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Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia says she has hit the ground running since assuming office a few days ago. Balderamos-Garcia is the Minister for Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples Affairs; the latter being an addition to the ministry. Balderamos-Garcia says that there are several key areas that she would like to focus on in her new […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Three and a half years later and there’s still no U.S Ambassador to Belize. In fact during the presidency of Donald Trump a number of US embassies functioned without an Ambassador. But a couple of months ago, President Trump nominated former South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Belize. […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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As the pandemic rages on in Belize and abroad, one of the hardest hit countries is the United States. Locally, the embassy had suspended the processing of tourist visas and according to the Chargé d’ Affaires, tourist visas as still not being processed. The tentative date set to resume that process is in February of […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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A new initiative is being rolled out by an inmate of the Belize Central Prison to reach out to children who have lost their parents to violence. The Joy for a Child Foundation is the brainchild of Gregory August who is serving a lengthy sentence after being convicted of murder. While he will be eligible […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The coronavirus has reached the top levels of government. The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that PM John Briceño has tested positive for COVID-19. Briceño was swabbed today in Belize City and the results came back positive; he is asymptomatic. Since taking office, the PM has been moving around establishing his government and […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Over the past three days, fourteen persons were reported to have died due to COVID-19, including well-known Ian Mariano, a former educator and sports enthusiast who was involved in the Belize District Basketball Association executive. Mariano was also a sports commentator for radio. On Friday, five deaths were reported: three elderly males from Corozal, one […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The incessant rains from Hurricane Iota continue to drench from northern to western Belize. It has caused flooding in many parts affecting many industries, from livestock to vegetables. Many highways and bridges are impassable tonight and more rains are expected later in the week which means that further flooding is forecasted. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Some fifty families in the village of Lord’s Bank off the Philip Goldson Highway have been affected by flooding. Since last week, the water level began rising in the village and today, we got a tour of the area by boat, thanks to a resident who assisted our team to access the area. The water […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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There are several access roads and bridges that are impassable tonight as flood waters continue to flow down towards the sea. A NEMO Advisory states that in the Corozal District, Caledonia, Sarteneja, Copper Bank, and Progresso roads are impassable and the Consejo Road is inundated. In Cayo, the low-lying wooden bridge and the Iguana Creek […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Here in the City, the picture is much the same, there is water everywhere in most parts of low-lying areas in Belama phases three to five. Some residents have left their homes, seeking refuge elsewhere, while others will have to traverse through the water if they have to leave their homes. Here is News Five’s […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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In the West, the Iguana Creek Bridge remains underwater. The Belize River is slowly receding since the second flood but the bridge remains impassable for vehicles. The bridge links communities such as Buena Vista and Spanish Lookout to the George Price Highway. Residents of the communities are now using the Farmers Express Road build and […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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There are a total of two hundred and eighty-eight persons in fourteen shelters in three districts. Fifty-seven people are in two shelters in Orange Walk and about forty-two in Belize Rural, where five shelters are open. In the Cayo District, there are four shelters open in Calla Creek where eighty-eight persons have sought refuge and […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Food Pantry and COVID-19 food assistance programme are on pause and the pantry is getting a rebrand of sorts. Today, when we caught up with Minister Dolores Balderamos Garcia, we asked her about the distribution of COVID-19 assistance and how that’s coming along. Well, Minister Balderamos-Garcia told us that her ministry has had to put […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The Public Service Union is calling for a commission of inquiry into the sale of government assets, including vehicles and pricey furniture, that were disposed of at rock-bottom prices ahead of the November eleventh general elections. The P.S.U. has issued a statement requesting that the newly-formed Briceño administration look into a recent fire sale in […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Flowers, Prime Minister John Briceño, who is also Minister of Finance, should investigate the Assets and Utilities Unit which also oversees the Vehicle Care Unit where fleecing is purportedly taking place. Dean Flowers, 1st Vice President, P.S.U. “Addressing vehicles and securing government vehicles is something that we realize that we all have […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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While the P.S.U. applauds those ministers who have agreed not to get a new government vehicle assigned to them, the union is also asking that they follow the recommendations that have been put forward in respect of vehicle maintenance, since the annual cost of upkeep is approximately thirty million dollars annually. Dean Flowers, 1st […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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For the remainder of the first semester, primary and high school teachers across the country are being asked to report to work on Mondays only. It follows a decision made earlier today by Minister of Education Francis Fonseca and Minister of State Doctor Louis Zabaneh. Teachers will now show up for work at the start […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize City police have charged twenty-two-year-old Jeffry Contreras with the crime of abetment to commit murder. He stands accused of playing a role in the murder of a well-known Bowen and Bowen employee, fifty-seven-year-old Sean Menzies. Menzies was fatally shot while on Lancaster Street in Belize City. He was in front of his yard smoking a […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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In the south, police in Punta Gorda have charged Aduan Usher for allegedly killing Eden Mejia. The thirty-two-year-old was fatally shot shortly after midnight on November nineteenth. Police found his body on Pampana Street riddled with bullets. It was first reported that Usher had escaped the hail of bullets, but Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett says […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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On Thursday morning, the Succotz Police Station was broken into and an assortment of firearms was stolen. The list includes a twelve-gauge pump-action shotgun, four nine-millimeter pistols, and two rifles; stolen from under the nose of a police officer who resides at the station. While a reward of two thousand dollars is being offered for information […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Corozal resident, Roy Burgess is in trouble with the law—not only for hitting a man with his car, but lying to police about it. Burgess was unmasked with his lie after police mounted an investigation into a hit and run accident which he reported. On Friday night, Corozal Police were informed of a hit and […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Five men and a seventeen-year-old male minor have been arrested and charged for burglarizing the home of Gary Samuels on Wednesday night. Samuels and his family were at their residence in Burrell Boom Village when the men barged into the house and held them up at gunpoint. The men escaped the premises with thousands of dollars […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Family and friends of fifty-two-year-old Victor Morales are asking for your help in locating him. Morales was last seen about two weeks ago on November sixth. His sister, Demetria Pineda says that he was at her house in Roaring Creek Village before he headed to Gallardo Farm where he works as a caretaker. Pineda says […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Back in January of this year, we reported on the retirement of Doctor Kenrick Leslie from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center. Doctor Leslie has been serving as the executive director at the regional entity since 2004 until he retired at the start of this year. This Wednesday, Leslie will be honored with a virtual […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Doctor Young also spoke about the impact of climate change on the region, zoning in on Belize. He says the annual cost of climate change related events such as droughts and floods is equivalent to seven percent of the country’s GDP. It’s a significant number that Doctor Young says is a challenge for any country […]
Written on November 23, 2020 | Posted in
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