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Belize is headed to international arbitration following a claim that has been brought British Caribbean Bank Limited and Prize Holdings International Limited. Both companies are affiliated with Lord Michael Ashcroft. The notice of arbitration was filed on April third and lists Prime Minister John Briceño as the respondent. This is in respect of government’s refusal […]
Written on April 12, 2023 | Posted in
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A group of seventy-three Pathfinders Master Guides returned to Belize after attending a one-week camp in Jamaica. Their journey to and from the religious camp is a story on its own, nonetheless, the delegation got to meet Olympic champion Usain Bolt. The camp is a space for networking with other young people across the region […]
Written on April 12, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s a highly sophisticated board game that is popular across the world. Today, the British High Commissioner hosted twenty Belizean chess players and British chess Grandmaster, Nigel Short, who took them on simultaneously. It happened this evening at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Belmopan and News Five’s Marion Ali was there and filed this […]
Written on April 12, 2023 | Posted in
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President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen wrapped up her state visit to Belize and this afternoon, departed the country for the United States where she will meet with U.S. House Secretary Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday. During the visit, President Tsai met with Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam, as well as Taiwanese […]
Written on April 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Last night, Prime Minister John Briceño hosted a state dinner at the Museum of Belize for President Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen. The dinner followed a full schedule of events on Monday, including a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives and an inspection of the Sheep and Goat Project in Central Farm. In attendance at Monday […]
Written on April 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Taiwanese President Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen had a full itinerary today during her second state visit to Belize. That schedule ends later tonight, following a dinner with Prime Minister John Briceño at the Museum of Belize. We’ll bring you a live report from that event later in our newscast, but first we look at what was […]
Written on April 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Following the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Taiwanese president and Prime Minister Briceño met in closed session before proceeding to the National Assembly where a joint special sitting of the House or Representatives and the Senate was held. President Tsai Ing-Wen also addressed parliament and spoke of the abiding relationship between […]
Written on April 3, 2023 | Posted in
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On adjournment, we caught up with Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow and got his take on the ceremonial sitting, as well as the significance of President Tsai Ing-Wen’s presentation. Here’s that interview. Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “I was very moved by her speech. We have so much in common insofar as existential […]
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Following President Tsai’s stop at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the office of the Prime Minister, and the House of Representatives, she was hosted in Belmopan to a luncheon by Governor-General, Froyla T’zalam. From there, she traveled to Central Farm, Cayo, where she toured the sheep and goat centre, a breeding project that the Republic […]
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen arrives in Belize on Sunday evening at four o’clock. The visit of the head of government to the Jewel, her second call on Belize since taking office as president, will be covered live on Channel Five. Earlier today, we caught up with Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie who shared an itinerary of […]
Written on March 31, 2023 | Posted in
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Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to arrive in Belize on Sunday. This will be her second visit to Belize since she was first elected in 2016. This visit signals the strong ties that Belize shares with Taiwan since establishing diplomatic relations back in 1989. Earlier today, News Five spoke with Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay […]
Written on March 29, 2023 | Posted in
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A Belizean woman living and working in San Diego, California has won a prestigious award. Belizean-born, Bernadette Griggs left Belize way back in 1980 and settled in the United States. There, she advanced educationally and in 2018, joined an organization called the Jewish Family Service, where she is the Chief Financial Officer, managing a budget […]
Written on March 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, the Garifuna Collective returned from a successful tour of Australia and New Zealand. The group of seven musicians performed at venues in Melbourne, Sydney and at the prestigious WOMAD Festivals in both in countries. They captivated the audiences with their unique blend of Garifuna and Belizean music and shared in the diverse indigenous cultures […]
Written on March 22, 2023 | Posted in
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A team from Jamaica is presently in Belize on a fact-finding mission to determine whether poultry produced locally can be exported to the island nation on a commercial scale. The delegation met with Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai and the Belize Poultry Association on Tuesday. According to Armando Cowo, Manager of the B.P.A., discussions […]
Written on March 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Meet the Belize Jaguars, the national ‘A’ team of the Football Federation of Belize. They are participating in the CONCACAF Nation’s League Tournament that takes place annually. On Friday night, they will go head to head with the Guatemalan team at the F.F.B. Stadium in Belmopan. The match will be broadcast live right here on […]
Written on March 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen is returning to Belize for a second time during her two terms in office. The Government of Belize announced this morning that the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) will be heading a delegation to Belize in early April. She will meet with Prime Minister John Briceño, Cabinet, as well […]
Written on March 21, 2023 | Posted in
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The Diaspora Relations Unit (D.R.U.) within the Ministry of Tourism & Diaspora Relations ran a one-year campaign where members of the Diaspora got a chance to register into the Diaspora Registry. Those who registered into the registry got a chance to enter a raffle to win a piece of land in Belize. The campaign started […]
Written on March 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams met with the Vice Minister of Security of Honduras at his office in Belmopan on Thursday to discuss various matters, including bilateral working cooperation, human trafficking, and transnational crimes, among other issues. Doctor Semma Julissa Villanueva pledged to assist the Belize Police Department in a number of areas such as […]
Written on March 10, 2023 | Posted in
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A Belizean couple living in Taiwan is tonight making a public plea for assistance after trying for almost two years to acquire their two-year-old daughter’s Belizean nationality certificate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belize. Jonathon Amaya travelled to the Republic of China, Taiwan, over five years ago on an I.C.D.F. Scholarship. One year […]
Written on March 8, 2023 | Posted in
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And on Saturday, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at is hosting a Women’s Day activity here in Belize City where a variety of services will be provided free of cost to women across the country. It’s an open invitation to celebrate Women’s Day with the faith-based organization at its headquarters on the George Price Highway. Khadija Hassan […]
Written on March 8, 2023 | Posted in
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During the negotiation period of the Sendai Framework the “Build Back Better” concept was introduced as a post-disaster response towards creating more resilient nations and societies. It is considered to be one of the most important concepts in the framework, and touches issues pertaining to the restoration of physical infrastructure, revitalization of livelihood and economy, […]
Written on March 2, 2023 | Posted in
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The NORCECA U-nineteen male Continental Volleyball Championship takes place in just about a week and a half, from March thirteenth to the eighteenth, in Guatemala. The twelve athletes have been selected and will travel with the coaching delegation, an international referee and team manager on March eleventh. News Five caught up with the team as […]
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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 is the single-most important global agreement for the preservation of life and investments in the event of a disaster. But, this is probably the first time you have ever heard any mention of it. And, if you are among the few globally who have an understanding of […]
Written on March 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Multi-hazard early warning systems are playing an integral role in the preservation of lives across the globe, in the event of an impending hazard. For example, when a tropical cyclone is expected to impact Belize, through its early warning system the National Meteorological Service of Belize can make predictions about the storm’s projected path, its […]
Written on March 1, 2023 | Posted in
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And while multi-hazard early warnings systems have yielded a great deal of success within the Caribbean, Executive Director Elizabeth Riley, of Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, says that to truly realize the vision of the UN Secretary General, as it pertains to early warning systems for all, there is a need for greater access to […]
Written on March 1, 2023 | Posted in
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