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One of the issues related to the cost of living has to do with the rise in water taxi rates. While the majority of people who board water taxis are tourists going to the cayes for a memorable vacation, a lot of the passengers are from the islands just wanting to make a business trip […]
Written on June 9, 2022 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Belize Tourism Board, the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and the Tourism Police Unit to strengthen enforcement of tourism operations within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. The tri-partite agreement was officially made to build the capacity of each unit in its effective monitoring of activity in […]
Written on June 9, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, the Belize Tourism Board is sharing additional details on the open call for food vendors for the first annual Belize International Music and Food Festival. The festival takes place at the end of July in San Pedro, at the Saca Chispas Field. The idea is that for the two days of activities, those in […]
Written on June 9, 2022 | Posted in
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The transfer of a portion of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium’s compound to a private entity in Belmopan is not the only land issue Mira says his team has identified. According to the Belmopan Area Representative, the former city council allowed private developments to take place along Constitution Drive, on green spaces designated for the expansion […]
Written on June 8, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, Justice Genevieve Chabot granted leave for judicial review in a claim brought on behalf of Dave Vaccaro and Rackel Waight. They are both senior customs officials who were passed over for the post of Assistant Comptroller of Customs, despite having met the professional requirements, submitted applications and sat interviews with the Public Service […]
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The government has announced that it will officially open its amnesty portal in August for people who fled to Belize seeking freedom or safety. Working hand in hand with them is the International Organization for Migration’s local office. According to the head of that office, Diana Locke, there have been more than two thousand, seven […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño departed the country on Tuesday, June seventh to Los Angeles, California, to attend the Ninth Summit of the Americas from June eighth to the tenth. The Prime Minister is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay and Ambassador Stuart Leslie. The Summit of the Americas is being held under the […]
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He is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government and the Area Representative for the Corozal South West constituency. But at the close of the village council elections in San Narciso, a councilor candidate who ended up defeated at the polls alleged that the elected official, […]
Written on June 8, 2022 | Posted in
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You probably remember him from 2014 when he topped the P.S.E. or when he aced the C-SEC exams while at E.P. Yorke High School. Now this Belizean youth from Crooked Tree Village is headed to one of the world’s most acclaimed universities – Harvard. News Five spoke via zoom today with twenty-one-year-old Ashton Tillett, who […]
Written on June 8, 2022 | Posted in
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W.P.C. Alicia Trapp is being investigated by the Professional Standards Branch for an alleged breach of the police department’s social media policy. The allegation against W.P.C. Trapp is that she violated standard procedures when she took to Facebook to air out her grievances over a reported altercation with Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat. While […]
Written on June 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Superintendent of Police Daniel Arzu is retiring from the Police Department and entering politics at the village council level. He remains in the force until he is officially pensioned off and, according to the Commissioner of Police that date is quickly approaching. Yet and still, Arzu has already been nominated as an independent candidate in […]
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While the soldiers will now have a clean and healthy space where their food is being prepared and a place to congregate, this is only one of the buildings that will see infrastructural upgrade. There are still issues with sleeping quarters and bathrooms that are in need of a facelift. And, as we found out […]
Written on June 7, 2022 | Posted in
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In the House on Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño made an appeal to the Government of Guatemala for its adherence to the confidence building measures established with Belize back in 2005. He highlighted persistent challenges with illegal border crossing, and cattle ranching along the western border. But what about the southernmost part of the country, […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño, in an interview with the media in Orange Walk last Thursday, gave assurances that his administration would make available various documents that have been requested by U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte under the Freedom of Information Act. The opposition senator is seeking copies of all agreements made between the Government of Belize […]
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While with the Minister of National Security, Florencio Marin Junior, we asked him to comment on the contract that has been given to his father to sit as an advisor to the Sugar Industry Control Board. The Briceño administration has been catching flak from the opposition for the thirty-six thousand-dollar contract to former deputy prime […]
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Last weekend was a relatively quiet weekend when it comes to major crimes. There were no murders to report on, so much so that Director of Communication for the Belize Police Department, Fitzroy Yearwood, was not needed at Monday’s press conference to brief the media. We asked the Commissioner of Police what are the mitigating […]
Written on June 7, 2022 | Posted in
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The Commissioner of Police says he takes issue with the practice of police officers providing security at night clubs. It is not the first time ComPol Williams is voicing his position on this practice. This time around, he made a statement in light of Friday night’s incident at Thirsty Thursday. In his comments, he spoke […]
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ComPol Williams recently returned from a working trip to Lyon, France. He was there for an Interpol working group conference. We asked him about his trip and how it will add value to policing in Belize. Here is what he told us. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The trips to France, as well as […]
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What’s going on in the Chiquibul? While at Camp Belizario today, News Five caught up with Rafael Manzanero, the Executive Director of Friends for Conservation and Development. As you know, they co-manage the Chiquibul Forest in the west and work closely with the Forestry Department, the Institute of Archeology, B.D.F. and police to maintain the […]
Written on June 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Infrastructure works continue along the Caracol Road from Georgeville through the Chiquibul Forest. While the works are still concentrated at this time in the Pine Ridge, F.C.D. Executive Director Rafael Manzanero worries that when completed, it will give access to not only those engaged in illegal activities in the Chiquibul, but human footprint in the […]
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A young lady experienced what is being described as a breakdown inside a night club in Belize City on Friday night. She stripped herself of her clothing in the middle of the dance floor, to the surprise of many patrons who were present. Suspicions, all unconfirmed at this time, are that the young lady was […]
Written on June 6, 2022 | Posted in
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While three male officers were on the ground, they responded with great caution. The owner of the night club believes that the policemen did not want to touch the young lady, because of the long held practice that women officers should address matters involving a female civilian. But, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams this morning […]
Written on June 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has revealed new information about the alleged threats made on his life by Jasmin Hartin. According to ComPol Williams, prior to the recent allegations unfolding, he received threats on his life from Hartin via text. According to the Commissioner of Police, while Hartin has been released from police custody, she […]
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It was a ceremony like none other on Sunday, with emotions still evidently raw, even fifty-nine years later – a posthumous pardon extended to the only woman to be hanged in Belize after she’d been wrongly convicted of the murder of her policeman partner. Her hanging happened in the early sixties, under Colonial rule when […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has received three GeneXpert machines along with viral load kits, laptops and other digital equipment from the National Health Insurance. At a ceremony held earlier today, Minister of Health and Wellness, Kevin Bernard said the donation comes through the partnership of the ministry, the National Health Insurance and the […]
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