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Over the weekend, Eastern Division South hosted a basketball tournament on the court at the Yarborough Green on south side Belize City. The community policing initiative is aimed at bringing together youths caught up in crime in an effort to mitigate criminal activities in the city. ACP Chester Williams explains. ACP Chester Williams, Regional […]
Written on July 11, 2016 | Posted in
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Tonight, there are indications that government is scurrying to come up with the first payment to the Ashcroft Group of Companies, due Tuesday. We can confirm that G.O.B. has withdrawn its offer to sell ten million dollars of its B.T.L. shares to S.S.B. We haven’t verified whether it has done the same for its shares […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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At around midnight on June twenty-seventh, a fiery blaze virtually swept through an entire block of San Pedro Town, a densely populated area on Pescador Drive. When the fire was finally extinguished hours after, eleven buildings had been totally destroyed and seven partially destroyed. Eight businesses were affected, along with eighty-eight persons in thirty-four different […]
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The 2016 CODICADER Games continued today in Belize City, Orange Walk, Belmopan and San Ignacio where a number of tournaments, including basketball, football, table tennis and volleyball are being played. It is Belize’s first time hosting the regional competition for athletes below the age of thirteen and, according to Head of Mission Deon Sutherland; things […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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A major concern brought up at the Reef Scorecard forum hosted by relevant stakeholders on Thursday was the issue of the Fisheries Act which has not yet been passed. And a major aspect of that Act will be strict guidelines and policies on fishing in Belizean waters. There is some impatience on the part of […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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OCEANA supports a comprehensive approach to fishing which would include policies and structure as well as support for fisherfolk, since so many in the country depend on the industry for their survival, and that industry is in some peril. Vice President Janelle Chanona acknowledges that it won’t happen overnight, but she does want to see […]
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Where gillnets are concerned, News Five have seen those in extensive use primarily in the southern waters of the country, near the Sarstoon. And it’s not by local fishermen, but by Guatemalans whose livelihood is dependent on illegal fishing within Belize. According to Chanona the Coast Guard has also expressed concern via conversations and formal […]
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Belizean/American track and field athlete Kenneth Medwood claims to have been snubbed from participating in the 2016 Summer Olympics because the Belize Athletic Association reportedly failed to include him on a list of athletes representing Belize. According to Medwood, there had been little communication from the BAA regarding his status as a member of the […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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Medwood, who finds himself in a similar situation as Kaina Martinez, says that they have been disrespected by the Belize Athletic Association. Kenneth Medwood, Athlete “I just feel that it’s a great disrespect, I mean, me and Kaina competed in the 2012 Olympics and Kaina ran in the quarters and then Kaina qualified to […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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Kaina Martinez, who has been quite vocal about her displeasure with not being selected, also granted News Five a Skype interview this evening. She too demands that the association shows more respect for Belizean athletes. Kaina Martinez, Athlete “They should have a little bit more respect for athletes, as well as they should answer […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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The newly convened National Youth Council of Belize has weighed in on the escalating gang violence in the city which resulted in the brazen, brutal murders of three young men in just four hours. In a release issued on Thursday, the NYCB states that, “Our main objective is to look at the wider interest of […]
Written on July 8, 2016 | Posted in
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In recent days Belizeans have seen perhaps the greatest effort expended to curb violence, led by the active interventions between rival gangs. But it’s also been a frustrating and heartbreaking effort for those involved, as youths continue to fall in a hail of lead on city streets. Youth Council President Stafin Duncan says he’s seen […]
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Summer camps are popping up all over the city, but a camp targeting at-risk youths concluded today with an all day sports tournament. Organized by the Conscious Youth Development Program, the activities help in teaching the participants discipline and life skills. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Children under the age of […]
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This morning, representatives from various media houses converged at the Eastern Division South Headquarters on Raccoon Street to participate in a special intervention with the police department. The purpose of the workshop was for us out to put on the table concerns that have arisen as a result of recent friction with the brass of […]
Written on July 7, 2016 | Posted in
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Today, various entities dedicated to the important work of preserving and protecting our natural heritage presented what they are calling a reef scorecard. It’s all about getting Belize’s Barrier Reef System off the World Heritage Site’s endangered list, where it has languished since 2009. So is enough being done to ensure that happens anytime soon? […]
The gist of the report card session today is that the government is doing some things right, but there is more that needs to be done, and more that needs to be done sooner rather than later. So what exactly is the holdup? Valentino Shal, World Wildlife Fund “If you look 2009 to now […]
Of the six indicators, G.O.B. received the worst marks in the area of environmental regulations. Candy Gonzalez was scathing in her evaluation, and told News Five that recent projects have shown that developers have a definite impact on the decisions made by the Department of the Environment. Candy Gonzalez, President, Belize Institute of Environmental […]
And while developers have an impact on the movement by G.O.B. entities like the Department of the Environment, Gonzalez says there is also a definite impact on the N.G.O. community – a sort of double play by the developers and by the government. Candy Gonzalez, President, Belize Institute of Environmental Law & Policy “I […]
Community Policing meets Social Media in the Rural Eastern Division…it’s a brand new concept which seems to have taken off in grand style. Faced with having to deal with a jurisdiction with thirty-two communities spread over many miles, the cops from the RED turned to Whatsapp for help and held the first of its kind […]
Written on July 7, 2016 | Posted in
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And the innovation coming out of the Rural Eastern Division doesn’t end with that community meeting. That formation is also looking to keep youths occupied over the summer, with a payday at the end that will keep on paying them for some time to come. It’s a collaboration with the RED and different partners including […]
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Last week, we introduced you to three teens who were a part of the 2016 graduating class of Stella Maris School. It is a big year for the school as all, but one of the graduates was moving on to another school or skills program. Our three featured graduates all had different plans following graduation. […]
Written on July 7, 2016 | Posted in
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On July twelfth, ten working days after the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration was handed down, G.O.B. will need to make a payment of about one hundred and ninety-five million dollars to the Ashcroft Group. That’s only half of what G.O.B. must pay for its acquisition of Belize Telemedia Limited in 2009; the […]
Written on July 6, 2016 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister has vilified the Accommodation Agreement signed between B.T.L. and the P.U.P. administration of 2005. In fact, it’s been a main platform of every government campaign since 2008. But Courtenay says that propaganda aside, the incredible thing is that G.O.B. has never once challenged the validity of the agreement in Court and that’s […]
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At his press conference last week, Prime Minister Barrow claimed sweet victory and vindication on one particular point of the settlement – a claim that G.O.B. will have total access to sixty percent of the entire award, the portion paid for the Accommodation Agreement. According to the P.M., that money will be used to pay […]
Written on July 6, 2016 | Posted in
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So with all that said, can Courtenay himself be criticized for coming out so strongly against the settlement when he was one of the lead attorneys in the protracted litigation? He told us that he’s been accused of worse things and has no apology to make. Eamon Courtenay, Senator, People’s United Party “Nobody is […]
Written on July 6, 2016 | Posted in
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