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On Tuesday, the United Democratic Party called for the heads of Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa and his C.E.O. Kevin Arthur, citing that the crime rate is up. Former Police Minister and U.D.P. Chairman, Michael Peyrefitte said that Musa and Arthurs have failed to get the crime situation under control. Not one to take […]
Written on November 17, 2021 | Posted in
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Corporal Kareem Martinez was dismissed from the Belize Police Department a few weeks ago in connection with the shooting death of fourteen-year-old Laddie Gillett. But Martinez is taking the Police Commissioner and the Department to court over his dismissal. Today, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa spoke on the topic and News Five’s Marion Ali […]
Written on November 17, 2021 | Posted in
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First it was Columbus Day – which last year was removed from the 2021 calendar of public and bank holidays. Then two weeks ago, the list of holidays for 2022 had Commonwealth Day missing and the October twelfth holiday returned, but under a different name – Dia de la Raza. The decision was met with […]
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Just a few weeks ago, the Belize Bank introduced its E-Kyash feature with a press conference and live demonstrations. Since then, more and more vendors are adding this form of payment to make it easier for customers to purchase their products and services. Paul Lopez was out in Belize City checking out the payment system, […]
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Employees of Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital are all considered essential workers on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, the staff has been stretched thin. Lengthy working hours and less than favorable conditions have taken a toll on staff morale, but they remain committed to providing […]
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The K.H.M.H. Workers Union is also in the process of formulating a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the management of the hospital authority to negotiate salaries and working conditions for employees who are members of the union. A CBA is important in the circumstance given the challenges that workers are presently facing due to the pandemic. […]
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Topics that affect women are usually what make it to the fore of roundtable discussions, but today there was a shift in that focus to men. It falls in tandem on November nineteenth with International Men’s Day, which will bear the theme: Better Relations between Men and Women. At the core of the discourse are […]
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From the Conference of the Parties in the U.K. to Virginia, U.S.A. Minister Orlando Habet and C.E.O. Doctor Kenrick Williams are with the Belize Heroes organization looking at ways to build on infrastructure and policy development for the National Fire Service in Belize. Belize Heroes, which is the brainchild of Belizean American fire-fighter Archibald Macfarlane, […]
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A doctor is being praised for the heroic work she did at an accident scene last week. Doctor Sloane Gill was on her way to Belmopan when she encountered the crash scene. She immediately sprang into action as other medics were on their way. Unfortunately, a married couple passed away as a result of their […]
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The Public Service Union is joining the chorus calling for the removal of Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat, amid what appears to be turmoil within his ministry. We reported on Friday that former board member Doctor Fernando Cuellar resigned from his post on the executive of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority, following […]
Written on November 16, 2021 | Posted in
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One of the controversial topics for the past couple of weeks has been the shortages that the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital continues to experience, followed soon thereafter by the criticism of the hospital’s board of directors, by Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat. His sharp comments resulted in the resignation of board members Doctor […]
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U.D.P. leader Patrick Faber today reiterated the Opposition’s call for Michel Chebat to step down as the Minister of Health and Wellness. Citing the recent increase in COVID-related deaths, a lack of COVID enforcement, and the shortage of meds at the public hospitals, to name a few, Faber is calling for Prime Minister John Briceño […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Workers Union is arguably the youngest labor organization to join the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, having been established a few years ago. Three years after its first president was elected to office, the union is once again in the process of voting for a new executive. The election […]
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A new mandate comes into effect on December fifteenth, requiring all public officers and essential workers to be inoculated with at least the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to be allowed access to their workplace. The authoritative order issued by C.E.O. Rolando Zetina via circular, is being met with objection from the […]
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In speaking with News Five this evening, Flowers also called out the private sector for the purported double standard where vaccine mandates are concerned. He says that the business community objected loudly to similar measures being imposed on employees within the private sector but that it seemingly supports the position being taken by government for […]
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The Minister of Health and Wellness is not the only one the U.D.P. wants to see out of office. Party Chairman and U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte says the Minister of Home Affairs and his C.E.O. have got to go. Addressing the issue of crime and violence, Peyrefitte asserted that Minister Kareem Musa and C.E.O. Kevin […]
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Peyrefitte, the former Minister of Police under the Barrow Administration, went on to challenge Minister Musa about the current state of affairs in the Police Department, accusing him and his C.E.O. of lacking the ideas and vision to steer the department forward. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “This is what Kareem Musa said two years […]
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The ongoing problem of squatting, purportedly on private land in the Krooman Lagoon area of the Collet constituency, led to a blockade of the access road leading to their houses on Monday. Belize City Deputy Mayor, Allan Pollard had the boulders that blocked the entrance removed, but the problem is far from solved. Reporter Marion […]
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On matters related to the economy, area representative Tracy Panton today called on the Briceño administration to immediately lower taxes on fuels. Panton argues that while government cannot control global prices, it has the ability to decrease its tax intake on fuel. Panton reasoned that skyrocketing fuel prices is the main driver of price increases […]
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And, on the issue of corruption, Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber called for transparency in the payment of legal fees brought on by the Blue Bond Agreement. A recently tabled 2021/2022 supplementary budget allocation brought before the House of Representatives called for the approval of fifteen million dollars to be paid in legal fees […]
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The Leader of the Opposition also called on Prime Minister Briceño to give an open explanation for public monies reportedly spent on a medical bill for Ingrid Vega, the wife of deceased Corozal Bay Area Representative David “Dido” Vega. Reports are that the bill dates back to December twenty-fourth, 2020 at Belize Healthcare Partners where […]
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The organization, Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network, or S-CLAN, met recently to talk about issues affecting women, adolescents and children in the region. The CARICOM/United Nations initiative engages in projects that focus on H.I.V./AIDS, cervical cancer, gender-based violence, mental health and other challenges. Rossana Briceño, the wife of Prime Minister John Briceño, is among […]
Written on November 15, 2021 | Posted in
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There’s a new winner for Scratch and Win and he’s from Corozal Town. This morning Juan stopped by our office here on Coney Drive and he brought along his winning ten dollar ticket that has him fifty thousand dollars richer. Scratch and win has launched new games and players can win up to two hundred […]
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Controversy erupted again tonight in the Krooman Lagoon area on Antelope Street Extension in Belize City. A group of squatters found themselves blocked from the area where they have set up makeshift houses. Reports are that the private land owner placed huge boulders at the community’s entrance. This evening a large crowd gathered and News […]
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In regional news, the government of Antigua this week blocked unvaccinated students from attending face-to-face classes after reaching a November 10 deadline for vaccinations for those twelve and over. ABS News Ercil Charles Junior filed this report which aired today on Caribbean News In Review. [Clip: Caribbean News in Review- November 12th, 2021] […]
Written on November 12, 2021 | Posted in
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