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If you’re a tour operator or hotelier and you’re thinking about buying a vehicle as part of your reopening preparations, you may want to consider purchasing a tour van. That’s because government has agreed to waive the import duty on that particular mode of transportation only. It is part of the incentive being offered to […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Captain Elton Bennett, is heading to the United Kingston for further studies. Bennett will be on leave for a year beginning in August to pursue studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies. The year-long strategic studies will advance his capacity in matters of national security. Commander Gregory […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize Postal Service released its latest definitive stamp issue today. This issue will replace the old definitive issue which dates back to 2005. It features colourful birds found across Belize and the stamps range from five cent to ten dollars. News Five attended today’s launch. Here’s the story with Andrea Polanco. Andrea Polanco, […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to politics…the question is: Will Frank ‘Papa’ Mena seek re-election under the leadership of Leader elect of the U.D.P., Patrick Faber? Mena, who is a staunch supporter of John Saldivar, had some ill words for Faber during the leadership fight. And recently, the two time Dangriga Area Representative was called out by members of […]
Written on July 28, 2020 | Posted in
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All over the country, businesses have been choked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most have been shifting their way of doing business to be able to stay in the market. Tonight, we introduce BelizeOn. Now, once you have access to internet, almost anyone can buy or, for that matter, sell their products on this new online […]
Written on July 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council is getting ready to launch the second tranche of its Belize Accelerator Programme. One month ago, the programme was launched to provide training and equipment to help Belize City businesses get off the ground. The council’s aim is to create employment opportunities for those who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. […]
Written on July 28, 2020 | Posted in
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There are some small developments in the matter of the University of Belize and the UB Faculty and Staff Union. News Five understands that on Monday the Union and the UB’s senior administration held a high level meeting. The UB administration reportedly agreed to and promised to disclose the financial records to the union. The […]
Written on July 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The Port of Belize remains on security level two following the violence of last Wednesday when an unlawful protest turned ugly. Today, P.B.L. was open for business, but there has been no loading and unloading of cargo since last week. The situation remains tenuous as stevedores have kept away, adding to the economic woes of […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The infamous Won Hong Kim who illegally received a Belizean passport while sitting in jail, shed light on the illegalities taking place at the Immigration Department over the years. Kim was not the only case; tonight, we have the case an alleged notorious Turkish leader of an organized crime ring. He is Yakup Sut, who […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The U.D.P. standard bearer for Mesopotamia, Shyne Barrow this morning got hot under the collar when reporters asked him to respond to the allegations made by Amy Thomas. Thomas, a U.S. citizen, is alleging that Barrow never accounted for seven thousand five hundred U.S. dollars that she gave him as a donation towards a resource […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Since 2017 the Santa Cruz Village Council in the south has been fighting to complete its land expansion project. The council wants to retain control of the project and keep it out of the hands of U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Stann Creek West Ivan Williams. Monies have been collected, lots identified and the Land Commissioner is […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Santa Cruz Village chairman Vincent Scott says that members of the council have decided that they will not give up the names of persons who have paid for the lots in fear that Williams will take control of the list and the project. Scott says that the village council is ready to work with the […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Still on the matter of land…over the past months, village councils across the country have been crying out that U.D.P. standard bearers and area representatives have been taking their land and parceling it off to their supporters. In majority of the cases, the village council is ignored and its members disrespected. The Village Council Act […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Enforcement notices have been issued to squatters in what is known as the “gungulung area” of Belize City. The area near Chetumal Boulevard is a hotspot for squatters and a known site designated for government projects. Squatters have been removed from the area before and authorities are looking to remove another group; that is, if […]
Written on July 27, 2020 | Posted in
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As the court was handing down its ruling on the injunction and reinstatement, the Prime Minister made a statement on the state of affairs in the House this morning. Now, the Port of Belize maintains that its property was vandalized on Wednesday during an illegal protest by C.W.U. members inside its compound. It has also […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño also chimed in on the events of the past two days at the Port of Belize Ltd. He points to the two-facedness of the Barrow administration for coming to the aid of the Christian Workers Union from a legal perspective, but siccing the Gang Suppression Unit on its members who were […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The state of emergency that prohibited movement in and out of the communities of Blue Creek and San Felipe in Orange Walk District have been lifted, as those villages now return to a sense of normalcy having been locked down since July tenth. The S.O.E. came into force two weeks ago, amid an increase in […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Back to the House and the lottery business. Brads Gaming Group, a majority of whose shares are owned by an offshore company registered in Saint Lucia, has been awarded another ten-year contract to operate the nightly Boledo, as well as the Sunday Lottery Draw, in Belize. The contract has stirred much controversy because the company’s […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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A group of at-risk young men involved in various programmes will join the employment pool having completed a training programme with mediator Nuri Muhammad through his organization, Innadynamics Consultancy. The intention is to integrate them into the tourism sector for gainful employment. Today, a first cohort graduated from the programme and News Five attended the […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight, we start the news with a reaction from the Port of Belize on the tumultuous events of Wednesday. First, the Port was closed today and that is because P.B.L. says it is carrying out a full assessment of the extent of damages caused during the violence that erupted there. Members of the Christian Workers […]
Written on July 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Government announced on that it was awarding Brads Gaming Company another ten year contract for the administration of the lottery. That company, everyone knows, maintains a close relationship with a number of members of cabinet so the fact that they got the new contract was not exactly breaking news but except for the approval there […]
Written on July 23, 2020 | Posted in
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U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Keith Gilges visited the Chiquibul Forest Reserve on Wednesday with Friends for Conservation and Development to learn more about the environmental challenges that forest faces. A US embassy release states that the United States is committed to the preservation of the Chiquibul, which plays a vital role in the cultural and environmental […]
Written on July 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Mayhem broke out at the port and escalated mid afternoon in the shooting of a stevedore. As early as six-thirty, buses blocked the entrance of the compound of the Port of Belize. It was anticipated that thirty-six staff members were to be terminated and so union members came out in solidarity. The police and the […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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As the chaos subsided after the shooting; the Attorney General who is also the Minister of National Security, sought to disown the use of force on the protesters by the Gang Suppression Unit. AG Michael Peyrefitte says that the behaviour of the GSU is unwarranted. Here is Isani Cayetano. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The extreme […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The violence at the Port turned out to be a thorn for the government. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams late this evening called an emergency press briefing to address the ugly police response to protestors at the Port of Belize. Like the Attorney General, Williams says he will get to the bottom of the shooting. […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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