reinvest in our country. As you said, there is more competition. […]
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An open day, organized by the Government of Belize and the United Nations Development Program, was held in Belmopan in honor of Europe Day. The aim was to call to attention various achievements under the EU funded Global Climate Change Alliance project which commenced in June 2011. The purpose of GCCA is to improve Belize’s […]
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Representing the Government of Belize was Minister Godwin Hulse. With responsibility for National Emergency Management, some eventualities the result of climate change, Hulse says the partnership between Belize and the EU is fruitful. Godwin Hulse, NEMO Minister “As you know, climate change is a significant issue for the whole world and let me turn […]
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There is a developing land controversy in the community of Unitedville. The Government of Belize has given five acres of land in the community to Bernadette Fishcher. Those five acres form part of a compensation package, since Fischer’s family donated a small piece of land which is being used for the water reservoir. So far […]
As we reported on Wednesday, Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie says he’s uncertain of the whereabouts of the Penner files, a bundle of documents sent to him outlining various offences committed by former Minister of State Elvin Penner in facilitating Wong Hong Kim with a fraudulent Belizean passport. That information is believed to be languishing […]
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