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All institutions registered with the Christian Workers Union were present at the meeting at the Labour Department this evening. The most vocal participant is union firebrand Dion Pitter, who has arguably been the driving force which led to today’s intervention. Pitter today told the media that despite arriving at an agreeable outcome, it is time […]
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There is a disturbing report tonight that a three month old baby has died under suspicious circumstances following his death. While it was not reported in the police blotter, News Five understands that police visited the home of Warren Roches Senior on Cleghorn Street in Belize City where they saw the lifeless body of his […]
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Sometime around four-fifteen, a crew of construction workers was on the rooftop of Sunset Suite located at the end of Barrier Reef Drive in downtown San Pedro. Apparently a zinc hit one of the high tension wires of B.E.L. Residents in the area say that after being violently shocked, a construction worker fell from the […]
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There are some major political rumblings that have already began to play out on the National House of Assembly floor. During last week’s meeting of parliament, Minister Michael Finnegan attempted to chastise former Prime Minister Said Musa for considering a possible return of Cordel Hyde to the People’s United Party. It was Finnegan who once […]
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There is also news of a political nature, rising in the capital. It doesn’t involve the politics of the two main parties, but instead body politics. If you’ve been following the anti-Gender Policy marches and rallies held across the country, then you’ve probably seen community activist Patrick Menzies on the front lines. The very vocal […]
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Belize Can marches on the National Assembly at eight-thirty Tuesday morning and at eleven, heads over to the University of Belize to send a similar message to the leaders of that institution. According to Menzies, insider information is that UB now features a gender department, and that’s the reason for taking the protest. So what […]
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They have been recognized internationally by CONCACAF and FIFA for integrity during the recent Gold Cup…and this past weekend Team Belize’s Ian Gaynair and Woodrow West also received the Eagle Award for integrity and sportsmanship. The recognition was bestowed by Galen University during its graduation ceremonies, and acknowledges the character of both men for refusing […]
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The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre has launched a four year multi-million dollar regional energy efficiency project. The U.S. twelve point four million dollars Energy for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Buildings Project, which is jointly funded by a grant from the Global Environment Facility, the CCCCC and five CARICOM countries, seeks to reduce greenhouse gas […]
Since entering into receivership in January 2012, Port of Belize Limited, under the administration of Arturo Vasquez, has undertaken significant expansion of its daily operations. The company was appropriated from businessman Luke Espat by the British Caribbean Bank for failure to service a loan portfolio upwards of sixty-four million dollars. Along with other assets, including […]
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The revocation, according to the release, states that Port of Belize Limited failed to honor three essential requirements, including the submission of a development plan to carry out any development works at Commerce Bight, the dredging of the approach channel and the dock basin, as well as payment of the lease rental to the Government […]
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The executive of the Christian Workers Union, led by president Antonio Gonzalez, has been experiencing an upheaval within its membership, particularly from a gang of stevedores, who contend that they are not being properly represented at the negotiation table with Port of Belize Limited. Over a hundred stevedores working at the facility are calling for […]
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Amidst the apparent implosion of the Christian Workers Union is the Port of Belize Limited (P.B.L.). The stevedores, one of nine entities represented by the union, are contracted by P.B.L. to load and discharge the contents of cargo vessels at the harbor. The company has been engaged in ongoing dialogue with union leaders concerning a […]
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And with all those issues surrounding P.B.L. and the Christian Workers’ Union, the announcement that the C.W.U. had been suspended from inclusion in the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (N.T.U.C.B.) seemed like vindication of the stevedores. N.T.U.C.B. President, Dylan Reneau, told News Five that the reason for suspension of the C.W.U. had to do […]
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is one of the most underrated yet important group that promotes and fights for good governance. The PAC makes judgments on government spending by examining the Auditor General’s reports. For at least a decade, mischief, poor accounting records, and missing files have plagued government departments and ministries, but the PAC […]
And since we were on the subjects of finances and benefit to the Belizean people, News Five asked Reneau for an update on the salary adjustment issue. It’s been months since the protest by teachers and public officers who demanded an increase in salaries. It might have gone completely under the radar, since the proposed […]
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The Blue Hole is at the top ten slot to possibly become the eighth wonder of the world. That’s the news coming out of the Belize Tourism Board following its nomination of the Great Blue Hole into a Trip Advisor and Virtual City competition. Launched in June, the world-wide contest features over three hundred natural […]
A cohort of thirteen special constables was sworn in this afternoon during a brief ceremony at City Hall. The commencement exercise saw a group of men and women, mostly employees of the Belize City Council, being inducted into the law enforcement, following an intense two-week program organized by the Belize Police Department. Darrell Bradley, […]
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The ink on the Memorandum of Understanding between Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and the Government of Belize has been dry from July thirty first. Minister Godwin Hulse said that it was not a secret and the government welcomed the fifty million US dollar project. Jobs that go to the poor people of the south was […]
You’ve heard about the minimum of twenty-five percent of the passengers guaranteed to go on tours….that numerical amount continued to resound in the MOU as the government agreed to a twenty-five year concession as the only Cruise Port in Southern Belize, specifically Stann Creek and Toledo. No calls scheduled for the Fort Street Tourism Village […]
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He scored the only goal for Team Belize in the Gold Cup in July. He received international acclaim and recognition from CONCACAF and FIFA for turning down a bribe to fix the matches. But tonight Ian ‘Yellow’ Gaynair isn’t feeling particularly lucky, blessed or special. That’s because the defensive star of the Belize Jaguars has […]
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Self-proclaimed Minister of Gangs Mark King will be taking KREM News to court, or at least he claims he will if they do not issue a public apology to him. The issue is the very same piece of land which was taken away from football star Ian ‘Yellow’ Gaynair. King has taken issue with KREM […]
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On Wednesday’s newscast we showed you one of the biggest problems affecting the thirty-five hundred residents of the seaside community of Sarteneja. The water system is broken, and there has been no potable water in the village for the past six months. That is admittedly a huge concern, but there is another – and this […]
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The Ministry of Works is currently rehabilitating the Copper Bank/Chunox Ferry in the Corozal district. Normally that would be good news, but residents of the communities of Sarteneja, Progresso, Chunox and Copper Bank who use the ferry to get to Corozal Town say they were given no warning. They are now forced to travel south […]
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While Seawell fights extradition to the US, a local contingent of Belizeans recently returned from a tour of parts of America. Forming and sustaining sister city relationships is one way in which city councils can foster development and learn new strategies to improve their communities. Several councilors and the Mayor of Belize City have recently […]
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This Saturday, Willows Bank will come alive once again for its third annual Fire-Hearth Festival. And the name speaks for itself…the celebration features a fire hearth cook-off where a representative from the eight surrounding communities will compete for the bragging rights as best Fire-hearth chef. But there will be lots more to eat and drink […]
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