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A Belizean minor, identified as a standard-four student from a Belize City primary school was among a group of unaccompanied children from Central America making their way to the United States. To protect the confidentiality of the girl and her family, her identity will not be disclosed at this time. But the child, who is […]
Written on March 30, 2021 | Posted in
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Director of the Department of Human Services, Lliani Arthurs told News Five that of great concern are the risk factors associated with unaccompanied minors. Arthurs pulled no punches warning parents about the exploitation and human rights violations that can occur, even for children travelling with someone known to the family. Lliani Arthurs, Director, Department […]
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So is there some level of neglect for which the parent or guardian can be held accountable? Director Arthurs says that while migrating to another country for better opportunities is legal, an assessment is underway to determine whether or not there are charges to be levelled against the little girl’s parent in Belize. Lliani […]
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While the country has been documenting unaccompanied minors since 2016, it is primarily collecting data on Central Americans ending up in Belize. Those cases came to a halt in 2020 with the closure of land borders during to the COVID-19 pandemic. But while this is the first known case of an unaccompanied Belizean minor, we […]
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A new Governor of the Central Bank of Belize is set to assume office later this week, with the start of a new financial year. Manuel Vasquez will succeed Ambassador Joy Grant as head of Belize’s fiscal and monetary regulator, responsible for the issuing of bills, as well as controlling the flow of currency. Vasquez […]
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The Belize Jaguars triumphed this afternoon by trouncing Turks and Caicos with a final score of five-nil in the second World Cup qualifier being played by our men’s national team. Two goals were scored by forward Carlos Garcia, while Jesse August, Deshawon Nembhard and Deon McCaulay scored one goal apiece. Today’s victory keeps the Jaguars’ […]
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The Social Security Board is introducing My Social Security Self-service Portal for customers who are insured with S.S.B. This morning, General Manager for Corporate Customer Service, Chandra Nisbet-Cansino explained the purpose of the application and how its ease of access will make things a lot simpler for those who want to follow their contributions online. […]
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With borders closed, this year is going to see many Belizeans become tourists in their own backyards – visiting various parts of the country for the Easter Holidays. While some will head west and south with the family or friends, others will make their way for an extended weekend of sun, sand and sea. So […]
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Since last week, tourism tracking data showed that resorts and hotels in major tourist destinations in the south, namely Hopkins and Placencia, were already fully booked and the properties on the cayes were filling up. Some residents were even heading to the mountains out west for a change. But there are some who will have […]
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Tonight, we wrap up our series on women in leadership roles with the story of one woman who wasn’t born here, but who has spent her working life trying to protect and guide the use of our natural resources. As reporter Andrea Polanco found out, Hannah Saint Luce Martinez braves areas most of us won’t […]
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Last week more than eleven thousand unaccompanied children from Central America were taken into custody by U.S. authorities as they arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, the highest number since 2019. Most of them are teenagers, but hundreds are under twelve years old. Today, Breitbart News posted a bilingual interview with several of these young people […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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As you know by now, the Belize Jaguars lost their match against Haiti by two-nil. So, on Saturday, the coaching staff and two members held a zoom interview with the media to discuss the results of the match and how they intend to move on from the loss. Reporter Andrea Polanco joined the virtual discussion […]
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Also joining the discussion were Belize Jaguars players Woodrow West and Deon McCaulay. The two players told reporters what they hope to do differently for the next match which is their home game in Dominican Republic against Turks and Caicos. Woodrow West, Goalkeeper, Belize Jaguars “During the workout session we will have for the […]
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A baby boy has died in northern Belize. The circumstances of his death surround a visit to a clinic where he reportedly received two injections that are a part of his scheduled shots as a baby. Police say that while only a post-mortem can reveal the cause of the death, the mother reports that the […]
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A man drowned in Belize City over the weekend. Police say that twenty-nine-year-old Marc Russell was at a boatyard when he began to have a seizure, fell and hit his head and went underwater. Another colleague was on site and tried to rescue him but failed to do so. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero has the […]
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You may only know her name from a school or street, but politician and women’s activist Gwendolyn Lizarraga was celebrated this past weekend. She was a businesswoman, chicle and mahogany farmer, a supporter of equal pay and advocate for protection of women labourers. She even surveyed land to create parcels for women in the Collet division. […]
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G.O.B. is not budging – at least that is the news coming out of the unions. The government has flatly rejected their cost-cutting proposal and wants to push full steam ahead with the salary cut and increment freeze to reduce the wage bill by eighty million dollars. Earlier this week, the unions informed their members […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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But it may not be a done deal. According to P.S.U.’s Dean Flowers, G.O.B. reached out to allow them a final chance to ventilate their reasons for their unwavering position. That meeting couldn’t happen today and has been pushed back for Monday – and we’ll tell you all about that next week. But you’ll remember […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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And now turning to more public service matters – Dean Flowers is calling out the Ministry of Health and Wellness. He alleges that public officers are being treated to very disrespectful and wrongful actions. He says one such incident happened today – where two officers were basically chased out of their office. He explains what […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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So, there you heard Flowers allege that the officers were being transferred at the orders of the Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat. But it doesn’t end there, according to Flowers, because the minister himself, allegedly, tried to get rid of a senior finance officer in his ministry and told her she would be […]
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And Flowers also took the opportunity to take some closing shots at Minister Michel Chebat – calling his actions arrogant and disrespectful. He alleges that Chebat’s issue with the Financial Officer in his ministry stems from a failure to follow procedure, one, he says, that was laid out way back in January as it relates […]
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A pair of police constables who were recently victorious in a claim against the Belize Police Department has been charged for appearing on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes morning show a few weeks ago. WPC Alleeya Wade was one of several claimants in whose favour the Supreme Court ruled that she was lawfully permitted to […]
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Two weeks ago, the disturbing video of a fifteen-year-old boy being tortured in the Conch Shell Bay area of Belize City at the hands of two men went viral on social media. As a responsible media house, News Five did not rebroadcast the chilling video on television or Facebook that captured the minor being stomped […]
Written on March 26, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Garifuna community spoke out about struggles surrounding communal land rights. In that press conference, its representatives spoke of land issues affecting three Garifuna communities in the south, between the villages of Barranco and Midway, Seine Bight and Placencia and Georgetown and Maya Mopan. It’s about the preservation of the cultural heritage of […]
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Minister Balderamos Garcia also spoke about the progress on the consent order issued by the C.C.J. in terms of the communal land rights case won by the Maya people in the south back in 2015. With a new commissioner, in the person of attorney Greg Ch’oc was recently installed, the minister says that they have […]
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