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Government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, met with the Joint Unions Negotiating Team on Thursday; the first since they met back in January. The purpose of the meeting which was held at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel was to discuss a number of issues, including pension reform. According to the President of the Public […]
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The Belize Electricity Limited has been hit by a cyber-attack and their attackers have leaked confidential, transactional company information online. This morning, the utility company issued a release informing its customers that in May it stepped up its cyber security measures in response to a cyber-attack on its IT network. The release went on to […]
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On Thursday, during an interview with the media, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat spoke of the critical condition of the major bridges in Belize City. There is need for rehabilitation and in some cases, replacement. The government has been looking for financing of these projects, but the process has not been an […]
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The Old Capital is said to rest upon a large mangrove landscape that is actually below sea level. Hence, drainage has always been an issue, particularly when the drains and canals are clogged up or when a storm passes through, leaving debris in its wake. In light of the fact that we are in the hurricane […]
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And Wagner says he would like to run a third time as mayor for the Belize City Council in next year’s municipals, but that might come with a condition that he does not want to face. Wagner has maintained that he will only run a third time for the post of mayor if he does […]
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The Belize City Council has had a long history of financial challenges. City Hall relies heavily on tax collection and monies derived from traffic tickets, as well as subventions from the government to pay its staff and to keep public spaces clean. This time of year is normally off season for tax collection. Nonetheless, CitCo’s […]
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The University of Belize’s Health Science Faculty is launching an Associates Program in Premedical Science in August. The program has been established to prepare students for the rigors of a medical program outside of Belize. Doctor Lisa Johnson, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Belize, spoke with us about […]
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Belize is hosting the Twenty-First Annual Caribbean College of Surgeons’ Scientific Conference. It is a first for the country. Over one hundred and twenty surgeons from across the Caribbean are in Belize for the three-day conference. The meeting was established as a networking platform for the region’s surgeons to share their knowledge and skills. Earlier […]
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We’ve shown you the Belize Red Cross Society’s newly-acquired headquarters on Handyside Street. The building, according to the society’s Director-General, Lily Bowman, will not only save them money from having to rent space, but it will now earn them money in providing space that they can now rent out. The Red Cross has been carrying […]
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SMART Stars Football Camp concluded its twelfth annual summer camp held this week at the newly inaugurated Berger Field in Belize City. About fifty kids from across the city participated and learned the fundamentals of the sport. Often times, these young players are also engaged in the mundialito football tournament. News Five’s Duane Moody attended […]
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Patchakan is home to a non-profit rehabilitation center that has been serving persons struggling with addiction. Jacob’s Rehabilitation Farm Center has been running for over fifteen years. It has seen many people fighting different forms of addiction from alcohol, to hard drugs like crack, cocaine and more. But their approach to healing is a holistic […]
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The redistricting exercise has brought with it a fresh round of controversy and politicians from both major political parties, as well as the Belize Peace Movement, are sounding off on the recommendations of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Today’s cabinet brief spoke about a number of developments, including approval for the Central Bank of Belize […]
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The Belize Peace Movement has also voiced its rejection of the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s re-division report. As claimants of the 2019 High Court Redistricting Case, the commission was mandated by a consent order to submit the report to the Belize Peace Movement. The claimants received the report on Wednesday and met with their attorney […]
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According to Robert Lopez, the consent order preserves their right to return to the High Court for further adjudication as deemed necessary. He says their attorneys are drafting a letter that will be issued to the Elections and Boundaries Commission early next week in hopes that the commission agrees to rectify the concerns they raise. […]
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The redistricting exercise is being described as a painful one. But according to Lake I area representative Cordel Hyde, the proposal does not recommend any changes to his division. Hyde recounts when he lost a third of his division almost fifteen years ago during a previous redistricting exercise. Cordel Hyde, Area Representative, Lake I […]
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Information shared with News Five is that the proposed redistricting seeks to restructure Belmopan and Cayo South to three divisions. While he champions the equitable distribution and is not in support of the proposal, Cayo South area representative Julius Espat says that he has been working in his division and that is what matters. […]
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On Wednesday, former Port Loyola Area Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez launched a petition to garner as many as one thousand, five hundred signatures from registered voters in that constituency. The effort, on behalf of disgruntled residents, is to trigger a recall mechanism in an attempt to unseat former political opponent, Gilroy Usher Senior. He told […]
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Is Boots Martinez’s effort to oust Gilroy Usher from the House of Representative simply a ploy to stage a political comeback? According to the former politician who represented residents of Port Loyola for four terms, he is taking all instructions from constituents of his former stomping grounds. Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez, Former Area Rep, Port […]
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Public discourse on the much-talked-about Definitive Agreement continues, amid new developments regarding the controversial document that has since been thrashed by the Briceño administration. While a number of cabinet ministers have voice their opinions on the dubious agreement, one often outspoken parliamentarian has remained rather silent on the matter. That’s until we caught up with […]
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Contained within the original agreement was provision for the use of the seabed to construct an artificial peninsula at the Port of Magical Belize. Permission from the Ministry of Natural Resources is yet to be granted. According to Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, nothing has been presented to his ministry for review and approval. […]
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Despite all the controversy surrounding the Port of Magical Belize, it would seems as though the Briceño administration is still prepared to do business with Portico and its investors. According to Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, major players are involved in the proposed development and talk of big money is in the air. Reporter […]
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Move over Queen Elizabeth the Second, because Cabinet has approved for the Central Bank of Belize to print new currency notes and instructed that those new notes bear the image of Belize’s national heroes George Price and Philip Goldson. For decades, Belizeans have come to accept the design of our currency, but will the change […]
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Back in February, Blackberry Ridge Estate, a collection of starter homes was launched by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing in Burrell Boom. Today, a community development project was officially launched in Armenia Village, several miles outside of the capital city of Belmopan. It is an opportunity being afforded to residents of the village, […]
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The Belize Red Cross Society boasts a new building for its headquarters. The two-storey concrete structure is located two houses away from its original office building at number one Gabourel Lane in Belize City. While acquiring a much-needed building was a protracted exercise, the organization hopes to rent out parts of its real estate to […]
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For the past few weeks, the traffic lights at the Vernon Street intersection have been out of commission. According to Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner, the situation arose when a dollar van crashed into the base of the lights and damaged the apparatus. On Wednesday, a woman claimed on Facebook that she was almost knocked […]
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