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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has given government an ultimatum by when it has to show progress in the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC. While the umbrella organization has given the Barrow Administration until month-end to prove itself, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber admits that there’s more to be […]
Written on February 4, 2020 | Posted in
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A new Contractor General finally took the oath today at Belize House in Belmopan. He is Omar Mitchell, an engineer by profession. The appointment is for a period of three years. Mitchell succeeds Godwin Arzu, whose contract was not renewed for failing to produce the required annual reporting to the National Assembly. It took about […]
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Last year, Belize received funds through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to execute the Second Road Safety Project. You’ll recall that from 2013 to 2018, the first road safety project was carried out to reduce deaths and serious injuries associated with traffic accidents along a demonstration corridor on the George Price Highway. The […]
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The Embassy of Cuba in Belize celebrated two historic events over the weekend: the anniversary of its revolution and the anniversary of relations with Belize. Education and health have been two major pillars of success for the Cuban revolution. Cuban doctors and nurses have been deployed across the world, including Belize and local students continue […]
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Reporter Hipolito Novelo is currently in snowy Salt Lake, Utah, where the case of Lev Dermen is taking place. The sitting was postponed this morning and resumed in the afternoon. As you know, Dermen is accused in a billion-dollar tax fraud and his business partner Jacob Kingston has made allegations linking Minister John Saldivar to […]
Written on February 3, 2020 | Posted in
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The trade unions are galvanizing and this time they are taking aim at government on a number of issues that are pertinent to their respective organizations. Today, the Christian Workers Union met with the Ministry of Trade and Investment to discuss a labour concern. That was followed by a press conference called by the National […]
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, when last he gave an update on the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in December of last year, reported that the UN had informed government that it made no sense to proceed with UNCAC-related initiatives until a full report from Tuvalu and Haiti have been submitted. That new […]
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While the N.T.U.C.B. has given government until the end of the month to prove itself, the congress says it is equally mindful of the adverse effects that its actions may have on the citizenry should it decide to call a shutdown. It is why, according to Mora, it has embarked on an advocacy campaign to […]
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Standing in solidarity with B.N.T.U. and the plight of its membership, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize committed to having the teachers’ backs as they continue to grapple with the Ministry of Education over the existing Education Rules. The N.T.U.C.B. says that it is unreasonable for government to be pushing around teachers in the […]
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B.N.T.U. President Elena Smith was also present at this afternoon’s press conference which was held at its headquarters here in Belize City. Aside from the full support that the teachers union is getting from the N.T.U.C.B., the question of whether they will take advantage of government’s encumbered state was put to her. Smith’s response was […]
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The Christian Workers Union also met today in a lengthy session with Minister of State Tracy Panton to discuss issues several that are affecting waterfront workers at the Port of Belize in respect of the sugar industry. For decades, stevedores have played an integral role in the loading process for cargo ships leaving harbor with […]
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News Five also spoke with Junior Minister Panton who says she will register those concerns with cabinet colleagues, including Minister of Finance, Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Tracy Panton, Minister of State, Trade & Investment “Certainly the concern has to do with their livelihoods, essentially, and the fact that we have had a drought and […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a statement on the unprecedented ruling on Friday, in which Chief Justice Kenneth struck down the Petrocaribe Loans Act and declared the government spending of approximately one point billion dollars as unconstitutional. The B.C.C.I. recalls that in 2005, social partners supported the amendment of the Finance […]
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Since our first story aired about the allegations of assault, extortion and abuse at the B.D.F., the Ministry of National Security has assigned a team to investigate the reports. As the investigations take place, we were told that officers assigned to the training school were separated from the recruits before their passing out ceremony on […]
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Castillo says that she believes it has never been the B.D.F.’s priority to address the issue, but she calls on other women who have experienced the abuse to come forward and speak out. She says that while she is happy to see that, for the first time, a thorough investigation has been commissioned, she believes […]
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And on the topic of the B.D.F., today we spoke with a former major in the B.D.F. Oscar Mira is retired from the force, but when the news broke, he took to social media to condemn the allegations coming out of the B.D.F. Today, he told us that he also believes that the investigation should […]
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The P.U.P. says the ruling is a victory for the people of Belize, not for the People’s United Party. A release states that the historic and hopefully precedent setting move, the Supreme Court has found that a sitting Prime Minister violated the Constitution, repeatedly, and has legally bound him from continuing the illegal practice of […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
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An audit of the Excelsior High School speaks poorly of the state of affairs at the high school. At the conclusion of an investigation, it was determined that a former principal is guilty of misappropriation and theft of school funds in the period June first 2017 to September thirtieth, 2018. Here is News Five’s Hipolito […]
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Jumoke Castro is back to work at the Belize Tax Services, after disciplinary action was taken against him following a vile and tasteless social media post made against the wife of Plus TV’s Louis Wade. The Facebook post came on the heels of a domestic violence incident in which the son of Minister Godwin Hulse […]
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There a new issue that is bubbling; the Public Service Union is at loggerheads with the Ministry of Finance following the amalgamation of the Belize Tax Services Department. In a release issued by the P.S.U. dated today, January thirty-first, the union states that it has reached an impasse with the ministry in resolving several issues […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
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Late this evening, Minister John Saldivar issued a press statement denying the article in the Salt Lake Tribune. He says that the article suggests that Jacob Kingston will testify that Lev Dermen bribed him, but does not say in exchange for what. He also says that no one knows what Kingston will say and to […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council today hosted the media for a breakfast meeting as a way to mend relations. We’ll tell you how that went later on in the newscast but first, we go to the bit of information that Mayor Bernard Wagner shared of the council when it was under the mayorship of Darrell Bradley. […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Mayor Bernard Wagner also spoke about the council’s legal battle with former City Administrator Candice Miller who is now employed at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Before the People’s United Party took over City Hall, Miller’s contract was extended and it contained a significant increase in her annual salary. The present council terminated her contract and […]
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The Belize National Library Service celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with all day activities in Belize City. We stopped in at the festivities where students were hosted for lunch and educational activities. Over the years, the library has been promoting its services that are available online. Principal Librarian Joy Ysaguirre tells us more. Joy Ysaguirre, […]
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner is preparing to launch a bond and prospectus. The City Council’s plan is to increase revenue by selling bonds. Wagner says that the limit of subscribers to the bond has been reached and the more than six point five million dollars bond is expected to be successful. According to Wagner, […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
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