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Last week, we reported on the COVID-related death of a second police officer. Corporal David Jimenez, who was awaiting his results, began exhibiting symptoms of the virus. Days later, his condition worsened and on December second, he was rushed to the K.H.M.H. Jimenez died three hours later inside an ambulance in the parking lot of […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
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ComPol Williams says that the department has been stretched thin and with officers out, they have had to make some changes with duty scheduled to accommodate the shortage in officers, while still carrying out the mandate of the department to fight crime. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We are working understaffed due to the […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams took to social media over the weekend and expressed concerns over what can only be deemed as irresponsibility on the part of employers who, despite having COVID-positive persons among their staff, have refused to send them home to isolate and, in some cases, to quarantine. Now by law, any of […]
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Belize is the latest country to form its own national chapter of the Caribbean Women in Leadership, known as CIWiL for short. Since 1998, CIWiL, a non-partisan and N.G.O., has been working to increase women’s participation in political and public life across the Caribbean. An election was held last month where the executive was selected. […]
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Valerie Woods says that CIWiL has been instrumental in advocacy and policy work across the region and so the plan is for the Belize Chapter to bring that same energy and commitment to champion women’s participation and advancement in Belize. She tells us more about the N.G.O. Valerie Woods, Chairperson, CIWiL Belize “What it […]
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Amilin Mendez is the latest Chief Executive Officer to be named by the Briceño Administration. Mendez has been appointed C.E.O. in the Ministry of Economic Development. According to a press release issued this evening, Mendez holds a Master’s of Science in international Trade Policy with Specialization in Trade in Services and Market Access of Goods. She […]
Written on December 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The Public Service Union met with Minister Henry Charles Usher and Chief Executive Officer Doctor Osmond Martinez on Thursday to discuss recommendations made by the P.S.U. to investigate the recent fire sale in which government assets were disposed at rock-bottom prices. This succeeds a Cabinet decision to launch a probe into the cheap sale that […]
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Ahead of the recent elections, the Public Service Union had made several recommendations regarding the purchase and acquisition of new vehicles for ministers and other government officials. While some elected officials have opted not drive new vehicles, others including their C.E.O.s have gotten spanking new rides. According to the P.S.U. Vice President, the new administration […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness hosted a virtual session earlier today to introduce to the public and its stakeholders the front of package nutritional warning label. The idea is that as residents will go about their shopping, these labels will help them with making healthier choices for food selection and prevention of diseases. For […]
Written on December 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Represented in the virtual meeting were PAHO, as well as the Belize Bureau of Standards. While there have been some delays in the implementation of the front of package labelling exercise, there are various things that must be considered including the fact that Belize imports a large number of food items, therefore legislations would impact […]
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Humanity First – it’s the community service arm of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Belize. Like others, such as N.G.O.s and NEMO, as well as private entities, Humanity First has been going across the country providing pantry to families who have been affected by the floods of hurricane Eta and Iota. Approximately eight hundred families […]
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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Belize is also getting a new home. Over on the George Price Highway, near mile one and a half, a mosque and its new headquarters is being erected. It’s about two or so months from completion, but Local Missionary Gabb gave News Five an update about the progress. Ata’ul […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño delivered his maiden address to the United Nations General Assembly earlier today during its thirty-first Special Session. PM Briceño’s presentation spoke to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the magnitude of the very widespread disease, there is need for a truly international and multilateral response so as to ensure that countries are able […]
Written on December 3, 2020 | Posted in
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During his address, PM Briceño highlighted the debilitating impact of COVID-19 on small island developing states, including Belize, which is already buckling under the disastrous weight of climate change. John Briceño, Chair, Alliance of Small Island Developing States “At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our countries amplified our advocacy for access to grants […]
Written on December 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Doctor Kenrick Williams has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. He will be serving under Minister Orlando Habet. A press release from the government says that Doctor Williams holds a doctorate in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies from the National Dong Hwa […]
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Since Wednesday, a number of documents purported to be land approval forms have surfaced on social media. Those documents show that over thirty acres of land were approved just days before the general elections. The prices for what are deemed prime lands and the persons behind the land deals are raising eyebrows. According to some […]
Written on December 3, 2020 | Posted in
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A News Five crew headed west today where UNICEF has partnered with NEMO and the Belize Red Cross to provide aid packages to hundreds of families that have been affected by the recent floods. Collaborating with the UN organization was the U.S. Embassy, which provided over half a million dollars to reduce the risk and […]
Written on December 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, the Belize City Council teamed up with a number of corporate partners to gift a brand new house to an elderly citizen. The handing over happened this afternoon on Sunflower Street where Mayor Bernard Wagner and the council’s business partners joined the grateful recipient to hand over the house valued at almost twenty-five thousand […]
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The National Fire Service, in collaboration with a non-profit organization from out of the U.S., is developing the capacity of the department in its response to trauma. It is being piloted in Cayo where fire-fighters are learning the basics of emergency medical services which they would be able to execute and very likely save lives […]
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A Belize City family is appealing to the public for assistance to help save their loved one’s life. The Chaman family on Iguana Street says that a family member has been sick for more than a year and they have been drowning in medical bills. Although they have spent a lot of money over the […]
Written on December 3, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize Camping Experience, through their Harvest for Kids programme, is asking for your support this Christmas holiday. They are back again with apples for sale to raise funds for activities for a thousand children they support throughout the year. This time around Alex Perez of the Belize Camping Experience says that the apples are […]
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Cabinet held its third regular session on Tuesday via a virtual meeting chaired by Prime Minister John Briceño. Among the decisions coming out of that meeting is the launch of a complete investigation into the fire sale of government assets by the previous administration. The probe into the selling off of vehicles, office furniture and […]
Written on December 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Twenty-five-year-old Akeem Smith broke his silence today; for years, he claims that he has been the target of police, even as he has tried to walk the straight and narrow. Now by no means is Smith saying that he has not had run-ins with the law, but he has never been charged for any major […]
Written on December 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Loretta Smith is not taking the targeting of her son lightly. She intends to reach out to the Professional Standards Branch of the Police Department and even the Commissioner of Police in an effort to get some relief. Loretta Smith, Mother of Akeem Smith “We noh know weh dah di problem. We already di […]
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Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb has stepped down from her post after serving in that capacity for several years under former Minister of Education Patrick Faber. That announcement was made via an internal memo sent out earlier today by the Ministry of Education. But while Dr. Babb has come to the end of her […]
Written on December 2, 2020 | Posted in
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