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In Regional News, Nicaragua has become the latest country to side with China over Taiwan, cutting all diplomatic ties with the island nation. According to international news outlets, Taiwan said it is “deeply saddened” that Nicaragua had disregarded many years of friendship.” Beijing continues to see Taiwan as a breakaway province to be reunified with […]
Written on December 10, 2021 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, has maintained cordial relations with Cuba since 1972, and today they celebrated forty-nine years of mutual respect, cooperation and solidarity. As a part of that celebration is the nineteenth anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba Day, which was also held today. Belize joined in by expressing appreciation to Cuba for providing us with a […]
Written on December 8, 2021 | Posted in
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The Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez is heading a Belizean delegation to an air services negotiation event in Bogotá, Colombia. It has been underway since December sixth and ends the tenth. The event is being hosted by International Civil Aviation Organization and brings together delegations from around the globe to negotiate […]
Written on December 8, 2021 | Posted in
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She is the most decorated Belizean female cyclist, having won races in all female categories in Belize as well as placing well if not winning in her races internationally. Now, Kaya Cattouse has again made the country proud by landing a one-year contract with a professional U.S-based cycling team. Cattouse made the official announcement today […]
Written on December 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The big news coming out of the Senate today was the announcement by the Ministry of Immigration that they are preparing to offer an amnesty program for Central American and CARICOM immigrants. The program would offer permanent residency status to the un-documented in Belize, creating a pathway to eventual citizenship. In 2010, it was estimated […]
Written on December 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week, a trip to Bolivia and Peru by Immigration officers made headlines after the President of the Public Service Union reportedly asserted that travel was somehow made with nefarious intent. Hours later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, fired off a two page release denying the assertion and asking for an apology. The Ministry’s release […]
Written on December 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, a series of motorcades took place from Belize City to Orange Walk and down south in Punta Gorda, the hometown of Destiny Wagner and Miss Earth 2021 titleholder. Wagner made history for the country as the first Belizean to win an international pageant title. On Friday evening, she touched down at the […]
Written on December 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Following reports that immigration officials recently traveled to Latin America, specifically Bolivia and Peru to provide passport application services to Belizeans abroad may have some wondering about the identity of those receiving these services. While our requests for comment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were not immediately returned, credible information to News Five is […]
Written on December 3, 2021 | Posted in
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There is some exciting news out of Chetumal, especially for those living in the northern half of the country. American Airlines is now flying from that border town to Miami. The first flight landed in Chetumal today. The new route gives Belizeans another travel option, at least when the northern border reopens. At the moment […]
Written on December 2, 2021 | Posted in
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This evening, the government press office issued a special recorded statement from Prime Minster John Briceno and his wife, Special Envoy Rossana Briceno to mark the observation of World HIV/Aids Day. Here is that video. Prime Minister John Briceno “My fellow Belizeans, every year on December first, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. Belize […]
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In regional news, Barbados has removed the Queen of England as its head of state to become a republic. The island nation celebrated the event with a ceremony which included invited guest Rhianna, who was named a national hero, and Prince Charles who stood in for the Queen and wished the new republic well. Here’s […]
Written on November 30, 2021 | Posted in
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The news spread like wildfire last week that a new variant had been detected in South Africa. Omicron is more transmissible, but so far, cases are milder in terms of symptoms. The concern though is that more people infected could mean more hospitalizations. Omicron has not been detected in the region and the predominant variant […]
Written on November 29, 2021 | Posted in
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There is a proposed reopening of land borders in January. While it is being met with mixed reviews, today we took the opportunity to ask Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa for her take on the reopening. Here’s what she had to say. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Central Health Region “With omicron being detected, […]
Written on November 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Speaker of the House and Deputy Clerk are headed to Taiwan for a five-day visit. Speaker Valerie Woods will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and the head of the Taiwanese legislature. Woods is accompanied by the Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Clarita Pech, and the two will attend the 2021 Open Parliament Forum […]
Written on November 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Ek Balam, the reigning champions of Poktapok, the ancient ball game revived in the Americas, is heading to Mexico. The tournament, which they won in 2017 and again in 2019, begins this year on December first. Belize’s team needs a bit more financial support to get them from Yo Creek to Merida. They are hoping […]
Written on November 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association has announced that the first Junior Pan American Games is set to take place in Cali, Colombia from November twenty-fifth to December fifth, 2021. Belize is sending a delegation of twelve athletes and five officials for nine different sporting disciplines. The contingent will be led by the Chief of […]
Written on November 23, 2021 | Posted in
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After two weeks of negotiations at three different levels at the COP26, the Glasgow Package was released. It chronicled the agreements as well as pledges of over a hundred countries who participated in the United Nations conference on climate change, a global response to its effects and mitigation. An incremental advancement is how it is […]
Written on November 17, 2021 | Posted in
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In regional news, the government of Antigua this week blocked unvaccinated students from attending face-to-face classes after reaching a November 10 deadline for vaccinations for those twelve and over. ABS News Ercil Charles Junior filed this report which aired today on Caribbean News In Review. [Clip: Caribbean News in Review- November 12th, 2021] […]
Written on November 12, 2021 | Posted in
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And in Haiti, citizens from the United States and Canada are being urged to get out now as the gang situation spirals out of control and armed groups are preventing fuel from leaving the depots. Here is that report from Caribbean Week in review. [Clip: Caribbean Week in Review- November 12, 2021] “The […]
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As the protests continued outside the blue zone, marathon negotiations carried on inside the many meeting rooms at the Scottish Event Campus. The Belize delegation still in Glasgow included Ambassadors Carlos Fuller and Janine Felson, as well as Climate Change Minister Orlando Habet and his CEO, Doctor Kenrick Williams and their team of experts. They […]
Written on November 11, 2021 | Posted in
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The Summit is something that business people in the agriculture sector have been waiting for. People like Ernest Thiessen who represent some three hundred dairy farmers, and Hazelita Kuylen, whose rice and corn production company needs investment dollars in order to thrive. Ernest Thiessen, Belize Dairy Association “At the moment we’re only producing about […]
Written on November 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Keynote Speaker at today’s Investment Summit was former Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, who has a consulting and advisory company in Canada. He focused on the measures that Belize needs to take to capitalize on maximizing its exposure to the rest of the world and reaping the benefits of that exposure. Stephen Harper, Keynote […]
Written on November 10, 2021 | Posted in
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A Belizean athlete studying abroad, Fatima Ramirez, was selected as the Freshman of the Year for volleyball by the National Junior College Athletics Association. The last time we heard from Ramirez was back in June, when she signed a sports scholarship to play division one volleyball at Eastern Wyoming College in the U.S. A. Her […]
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Belize’s National Cricket Selection will not be advancing to another round of competition, following the T20 tournament in Antigua. That’s because the team has lost three important matches since the competition began last week. But while its dream of moving on has been dashed, the team is now focused on winning the next two games […]
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Today, ministerial meetings continued at COP26 as countries try to finalize negotiations. The Caribbean region, through the Alliance of Small Island States, better known as AOSIS, has developed its position which is shared at the ministerial level. But Doctor Colin Young, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre based in Belize, says […]
Written on November 9, 2021 | Posted in
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