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Turning back to the outcome of the defamation claim in which Hugo Patt was successful. Senior Counsel Dean Barrow, who represented Patt, told News Five today that damages for his client were awarded in two parts. Dean Barrow, Attorney-at-law “Naturally, we’re very pleased with the decision and with the award. What the judge did […]
Written on June 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Former Prime Minister Barrow ,is himself, a claimant in a similar suit brought against the Government of Belize. He is represented by attorney Naima Barrow and is also suing G.O.B., following the publication of the Commission of Inquiry’s report. His claim, however, is not necessarily one for defamation. Barrow explains. Dean Barrow, Claimant “That’s […]
Written on June 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The opposition has raised a stink over the law firm of CourtenayCoye taking on cases for the Government of Belize under the Briceño administration. U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte, under the Freedom of Information Act, sought details of the arrangement between G.O.B. and the law firm, of which senators Eamon Courtenay and Christopher Coye are senior […]
Written on June 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (C.D.E.M.A.) and the National Emergency Commission of the Dominican Republic today signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency is an institution of CARICOM with responsibility for the coordination of emergency response and relief efforts to any of its nineteen member states, including Belize. The […]
Written on June 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Aside from the training taking place, across the country, the national primary school basketball tournament is also underway. But what about the summer basketball program that the Belize Basketball Federation had announced for elite players? Today, B.B.F. President Jacob Leslie says that unfortunately, it had to be canceled for this year, but National Elite Basketball […]
Written on June 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, we reported that Forestry Officer Daniel Chi’s fate rests with the Public Service Commission, after a recommendation was made by the Ministry of Sustainable Development for his dismissal. Will a meeting of the commission, purportedly scheduled for this week, determine the outcome of the case? While it is not handled by the Ministry […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher also commented on the Opposition’s concern over the appointment of P.U.P. Senator Collet Montejo to the Re-division Taskforce of the Election and Boundaries Commission. As supervisor of all field work, the U.D.P. is calling for Montejo to resign from the Senate. While the appointment lies squarely with the Election […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño is in Brussels, Belgium for the Fifteenth European Development Days Forum. His address to the dignitaries in attendance focused on the European Union’s contributions to Belize that have helped with rural transformation projects through small and micro-enterprise infrastructure and renewable energy. The European Development Days is Europe’s leading forum on international […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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P.M. Briceño also acknowledged the European Union’s efforts to support regional peace and security, referencing Guatemala’s unfounded claim to Belize’s territory, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. P.M. Briceño called on the EU to bolster its support to the Ukrainian people. Prime Minister John Briceño “Allow me minute to express on behalf of […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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As part of the process for the Cultural Property Agreement between the United States and Belize on the preservation of Belize’s cultural monuments, Doctor Andrew Zonderman, from the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Heritage Center, has concluded an eight-day visit to Belize to conduct research. During his trip, Doctor Zonderman also held consolations with government […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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It is not often that we hear positive stories like that of twenty five year old Victor Parham, a former gang member, and a teenage high school dropout, who now lives a reformed life. In his latest feat, Parham successfully went back to high school two years ago at the Gwen Lizarraga Evening Division. He […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Late last year, five councilors from the Belmopan City Council made serious allegations against Mayor Sheran Palacio. They claimed that Palacio was mishandling funds, and was not operating with transparency and in accordance with the Belmopan City Council Act. The mayor declined all requests for an interview to ventilate the allegations and several months went […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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While Mayor Palacio distances herself from the allegations, she has solid defense in the person of Melvyn Edenojie, the council’s finance officer. He told News Five that not only has Palacio done nothing underhanded, but that she has also created a system whereby every transaction is subject to processes and is properly documented. Melvyn […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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And while we spoke with the financial heads of the Belmopan City Council, we also took the opportunity to ask about the current financial situation of the council. Viewers will recall that soon after Mayor Sheran Palacio took office, she revealed that the council was not only flat broke, but indebted to the tune of […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Today marked the opening of the Commonwealth Business and People’s Forums in Kigali, Rwanda. The Commonwealth Business Forum brought together over fifteen hundred delegates from Commonwealth member states, for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the opening ceremony, the Right Honourable Patricia Scotland, the Commonwealth Secretary General was joined by […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan is in Belize meeting with government officials. On Monday, he was a keynote speaker at a closing ceremony where over eight hundred and seventy-five thousand U.S. dollars worth of medical equipment was donated to Belize from the Government of Japan. During an interview with Vice Minister Kentaro […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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In Ghana, women are said to have equal rights, yet there are disparities in education, employment, and health for women. Women also have much less access to resources than men in Ghana. One Ghanaian entrepreneur who is in Belize teaching people how to make bathing soap and liquid soap shared with us that the road […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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A child was electrocuted in Maskall Village over the weekend. The incident is being investigated by the Belize Police Department and details of what transpired, based on the account given to investigators, are being reviewed. Here’s what Communications Director Fitzroy Yearwood told reporters earlier today. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Officer, Belize Police Department “He […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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She was hauled before the court last week after her peers conducted a raid of her house in Orange Walk and allegedly found a stash of guns and ammunition, among other illegally kept items. Today, Head of the Belize Police Department’s Professional Standards Branch, Senior Superintendent Calbert Flowers told the media via a Zoom interview […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Regarding the incident in April at the municipal airstrip in Belize City where one of two police officers allegedly assaulted a tour guide while being recorded on a cell phone, Senior Superintendent Flowers said the officer was placed on interdiction and the investigation is ongoing. But, he explained that the department is having problems because […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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It was nomination day this past Sunday at E.P. Yorke High School for persons contesting the village council elections on Caye Caulker to officially submit their names. And as News Five found out over the weekend, there are three full slates that will go head to head, a P.U.P.-aligned slate, and two independent slates – […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Marion Ali, Reporting The lesson at hand is not to make anything edible, but rather how to clean your plate after you eat. These citizens hail from all over Belize. For the next three weeks, fifty of them will be attending a course at the Belmopan Civic Centre to learn how to make liquid soap, […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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A single mother in Ladyville has been the victim of numerous break-ins at her home near Marage Road. In the wee early hours this morning, her residence was burglarized and the thief or thieves who entered her home made off with an assortment of items. Anselma Sutherland is frustrated and doesn’t know where else to […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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In December 2021, the retaining wall at mile seven on the Phillip Goldson Highway gave way as a result of the Belize River’s undercurrent. Construction on that portion of the highway is expected to begin in ten days. But, the need for upgrades along the highway heading out of Belize City is not limited to […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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We also got an opportunity to ask Espat, and Cordel Hyde, the Area Representative for Lake Independence, for an update on government’s transition to the Eleanor Hall Building on Lake Independence Boulevard. Several government departments are relocating to the multi-million dollar building which was constructed under the former administration for use as a multi-purpose facility. […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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