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Youth entrepreneur Crystal Samos is the recipient of a pair of regional awards, following a recent trip to Grenada where she participated in a competition for young businesspersons. Samos is recognized for astutely marketing the beauty product Carpe Diem, a chocolate scrub. She won the 2015 Female Entrepreneur of the Caribbean and also received an […]
Written on November 3, 2015 | Posted in
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Confidential documents show that the aggression by the Guatemalan army and navy started years ago, but intensified dangerously and persistently so since 2010, to the point where the Guatemalans were exercising sovereignty over the Sarstoon. A memo from the Belize Defense Force to the C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Security, dated as recent as […]
British Army commander, Lieutenant General James Everard made an official visit to Belize last Wednesday where he met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow on the status of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize. BATSUB, as it is otherwise known, will be seeing a resurgence of British Army troops who will be conducting military training […]
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According to Courtenay, the matter is being treated as a political strategy by the United Democratic Party, a blatant attempt to gain mileage from the timely announcement. Courtenay reiterates that had the UK intended to take up the issue and join forces with Belize, an official announcement would have been made in parliament by a […]
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At least three newspapers including Diario Respuesta from neighbouring Quintana Roo published articles on Sunday, October thirty-first, which make very serious allegations against the U.D.P. candidate for Orange Walk South, Guadalupe Magaña-Dyck. In one article entitled – Candidate Linked to Narco-Trafficking, reference is made to an investigation being carried out by Belize Police targeting Magana’s husband, […]
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The Intelligence Unit of the Economist, an English magazine published in London, produces a number of reports each year focusing on current issues affecting specific countries, regions and industries. The publication recently circulated an article in which the outcome of Belize’s general elections is being forecasted. According to the editorial, the United Democratic Party be […]
At news time, a strike has been called off at the Port of Belize and an agreement has been reached between the Port and stevedores. The update is that stevedores have signed off on a retirement plan as well as increases in salaries and overtime. The strike started on Friday night when the stevedores refused […]
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Both mass political parties are wrapping up an intensive round of rallies across the country as they head to the polls on November fourth. On Sunday, the P.U.P. held its last in Belize City, featuring Standard Bearers from the city and from the Belize District. For the P.U.P., fighting to get back to Belmopan after […]
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On the eve of elections, the Elections and Boundaries Department is reminding employers that by law every voter should be provided with a reasonable time to cast their ballot during the period for voting, and that no employer shall make any deduction from their pay or other remuneration. The Department says there is a fine […]
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A two-day workshop on the enforcement of intellectual property rights for the judiciary and law enforcement officials is underway in Belize City. The seminar, organized by the Belize Intellectual Property Office, features guest speaker Louise van Greunen, an Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa. Justice Louis Harms of the Supreme Court of Appeal […]
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On Tuesday, the Prime Minister said that while he would do the courteous thing and offer written congratulations to the new president elect of Guatemala, he would also be stern with Jimmy Morales for his imprudent statements about reviving the territorial claim to Belize. Calling him a novice, PM Barrow said he would not be […]
How did San Pedro developers Grand Belizean Estates get a hold of land conservatively worth at least four million dollars for only three hundred and fifty thousand dollars? And where does Minister Manuel Heredia Junior fit into the mix? The story goes back to 2011 when directors of San Pedro Junior College approached Heredia Junior […]
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Heredia Junior insists that his participation was only minimal – just facilitation. He also maintains that Grand Belizean Estates paid far more than what was paid for similar fifty-acre parcels. Still News Five has managed to get hold of a reference to a Lands’ assessment which claims that at the time the land was transferred […]
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On Thursday, News Five sat down for an extended interview with Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai. She’s been under intense scrutiny in the days leading up to general elections set for next Wednesday. The pressure is mounting, as the Opposition People’s United Party has issued Tamai with an ultimatum – full access to the proxy […]
Actually, Tamai says that all her officers are under undue pressure leading up to elections. She claims that it’s unfair, because they are all just doing a job and they see no color when on the job. Unfortunately, that’s not the perception in all quarters. There is, in fact, a healthy distrust of the Elections […]
Polls close at six pm on Election Day, and usually results would start coming out hours after – from around ten for the smallest constituency until the early hours of the morning. But things are going to be different this time, because the Elections and Boundaries Office has implemented a new system of simultaneous counting. […]
Depending on which side you ask, there would likely be a prediction of a clean sweep either way. But political observers in the know believe that of the thirty-one seats up for grabs, quite a few will be hard fought. That brings up the question of recounts for those margins that are exceptionally close. Tamai […]
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Earlier this week, the Maya community of Jalacte staged a peaceful protest against the inauguration of an Agriculture Learning Center in the village. The building was constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture and was set to open its doors on Wednesday. While the grand opening has been called off, residents are incensed that government would […]
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Mis goes on to make a comparison between the recent situation in Jalacte and the existing issue in Santa Cruz where Rupert Myles and residents of that village are presently before the courts for wrongful imprisonment due to unlawful occupation of communal lands. He gave an update on the Uxbenka situation. Pablo Mis, Program […]
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The Museum of Belize was closed for business today, and it isn’t a public and bank holiday. We’re told at least twelve members of staff just did not show up for work, and credible reports are that they are angry at Director of the Museum Sherilyn Jones. Those reports indicate that frustration with Jones has […]
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Finally for pre-election coverage tonight, at least where the Elections and Boundaries Department is concerned, Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai confirmed for us that the election will be observed by a team of US Embassy Representatives. They join the O.A.S. observer mission already on the ground. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “It’s the U.S. […]
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A “Basic Intelligence Analysis Training” for officers attached to the Belize Police Department concluded today at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza. The training, which is being coordinated through the Central American Regional Security Initiative, CARSI, is designed to improve the officers’ abilities to analyze data gathered from their communities. But the course takes it a […]
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While the training is to enhance the criminal justice system, for corporals Jane Usher and Jermaine Hyde of the Belize Police Department, the training will allow them to better their reporting to the top brass of the department as well as the public. Cpl. Jane Usher, Belize Police Department “We’ve learned a lot of […]
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The K.H.M.H. has been boosted significantly this week. Aside from a new wing for pediatric care, the Riverview Rotary Club of Edmonton Canada today donated incubators to the hospital. This donation has been made possible by Dr. Roman Bayrock and is being channeled through the Rotary Club of Belize – Sunrise and the Rotary Club […]
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Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai has come under some scrutiny after a letter bearing today’s date accuses her of serious elections irregularities in the last stretch to the November fourth General Elections. In a nutshell, the letter, signed by P.U.P. Cayo Central Campaign Manager Horace Grant, claims that on Tuesday U.D.P. Chairman Alberto August entered […]
