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Ambassador Moreno also had thumbs up for the Government’s decision not to appeal the judgment of Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin on August tenth regarding consenting sexual acts in private between partners of differing and same sexes: Carlos Moreno, U.S. Ambassador to Belize “I fully agree with the decision that was made last Friday. I […]
While the U.S. Ambassador is applauding the recent ruling on Section Fifty-three; the Belize National Teachers Union is taking a different view. The teachers of the most militant union recall that they had registered their concerns about the possible implications of the suggested implementation of the national gender policy. The B.N.T.U. adds that they are […]
Written on August 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Others have also weighed in on the Chief Justice’s judgment. The unions representing the workers of the three major utilities in Belize say that the recent judgment, and the Government’s failure to react and respond in defense of its people, highlights the fact that ill will of a few is being rammed down the throats […]
Protecting Belize from attack and other dangers remains a primary concern for the Ministry of Defense. Today, various agencies within the national security apparatus came together to discuss what will later form what is known as the National Defense and Security Strategy. Hosted by a team of facilitators from the United States and the UK, […]
Written on August 24, 2016 | Posted in
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In time for the new academic year, six young Belizeans are preparing to pursue their academic dreams in the field of tourism. Today, the Belize Tourism Board gave them important assistance. Correspondent Aaron Humes reports. Herbert Haylock, Director, Quality Assurance and Industrial Standards, B.T.B. “The intent and the hope is that they do continue […]
Forty police officers joined the ranks of the GREAT program – short for Gang Resistance Education and Training – following a graduation ceremony this morning at the Radisson Hotel. Guest speaker was U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Carlos Moreno. He told us that programs, like GREAT, are an example of the revamped strategy toward community policing […]
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The Salvation Army’s giving is not limited to the Christmas season. In times of disaster they can be found reaching out with what resources they have. Today, forty families from the Belize District were selected to receive much needed household and back to school items. We hear more from Major Joliker Leandre, the organization’s Regional […]
Written on August 24, 2016 | Posted in
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The education system has lost a pioneer in early childhood education movement. Jean Bennett, the well-loved and highly respected educator passed away on Sunday morning inside the Intensive Care Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. She left a mark on thousands of outstanding Belizeans, and touched many more lives of persons who had the […]
Independence Hill on Belmopan felt the wrath and fury of the evangelical movement this morning. About a thousand strong, protesters from all over the country came out against the recent decision of Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin on Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code. Government has decided that it will not appeal the ruling which criminalized […]
Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action, COLA, shares the same position that the Church has taken where it concerns the preservation of Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code. While the grassroots organization was never an interested party in the extended litigation, it has remained in the Church’s corner since it joined government in defending that […]
Interestingly, Brackett makes the comparison that government has moved with haste to state that it will not appeal the Section Fifty-three judgment, while it has gone to great pains in challenging the Maya people at every turn where it concerns communal land rights. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “The government is very unfair because they […]
There was no weekly Cabinet meeting today since Prime Minister Barrow is presently out of the country. In fact, all was quiet on Independence Hill this morning, save for a multitude of roughly one thousand churchgoers who converged on the plaza below to voice their discontent with government. The flood of worshipers came from various […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe the ruling on Section Fifty-three should be appealed? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com
The Special Audit Report on Nationality at the Immigration and Nationality Department, 2011-2013, to be laid at the House of Representatives this coming Friday. The audit was concluded three years later and sent to the Prime Minister by the Auditor General, Dorothy Bradley, on May thirty-first of this year. It details a very long list […]
In the following report, News Five Duane Moody zeros in on specific cases of persons provided with passports without the requirements. It is a sorry state of affairs that stinks to high heaven of a hustle so rampant that sloppiness settled in at the department. Duane Moody, Reporting The case of the imprisoned Won […]
The report from the O.A.S. on the shooting death of Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano is highly anticipated and up to news time, the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Sylvestre told News Five that he is also awaiting the report. The Government, in a release on Monday, said that an independent report has […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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There’s another revolting report…Police made a significant arrest last Friday which has landed U.S. Sex Offender George Stephen Cunningham in police custody. Fifty-one year old Cunningham, from Delaware, Ohio was arrested on Friday night in Belize City after his boat ran aground off the City’s coast. Coast guard rescued him and took him into custody […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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We have been reporting on the Auditor General’s trio of reports on the Immigration and Nationality Service between April of 2011 and September of 2013. They contain hard-to-swallow truths about a culture of corruption and fraud within the service, facilitated for the most part by ministers of Government and their associates. Minister of State for […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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Nearly sixteen million dollars will be spent over the next two years in what the Government is calling its most significant investment to date in the endangered Chiquibul forest and surrounding nature and forest reserves in the south and west of Belize. Much-needed grants will be handed out to two non-Governmental organizations – Ya’axche Conservation […]
Rafael Manzanero, the executive director of F.C.D., welcomes the resources as his organization and its Guatemalan partner, Asociacion BALAM continue to fight illegal Guatemalan incursions for land and natural resources. He explains the need for a greater coalition of partners to help spread the word. Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director, F.C.D. “Essentially, we have been […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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Anthropologist Doctor Herbert Gayle is currently in the country. Along with a team, he is providing training to youths to equip them with the skills to effectively fight and reduce violence. The experiences of gang violence in the Central America and the Caribbean provide the backdrop of how to formulate programs to properly assist youth […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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A caregiver provides three levels of care: preventative, assistive and educational care. They are the bridge between older persons and society and often times recommend interventions to make life better for senior citizens. Today, a second cohort of persons with skills in the basics of care-giving graduated at the end of an intensive five-week program […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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This afternoon, the National Institute of Culture and History presented the winner of the theme competition for the September Celebrations with a cheque for one thousand dollars. Orange Walk teacher Argelia Mendoza Ken explains how she came up with “Sovereign and Strong – Together as One.” Argelia Mendoza Ken, Winner, September Celebrations Theme “I […]
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Co-Chair of the National Celebrations Commission and Culture Minister Elodio Aragon Junior, like Ken, hails from Orange Walk. He told us the theme is apt for this year’s festivities. Elodio Aragon Jr., Minister of State, Culture “I think when you look at the theme, talking about sovereignty, talking about us being strong as a […]
Written on August 23, 2016 | Posted in
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As many as five years ago, a major immigration scandal rocked the government. It was revealed that ministers as well as senior officials were involved in facilitating visa approvals to hundreds of persons who did not quality. In fact, this station was taken to court by Minister of State Edmund Castro and after damning information […]
Written on August 22, 2016 | Posted in
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