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The Briceño administration has earmarked just over ninety-seven million dollars for the Ministry of Home Affairs in its 2023 budget. In addition, monies have been allocated for the recruitment of two hundred and fifty police recruits. Minister Musa was also asked for his thoughts on the amount being set aside for policing and crime fighting […]
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Minister Musa also weighed in on the Leader of the Opposition’s dismissal from the Sitting of the House of Representatives last Friday. As we reported, Minister Musa was presenting on the Legal Aid Bill when the Opposition Leader, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, rose on a point of clarification. That then led to a heated exchange between […]
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The Minister of Home Affairs has been appointed to head a three-member Cabinet sub-committee that has been established to bring about a solution to the longstanding impasse between B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. Over the last year, several methods have been employed, including the appointment of Florencio Marin Senior as an advisor, as well as the appointment […]
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A peace march has been organized for Friday in Belize City in honor of the former Chairman of the Leadership Intervention Unit, William Dawson. The march is scheduled for four p.m. and is expected to begin at the Complex Building in the Lake Independence Community and end at the Battle Field Park with a rally. […]
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Tonight, we take a deeper look into the Central Bank’s decision to appoint an administrator to oversee the daily operations of Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union. As we reported last Friday, the Registrar of Credit Unions has assigned Martin Marshalleck to provide oversight and straighten out the credit union’s affairs. Since that the decision was […]
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In a press conference held on Tuesday, General Manager Rafael Dominguez Senior also spoke with reporters, reiterating the fact that he is being singled out by Central Bank. On March tenth, the President of the SFXCU Board of Directors wrote to the Registrar of Credit Unions, preceding Tuesday’s press conference. Here’s more from the embattled […]
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According to Dominguez Senior, the management of Saint Francis Xavier is being held captive by the Central Bank of Belize. Rafael Dominguez Sr., General Manger, SFXCU “We have come to this situation whereby we felt that we have been held at ransom by the Central Bank with this imposing of the administrator of what […]
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There is controversy over a ten-acre parcel of land on the northern end of Hopkins Village. It all started when a few of the residents discovered that the lands, on which sits an old cemetery, are no longer public property but had been sold off to private investors some years ago. Now, the people want […]
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The Belize Marketing and Development Corporation is focusing on the return of rice production in southern Belize. It’s been six years since the mill has not been churning, but earlier this month, production restarted. Last year, the B.M.D.C. accepted rice paddy from farmers, but it was not for transportation to the millers in Cayo, but […]
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Five hundred and fifty-two police officers have been registered to the National Health Insurance program. This morning, the Social Security Board and the Belize Police Department signed a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding that will see an exchange of services between the two entities. News Five’s Paul Lopez was at the signing in Belize City. He […]
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On Friday, the Social Security Board issued a Public Notice of Investment in the local papers. The notice stated that S.S.B. has proposed to lend three million, five hundred thousand dollars to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve for the installation of sargassum barriers and capital expenditures. Of recent, we have been reporting on the negative […]
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And, while the Hol Chan Marine Reserve has agreed to repay S.S.B. the three point five million dollars over a period of fifteen years, at almost seven percent interest, S.S.B. has over one hundred million dollars sitting in its account earning only two and a half percent annually. C.E.O. Ruiz says S.S.B. has been struggling […]
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Following the newscast tonight, a culinary series will be launched right here on Channel Five. Episode one premieres at seven-thirty p.m. and will provide a first look at People, Food and Culture – an in-depth feature on Belize’s diverse cultures, cuisine and people. It’s the brainchild of the Belize Tourism Board and took over a […]
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Today, the media was invited to a preview ahead of the launch of the Womxn in Art exhibit at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. It’s the second consecutive year since the COVID pandemic that the Institute of Creative Arts is putting off the event in person and this year around, activities will be […]
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The work of over thirty-five female creatives will be showcased at the Belisle Art Gallery inside the Bliss, including high school students. Among those featured is painter Yaoling Lee. She is also one of the guest speakers at Thursday’s official ceremony for the launch of Women in Art 2023. Yaoling Lee, Painter “I submit […]
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It was widely circulated over the weekend that the verdict in the manslaughter trial against Kareem Martinez would have been handed down today by Justice Antoinette Moore in the Supreme Court here in Belize City. But that did not happen; in fact, it was oral closing submissions that were to be heard before the judge […]
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Earlier this year, the Justice for Laddie Foundation organized a Youth for Change Symposium in Belize City. During that event, they launched Laddie’s Law – a document suggesting amendments to the law in terms of processes to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers during shooting incidents that involve them. Laddie’s grandmother Lucy Fleming and his […]
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In January, the Statistical Institute of Belize announced that the employment rate currently stands at five percent as of October 2022. Since then, the low unemployment figure has come under heavy scrutiny, particularly from the opposition party. Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow ardently argued on Friday that the unemployment rate fell below five […]
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A tribunal appointed by the Government of Belize to preside over an appeal being made by Waterloo, in respect of the Port of Belize Expansion Project, has been named. The members of that body are Lucy Fleming, Doctor Terry Hughes and Justice Farnese Patricia Farnese. Back in February, we reported that the Department of the […]
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Minister Habet further explained that the purpose of the tribunal is to ensure that the process that was followed by NEAC, as well as the Department of the Environment, was fair to Waterloo. He also shared details on the selection process. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development “Some names came up and I think […]
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That homemade fried chicken or roast pork leg might have had you talking about just how tasty they were, but the secret behind that delectable goodness is the seasoning. And many a cook seems to choose those that are prepared by Indira’s Spices at the Michael Finnegan Market. In fact, this family’s seasonings are so […]
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Following years of strategic planning and investment, the Belize Scouts Foundation today officially inaugurated the Sir Colville Young Building. Located on Albert Street, just a stone’s throw away from Saint John’s Cathedral in Belize City, the building was handed over to the Belize Scouts Association for use as its headquarters. This morning, a plaque unveiling […]
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A man and a woman are displaced after a fire destroyed their homes through an alley on Euphrates Avenue in Belize City. The blaze was first spotted sometime after four this morning at a wooden house situated at the back of a yard, but it spread quickly to two other houses. By the time the […]
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The 2023 budget debate is scheduled to take place over the course of three days next week, starting on Wednesday. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, the Leader of the Opposition, has announced that he will be presenting his own budget, the opposition budget. Well, this morning Barrow made an appearance on Open Your Eyes ahead of next […]
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Barrow was also asked about his dismissal from inside the House of Representatives on Friday. As we reported, Barrow was kicked out of the meeting while members were debating the Legal Aid Bill. Tensions between Barrow and the Valerie Woods, the Speaker of the House, were high, after he reportedly told her that she was […]
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