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It’s that time of year once more, Christmas Cheer! Prime Minister Dean Barrow confirmed that Christmas cheer monies have been dispersed to the thirty-one area representatives. Like the previous year, U.D.P. area representatives received twice as must as P.U.P. area representatives. P.U.P. area representatives received twenty thousand dollars, while the U.D.P. area representatives received forty […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow today commented on the debate surrounding the banning of gillnets. Recently, OCEANA Belize offered the government a gillnet buy-back programme if a ban on gillnets is first instituted. The government, however, has rejected the financial aid package and plans to phase out gillnets in two years with measures to ensure that […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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It has been in the works for nine years, but today amendments to the outdated Fisheries Bill were introduced in the House of Representatives. The bill contains stiffer penalties against violation of fisheries regulations. The bill seeks to properly address illegal, unreported and regulated fishing activities as a matter of national priority. The bill provides for […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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U.D.P. Orange Walk North Area Representative Gaspar Vega continues to absent himself from house meetings. He has been M.I.A from house sittings for a considerable amount of time after resigning from Cabinet. But indications are that he is making a comeback under the John Saldivar banner. He attended the U.D.P. national party council meeting two weekends […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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A group of officers was invited to the Police Training Academy in Belmopan today. But it was not to develop their policing skills; in fact, they were being awarded for a job well done in executing their duties. It was a proud moment for the Police Department because the eight officers ensured that even in […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Following today’s awards ceremony, Sergeant Holly Vasquez, who was the lead investigator in the murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas, was asked about his reaction to the ruling handed down by Justice Antoinette Moore. Vasquez says that at times he was on edge, but had support from the Lucas and Usher families, as well as ComPol […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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A Belize City woman claims that a next door restaurant has been creating all sorts of problems for her. Nicole Milton lives on Cemetery Road and she alleges that the smoke a restaurant is emitting is causing a thick layer of grease all her house. She told News Five that she has had to keep […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Nicole Usher, a Belmopan resident, was bold enough on Wednesday to speak out against the violence she suffered on Tuesday. Many women suffer in silence, but Usher publicly claimed she was chocked, attacked with a firearm and her family threatened by Kenzle Hulse, the son of Minister Godwin Hulse, who is her ex-boyfriend. She took […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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For most Belizean families, the holidays are not complete without a ham on the dinner table. And with Christmas just a few days away, many shoppers haven’t bought their hams as yet. While many see the imported hams as an affordable option – there are local brands that serve up quality at competitive prices. Today […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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And in the spirit of Christmas and hams, the Running W is also reaching out to twelve needy families this holiday season. PR Rep Terrence Rhaburn tells us more about this. Terrence Rhaburn, Marketing & PR Rep, Running W Brand Meats “We launched this initiative about a couple weeks ago and we had a […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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At the Organization of American States, Belize joined seventeen other countries in voting for a resolution rејесtіng vіоlеnсе in Воlіvіа and саllіng for full rеѕресt of the rights of the іndіgеnоuѕ реорlеѕ. The ‘Rеѕоlutіоn Rејесtіng Vіоlеnсе in Воlіvіа and Саllіng for Full Rеѕресt of the Rights of the Іndіgеnоuѕ Реорlеѕ in the Рlurіnаtіоnаl Ѕtаtе of […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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The headquarters of the Salvation Army in the downtown area of the City was buzzing with activity today. The organization as it has very year came through big time for a number of families. They got their Christmas cheer all contained in a hamper of goodies to make the holidays jollier. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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Back in early November, the Kettle Appeal of the Salvation Army was launched; its annual target for some years now is to raise one hundred thousand dollars in efforts to support its many programmes including the annual children Christmas party held last week and the hamper programme for needy families. Red pots have been placed […]
