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Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez has been meeting with fishing communities across the country to hear their concerns on the new Fisheries Act amendment which seeks to increase the size of lobster catch permitted to four point five ounces. From the first few consultations held, several decisions have been taken. The […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Perez is scheduled to meet with residents in Sarteneja Village on Friday. When he was asked if he is confident that he will get the buy-in of Sarteneja residents, Minister Perez suggested that there are some political motives at play among protestors in the community. But, according to the Minister of Blue Economy, he […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The first project under the Resilient Rural Belize program of the Ministry of Economic Development will see a three-mile stretch of road in rural Belize District upgraded to be climate resilient and to better connect agro-producers who supply the entire country. One point seven million dollars will be invested for the upgrade. News Five’s Duane […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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As you heard, the Nago Bank Road is the first of several projects under the Resilient Rural Belize program of the Ministry of Economic Development. It’s a multi-ministerial approach that looks at not only climate resilient infrastructure being put in place, but also improving the lives of agro-producing communities across the country. Areas in the […]
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A lot of times when we talk agriculture, we probably do not think there’s much more to it than planting and harvesting crops, but today, the Ministry of Agriculture and its Costa Rican counterparts sat down with youths from rural communities to strategize how they can explore possibilities which they can earn an income from. […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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But, while the conversation is just being had, the Costa Rican Representative who led the session, Alexander Herrera, says it is time to put into action what has been discussed. Alexander Herrera, Rep., Rural Youth & Inclusion, Central American Agriculture Council, Costa Rica “Right now is the moment of giving opportunities to rural youth […]
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The National Agriculture and Trade Show takes place from May twenty-seventh to the twenty-ninth at the show grounds in Belmopan. Thousands of people are expected to converge in the capital for this event since it has been put on hold for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. News Five spoke earlier today […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The Bureau of Standards is called upon from time to time when people make complaints against businesses that sell food items and other commodities. Many times, however, the complaints do not fall within the ambit of what the Bureau is mandated to carry out. So while, they celebrate their thirtieth anniversary this week, they invited […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño is currently in Georgetown, Guyana for the CARICOM Agri-Investment Forum and Expo which is being held today through to Saturday. It is being held under the theme, “Investing in Vision 25 by 2025.” During the forum, the region’s ability to ensure food security despite issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, […]
Written on May 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration Ramon Cervantes also gave an address at the United Nations’ First International Migration Review Forum. During his speech, Cervantes says that Belize continues to engage in local, national, regional and global initiatives to address immigration through the implementation of the global compact […]
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The proposed Trade License Bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives for first reading on Friday has been met with opposition in various quarters, including the business community and the entertainment industry. This morning, during a press conference held by the United Democratic Party, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow, himself a former performing artist, […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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In scrutinizing the language of the proposed legislation, attorney OJ Elrington says that persons conducting business at the micro-level in villages will also be affected by the new law once it is enacted. He goes on to share the legal definitions that pertain to villages, as well as entertainers. OJ Elrington, Attorney-at-law “It says, […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that the conversation with G.O.B. on trade license reform started back in 2009 and has evolved over time. Major concerns were ventilated back in 2013, when trade license had increased up to three hundred percent for some of its members in various municipalities. According to the president […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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While the discourse on social media is centered around Article Seven of the bill as it relates to entertainers, peddlers and others now having to pay for a trade license, Policy Analyst Dyon Elliot explains the issues with the trade licensing regime as it has been in place since 1976. Elliot says that the bill […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes that details of the bill remain unclear and need buy-in before being made into law. The bill will be taken to the House Committee level on Monday and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that it will be placing its position on record. B.C.C.I. believes […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Last Friday during the sitting of the House of Representatives, the issue of the contract awarded to Brads Gaming Company was raised. This was in reference to taxes that should have been levied on the operation. On Monday, Brads Gaming Company Limited filed a suit in the Supreme Court seeking to repeal S.I. Fifty-one of […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, News Five spoke with Principal Public Health Inspector John Bodden about the situation in San Vicente Village, Toledo where six residents had to be hospitalized after ingesting poison that was placed in the water system in the village. As we told you on Tuesday night, one man is in police custody pending investigation. But […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Anybody exhibiting symptoms such as vomiting, shortness of breath, headache, diarrhea or cramps are asked to access the nearest medical facility for treatment. The principal public health inspector says that public health officers are still out in the village monitoring the situation. At this time, the “All Clear” for residents to resume use of the […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, the Fisheries Department announced new requirements for fisher folk who are harvesting conch and lobster. The size of their catch increases by half inch for both products. This too has been met with protest from the fishing communities of Caye Caulker and Sarteneja, among others. U.D.P. Corozal Southeast Caretaker Tony Herrera shared the […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development informs that there are over fifty thousand merchant ships registered in at least one hundred and fifty countries, and manned by over a million seafarers. There is a vast disparity in the men to women ratio and a need to advance women’s role in that field of […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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While this is the first year that International Women in Maritime Day is being celebrated, already the theme and those in authority are calling for there to be gender-equality for the women in the sector, as well as for more women to be given fair opportunities to join that sector of work. Port Commissioner, retired […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Last night we showed a few of the training exercises our Belize Defense Force Soldiers have been engaged in on land and in the air during Trade Winds 2022. Tonight, we take you offshore where the Belize Coast Guard, along with its counterparts from twenty-two countries, has been training for the past two weeks. These […]
Written on May 18, 2022 | Posted in
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It was the shot that was heard across the education sector, an emotional teacher suffering a breakdown on social media as she shared her story of alleged victimization at St. Luke Methodist School. For fourteen minutes, a tearful primary school teacher whose Facebook handle is Avella Teresita, detailed her experience about the day-to-day challenges she […]
Written on May 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin was cleared of criminal charges by the police department over the weekend, following a shooting incident on Saturday morning that left twenty-year-old Tae Medina with a graze to the neck. Goodin claims that he did not discharge his licensed firearm; however, he has had to surrender the weapon for ballistics testing, […]
Written on May 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Six residents of San Vicente Village in Toledo are hospitalized and are being monitored in Punta Gorda after they began exhibiting symptoms of being poisoned. Today, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government confirmed that the water system in the village had been deliberately contaminated by a resident. It […]
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