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About fifteen ambassadors from across the country were shortlisted and then chosen to represent the NCFC across the country. Following the three-day training that ends this Friday, the new ambassadors will be sent back to their respective communities to address the many issues such as sexual abuse of children and human trafficking that recent reports […]
Written on November 25, 2015 | Posted in
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A first-of-its-kind Welding Certification Training Course has been taking place at the ITVET Compound in Belize City. A joint initiative between Fabrigas, Belize Natural Energy, BELTRAIDE and the Ministry of Education, it seeks to certify and standardize the level of work of welders across the country, starting with the instructors. So, a total of fifteen […]
Written on November 25, 2015 | Posted in
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The spectacled owl, the black hawk-eagle and the harpy eagle are three predatory birds that exist in Belize’s ecosystem. Their species are being conserved here in Belize since they are often times killed by residents because there is a misconception about their purpose in the wild. But The Belize Zoo and other partner organizations are […]
Written on November 25, 2015 | Posted in
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A mother of three is the recipient of a new home that was erected over the weekend by Hand in Hand Ministries and Belize Electricity Limited. Angela Bennett, a resident of Police Street, was presented with the keys to a new abode this morning during a brief handing over ceremony. The sixteen by sixteen wooden […]
Written on November 25, 2015 | Posted in
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B.E.L.’s community outreach focuses on contributions that improve the quality of life for Belizeans. According to Customer Care Manager Celina Gill, the company is committed to good corporate citizenship. Celina Gill, Manager, Customer Care Dept., B.E.L. “B.E.L. as a company is committed to giving back to the society on a whole. This is one […]
Written on November 25, 2015 | Posted in
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International fugitive David Nanes Schnitzer, alias David Banes, remains at large tonight after skipping a mandatory check-in at the San Pedro Police Substation on Monday. There is no confirmation, but there is reason to believe that he has already left the country. San Pedro police would only say today that they had heard a report […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Collusion within the various government departments remains a serious issue for the P.U.P. In this case, it has been reported that the signatures on Nanes travel documents were the same ones that appeared on Citizen Kim’s passport, facilitated by former Minister of State Elvin Penner. A motion, according to Senator Lisa Shoman, will be brought […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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In an update to a story we have been following closely since Monday of last week, twenty-two-year-old Analiz Perez Gutierrez, whose infant daughter was removed from her custody by the Department of Human Services, has been granted visitation. The toddler remains in the care of a foster parent while the ongoing custody battle between Perez […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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The reported flight of Mexican fugitive David Miguel Nanes Schnitzer after being granted Supreme Court bail by Justice Denis Hanomansingh has also raised the ire of the grassroots activist group COLA. Today, President Geovannie Brackett called to question the provision of bail to an international fugitive wanted for crimes committed in another jurisdiction. That is […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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According to Brackett, while strong criticism of the decision to free Nanes on bond may be seen as contempt of court, the role of the justice system in releasing the wanted Ponzi scheme alleged fraudster should be called to question. Geovannie Brackett, President, COLA “Can you imagine the U.S. Marshals took couple weeks to […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Tonight, a tripartite body comprised of sugar cane farmers from various associations in the north is awaiting a response from the Ministry of Agriculture in respect of a request for government intervention in the ongoing sugar crisis. The associations, including the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, are turning to Minister of Agriculture Gaspar Vega to […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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News Five also spoke with Belizario Carballo, Chief Financial Officer at Belize Sugar Industries Limited. According to the CFO, while the first estimates for the 2015 crop cannot be adjusted, B.S.I. supports the farmers’ request for an adjustment of sugar prices sold on the local market. On the Phone: Belizario Carballo, Chief Financial Officer, […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Jimmy Morales has embarked on a traditional tour of Central America and Mexico undertaken by incoming presidents of the region. In the case of Morales, who takes office in January fourteenth 2016, his first leg took him to Honduras to privately meet with President Juan Orlando Gutierrez. Custom issues as well as matters of security, […]
Dance X Belize is in its seventh year and in 2015, the creative art experience has evolved to an eight-day event which started on Monday with several workshops and master classes across the country. The first show was a one-day event organized by former dancer and now theatre director, Karen Vernon, bringing dance back to […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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But Dance X is for most people synonymous with the name Jamie Thompson. A Belizean dancer living in the U.S. and a creative arts director, Thompson recently formed his own dance company, Lyve Arts Project, and will be performing one of his original pieces in a duet on Friday night at the Bliss. Also being […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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The Belize Coastguard held its annual strong man competition over the weekend at different locations. Three days of grueling competition tested the physical fitness of the officers stretching their skills to the max. Five teams comprising forty officers took part in the most competitive challenges to assess their readiness for combat. It ended on Sunday […]
Written on November 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Where is international fugitive, David Nanes Schnitzer tonight? He is wanted in his home country of Mexico for his role in defrauding investors of millions of dollars, as much as much as forty-two million U.S. dollars. On Friday, he was granted bail by Justice Denis Hanomansingh when he appeared in Supreme Court. Nanes was being […]
Three major sectors in the agriculture industry are in deep trouble. In the shrimp industry, thirty million dollars has been lost due to a bacteria that has infected upwards of fifty percent of the farms. The banana industry also in the south is faring no better as hundreds of workers are losing their jobs as […]
Written on November 23, 2015 | Posted in
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The B.S.C.F.A. held its Annual General Meeting on Sunday where key agenda items included the passage of a resolution to seek an increase in the cost per pound of sugar sold on the local market. According to Alonzo, all efforts are also being made to commence the 2015/2016 crop on time to avoid a recurrence […]
Written on November 23, 2015 | Posted in
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Has former Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega surrendered his precious office space to his successor at G.O.B.’s Cohune Walk Building? News Five has been reliably informed that the erstwhile head of the Lands Department is indeed holding on to his workplace. Since being removed from that ministry, a portfolio Vega has held since 2008, […]
Written on November 23, 2015 | Posted in
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Seasoned canero Leonardo Cano is the newly-elected Chairman of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. He succeeds Ezequiel Cansino as chief presiding officer of the largest group of cane farmers in the country. Cano’s leadership of the organization comes at a critical juncture when the membership of the B.S.C.F.A. is concerned about the future of […]
Written on November 23, 2015 | Posted in
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Residents of Cohune Walk are tonight resting easy and are a little safer with the opening of a police substation in their neck of the woods. The housing community has been plagued by a number of burglaries recently, prompting Belmopan police to reestablish their presence in the area. Superintendent Howell Gillett has been instrumental in […]
Written on November 23, 2015 | Posted in
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But the Eastern Division South Region of the Police Department is not fazed by the recent shootings in its jurisdiction. As a part of its continued community policing initiatives, on Sunday, through collaboration with the Mayflower Neighborhood Watch Committee and the Yarborough Community Policing Unit, a sports day was held at the Berger Field on […]
Written on November 23, 2015 | Posted in
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A father and son left their home on Allenby Street, Belize City, for work this morning; two hours later they got a distress call that their house was ablaze as smoke bellowed in the neighborhood. The two storey concrete building is located next to a primary school which had to be evacuated to ensure the […]
Written on November 20, 2015 | Posted in
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Forty-seven year old Mexican- American national David Miguel Nanes Schnitzer is out on bail tonight. Nanes is wanted in Mexico in connection with what is known as a Ponzi scheme in which investors lost forty-two million U.S. dollars. But Nanes has been living in Belize for over two years and was able to acquire a […]
Written on November 20, 2015 | Posted in
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