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According to Shoman, the idea that local military presence in the area, while accompanying the volunteer expedition, can inflame an already hostile situation with Guatemalan armed forces is total nonsense. She maintains that military personnel from both countries have routinely conducted joint operations in that corner. Furthermore, Shoman says that her capacity as a senator […]
The private and public sectors met today in what was being dubbed as an economic dialogue. While a majority of the session was closed to the media, we were able to speak earlier this afternoon with the Chief Executive Officer of Mahogany Bay Village. According to Beth Clifford, the idea is for a joint initiative […]
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Since last week, a school improvement planning workshop has been ongoing across the country. It is the continuation of a Quality Child Friendly Schools Initiative that was piloted back in 2010. Adjustments were made to the process and now the program is being rolled out to primary schools across the country. Fifty-four primary school principals, […]
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One developing school, St. Luke’s Methodist School in Belize City is participating in the workshop. Principal, Pamela Bodden spoke on the benefits of the sessions for the school. Pamela Bodden, Principal, St. Luke’s Methodist School “St. Luke is a school that was selected. We first did the school curriculum planning that was last week […]
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On Wednesday, August twelfth, the world observed International Youth Day under the theme “Youth Civic Engagement”. While opportunities for youth to engage at political, economic and social levels are low or non-existent, this day is set aside to raise awareness of the importance of youth and to encourage their participation as a key element for […]
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In September, the Belize Lions Club will be carrying out a national eye screening exercise for toddlers and up to fourteen-year-old. Through a grant from the Lions Club International Associations of Lions Club and other partners, the Lions Club in Belize will use Special Portable Eye Screeners to use for mass, rapid testing for eye […]
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Farmers in the deepest South of the Orange Walk District are facing the grim reality of millions of dollars in losses. And it’s all because of an ongoing drought in that region of the country which is spelling the ruin of thousands of acres of corn and hundreds of acres of soybean. For one hundred […]
The first day of school – usually the first image that comes to mind is of an eager toddler heading out to the first day of preschool. But the first day jitters for children – and parents – are an annual cycle. And for the parents whose preteen or teen is about to start high […]
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As we have been reporting, the Belize Territorial Volunteers intend to proceed to the Sarstoon Island this weekend, without protection from the Belize Defense Force. But the situation is fraught with danger even before the BTV sets out on Sunday. This morning, BTV narrowly escaped detention when a reconnaissance team led by Wil Maheia fled […]
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We have told you about the Belize Territorial Volunteers’ near brush with Guatemalan armed forces. Despite their narrow escape into Belizean waters, Sunday’s expedition to Sarstoon Island remains on schedule. The group has organized a trip that will see close to a hundred Belizeans trekking to the remote location. That excursion will be carried through […]
Petrocaribe is rolling into Lake Independence, as area representative Mark King broke ground this morning for a new community center. The new project, according to King, is one of several initiatives within the neighborhood which should boost employment in the area and provide afterschool programs for youths. While the politician lauded the efforts of his […]
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Of course, King took the opportunity from the podium to castigate his predecessor and present political opponent Cordel Hyde. King accuses Hyde of failing to bring necessary infrastructure and social development to Lake-I during his successive terms as area representative. Interestingly, King went well past Cordel, and took aim at the Hyde family, including well-known […]
On April twentieth, P.U.P. Lake-I standard bearer Cordel Hyde, at the eleventh hour, prevented the demolition of a derelict bungalow situated in what is described as community space. The abandoned structure, according to Hyde, is the property of the Lake Independence Action Committee, a defunct entity which presumably operated during his tenure as area representative. […]
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It’s no secret that Cordel Hyde is King’s arch nemesis in Lake Independence, ahead of the upcoming general elections and so are his family members squarely in King’s sights. After all, he called them out in his address during an official ground breaking ceremony. Well, according to the area representative, the media enterprise that is […]
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Still on politics….The results of a survey conducted exclusively online by a group calling themselves, the Belize Independent Development and Research Group (BIDRG) have been released and it’s causing a stir. The survey took place between August first and eighth, 2015 and is published by BIDRG on a website. The group says that further surveying […]
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Alleged drug dealer Hugo Casanova, who is from Corozal, has been in detention in a Chetumal since February 2013 for drug trafficking. But Casanova is in further troubles tonight because a few days ago, the Quintano Roo Attorney General linked him to the double murder of Arena del Rocío Palacios Valdés, a pregnant woman and […]
As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast, the body of fifty-one year old Andy Grant of San Andres Village was found floating in the sea in Corozal Town in the morning. In the afternoon at about four o’clock, there was another victim at sea. He has now been identified as fifty-six year old US retiree Jimmy […]
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Nine students were awarded with scholarships today by UNICOMER Belize. For the past several years, we’ve covered the annual award and this year, UNICOMER says that they have increased the number of scholarships at all levels. News Five attended today’s ceremony at the Radisson Hotel and spoke with UNICOMER and a recipient of the award. […]
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City Council has embarked on a project to reform and modernize the trade license regime with the view of making the taxes more equitable and less burdensome to businesses and professionals. Stakeholders gathered at the Radisson today for a workshop organized by CARILED and the City Council. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, […]
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The Belize Police Department and other partners were in Pickstock early this morning doing a much needed clean up in an area popularly called “The Jungle.” There were bags and bags of garbage pulled out from all corners by residents and the officers on hand. News Five was there to learn about the wider effort […]
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The Belize Tourism Board confirmed at noon today that indeed a total of fourteen calls have been canceled from this destination for the 2016 season when Carnival Cruise Lines plans to divert a pair of vessels elsewhere within the region, but says the financial effects are not substantive. On Monday, Citizens Organized for Liberty through […]
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According to Andrade, the reason for the number of cancellations is that both vessels would have visited Belize an average of seven times each during the course of the high season. As to the dissatisfaction of the cruise lines in the Belize experience, Andrade attests that there isn’t much for visitors to do in the […]
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Despite the fact that guest experiences aren’t ideally what they should be for visitors remaining in Belize City; the Belize Tourism Board is drawing on know-how from experts abroad to devise better strategies for improving the quality of the brief stay. As for the vacuum created in the wake of the cancellation, Andrade says bigger […]
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When asked if COLA’s projections for losses of two point five million dollars in revenue are accurate, Andrade says that the figures are erroneous due to constant changes with the tentative schedule. Valdemar Andrade, Director of Destination Planning & Cruise, B.T.B. “I would say it is inaccurate because I can’t tell you whether we […]
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On another issue of national importance, the P.U.P. does not support going to the International Court of Justice to resolve Guatemala’s territorial claims to Belize at this time. This is a direct reversal of the Party’s previously stated position. Appearing on the Dickie Bradley Special on Monday, former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs […]
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