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The Prime Minister’s son and U.D.P.’s Standard Bearer for Mesopotamia, Shyne Barrow appears to have let the cat out of the bag. In a video recording, Shyne is heard saying that November fourth is the date for the general elections, getting ahead of any official announcement by the Prime Minister. Now, the last general election […]
Written on August 31, 2020 | Posted in
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Shyne Barrow has been in a privileged position and may know more than the U.D.P. ministers because today we asked Minister Elodio Aragon Junior about the specific date for general elections. He says that he is not one to follow gossip. Hipolito Novelo “Sir has the U.D.P. discussed that elections will be on November […]
Written on August 31, 2020 | Posted in
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And while Elodio Aragon Junior is not listening to the noises to the noises in the market, Orson OJ Elrington says that November fourth is a convenient date. Elrington will go up against four-time area Representative, Francis Fonseca, in the Freetown Division. He says that while it is understood that elections will take place in […]
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Here in Belize City, the machineries of the two major political parties made a last big push to get voters on the list for the general elections due in November. While registration continues, today marked the end of the transfer period so lines snaked at the Elections and Boundaries offices. Here is News Five Isani […]
Written on August 31, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier we told you about voters transfer in Orange Walk and Belize City. The situation in Belmopan is no different. As you know, three candidates are making their bid for that seat; independent candidate Anna Banner Guy, P.U.P. standard bearer Oscar Mira and the incumbent U.D.P. area rep John Saldivar. Between July and up to […]
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Up to July tenth, eight thousand and forty voters are registered for the Belmopan division; about four hundred registrations that have been challenged and are before the courts. And at the pace of registration, come general elections, the constituency could swell to about eight thousand five hundred voters making it one of the biggest constituencies […]
Written on August 31, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard earlier in the newscast, November fourth is touted as the date for the general elections. So there is no postponement or deferral of the upcoming general elections, despite an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country which has now topped one thousand and expected to continue to climb. So […]
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It wouldn’t be election season without tensions between opposing political candidates. As you know, campaigns are in high gear and transfer close on Monday so political candidates are rushing to get residents registered to vote in the upcoming election. Well, there is some tension brewing in the Mesopotamia Division. The issues appear to be between […]
Written on August 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The transfer of voters closes at the end of this month which means there is a rush at Elections and Boundaries offices to get voters in the rolls to be able to vote in the upcoming general elections due in November. In Corozal Town, long lines of voters queued at the offices of the elections […]
Written on August 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party launched its health plan this morning and we will come to that later in the newscast. This morning, the virtual event included experts in the sector discussing various elements of its blueprint. But the elephant in the room was the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, there are a myriad of complaints on the […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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As the coronavirus pandemic batters the health system, the People’s United Party this morning rolled out a health plan that it says will make healthcare efficient, affordable and accessible to all. The plans seeks to first and foremost roll out the national health insurance programme across the country , the upgrade of the K.H.M.H. and […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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While the P.U.P.’s health plan is broad, covering ten primary areas; how would it tackle COVID-19? The party plans on investing in technology and human capital by building epidemiological and laboratory capacities and improving the supply chain management to respond to the country’s needs during health security threats. Public Health Specialist, Doctor Daisy Garcia says […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Prime Minister in waiting, John Briceño says that when the P.U.P. assumes control of the government, the COVID-19 plans take effect immediately to ensure that there are ample medical supplies and equipment to respond adequately to the pandemic. This includes working with the Government of Taiwan for best practices to overcome COVID-19. John Briceño, […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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John Briceño says that the P.U.P. recognises the need to address mental health challenges across the country. Technology must be used to develop professional virtual mental wellness services in partnership with advocacy groups, N.G.O.s and schools. But Briceño says that investment must also be made in the health facilities in the Punta Gorda and Belmopan […]
Written on August 26, 2020 | Posted in
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The Senate today passed the amendment to the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Bill. The amendment seeks to restrain a magistrate from granting bail for persons charged with contraband offenses, including those being found in possession of contraband goods. The legislation aims to arrest the increasing problems with border jumpers and contrabandistas. Those persons who […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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The state of public emergency was today extended for a further period of fourteen days. Statutory instrument one hundred and ten was to expire on Thursday after it came into effect on August seventh. The government is satisfied that a public emergency persists given the COVID-19 outbreak across the country. Senator for N.G.O.s, Osmany Salas […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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The amendment to the Labour Bill was also passed today in the Senate. The amendment has attracted major opposition from several unions, including the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. The bill looks at providing employers the ability to reduce wages where the working hours of an employee have been reduced in special circumstances. It […]
Written on August 19, 2020 | Posted in
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In the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Dean Barrow reiterated his condemnation for border jumpers. He says that the constant reports of border jumpers and contrabandistas prompted authorities to confiscate the canoes which he says were ready to cross the border. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “The constant report of residents of border villages […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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The Crime Control and Criminal Justice Amendment Bill was tabled and read in its entirety during the sitting of the House of Representatives this morning as a measure to arrest contraband. The new piece of legislation seeks to expand the offenses for which a magistrate cannot grant bail in the lower courts, including offenses in […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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While harsh laws have been brought into force to thwart border jumping, the opposition is calling for a distinction between persons who are purchasing contraband items and persons who are purposely going across into Mexico and Guatemala to bring across uncustommed goods into Belize. There has been a significant number of cases in Orange Walk […]
Written on August 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Faber also reacted to the P.U.P.’s plan to achieve one hundred percent trained teachers. Faber called out Fonseca for reportedly misleading the audience, saying that more than eighty percent of teachers were trained under his tenure as Education Minister. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “We are eighty four percent trained teachers up from 2008. […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Faber, improving the quality of education in the country is a daily struggle which requires all hands on deck. He says that the P.U.P.’s pledge to give teachers a thirty percent salary increase is something that the Belize National Teachers Union should question. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “I notice that what […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Patrick Faber is also the Leader Elect of the United Democratic Party and is set to lead the U.D.P. into the next general elections in the next few months. So today, he was asked about Frank ‘Papa’ Mena, the U.D.P. area representative for Dangriga. Mena was all for Team John Saldivar and now there are […]
Written on August 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Schools remain closed across the country as a containment measure to COVID-19. But today, the People’s United Party rolled out its education policy, promising access and quality education from preschool to university. The P.U.P. proposes to cut bureaucracy and invest more on students and educators. The document was introduced by former Minister of Education, Francis […]
Written on August 12, 2020 | Posted in
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Civil Aviation earlier today issued a list of flights that landed at the P.G.I.A. during the month of July. Fifty-six aircrafts landed, including repatriation flights on United Airlines, Tag, Moses International and Green Airways; cargo on Amerijet, Aero Ruta Maya and Tag. A number of air ambulances for medical evacuation, technical flights and a single […]
Written on August 12, 2020 | Posted in
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