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The Sitting of the Senate for Thursday will proceed as scheduled, that is the final decision by the President of the Senate, following a legal opinion issued by the Attorney General earlier today. As we reported last week, the opposition has raised serious concerns regarding the function of the Leader of Government Business in the […]
Written on February 7, 2024 | Posted in
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Ever since the termination of several members of the Christian Workers Union from the Port of Belize Limited, tensions have run high between the two parties. Since then, the union has rallied for compensation to be paid to the employees that they believe were wrongfully terminated. And in October 2022, the Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal […]
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Last week, instructors at the Belize City IT-VET called the media to say that their salaries were not being paid by the Ministry of Education since September. The instructors said that it was the institution itself that was meeting their salaries each month. Some of them had issues with that fact, as well as the […]
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Another IT-VET issue that surfaced last week was that thirty students attending the Orange Walk ITVET were reportedly sent home for owing several months of school fees. But the Minister of Education has said that no student should be kept from the classroom because of outstanding fees. Today, he reiterated that position and said that a […]
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For over a year, the Ministry of Education has been discussing with educators the matter of curriculum reform. Some teachers have raised concerns of their own on the topic, such as the timeliness in delivery of the revised kits and how that could affect students. Today, Minister Fonseca said he hasn’t heard of those concerns […]
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They’ve come out swinging when the working conditions at the K.H.M.H. do not meet their standards, but now employees at that hospital will no longer pay taxes when they collect their gratuity upon retirement. This comes through discussions between the Public Service Ministry and the Ministry of Finance. Today the Minister of Health and Wellness, […]
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Tonight, we officially commence our pre-election coverage of the 2024 municipals with a series of profiles that will introduce mayoral and councilor candidates from all nine cities and towns to the masses of Belizean voters. In our inaugural segment, we take you to Punta Gorda where we met with mayoral hopefuls from the Belize Progressive […]
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You just met several of the candidates vying for a seat at Town Hall in Punta Gorda on March sixth. They are all optimistic that their respective slates will be successful on Election Day. Beyond the campaigns, however, are serious concerns being shared by residents of PG and those issues have to do with the […]
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In our final episode of Bringing Energy to Life, we look at electricity generation and how it makes its way to the national grid from independent power providers who supply the country with a significant amount of energy. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with that story. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The process of converting any […]
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Today marks day five since Corozal taxi driver, Rosalito Pacheco has gone missing. The fifty-seven-year-old was last seen driving from in front of a supermarket where he had made his place of business for about two decades. Last Wednesday morning, Pacheco apparently received a phone call and left that location. That was the last time […]
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With the announcement of transfers and promotions within the Belize Police Department, News Five understands that not all police officers who make up the senior command are happy campers. Reports are that there are plans afoot to file an injunction to halt these moves among the senior ranks of the department. Reporters asked the ComPol […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. High school football is alive and our high school athletes are doing well. On Sunday, the Central Secondary School Sports Association hosted its Football Semi-Finals inside the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. Four female and four male teams made it to this round […]
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Online sales scams have become an all too familiar occurrence in the digital age. We have reported on numerous cases that were brought to the attention of the police. Recently, a man was arrested and charged for allegedly scamming a woman of fourteen hundred dollars for a sofa set he never delivered. We have also […]
Written on February 6, 2024 | Posted in
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Lobster and conch are the bedrock of Belize’s fisheries sector. More than three thousand fisher folks that directly benefit from the sector have been primarily fishing lobster and conch. There is however a growing concern that increased demand poses a threat to the nations lobster and conch stocks. In 2023, the Government of Belize signed […]
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From Punta Gorda, all the way to Belize City. This week’s Kolcha Tuesday dives into the world of East Indian cuisine. East Indians are concentrated in southern Belize, but also thrive in other areas as well. Like Annette Ramclam, who welcomed us into her kitchen to watch as she blends the spices she grew up […]
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Students and residents of Pomona Village can look forward to connecting with others through the use of the newly installed Digital Connect Center. The center was acquired through a partnership with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and was inaugurated on Tuesday in Pomona village. News Five’s Britney Gordon reports. Britney Gordon, Reporting Shortly after […]
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A body was found today on the outskirts of Corozal Town. Sketchy reports are that the body was discovered behind a newly-built Mormon church on the Santa Rita Road this afternoon. Police have not released any information thus far on this discovery or the identity of the person as forensic experts left the scene late […]
Written on February 2, 2024 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, on Wednesday, Senator Michael Peyrefitte criticized the Briceño administration over the absence of a government minister in Senate. Senator Peyreffitte argued that the Government of Belize is in contravention of the Senate’s Standing Orders, following the resignation of Senator Eamon Courtenay as a minister. He contended that certain motions and bills cannot […]
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At the start of today’s Sitting of the House of Representatives, Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow asked Prime Minister John Briceño for an update on the approved salary adjustment for Crown Counsels. His question was, when will the Crown Counsel get paid the salary adjustment approved by the Barrow government many years ago, […]
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The Leader of the Opposition’s also asked Oscar Requena, the Minister of Labor, to say when the Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal’s ruling on sugar redundancy payments for stevedores will take effect. The ruling was handed down in 2022, in favor of the Christian Workers Union. But, those stevedores are yet to be compensated in accordance […]
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A competency hearing to determine whether Collin Francis Junior is eligible to stand trial for the murder of Nestor Vasquez Junior continued today before Justice Nigel Pilgrim. The High Court judge called on Virgilio Murillo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kolbe Foundation, to testify on the conditions of the Belize Central Prison should Francis […]
Written on February 2, 2024 | Posted in
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In November of 2020, the Belize Communications Workers Union called for former Belize Telemedia Chairman, Net Vasquez to repay every cent that he misused while he held that post at the company. Today, the statement was circulated by the Estate of Nestor Vasquez which informed that they have reached a full and final settlement with […]
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A scandal is brewing at the Immigration Department where an investigation has been launched into the creation of fake receipts for the purchase of new passports. News Five understands that several public officers are suspected for their participation in the scheme. It is not clear how much money the employees were able to siphon from […]
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PM Briceño was also asked about the reason for a recent C.E.O. shuffle that included the Immigration Department. As we have reported, Chief Executive Officer, Adele Catzim-Sanchez was moved over to the Ministry of Human Development, while C.E.O. Tanya Santos was shifted to the Immigration Department. PM Briceño explained that like government ministers, CEOs are […]
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The Leader of the Opposition says that a group of retired Belize Defense Force soldiers are claiming that they are being denied a salary adjustment that was approved under the U.D.P. According to the opposition leader, those retirees have been waiting for up to fourteen months for compensation in accordance with the salary adjustment, to […]
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