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Gilges also spoke about the U.S. proposal to transfer rejected asylum seekers to Peten, Guatemala. This he says could have negative implications on Belize and as such has been communicated to State Department in Washington. Keith R. Gilges, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy “We have seen the first returnees come from Guatemala. Again, my interest […]
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Luthiers without Borders is an international organization that began with a violin repair project run by two violin makers in schools in Havana, Cuba. It quickly expanded to other countries where its members assist orchestras and musicians with the maintenance of their string instruments. During the course of this week, two Luthiers have been on […]
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The Museum Association of Belize received four-day training to learn how to use technology to preserve and make cultural assets more accessible. The owners and curators of the museums received the training through a hands-on approach from experts from Washington College. The programme is part of a wider project to strengthen small museums and their […]
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Long lines of persons queued up at the office of the U.D.P. Lake Independence Standard Bearer, Dianne Finnegan since early this morning and on Wednesday though the main office of the Immigration Department is a stone’s throw away. Admittedly, the persons say they are getting assistance to get their immigration papers in order to acquire […]
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But are the events in the past two days an indictment of the Immigration Department, where the processing is to take place? Minister of State for Immigration, Beverly Williams says that the meeting on Monday was a forward thinking initiative to address the congestion at the department in regularizing migrants. Beverly Williams, Minister of […]
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The Nurses Task Force today fired off a one-page press statement calling out the ministries of Health and Public Services for acting in bad faith. The release says that the Nursing Task Force met to follow up on recommendations made to the ministries to address issues affecting the nursing profession. According to the President of […]
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The Nurses Association of Belize wants five issues addressed with urgency and effectiveness. These issues, according to Spencer, include the urgent filling of the Post for Deputy Director Health Services /Chief Nursing Officer, Assistant Deputy Director of Health Services/ Chief Nursing Officer, and the Post of the Registrar. Spencer says that a nurse should be […]
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The Task Force is also asking the ministries to address the critical issue of a shortage of nurses that is negatively affecting the delivery of quality health care services to the people. Spencer says that these issues need to be addressed to enhance the nursing profession in Belize. Darrell Spencer, President, Nurses Association of […]
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The Nursing Task Force is calling on the respective ministries to respond in writing to all correspondences sent within the next five days to avoid escalation of tension within the nursing community. Darrell Spencer, President, Nurses Association of Belize “All these distractions we can do without. We are already short. Do we need other […]
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A duo, including a minor, is in custody and is expected to be charged for the heinous murder of a Mexican caretaker. Gabriel Alejandro Guzman Cruz died a horrible death; he was chopped and stabbed and a mattress inside the property was set on fire. He managed to roll out of the house, but succumbed. […]
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Twenty-four hours after the prices for kerosene and diesel went up by twenty-six and twenty three cents per gallon, government today announced another price hike. At midnight the pump price for regular gasoline will spike by twenty-two cents from ten dollars and six cents to retail at ten dollars and twenty-eight cents per gallon. Only […]
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Tonight we bring you the story of Anita Beatrice Bilal. The fifty-seven-year-old Belize City resident survived a house fire and stage-two cervical cancer and she is battling her husband’s plan to sell the property that they have been living on for more than two decades. Bilal is legally married but separated from her spouse. She […]
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Over the Christmas holidays business owners in San Pedro, proprietors of bars and nightclubs, were granted extensions to keep their establishments open beyond midnight. Those extensions, in some cases, were granted while the San Pedro Town Council was closed for business. Chairman Eiden Salazar, of the San Pedro Liquor Licensing Board, authorized a number of […]
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The U.D.P. national convention is exactly one month away from today, on February night, and the machinery is in full steam for those persons contesting a spot on the party’s executive. But two candidates, namely Senator Doctor Carla Barnett and Clifford “Boss P” Peters, who were running for party chairman and deputy chairman, respectively, have […]
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Five hundred and seventy-two delegates will be voting on February ninth. So how confident is Minister Bev Williams that she will be able to take out senior Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia Junior, who has put in his bid for the second deputy leader on the executive. Beverly Williams, Candidate, 2nd Deputy Leader, U.D.P. “Some […]
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Now it is no secret that Belize Rural Central area rep, Beverly Williams, is supporting John Saldivar in his leadership bid. In fact, in his launch back in early November 2019, the National Security Minister boasted the support from twenty-one area reps and standard bearers. Today, Minister Williams maintained that Saldivar is the right man […]
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There was overwhelming public outrage when Jumoke Castro issued vile and threatening comments on his Facebook page against Pastor Louis Wade and his wife Shasta of Plus TV. Castro is the son of Minster Edmond Castro and is employed by the government. Word to News Five is that the Public Service has issued a letter […]
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On Monday, we reported on the first murder of this year. Sixteen-year-old, Samantha Conorquie, was gunned down outside a house in Belize City where she had spent the Christmas holidays. The minor was on her phone when a gunman opened fire last Friday night. Today, police told the media that they have questioned several persons […]
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A minor narrowly escaped from a storm of bullets on Monday. A gunman fired off several shots at the sixteen-year-old’s direction towards his grandmother’s residence in the Jane Usher Boulevard area of Belize City. The gunman, Giovanni Lambey, has since been arraigned on a charge of aggravated assault. When he appeared in court on Wednesday […]
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If you’ve been around the city in the past couple days, you would have seen a number of stop and searches being carried out by the police. Today, Superintendent Alejandro Cowo asked for the public’s cooperation – as he says these efforts are helping to keep residents safe and reduce the number of crimes being […]
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The Ahmadiyya Basketball League is hosting a basketball cup featuring local teams, as well as teams from neighbouring Mexico. The event kicks off on Friday night and will continue through to Sunday for the finals. President of the Muslim Community Naveed Mangla shares the details of the event. Naveed Mangla, President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, […]
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Eleven performers will host an-hour-and-half show inside the Bliss tonight and another show inside the Mexican Institute on Friday night. The shows, which are being put on by Belize Virtuosi and the Belize Academy for Performing Arts, in collaboration with NICH and other partners, will pay tribute to famed Austrian musician Ludwig Van Beethoven’s. The […]
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If you had a problem with learning how to eat healthily, you’d seek the advice of a nutritionist. If you’ve been exercising but not achieving the results you want, you’d probably find a trainer. If you feel sick, and want to feel better, you’d visit your doctor. Similarly if you have an overwhelming problem in […]
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One person is in custody tonight following a horrific murder in Seine Bight village on Tuesday afternoon. Police are looking for a minor and have recovered some items stolen in the robbery turn murder. A caretaker, forty-six year old Gabriel Guzman Cruz, was killed in a gruesome way at the property; he was cut on […]
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has threatened to sue the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño over comments Briceño made in his New Year’s Day message. In his address, Briceño did not call names but claimed that high ranking government officials were involved in the numerous drug plane landings across the country where the aircrafts are […]
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