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The star witness in the case against Lev Dermen arrived today at the court in Utah in handcuffs. Jacob Kingston is expected to testify through next week Monday since he has a throve of information that is critical to prove that Dermen was involved in massive money laundering. All eyes will be on Kingston because […]
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In the local courts in Belize City today, an application was filed with the Supreme Court, which would add Lord Michael Ashcroft to the case submitted to require the Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission to undertake Redistricting of Area Representative Districts in the country. The case is focusing on the constitutionality of the current legislative boundaries. According […]
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Proponents of the Equal Opportunities Bill, including the executive of the National AIDS Commission, the Special Envoy for Women and Children, as well as the Ministry of Human Development and Social Transformation, made their rounds in a series of countrywide public consultations last month. During those discussions advocates of the proposed legislation presented the upside […]
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When consultations took place in the south, there was an overwhelming opposition to the posed bill. Over five thousand signatures have now been affixed to several documents circulated within the religious community where objections are being raised to the Equal Opportunities Bill. News Five spoke by phone with Pastor Vic Hernandez; he is the president […]
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A campaign is ongoing to build consciousness on what discrimination is and to encourage action when it surfaces in the homes, workplace and other areas. The Live and Let Live Campaign is focusing on marginalized groups seeking to encourage neighbours to look out for one another whenever any type of prejudice is exposed. Here is […]
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Chef Tim August of Stone Crab Bar and Grill in Dangriga took over the Dara Feeding Programme in Belize City on Tuesday. As you know, Joel ‘Dara’ Robinson and his wife cook hot meals for fifty plus children from neighbouring schools. Many of the children are from underprivileged homes and often times the only meal […]
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So Chef Tim August was the guest chef for the day at Dara’s Feeding Programme on Tuesday. He cooked for and fed over fifty students. It was a special treat that Dara welcomed. As you’ll recall, Dara was recently in our news because his programme was on life support. The funds were dried up and […]
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As the Lev Dermen trial continues in Utah, on the home front, the effects of the scandal is rippling across all strata of Belizean society, rocking the United Democratic Party and the government, which is under fire for having advocated for a diplomatic post for the incarcerated businessman. Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber has finally […]
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The scandal-ridden U.D.P. is gearing up for a leadership convention this weekend after which it will also prepare for general elections. Amid the Lev Dermen scandal, as well as the recent auditor general’s audits on the National Sports Council and Julian Cho Technical High School, how will public outrage on these matters impact the party’s […]
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The countdown to the February ninth U.D.P. leadership convention is down to the last five days and Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber is facing political opponent John Saldivar in a leadership race for the incumbent United Democratic Party. While Saldivar has chosen not to grant an interview in the days leading up to Sunday’s leadership […]
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Faber’s vote seeking activities commenced with the launch of his leadership campaign in September of last year. Since then he has been canvassing delegates in all six districts and was en route to Corozal this evening following the B.N.T.U. sit down. In speaking about his campaign, DPM Faber spoke about the concerns of the delegates […]
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His many detractors describe him as petty and vindictive, personal and professional attributes that don’t cast Patrick Faber in the best light. While those criticisms are widely held, some published and others verbalized, they haven’t really been said to his face. When we had the chance to quiz the leadership aspirant earlier today, we asked […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has given government an ultimatum by when it has to show progress in the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC. While the umbrella organization has given the Barrow Administration until month-end to prove itself, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber admits that there’s more to be […]
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A new Contractor General finally took the oath today at Belize House in Belmopan. He is Omar Mitchell, an engineer by profession. The appointment is for a period of three years. Mitchell succeeds Godwin Arzu, whose contract was not renewed for failing to produce the required annual reporting to the National Assembly. It took about […]
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Last year, Belize received funds through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank to execute the Second Road Safety Project. You’ll recall that from 2013 to 2018, the first road safety project was carried out to reduce deaths and serious injuries associated with traffic accidents along a demonstration corridor on the George Price Highway. The […]
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The Embassy of Cuba in Belize celebrated two historic events over the weekend: the anniversary of its revolution and the anniversary of relations with Belize. Education and health have been two major pillars of success for the Cuban revolution. Cuban doctors and nurses have been deployed across the world, including Belize and local students continue […]
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Reporter Hipolito Novelo is currently in snowy Salt Lake, Utah, where the case of Lev Dermen is taking place. The sitting was postponed this morning and resumed in the afternoon. As you know, Dermen is accused in a billion-dollar tax fraud and his business partner Jacob Kingston has made allegations linking Minister John Saldivar to […]
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The trade unions are galvanizing and this time they are taking aim at government on a number of issues that are pertinent to their respective organizations. Today, the Christian Workers Union met with the Ministry of Trade and Investment to discuss a labour concern. That was followed by a press conference called by the National […]
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, when last he gave an update on the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in December of last year, reported that the UN had informed government that it made no sense to proceed with UNCAC-related initiatives until a full report from Tuvalu and Haiti have been submitted. That new […]
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While the N.T.U.C.B. has given government until the end of the month to prove itself, the congress says it is equally mindful of the adverse effects that its actions may have on the citizenry should it decide to call a shutdown. It is why, according to Mora, it has embarked on an advocacy campaign to […]
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Standing in solidarity with B.N.T.U. and the plight of its membership, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize committed to having the teachers’ backs as they continue to grapple with the Ministry of Education over the existing Education Rules. The N.T.U.C.B. says that it is unreasonable for government to be pushing around teachers in the […]
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B.N.T.U. President Elena Smith was also present at this afternoon’s press conference which was held at its headquarters here in Belize City. Aside from the full support that the teachers union is getting from the N.T.U.C.B., the question of whether they will take advantage of government’s encumbered state was put to her. Smith’s response was […]
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The Christian Workers Union also met today in a lengthy session with Minister of State Tracy Panton to discuss issues several that are affecting waterfront workers at the Port of Belize in respect of the sugar industry. For decades, stevedores have played an integral role in the loading process for cargo ships leaving harbor with […]
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News Five also spoke with Junior Minister Panton who says she will register those concerns with cabinet colleagues, including Minister of Finance, Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Tracy Panton, Minister of State, Trade & Investment “Certainly the concern has to do with their livelihoods, essentially, and the fact that we have had a drought and […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a statement on the unprecedented ruling on Friday, in which Chief Justice Kenneth struck down the Petrocaribe Loans Act and declared the government spending of approximately one point billion dollars as unconstitutional. The B.C.C.I. recalls that in 2005, social partners supported the amendment of the Finance […]
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