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In spite of the revision, there are still significant concerns. The amendments, characterized as aesthetic, are seemingly all glitter and no substance. Andrew Marshalleck, Attorney in Legal Claim “So even with the amendments there are still very considerable concerns so that in a sense I can understand why one would use the word cosmetic. […]
Written on May 28, 2015 | Posted in
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As we mentioned earlier, P.U.P. Deputy Leader Julius Espat has commenced legal proceedings against the prime minister in respect of the perceived illegalities of the Petrocaribe Loans Act. After carefully reading the revised bill, Espat maintains that government continues to muddy the waters by implementing only sections of the Finance and Audit Reform Act. He […]
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In light of Wednesday’s meeting between the prime minister and the unions, we asked Espat if he has reached out to the social partners for their position on the proposed amendments. While the P.U.P. is yet to do so formally, a special meeting will be held on Friday where all interested parties have been invited […]
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As you know by now, for the first time the Opposition party is not taking part in the process toward finding a definitive solution to the territorial dispute with Guatemala. At Monday’s signing of an amendment to the Special Agreement in Guatemala City, the P.U.P. representative was conspicuously absent on an issue that is of […]
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On Wednesday, the Government of Belize withdrew its appeal against a legal ruling that oil concessions are null and void. The move is a surprising one, considering that Government had challenged an April 2013 decision issued by Justice Oswell Legall in favor of OCEANA, COLA and the Coalition in their lawsuit challenging six Production Sharing […]
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A youth forum will be held on Friday in Belize City, and the organizers want you to attend. The event, which is free, will see the participation of community leaders as well as government representatives. At the helm is non-profit Guidelight Productions and they say that the event will be more than just talk. […]
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If you are looking for something to do this weekend, Reggae Royalty Tanya Stephens and Tarrus Riley from Jamaica invite you to the fourth annual Smart Reggae Fest on Saturday night. Today, the telecommunications company and its partners provided details of the upcoming concert and News Five stopped in to check out what the hype […]
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The cancer Society will be holding its annual cancer walk on Saturday. The other activity to look out for this weekend is the Olympic Run. The Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association will be hosting the 2015 run this Sunday in Belize City. The event will start at six-thirty a.m. in front of James Brodie […]
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Representatives of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize met in extended session this afternoon with Prime Minister Dean Barrow to discuss proposed amendments to the Petrocaribe Loans Act. The atmosphere, according to President Marvin Mora, was conducive to a meaningful discussion on suggested changes that will be brought before the House of Representatives on […]
Among the key questions coming out of this afternoon’s meeting is the scope of the Petrocaribe Loans Act which, according to Mora, also prevents a successive government from abusing or misusing the funds. Despite the prime minister’s willingness to listen to the unions, there is a specific timeline to be followed. The amendments will be […]
Written on May 27, 2015 | Posted in
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When the prime minister requested an audience with the N.T.U.C.B. on the issue of the controversial Petrocaribe Loans Act, the invitation was rather specific: all were welcomed to attend except firebrand union rep Audrey Matura-Shepherd. That offer came on the heels of Matura’s frankness on Senator Ray Davis’ abstention from voting on the passage of […]
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News Five was the only media house in Guatemala City where an amendment was formalized to the 2008 Special Agreement this past Monday. It is all part of a process which could land the territorial dispute before the International Court of Justice. Belize’s Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington signed on the dotted line for Belize […]
But even though the amendment was signed on Monday, the document will need to get approval from the Guatemalan Congress, unlike Belize. So what is the possibility of it getting the congressional nod anytime soon? Carlos Raul Morales, Foreign Minister, Guatemala “You know it is difficult. With Congress it is difficult to say that […]
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For about two years now, the referendum unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been holding an education campaign in schools and civil society on the pros and cons of taking the territorial dispute to the International Court of Justice. That has not been the case in Guatemala where the Foreign Minister says the […]
Professor Neville Duncan, a former lecturer at the University of the West Indies and author of several publications, is in Belize. The retired Professor in Caribbean Policy Studies is here on the invitation of the Anglican Church to hold forth during its upcoming synod. The objective of the lecture is to educate the flock on […]
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F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente is in Zurich, Switzerland ahead of a congress later this week which will see FIFA President Sepp Blatter facing re-election. The news tonight however, is that international football’s governing body is the subject of two unrelated investigations into alleged corruption. In an early morning raid today, fourteen FIFA officials were arrested […]
The Statistical Institute of Belize released the latest figures for the GDP, external trade and consumer price index. The first quarter records a growth of seven percent that is due largely to agriculture, manufacturing and some cruise tourism. The SIB says that while there was a decrease in sugar delivery, there was an increase in […]
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Earlier this month, twenty-three-year-old Luis Campos was arraigned along with two other men for the murder of a cabdriver in San Pedro. His arrest was not without controversy however, as attorney Oscar Selgado came forward a few days later alleging police brutality. During an interview with News Five on May sixth, Selgado charged that Senior […]
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Day One of the eleventh Lagoon/Reef Kayak Eco-Challenge ended at Robles Point, a secluded beach on Northern Ambergris Caye near the border with Mexico and a stone’s throw from the Barrier reef. There participating teams camped out in preparation for the second leg of the forty-two mile race back to San Pedro Town. News Five […]
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There is a lot of crime news, but tonight we start our newscast with a historic event that occurred in Guatemala City on Monday. A Belizean delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred Elrington, was there to join the Guatemalan Foreign Minister, Carlos Raul Morales, in signing an amendment to the original special […]
Written on May 26, 2015 | Posted in
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According to the original Special Agreement, a simultaneous referenda was scheduled for October 2013, but Guatemala decided it was not proceeding with it and for years, it did not support taking the territorial dispute to the International Court of Justice. But all that has now changed and Guatemala is now aggressively pursuing that route. We […]
Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales told the media that for both countries to move forward, the bilateral agenda between the two must be separate from the territorial dispute. This strategy resulted in the signing of a number of agreements at the SICA summit last December in Placencia. Nine of these have now gone through the […]
Written on May 26, 2015 | Posted in
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News Five has been able to confirm that C.E.O. in the Ministry of Immigration and sister of the Minister of National Security, Candelaria Saldivar, has been placed on administrative leave since last week. Sources tell us that she is on leave while the Office of the Prime Minister finds some other posting for her. Since […]
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A family in Lord’s Bank, Ladyville has been displaced after a fire swept through their wooden bungalow house. Despite efforts by the fire department to extinguish the blaze, it quickly spread, destroying the house and its contents and killing the family’s pet. Doran Russell and family left their home minutes before it went up in […]
Written on May 26, 2015 | Posted in
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Twenty-seven teams in brightly coloured ocean-going kayaks – forty-two gruelling miles from San Pedro Town to the northern-most creek bordering Mexico, and then back to town. The eleventh Lagoon/Reef Eco-Challenge, observers say, was one of the closest ever, with the teams finishing in record time. The annual race is a test of physical and mental […]
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