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Before the decision was handed down, Leader of the People’s United Party, John Briceño wrote to Prime Minister Dean Barrow asking him to reconsider the Government’s position on deducting from salaries of teachers. According to Briceño, the letter is a result of last week’s meeting with the Union’s executives, held before they filed for an […]
The Prime Minister disclosed two weeks ago that the superbond is being renegotiated for the third time because the economy had underperformed. There were not much details available, but today, we spoke with the Special Advisor to the Coordinating Committee of Bondholders via phone. Charles Blitzer says that stockholders are uneasy going into a third […]
A security guard went missing at sea after the boat he was traveling in capsized near Tobacco Caye. Around two-thirty p.m. last Thursday, a skiff transporting Corporal Carlos Galvez, Police Constable David Mejia, George Lopez as well as Linsford Joseph Locayo, and his common-law wife and their nine-month-old daughter capsized one mile from the Tobacco […]
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The Guatemalan Armed Forces continue to operate freely in the area of the Sarstoon River, within Belizean territory. Ernesto Vasquez, who works out of the office of the Prime Minister and is a co-host of Love FM morning show, confirmed to News Five his recent experience in the area. He visited the Cadenas post, run […]
In the late 1970’s and 1980’s, Carlton Bowers was Belize’s welterweight boxing champion. He was a local hero and entertained hundreds in fights at the Bird’s Isle for many years. It has been some time since we’ve last heard from the popular Belizean boxer since he retired from the sport and he now sells paletas […]
In the past month and a half, we’ve reported on four children murdered in Belize City. Three children, eleven year old Aaron Gabourel, six year old Empress Hamilton and four year old Ian Sambula, were all killed in an arson on Aloe Vera Street. The most recent and tragic murder is that of seven year […]
Following two recent incidents – the kidnap of Belizean fishermen and the menacing of patrols from the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management – the Belize Territorial Volunteers are calling on Government to properly address the ongoing intimidation of Belizean citizens in the Sarstoon River area. Guatemala’s forces are now openly escorting Belizean citizens in […]
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The Territorial Volunteers are also calling for the further internationalization of the unfounded Guatemalan claim on Belize. Many have complained that Belize cannot count on the support it had at the time of Independence from the majority of world leaders and organizations because we have failed to keep up appearances on the world stage and […]
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Gender based violence is a major public health issue and one of the most widespread violations of human rights, but cases are highly unreported and victims continue to suffer in silence. A forum today provided a platform for eight students from four high schools in Belize City to report on their research and experiences with […]
This past Saturday was Garifuna Settlement Day, celebrated annually on the nineteenth of November. It is a national tradition, as all of Belize pauses to celebrate with the Garifuna their rise into a people integrated and contributing to Belizean society. In Belize City and across the country, Garifuna and others observed three traditional pillars of […]
Garifuna Settlement Day leads right into the Christmas Holidays. The season is just a few weeks away and lights have started going up on houses and businesses. The Fire Service says that as the season kicks in, we must be careful with electrical wires and cooking in our homes so as to avoid fires. While […]
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The monthly salaries of almost two thousand primary and secondary school teachers hang in the balance tonight, as they anxiously await a decision to be handed down by the Supreme Court on Monday. Earlier this week, an application for an injunction was filed on behalf of the Belize National Teachers Union. The formal request for […]
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According to Palacio, government insists on punishing teachers who took part in industrial action last month. While there is currently no figure to determine the overall deduction, government has began the process of docking the salaries of over one thousand, five hundred teachers ahead of the Christmas Season. Luke Palacio, National President, B.N.T.U. “We […]
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The Belize Police Department welcomes another attorney into its ranks. This morning, well-known officer Bart Jones was officially called to the bar. Jones, who has diligently worked his way up within the hierarchy of the law enforcement agency, joins Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams as inductees of the Bar Association of Belize. In a […]
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On hand for the induction of attorney Bart Jones was Minister of Police Elodio Aragon Junior. He spoke about the role of the police department and the relationship it shares with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, as it concerns the pursuit of legal action in criminal matters. Elodio Aragon Jr., Minister […]
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Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned Belize Telemedia Limited, Anwar Barrow, is on his way out of that post. But he has not yet formally stepped down, according to a statement issued by B.T.L. The company states that Barrow holds the post going into the New Year, 2017; however, B.T.L. has started the succession process […]
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As requested by the Government of Belize, representatives of key holders of the U.S. Dollar 2038 Bonds, the Superbond, have agreed to form a committee to discuss the restructuring of the more than five-hundred-and-thirty-million U.S. dollar package. A statement on behalf of the bondholders notes that the restructuring completed in 2013 has provided more than […]
Hundreds of residents—youths and adults—including the grieving mothers from the Hamilton family and other concerned Belize City residents, gathered at the B.T.L. Park for a candle light vigil organized by Shakera Young, the mother of another slain child, Tyler Savery. The seven-year-old student at Saint Joseph Primary School was murdered in cold blood exactly one […]
In health news, international reports say that the World Health Organization earlier today declared an end to its global health emergency over the spread of the Zika virus, prompting dismay from some public health experts still wrestling with the epidemic. An agency advisory committee said it ended the emergency — formally known as a Public […]
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Day-two of a search for a fisherman lost in a capsized vessel has turned up no sign of him. As we reported Thursday, a private skiff carrying five adults and a toddler turned over about a hundred yards from the Tobacco Caye Range east of Dangriga. Two police officers were aboard and they managed to […]
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The exclusive, privately-owned tourist destination on Harvest Caye welcomed its first cruise arrival on Thursday with a grand inauguration of its multimillion dollar investment. The Norwegian Dawn called to port early in the morning and a little over two thousand visitors disembarked the vessel unto the newly remodeled island. While the media was not invited […]
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Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia was on hand for the ribbon cutting and represented the Government of Belize. According to Heredia, the project falls within the sustainable tourism master plan. Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism “On behalf of the government and people of Belize, I would like to welcome you all to this […]
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In the next few minutes, a painting and digital art exhibition will open at the Institute of Mexico on Newtown Barracks in Belize City. Punto de Encuentro, La Humanidad – Meeting Point: Humanity is a project of Taiwanese Belizean artist, Yaoling Lee that brings together the artwork of Lee and two other artists – Jose […]
Competitiveness in this digital age is to understand the virtue of ICT – information and communications technology…That’s what the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) is providing entrepreneurs and small businesses with to market their business through the internet. A second annual conference got underway today at the Biltmore Plaza. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
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Garifuna Settlement Day is being celebrated across the country, primarily in Dangriga. Apart from the annual parade and street parties, there will be a tourism expo. The event, hosted by the B.T.I.A., aims to show case the culture of the Culture Capital. The event kicks off at midday at the Alejo Beni Park. One of […]
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