Written on December 19, 2019 | Posted in
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The number of missing persons: youths, men and women, is on an upward trend. In some cases they are found safely but in a number of instances, missing persons are found lifeless. Often they are last seen alive with persons known to them. This week alone, two missing persons from Belmopan were found murdered. Suffering […]
Written on December 18, 2019 | Posted in
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Маrсоѕ Оѕоrіо is no longer the Dіrесtоr оf thе Ѕugаr Іnduѕtrу Rеѕеаrсh Dеvеlорmеnt Іnѕtіtutе (ЅІRDІ). Thе Ѕugаr Іnduѕtrу Соntrоl Воаrd reportedly ordered Osorio’s removal when he was informed that his contract will not be renewed. In an interview on Tuesday, B.S.I.L. Саnе Fаrmеrѕ Rеlаtіоnѕ Маnаgеr Оlіvіа Саrbаllо Аvіlеz said that the decision was made and […]
Written on December 18, 2019 | Posted in
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Tragedy struck a family in Silk Grass, Stann Creek District, on Monday afternoon. Omar and Efijenia Lobos lost their three-year old son in a fire that totally gutted their small wooden house in the village. Inside the house on a bunk bed was Isaias. The fire swept quickly and the young boy could not be […]
Written on December 17, 2019 | Posted in
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Another thorny issue is the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The Chamber along with the unions and NGOs were critical in the push to its signing three years ago but implementation has been at a snail’s pace. In a letter to the P.M. dated December fifteenth, the Chamber notes that along with the N.T.U.C.B. and […]
Written on December 17, 2019 | Posted in
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A house was gutted by fire on Monday night in Belize City. The fire broke out after eleven o’clock in the CET Site area of Saint Martin’s in the Old Capital. The wooden house with zinc roofing was completely destroyed by the blaze. The owner, thirty-nine-year-old Daisy Foreman, was not at home when the fire […]
Written on December 17, 2019 | Posted in
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Тhіѕ morning, Сhіеf Јuѕtісе Kеnnеth Веnјаmіn hеаrd frоm the Belize Peace Movement and the Vision Inspired by the People in their case against thе Еlесtіоnѕ аnd Воundаrіеѕ Соmmіѕѕіоn in which they claim that that the thirty-one electoral constituencies are disproportionate. As such, the claimants are asserting that the government is in violation of the Constitution […]
Written on December 16, 2019 | Posted in
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The case is being heard by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin in the Supreme Court. Deputy Solicitor General Samantha Matute-Tucker is representing the Attorney General. Saldivar was asked if he was pushing the case to trial in light of next year’s elections. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney “Most definitely. Again I believe it is the desire of […]
Written on December 16, 2019 | Posted in
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When the representatives of the Belize Peace Movement exited the court, they were also asked about the disappointing turnout at a recent rally at Battlefield Park in Belize City to mark the anniversary of the signing of the UNCAC. There was some promotion of the event, but it failed to attract support last week. One […]
Written on December 16, 2019 | Posted in
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There is tragic news from the Stann Creek District. A two-year old boy was killed in a fire this afternoon in the village of Silk Grass. The child was inside a house that went up in flames. Epifenia Lobos, the child’s mother, had just stepped out to run an errand when the house went up […]
Written on December 16, 2019 | Posted in
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The families of two missing teenagers in Belize City and Belmopan are trying desperately to locate them in good health after they disappeared on Friday in both municipalities. Sixteen-year-old Jahira Martinez was last seen here in Belize City at the start of the weekend but somehow managed to elude her relatives, while seventeen-year-old Damian Bregal […]
Written on December 16, 2019 | Posted in
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A large crowd gathered at the Queen Street Police Station today in Belize City. The crowd stood ready to bid on goods confiscated during criminal investigations but were never claimed. The auction started at ten o’clock and bidders had their eyes on many items including bicycles, televisions and a boat. Commanding Officer of the Prosecution branch […]
Written on December 13, 2019 | Posted in
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The Commissioner of Police gifted ten bikes from its auction stock pile to a budding foundation on the southside called Charlie Burton Park Foundation. The foundation is being led by resident in the Gibnut and Antelope Streets area, G Michael Reid. Reid, and a couple other people in the neighbourhood, transformed a bush lot into […]
Written on December 13, 2019 | Posted in
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