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On Monday’s newscast we showed you the telling surveillance video of two brazen robbers, who entered a grocery store in Trial Farm, Orange Walk barefaced and robbed the proprietors of over four thousand dollars in cash and cell phones. The crime occurred just before ten p.m. last Friday and while the ordeal lasted only about […]
Written on October 6, 2015 | Posted in
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The referendum for Belizeans to decide on whether the issue of the unfounded Guatemalan claim should go before the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, for resolution continues at the forefront of public discourse. The matter has been thrust, yet again, into the spotlight, following Foreign Minister Elrington’s recent address before the UN General […]
Written on October 6, 2015 | Posted in
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The Foreign Minister’s speech to the United Nations in New York on Friday is causing a firestorm. While it is not the first time that Wilfred “Sedi’’ Elrington has come under fire for his pronouncements on the Guatemalan territorial dispute, his statement to the UN, about a minute or so at the very end, is […]
Written on October 5, 2015 | Posted in
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Is the People’s United Party attempting to capitalize on what is being described as the foreign minister’s blunder? General elections are just a month away and whatever can be used to gain political mileage is seen as par for the course. The territorial dispute is of national importance says the Party Leader Francis Fonseca and […]
The U.D.P. sent out a release this morning which was followed by a response from the P.U.P. The U.D.P. release announces that the former defeated mayoral candidate in Belmopan, Jose Chacon, had resigned the P.U.P. and crossed over to the U.D.P. Chacon’s statement in Spanish was attached to the U.D.P. release and followed by a […]
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Today, employees of the Social Security Board from all branches countrywide protested for half an hour during their lunch break. The organization provides its employees with uniforms every eighteen months, but those uniforms came in very late. CWU President Audrey Matura-Shepherd told News Five that the protocol is clear that if the employees do not […]
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Matura-Shepherd says that the reason the employees waited to receive their uniforms is because it is only at that point that they could calculate how much they believe they are due for a clothing allowance. As to the stance taken by S.S.B. Chairman Dough Singh, Matura-Shepherd told us that she believes he’s not being given […]
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When we spoke to CWU President Audrey Matura-Shepherd in the wake of the S.S.B. protest this afternoon, she emphasized that the protest was not over the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Still, Matura-Shepherd has maintained that the Board of Directors of the S.S.B. is dragging its feet on negotiating the CBA. Chairman of S.S.B. Doug Singh disagrees. […]
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Singh says any question of salary should not hold up the process since the framework places discussions on non-financials first. The CWU has condemned the S.S.B. for what they say is management delaying the process since November 2014, but Singh says they were actually presented with an amended CBA by the CWU just two months […]
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Since delivering a lengthy address before the UN General Assembly on Friday, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington has been raked over the coals for failing to properly address the Belize-Guatemala dispute. For many, including the opposition and COLA, it was a final opportunity before the elections for the often criticized minister to come correct on the […]
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COLA’s endgame since going on the offensive a few weeks ago is the removal of Sedi Elrington as Belize’s Foreign Minister, but that is a moot point because elections are just around the corner. While the grassroots organization has refrained from calling for his head as an elected official, President Geovanni Brackett is gung ho […]
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Port of Belize Limited and the Christian Workers Union have reached significant accord in the framework to negotiating the CBA governing stevedores. That’s good news in a negotiating process which was stagnant for many months. Today CWU President Audrey Matura-Shepherd told News Five that she is surprised and pleased by the gains that have already […]
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Where the negotiation with First Caribbean International Bank is concerned the news is not as good. Matura-Shepherd told News Five that the bank continues to operate in bad faith, so there is practically no progress to report. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, President, CWU “With FCIB, there’s not so good news because we feel that the staff […]
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Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington was among the speakers this morning to address the United Nations Seventieth General Assembly. Nineteen minutes long, his statement covered hot topic issues such as climate change, the Syrian crisis and other matters on the international scene. Elrington also offered the traditional support to Taiwan, calling for an end to the […]
The Belize delegation also included two other ministers—Godwin Hulse and Joy Grant—as well as UN Ambassadors, Lois Young and Janiene Sylvester and Elrington’s wife, among others. While they applauded the offensive statement, here in Belize, there is outrage. The P.U.P. says that it can no longer place trust on the U.D.P. administration to deal with […]
In thirty-two days candidates from two mass parties and one new entry will vie for thirty-one seats up for grabs in general elections. One of those candidates believes he is in a special position, though, since he is currently a sitting Mayor. We’re talking about Darrell Bradley, Belize City’s municipal head, who is also an […]
And since he’s so fixated on what happens when he wins, the Mayor didn’t even want to entertain any question about losing. He says that he doesn’t get into any race thinking about losing. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “I can’t speak to that.” Mike Rudon “Because of the transition at city hall, […]
Written on October 2, 2015 | Posted in
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News Five also asked Bradley about persistent reports that on the eve of general elections, there is talk in City Hall about floating another municipal bond. He refutes that report, but says that the Council is actually in a position to refloat a portion of the bond at this point – partly because of their […]
Written on October 2, 2015 | Posted in
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Bradley says that while he doesn’t plan to be there after general elections, he would definitely advise whoever is in the Council to look favorably on the bond program. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “There are so many needs within the municipality. I think that the infrastructure work has been very successful and I […]
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A new third party has emerged on the political scene as more of a labor movement than a liberal organization. The Belize Progressive Party is closely tied to the trade unions. In fact, the founding fathers of the new alternative action group meet with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize on a regular basis. […]
Written on October 2, 2015 | Posted in
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While the party has been months in the making, fine-tuning its leadership seems a bit hurried. Admittedly, Rogers told the media during the press conference that they initially agreed on short-term roles. However, the announcement of snap elections on Monday has prompted the pro tem executive to assume fulltime positions until the party is able […]
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The World Archaeological Congress, a consortium of renowned archaeologists representing eighty countries and territories, has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The Congress is especially concerned with issues of human rights as they relate to cultural heritage. This is in light of government’s handling of the Santa Cruz/Uxbenka fiasco. According to a release issued by […]
Written on October 2, 2015 | Posted in
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Community outreach are often services provided by social workers and missionaries alike. It isn’t an initiative that is synonymous with policing. Nonetheless, one branch of law enforcement, particularly the Belmopan formation of the Belize Police Department has been making its rounds. On Thursday, a team of officers visited patients at the Western Regional Hospital, as […]
Written on October 2, 2015 | Posted in
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October first was celebrated as international day of older persons under the theme, “Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment.” Since the beginning of the week, several activities for older persons were held to honor the growing population in this region. Today, at the Sister Cecilia Home, thirty-eight seenagers were treated to meals served […]
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On Saturday, the B.T.L. Park on Newtown Barracks in Belize City will be transformed into an arts and craft market where intricate artworks from one hundred and twenty-five artisans from forty-two different communities will be on display. The artisans will be joined by representatives from UNIQUE Belize and the Small Business Development Center to put […]
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