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Leal says the investigation is in its preliminary stage and involves the police, as well as their own internal inquiry. And it is not certain whether the weapon went missing during a special operation over the past week or before that. The weapon, according to Leal, was not loaded, since the ammunitions are kept in […]
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Thirty-five-year-old Dale Saragosa, a resident of mile two and a half on the George Price Highway, has been fined seven thousand, five hundred dollars for drug trafficking. In May 2020, during a search of his home, police found as many as sixteen pounds of cannabis under a bed in an unused room inside the residence. […]
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The police exhibit keeper, who was charged in April for the discarded weed gummies that got several children sick, has been granted permission to leave the country. Mario Bustillos, charged with ten counts of negligent harm to ten children was granted permission to spend three days in Chetumal, Mexico. Bustillos made an application asking the […]
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The Office of the Contractor General says it will initiate an independent investigation into the signing of the Definitive Agreement between the Government of Belize and Portico Enterprises Limited. In June, Ted Peralta, the Chief Executive Officer at the Port of Belize Limited, wrote to the Office of the Contractor General requesting that the office […]
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It’s official, there are three candidates within the People’s United Party, including incumbent Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner, vying for the highest seat in municipal government. As we reported a few weeks ago, Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard has tossed his hat in the ring and is joined by businessman Lawrence Ellis who has also submitted […]
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Businessman Lawrence Ellis, a member of the People’s United Party, is also entering the political fray after submitting his name earlier this month to contest the candidacy for the mayorship of the Old Capital. Many may recall that he was also the owner of Belize Maintenance Limited, a sanitation company that was contracted by the […]
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On Monday, we asked Prime Minister John Briceño for his projections of the municipal elections, given his administration’s performance up to this point. In 2021, the People’s United Party dominated the municipal elections, conceding only two seats. Can they repeat this performance in 2024? Prime Minister Briceño says they will do everything possible to maintain […]
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The United Democratic Party is yet to formally introduce its mayoral candidate for Belize City. She is Doctor Nelma Mortis-Jones. For the better part of thirty years, she has been involved in education, Mortis-Jones has also been involved in the social sector. She is offering herself in a race that is dominated by men. […]
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Last week, U.D.P. Party Leader Shyne Barrow also weighed in on the municipal race. While he is confident that the United Democratic Party will emerge victorious in all nine municipalities, he was also critical of the P.U.P. for refusing to endorse Mayor Wagner’s candidacy, as well as the comments made by Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard. […]
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Ladyville Highlights is a popular Facebook page and is used by Albert Magdaleno to share people’s plights, their dire need or misfortune they might have recently suffered. Through that exposure, other people from all over Belize and mainly North America send donations to Magdaleno to distribute among those needy persons. The charity work that he […]
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There are growing concerns among residents of San Pedro over the safety of San Pedro High School’s infrastructure. Last week, we reported that the ceiling of the staff room on the third floor of the building had collapsed. As students across the country are scheduled to return to school over the course of the next […]
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The Shirley Roberts- Young Foundation for Sports and Education (S.R.Y. Foundation) will be awarding its second cohort of scholarship recipients on Saturday. In 2022 the foundation provided scholarships to twenty-two students. This year, the foundation will be adding ten more scholarship recipients to its program. Apart from their school fees being paid in full, the […]
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United Nations Member States have eight more years to realize the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, member states adopted seventeen goals as part of the 2023 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These goals are all integrated and they act as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that […]
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A date for the senate inquiry is yet to be determined, but tonight NGO Senator Janelle Chanona has been officially named the chairperson of the Senate’s Special Select Committee. The working group has been appointed to investigate all documents tied to the signing of the Portico Definitive Agreement dated October first, 2020. The committee is […]
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We also heard from Union Senator, Elena Smith. She was asked about the Prime Minister’s recent statements on the inquiry and if she thinks the government is undermining the process. Here is what she had to say. Elena Smith, Union Senator “I don’t know if we expect that we would have heard from them […]
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Lead Opposition Senator Michael Peyrefitte, says he welcomes the appointment of Senator Chanona as the chair of the Special Select Committee. He told us that he is hopeful the process will quickly get underway and that those who are summoned will respect the authority of the committee. Michael Peyrefitte, Lead Opposition Senator “Well it […]
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow remains in the spotlight for his disagreeable reference to the Speaker of the House on Friday. As we reported, the Belize Network of NGOs (B.N.N.) issued a release on Tuesday stating that it is in support of a proposal to have the National Assembly’s Privilege Committee review the […]
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We asked the senator for the NGOs, Janelle Chanona for a response to the opposition’s criticism of selective outrage. Well, according to Chanona, “you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t”. Janelle Chanona, Senator for NGOs “I can say that we heard a call go out for the privileges committee to […]
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The 2022 C.B.U. Media Awards Ceremony took place in Antigua last evening and, as has been Channel Five’s tradition over the years, we captured eleven awards in nine of the categories. News Five’s Duane Moody snagged three of the awards and got two special mentions for stories he submitted. Reporter Paul Lopez also won an […]
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There has been major public outcry lately over the rising cost of goods in the supermarkets. The Government of Belize has sought to implement numerous strategies in an attempt to mitigate the pinch consumers are feeling in their pockets. A Price Gouging Task Force has been established, but there have not been any updates as […]
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Earlier this week, Prime Minister John Briceño also spoke on inflation, the unions’ willingness to provide oversight, as well as changing trends in the purchase of consumer goods. Government, according to the prime minister, has refrained from implementing tax hikes where this matter is concerned. Prime Minister John Briceño “We have not raised tax […]
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Organizing data to describe the complex environmental and economic systems present in our oceans is a process known as ocean accounting. Measuring and managing progress towards sustainable development are vital to informing decisions about our oceans. The Belize Blue Bond is a funding mechanism to support the sustainable use and conservation of marine resources and […]
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It is essential to provide hands-on training and practical exercises to countries, including Belize, and relevant stakeholders to understand the concepts of ocean accounting as a tool for guiding the necessary transformations. Ibukun Adewumi, Ocean Governance Officer, GOAP “Belize, as a country, is taking a giant stride in this sphere of blue economy, development […]
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Five rescued parrots have been successfully released from their enclosure in the Chiquibul. The birds were in danger before they were extracted and kept in a lab where they were fed and cared for by the Friends for Conservation and Development. This conservation effort has been successfully undertaken for over five years and the parrots […]
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Today’s sitting of the Senate saw a heated debate over government’s seventy-seven million U.S dollar loan from the Saudi Development Fund. As we have reported, the loan is earmarked for the construction of a solar energy plant that is projected to move Belize much closer to energy independence. But, Opposition Senator Michael Peyrefitte says he […]
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