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As we have reported, the K.H.M.H. Workers Union has called the construction of the hospital into question. The concern is that a shortage of nurses and doctors already exists. It is a concern that the Minister of Health says his ministry is continuously working to address, adding that the medical training component of the proposed […]
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The sexual assault accusation against Punta Gorda Town Radiologist, Desmond Arzu, is currently being investigated by police. Reports are that Minister Bernard was among the first persons that the twenty-three-year-old victim reached out to with her complaint. But, it wasn’t until sometime after that Arzu was charged for the crime of sexual assault and placed […]
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Today was observed as World Oceans Day and Monday was World Environmental Day. In tandem with these days, the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative (C.S.F.I.) organized an eco tour of selected locations in Corozal to showcase to the media the steps they are making towards sustainably managing the resources around them to benefit today’s and future […]
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Unknown Belize, a video-recorded film shot over a period of a year, featuring nature at its finest in Belize, is a documentary presented in four parts of an hour each. The production uncovers the Belize’s wonders, while exploring our political, economic and environmental challenges. Sponsored by a non-government organization called the European Nature Trust, Unknown […]
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The problems that forest fires have created, primarily along the George Price Highway in recent months, should soon be a thing of the past, with the onset of the rainy season. Today, Minister of Disaster Risk Management, Orlando Habet, said that a lot of the fires were extinguished with the first rains, but that others […]
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Tonight, we continue our look at the Belize 2023 Polling Survey, an exercise that was conducted with one thousand, sixty-six voters between February and April of this year. The survey is a mixed sample to represent both the political and population makeup of Belize. Viking Strategies has been carrying out surveys in Belize since 2009. […]
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According to the results of the survey on Belize’s economic situation, Viking Strategies says the People’s United Party government is not being acknowledged for its efforts at turning around economy. Trygve Olson, Principal, Viking Strategies “Economic situation in Belize is better than it was under the old government at the same point in their […]
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Cabinet has approved the amendment of a section of the criminal code as it relates to HIV transmission from mother to child. As it currently stands, an HIV-positive person knowingly engaging in risky sexual behaviour and infecting another carries a penalty – and that included mother to child transmission. It was added to the criminal […]
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Curriculum reform is coming to the education system and the 2022/2023 school year was used to pilot new competency-based learning in some schools. Since the beginning of this year, countrywide consultations have been taking place with stakeholders to get feedback on where there may be need for tweaks to acquire the desired learning outcomes. That […]
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Today, the Belize City Council organized a soft launch of a recently installed traffic light system at the corners of Saint Thomas and Saint Joseph streets in Belize City. It’s an area that is often times congested with vehicular traffic and there have been a number of accidents at the intersection. There are several schools […]
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Mayor Bernard Wagner also fielded a question on the stoplight at the intersection of Central American Boulevard and Vernon Street. The lighting mechanism at this crossroad was damaged and twisted out of place by Hurricane Lisa last year. Eight months later and it still has not been fixed. Mayor Wagner says that the particular traffic […]
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Over the past week, there have been several power outages and as recent as Monday night, there was a low power surge in parts of the city, before electricity was lost for residents. Today, however, Belize Electricity Limited hosted a virtual press conference to discuss matters concerning the utility company’s contingency plans to provide unimpeded […]
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A public dispute surrounding the signing of a Definitive Agreement between the Government of Belize and Portico Enterprises Limited, in October 2020, has seen a number of sitting and former government officials having a say on the controversial issue. Beyond the recent comments made by members of the Briceño administration, including the prime minister, himself, […]
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The Government of Belize is also bracing for additional court action. Litigation is pending in respect of the Port of Belize Expansion Project and Cruise Terminal. On June fifth, the law office of Glenn D. Godfrey and Company also wrote to the Attorney General on behalf of Stake Bank Enterprise. It concerns the Definitive Agreement […]
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On Tuesday, we broke the story of the Attorney General Magali Marin Young’s pending resignation after two years and seven months in the capacity as the country’s chief legal officer. Earlier today, that information was confirmed by the Government of Belize in a statement. News Five caught up with AG Young’s cabinet colleague Dolores Balderamos-Garcia […]
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The roller-coaster ride that Jasmine Hartin has been on for the past few years seems to still be a part of her life. A week ago, the Supreme Court handed down a seventy-five-thousand-dollar fine and three hundred hours community service to Hartin for the manslaughter of Superintendent of Police, Henry Jemmoth. It was a straightforward […]
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Orson “OJ” Elrington, the attorney for Jasmine Hartin, spoke with reporters this afternoon. He contended that the travel restrictions imposed on Hartin during her trial had been lifted following her sentencing. He says she was not restricted to travel when she attempted to enter Mexico on Tuesday. He told us that his client is considering […]
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On Monday night, eighteen-year-old Trevor Thompson was targeted by a gunman on Fabers Road in Belize City. Was his murder retaliation for a shooting earlier that night or was it a case of silencing the victim of brutality caught on camera a couple years ago? In that incident, Thompson was tortured and the criminal case […]
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There was also a murder over the weekend in Libertad Village in the Corozal District. Kurtis Usher was shot dead and his son grazed to the head when a gunman opened fire on the family as they arrived home on the night of June third. A high-powered rifle was used in Usher’s killing and it […]
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The results of the Belize 2023 Polling Survey were released earlier during a press conference at the Radisson. The exercise, commissioned by Lord Michael Ashcroft, was conducted by Viking Strategies, a leading U.S. political research and sovereign risk firm. It is the eleventh survey carried out by the firm and provides valuable insight into the […]
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The principal of Viking Strategies also spoke about the survey and the various responses from persons who participated in the exercise. He shared a few findings that stood out from the survey. Trygve Olson, Principal, Viking Strategies “The first thing that jumped out is, the survey was interesting because Belizeans more so than in […]
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Last evening, we reported that the Fantasy Five and Pick Three games of chances have been discontinued, reportedly because Caribbean Gaming Company Limited has not complied with the licensing requirements and conditions. There have been quite a few comments on social media some in jest, suggesting that options for entertainment are dwindling, and others inquiring […]
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The proposed ninety million dollar tertiary level hospital in Belmopan has seen support from across the government and disapproval from the opposition. On one hand, the Briceño administration argues that the Western Regional Hospital’s infrastructure has outlived its time and purpose and that there is a need for the construction of a second national referral […]
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Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education & Culture “They shortlist twenty of them and then the celebrations commission goes through those twenty and we have a process where we vote and go round by round until we eliminate and get down to the final theme. As has been the case in the past, we’ve not had […]
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Prior to independence, Belize had been a British colony since 1862. But in June of 1973, the country changed its name from British Honduras to Belize. That name change was not without conflict, as we found out from Minister of Culture Francis Fonseca, who today gave comments as the country celebrating its fiftieth anniversary as […]
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