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Non-communicable diseases are among the top three causes of death in Belize. Diabetes, hypertension, as well as cancer and now, mental health are among the top NCDs affecting the country. Director of Health Services, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa says that the Ministry of Health and Wellness has not lost sight of this and they are continuously […]
Written on August 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, a cohort of seventy-four students graduated as the Class of 2023 from the Institute for Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Since its establishment, ITVET offers demand-driven skills training to Belizeans who prefer tuition in job-related courses. Ironically, these skills are often looked at as secondary to academic education. Technical and vocational skills […]
Written on August 3, 2023 | Posted in
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How effective is the Leadership Intervention Unit in addressing the scourge of gang violence in Belize City? It’s a question that is being asked in the wake of the recent spate of deadly shootings that resulted in a State of Emergency being declared in three south side neighborhoods last Friday. Tonight, News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Musa also gave a response to the opposition’s criticism of the Leadership Intervention Unit under his leadership. Here is what the Minister of Home Affairs had to say about the effectiveness of the unit. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “In any program that you implement there will be a percentage, and we […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belmopan City Council in partnership with the Department of Transport is hosting the first-ever Traffic Conference at the NEMO Headquarters in Belmopan. The three-day conference will review and present updated procedures and policies for the registration of vehicles, as well as the issuance of licenses across all municipalities in Belize. These procedures are mandated […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been a little over three months since Adele Catzim-Sanchez was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Transport to replace Marconi Leal Junior, who is now over at the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Catzim-Sanchez, a former C.E.O. under the previous U.D.P. administration, has taken […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Shortly after Catzim-Sanchez took up office as C.E.O., Chief Transport Officer Diane Vasquez’s contract expired and negotiations commenced with the Ministry of Finance for the renewal of that contract. As we’ve reported, that substantive position has become vacant. Peter Williams is currently the acting Chief Transport Officer. C.E.O. Catzim-Sanchez gave brief comments regarding the issue, […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Fourteen students who will be attending high school and sixth form at the start of the new school year were awarded scholarships to institutions of their choice by the Belize Bank Limited on Friday. The Belize Bank Scholarship Program is now in its eleventh year and includes full tuition, as well as a book grant […]
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World Breastfeeding Week is an annual celebration that is held from the first to the seventh of August in more than one hundred and twenty countries, including Belize. It was first celebrated in 1992 by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and is now observed by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. The aim is […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Two young men lost their lives in separate incidents in the north and tonight, we begin our newscast with the death of a twenty-year-old father of one. Jesus Sacul, a deliveryman, was travelling on a motorcycle driven by his nephew, Jairo Guerra when police set chase after them. The high-speed pursuit through several neighbourhoods ended […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Jesus Sacul was part of a motorcycle crew, for which Dyandre Chee was also a member. Chee, you may recall, was shot and killed by police officers during a high-speed chase also in Orange Walk back in late March. While Sacul’s death was not by gunfire, it has nevertheless brought back memories from the fatal […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow also weighed in on the officer involved incident in Orange Walk Town that resulted in the death of twenty-year-old Jesus Sacul. While the tragic episode, another deadly encounter involving police in that municipality, is being investigated, Barrow decries the manner in which the situation was handled by law enforcement. […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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A murder was also recorded in Orange Walk on Saturday night. Nineteen-year-old Jael Jimenez was shot dead by his father-in-law, following an altercation. Jimenez was reportedly socializing with his wife and other family members at their home in Guinea Grass Village when a fight broke out between him and a family friend. His father-in-law, Derrick […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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A state of emergency was declared in three Belize City neighborhoods on Friday, bringing to a halt an unrelenting spate of gun violence that claimed as many as five lives. During the predawn operation, specific individuals believed to be actively involved in the ongoing feud were rounded up and incarcerated for an initial period of […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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The state of emergency was first introduced by the previous administration, to much criticism from the then People’s United Party opposition. Since it took office in November 2020, three states of emergency have been implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs in an effort to quell the ceaseless gang violence. Today, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party does not believe that Prime Minister John Briceño is fit to continue as head of government, neither is it of the view that he has the full support of his ministerial colleagues. This morning, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow tendered a no confidence motion to the clerk of the House of Representatives. […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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In the notice submitted by the Leader of the Opposition, he carefully outlines the reasons for a no-confidence motion by referencing various sections of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives. Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “And that’s why, as you look at the no-confidence motion, the facts were important. The facts […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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The United Nations has officially declared August eleventh as World Steel Pan Day in celebration of the century-old instrument which was first developed in Trinidad and Tobago. Doctor Lennox Pike and Sir Colville Young are accredited as the first to introduce the instrument to Belize. It has since become an integral part of celebratory events […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Over the years, Belize’s national basketball teams, at all levels, have been unable to advance beyond regional tournaments. That was until Sunday night inside the Belize City Civic Center. The National Male Under-Seven Basketball Selection will go down in our history books as one of the first national basketball teams to defy the odds. Going […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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The second annual Belize International Music and Food Festival was held over the weekend here in Belize City. The two-day event featuring a laundry list of Belizean and international artists drew massive numbers. Nonetheless, the opposition is not the least bit convinced that the Belize Tourism Board is being transparent regarding its expenditure on this […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s night one of the semifinal rounds of KTV the Remix, Season Five. Tonight, the bottom two singers, following last week’s soundtrack round, will battle to determine who stays in the competition. One person will go home and five others will put their best presentation forward with country or pop songs. So who will be […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Climate resilience is about being able to efficiently cope with and manage the impacts of climate change while actively working to minimise their escalation. A climate resilient society would have low carbon emissions and be equipped to deal with realities where conditions are hotter. We live in a world where it is almost trendy to […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Another summer, another state of emergency is being declared in Belize City, as feuding gangs go on an unabated rash of deadly shootings. This morning, the Belize Police Department led a joint operation during which twenty-five individuals were detained in three different neighborhoods, including territories that are operated by the George Street, South Side and […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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As many as forty-five young men will remain in custody at the Belize Central Prison once the police department has successfully corralled them. Several of them, including David Sutherland and Akeem Augustus will be charged for capital offenses. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, surveillance footage gathered from the area where James Escarpeta was […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-one-year-old David Sutherland has been charged for the murder of Nicholi Rhys that occurred on Neal Pen Road last week. Ironically, four days ago, Sutherland pleaded guilty to the lesser offenses of firearms, ammunition and drug possession. Already serving a three-year sentence for those offenses, this afternoon, he was escorted from the Belize Central Prison […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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