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There is a small group of children and youth who are making waves on the Rio Grande River. The residents of San Pedro Columbia in Toledo are removing garbage from their beloved river and also setting an example for other young people in Belize. Reporter Andrea Polanco connected with the stewards of the Rio Grande […]
Written on April 14, 2021 | Posted in
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A News Five team is at the Mirab compound on the Philip Goldson Highway in Belize City where police officers are currently processing the scene of a robbery. The information we have been able to gather so far from our team is that a group of men entered the Digi showroom and robbed the establishment […]
Written on April 13, 2021 | Posted in
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The Public Service Union officially served the government with its notice of a trade dispute on Monday, following a poll of its membership after the government’s 2021-22 budget presentation. The dispute comes on the heels of government’s intent to freeze increments and slashing salaries by ten percent for three years despite protracted efforts by the […]
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While strike action is highly anticipated when the twenty-one-day period expires, first vice president of the Public Service Union, Dean Flowers says that a work-to-rule campaign, as an initial form of industrial action, has already taken effect. He says this must occur because the unions see this as a fight against economic injustice and a […]
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But with the state of the economy, what are the options available? Dean Flowers says that public sector spending has been driving the economy for over the past decade under the Barrow administration. He explains how the decision on public officers’ salaries and increments, as well as other cuts to government purchasing, will have ripple […]
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Is the People’s United Party going on the offensive with the unions? Last week, three advertisements were released hitting out at the unions about their positions on the cost cutting measures. Those ads went so far to label the union leaders’ decisions as “political.” Today, P.S.U. first vice-president Dean Flowers spoke out against the attack, […]
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Phase-three of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise carried out by the Ministry of Health officially opened today. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Another phase of the vaccination process has officially opened. Effective today, members of law enforcement agencies can now access vaccination stations across the country to get their jab of the […]
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Some people have resisted getting vaccinated and the numbers are not as high as expected. But while the vaccination is not mandatory, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging those within all phases to get their shot as an added layer of protection against COVID-19. Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisor, Doctor Natalia Largaespada […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the recent sudden death of a man in his fifties from the Belize District is not associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. The family of the security guard alleges that hours after he got inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, he died. Doctor Beer told News Five today that an […]
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Over the weekend, sixteen new cases were identified across the country and fourteen new recoveries. No deaths were recorded over the weekend leaving the COVID-19 death toll at three hundred and eighteen. There are seventy-six samples that are under investigation and forty-one active cases as of April twelfth. Doctor Beer says that numbers are great, […]
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The initial phase of a two-part rollout for students and teachers to return to their respective classrooms is underway and the Ministry of Education has given the go-ahead for fifty-five schools to reopen by April nineteenth. This morning, News Five visited several schools, including kindergarten, primary and secondary levels, to witness firsthand the preparations that […]
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Chief Executive Officer Dian Maheia told News Five earlier today that the Ministry of Education has approved fifty-five pre-primary, primary and secondary schools for reopening in the first phase. With interest being generated among other schools, that list continues to grow as preparations get underway for phase two which begins May tenth. Dian Maheia, […]
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If you have been watching the international news, you are surely aware of the natural disaster unfolding in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent with the La Soufriere eruption. For those who would like to help, the Belize Red Cross has launched its appeal for funds for the Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response […]
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In January, a team of researchers from the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, TIDE, was stopped by members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces from conducted scientific studies within the area of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve known as Corona Reef. The incident sparked public outrage because the location in question spans the maritime boundaries […]
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The first Garifuna settlement in Belize was established back in November of 1802, but now there are challenges to the communal lands settled by the ancestors in southern Belize. Add to that are the changing attitudes towards being tied to the land by the younger generation. News Five’s reporter Paul Lopez looks at the Garinagu […]
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Today was back-to-school day for a handful of students who have not seen the inside of a classroom since schools were closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we reported a few weeks ago, the Ministry of Education, following a green light from Cabinet, is proceeding with a gradual return to face-to-face […]
Written on April 12, 2021 | Posted in
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While the budget presentation was the purpose of last Friday’s meeting of the House of Representatives, it was what prompted the walk out by members of the Opposition that stirred up a lot of attention going into the weekend. News Five’s Paul Lopez took a closer look at the strong reactions to the use of […]
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This morning images surfaced showing the carcasses of over two hundred heads of chickens along the highway in the Spanish Lookout Community. News Five has since learnt that the chickens died as a result of heat strokes, caused by the over one hundred degree weekend temperatures. According to Henry Wiebe, a member of the Health […]
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It seems the recent increase in the price of regular gasoline just in time for Easter travel across the country, has settled back down again. Today the Ministry of Finance announced that on Tuesday, April thirteenth the pump price for regular gasoline will decrease by thirty-nine cents from eleven dollars and five cents to ten […]
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Late this evening, OCEANA Belize issued a release saying that G.O.B.’s dismissal of the cumulative impact of multiple cruise port proposals is short-sighted. The release comes on the heels of an environmental clearance granted to Portico Enterprise Limited for the construction and operation of Port of Magical Belize, a cruise ship port and day resort […]
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We also asked the PM for comments on the Public Service Union’s call for him to rein in his Minister of Health, Michel Chebat. On April first, the Public Service Union issued a press release calling out the Minister of Health for what they term bullish behaviors that are making Public Officers uncomfortable and promoting […]
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Back in March we told you about the sale of four aircraft under the Briceno administration which were finalized in February of 2021. The two Grumman Gulfstream G-Two and two Hawker Sidley H.S. one-twenty-five’s were sold for only five hundred and forty thousand dollars and listed as unserviceable. The Minister of Finance, according to the […]
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Corporal Johannes Rudon lost his life on Sunday night after colliding into a fence in Belize City. The police officer was off-duty and was riding a motorcycle when he rounded the corner at high speed. The impact caused massive injuries and Rudon perished at the scene. According to investigators, a post mortem examination, as well […]
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A Belize City woman was injured on Friday night during a spray of bullets fired at a residence on Boots Crescent. Reports are that as many as fifteen shots were fired in the direction of a group socializing inside the yard. When the shooting subsided Jasmine Sanchez had been wounded. While she would not confirm […]
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While the spate of shootings in Belize City left several persons injured, fortunately no one was killed. The most recent attack, however, took place around nine-thirty on Sunday night on Logwood Street. Quick police response led to the detention of the alleged gunman who reportedly turned his weapon on the officer. In the process, Ian […]
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