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The effects of the COVID pandemic is being felt everywhere and sport is no exception. Early in the crisis, sporting activities had to be cancelled because of the limit of numbers allowed at sporting events. It meant that gate receipts disappeared. FIFA came up with one million dollars for the F.F.B. to cover costs until […]
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But there is another dilemma at the F.F.B. because the coaching staff and athletes, who have contracts with the F.F.B., believe the federation is taking advantage of them. News Five was contacted by several athletes who say that FIFA earmarked approximately one point two five million dollars for COVID-19 relief for coaching staff and athletes. […]
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General Secretary Earl Jones of the Football Federation of Belize says that COVID-19 has caused the football industry to crash. No money is coming in and the way forward for the sport is difficult to predict, despite plans to restart in July. On the Phone: Earl Jones, General Secretary, F.F.B. “COVID-19 has caused a […]
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We introduced you to the Saqui family on Tuesday. In tonight’s story, we share with you how the family in Maya Center Village uses the cacao to bring community benefits, beyond the chocolate making facility. Julio Saqui draws parallels to the way cacao is used today and thousands of years ago. Andrea Polanco has a […]
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There is an update to the Unemployment Relief Programme and it is not good news for those persons waiting for financial relief. The hotline numbers that were listed on the Unemployment Relief Portal are inactive due to public officers returning to their substantive posts. Those applicants who still have not been able to receive their […]
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Opposition Leader John Briceño says that the sugar industry in the north is in crisis. The A.S.R./B.S.I. factory at Tower Hill has temporarily halted milling due to the inclement weather. Loads of cane were covered with mud and during the grinding and milling process; the mud lessens the cane quality and damages the grinder. Milling […]
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John Briceño also weighed in on John Saldivar’s economic recovery strategy. The disgraced former Minister of National Security was forced to resign after he admitted to having received monies from now convicted fraudster Lev Dermen. He became the leader-elect of the United Democratic for less than seventy hours and now the Belmopan area representative says […]
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A group of Belizean students in Massachusetts in the U.S. is waiting for approval from the government to return home. Saint John’s Anglican school teacher Keisha Garbutt and three other students completed their master’s degree in May, but were allowed to stay on campus until June thirtieth. They say they have applied to be repatriated […]
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Parts of the country, in the north and central regions, are at flood stage. Residents in flood prone areas and near waterways are advised to be alert. The Hydrology Unit issued its latest flood forecast today at noon and Principal Hydrologist Tennielle Hendy says that while some rivers are in flood stage some communities are […]
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Turning to an interesting competition, The Walls Down project piloted by Joseph Stamp Romero, the founding director of Youth Advocacy Through Arts, has been entered into a contest, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank in collaboration with the Department of Youth Service and BELTRAIDE. The Change the Story Competition is aimed at capturing innovative social […]
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The message from local health authorities has been clear; it is highly likely that at some time, Belize may face another wave of COVID-19. While we continue to practice preventative measures to delay or prevent further cases of the new coronavirus, there is another wave spreading across the country that demands our attention. Tonight in […]
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Numerous landings of drug planes in Belize have amassed a fleet of aircrafts that government has taken into its possession. Those business jets, in various state of disrepair, are kept at the Philip Goldson International Airport where they remain for an inordinate length of time. Tonight, however, we can report that four of those confiscated […]
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According to Enriquez, the collective price for the aircrafts was determined based on the conditions in which they were being sold, and many of them were damaged after landing on makeshift runways in various parts of the country. Felix Enriquez, C.E.O., Ministry of National Security “The aircrafts are, in many cases, very damaged; in […]
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The Organization of American States is conducting an investigation to determine the geographical location of a team of Belize Defense Force soldiers, who ventured into an area of the adjacency zone in southern Belize near Jalacte Village. This follows a report from Guatemalan media that the B.D.F. officers illegally entered into a settlement on the […]
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The following story also involves the B.D.F. Images of filth that has accumulated at the kitchen at Camp Belizario in Central Farm have been raising concerns for some of the military personnel deployed there. The images show how unsanitary the kitchen is. According to the information, it has gotten worse over the years and it […]
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The main border points remain closed, but illegal border crossings are still taking place because every week we get an update on how many persons are arrested and charged for illegal entry. In the west, at the village of Arenal, which is shared by both Belize and Guatemala, the crossing across the borders is a […]
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A B.D.F. soldier has been taken to court for rape. The matter reportedly happened a few days ago and the female officer made the complaint. This comes on the heels of a report of irregularities within the force. Tonight we can report that the accused soldier has been charged with rape. He is Margarito Pop, […]
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At the Philip Goldson International Airport this morning, a French aircraft touched down, bringing supplies that will be used by inmates at the Belize Central Prison. Everywhere, including the prisons, are ideal places for the coronavirus to thrive because of congestion and overcrowding. But fortunately so far, local prisons have not logged any case of […]
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Belize has entered its eighth week without recording a positive COVID-19 case. The closure of the P.G.I.A. and land borders has kept imported cases away and the work of frontline workers and the Ministry of Health has contributed to the current status. The government had tentatively set July first as the day when flights would […]
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More than one thousand six hundred COVID-19 tests have been conducted and as of Tuesday afternoon, only two cases were under investigation. Belize continues with zero positive COVID-19 and is standing out in the region for this record. At this time, there are no reports of anyone reporting to hospitals or clinics with signs and […]
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Police are looking for two men who are suspects in the murders of a Belizean and a U.S. national at a farm in Hopkins, Stann Creek District, on May twenty-second. Theodore Garcia of Hopkins, who goes by the name “Chino,” is six feet two inches tall and weighs about one hundred and sixty pounds is […]
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Businesses are finding new ways to provide customers with personal safety. In the downtown area of the City, Dibary, is one of the attractive places to shop. But due to the COVID pandemic, the business is adapting a feature that will attract customers back to the store. The new norm will now require customers to […]
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Tonight we take you back down south to Maya Center Village for part two of our story with Julio Saqui, the co-owner of Che’il Mayan Chocolate. Making authentic and organic chocolate bars is only one aspect of the business. In the following story we’ll show you how this enterprising local chocolate producer has turned the […]
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The A.S.R./B.S.I. factory did its final milling around four before it closed temporarily to do some maintenance work. As we reported on Tuesday, the closure is directly related to the impact of the heavy rains and the floods. The sugar cane now has a high mud content, which affects the processing equipment and it has […]
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This heavy rain is but only one climate related issue for the sugar industry. As you’ll recall, last year the industry suffered a serious drought and in the last couple weeks the low rainfall also signaled in another drought for the country. The back to back drought has taken a toll on the sugar industry […]
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