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CARICOM countries are contemplating alternatives they can use in light of the shrinking number of banking services that are now available with their U.S. counterparts. It began to affect many banks in the region around 2016, when American banks started to tighten controls with smaller banks for the sake of weeding out potentially risky users. […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Briceño said that, in many instances, the U.S. financial officials were not aware of the plight that Caribbean banks were facing. He said that the banks introduced stringent measures because the U.S. Congress passed rigid laws that can hold them liable in the tens of millions of dollars in fines if they are […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Across the country, thousands of primary and secondary school students returned to their classrooms today, officially bringing to an end their Easter vacation. While they are settling into the final leg of the academic year, their teachers are still waiting for the ten percent salary reduction to be returned to their monthly income. This morning, […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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On Saturday, the media was invited to accompany Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner on a visit to her home village of Barranco. The visit, which was made possible through support from the Belize Tourism Board, was to give back to the primary school students at the Saint Joseph R.C. School located in the heart of […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The tourism industry has been rebounding in the past few months, and over the Easter weekend, the number of flights touching down at the P.G.I.A. and the tourists across the country are telltale signs of a booming industry. But while figures for the first quarter are up, Tourism Director Evan Tillett says that the numbers […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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So what’s the strategy to get those numbers up? Director Evan Tillett breaks down how that’s going to look. Evan Tillett, Director of Tourism, B.T.B. “One of the things that we did was to focus on all the destinations or source markets that we have direct flights into the country. One of the key […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A delegation from Belize left the country to meet with cruise line representatives to further develop the cruise tourism industry in Belize. The cruise sector is said to have been the hardest hit, in terms of tourism. While speaking about increasing calls to port in Belize, Tourism Director Evan Tillett was also asked about those […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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While the media spoke with the prime minister, he clarified a report that he had placed pressure on forestry officers at the northern border to desist from enforcing international CITES standards on a florist who sought ministerial intervention. This was how the PM explained the incident. Prime Minister John Briceño “I was called by […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Across the world, today is being celebrated as World Earth Day; and in Belize City, the Ministry of Blue Economy staged a replanting exercise with its partners in Buttonwood Bay, across from its offices in front of the Belize sign. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Digging holes and getting their hands […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Pathlight Belize, in collaboration with Belize Audubon Society, the Belmopan City Council, the Scouts Belmopan Chapter and the Department of Environment, implemented this year’s World Earth Day Initiative. Working together, they planted forty-five mahogany trees at the Maya Mopan Park in Toledo. According to a release from Pathlight, the trees are an expression of patriotism […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister has issued an Earth Day Message. The printed text, circulated by the Press Office, says that as the world celebrated Earth Day under the theme “Invest in Our Planet,” which calls for a shift towards investment in sustainable practices, Belize delivers on its two milestones under the Blue Bonds Agreement. PM Briceño notes […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The case of seven Cubans who are charged with immigration offences has been adjourned until next Tuesday. This is to give the Human Rights attorneys who have filed a case on their behalf to file proper affidavits and to serve the state by Monday afternoon. The Human Rights Commission had brought a suit against the […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The case of the Cubans detained in Belize has attracted the interest of the Miami Dade Human Rights Office, who has dispatched a representative to follow the progress of the case. News Five also spoke with that individual, Eddie Sierra, who is the vice president of the Human Rights Commission in Miami, Florida. We asked […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Eddie Sierra believes that the conditions of imprisonment are just too harsh for the infraction the Cubans have committed, and he is here to follow their plight. Eddie Sierra, Vice President, Human Rights Commission, Miami Dade County “I’m here to advocate on behalf of the detainees that are being held in the Belize Central […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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This morning a group of women from various backgrounds in business, government, and the education sector, came together to take part in a workshop on empowering themselves through financial inclusion. Since 2010, more than fifty-five countries have made commitments to financial inclusion, and more than sixty have either launched or are developing a national strategy. […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Celebrate Writing, Celebrate Reading, Celebrate Belize. Every year, in commemoration of World Book and Copyright Day on April twenty-third, the Belize Book Industry Association organizes “Book Week”. This year it coincides with the presentation of the “21 for 21 Collection”. In partnership with the Mexican Embassy, the Belize National Library Service and Information System hosted […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A mother of three was stabbed to death overnight in Calcutta Village, following a physical altercation with her common-law husband on Thursday night. Thirty-three-year-old Tracy Thompson was found shortly before six a.m. today with multiple injuries to her body. It is believed that those injuries were inflicted by Devon Logan with whom she had a […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A woman from Burrell Boom has been charged following a fire in Copper Bank. Police say Joseph Ronald Gronlund told police he and Shenice Lanza went to Sarteneja on Sunday. They later left a restaurant, he alleges, because Lanza was behaving in a disorderly way. When they got to his home, he says she began […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have issued an arrest warrant for Francis Nolberto, a resident of King Street in Belize City. The Police Department’s Eastern Division’s Domestic Violence Unit issued the warrant for Nolberto today on allegations of child sexual assault. If you have information on where Nolberto is, you’re asked to call Crime-stoppers at nine, two, two or […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner was asked about the process of selected a new candidate that will represent Belize in the Miss Earth 2022. There is a new director at the helm of the organization, following what Wagner has categorized on social media as a bad experience and having suffered in silence. But […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner headed to Punta Gorda and will be in Barranco Village in Toledo on Saturday. In collaboration with the Belize Tourism Board, Wagner will be giving back to the community and school where she grew up, while shedding light on the situation on the ground. She spoke briefly about the […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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In tonight’s edition of the Bright Side with Sabreena Daly, we bring you a special interview with a young woman not only making a name for herself in women’s football, but also bringing attention to Belize’s national female team. Here is Sabreena Daly. Jasmin Armstrong , Goalkeeper, Women’s National Football Team “Prior to this […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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We start tonight’s newscast with a murder out west in Roaring Creek. It happened on Wednesday night in the Another World area of the village and claimed the life of a man who residents say is not known to have enemies. But just around eight o’clock, Michael Clark was gunned down in front of his […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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A pair of men on bicycles blindsided a group of persons as they stood on Plues Street on Wednesday night. Twenty-nine-year-old Tamara Cornejo, thirty-year-old Henry Cornejo, twenty-six-year-old Alexander Smith, and fifty-four-year-old Steven Jones were injured when gunfire erupted while they were socializing. According to police, the gunmen rode in the direction of Plues Street from […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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He was flung off his motorcycle two Sundays ago when he and his friend crashed into a guardrail along the Cristo Rey road. Reports are that Daniel Morales was driving a motorcycle that had no light and lost control and ran into the guardrail. He suffered several broken bones in his arms and legs and […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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