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Today marks the eleventh day that the Belize National Teachers Union has been on strike, matching the record set in 2016. The Joint Unions Negotiating Team and government representatives are scheduled to meet on Thursday and reports are that a decision on strike actions will not be taken until Friday. So where do the discussions […]
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Unions leaders have been calling on the Prime Minister to come to the negotiating table, but would his direct participation make a difference to the outcome? Those ministers who are participating do give him updates, but one union leader says this is not enough. Sharon Frazer, President, A.P.S.S.M. “This is a national issue and […]
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A deadly house fire intentionally set by an enraged former common-law has claimed the lives of a Saint Matthew’s Village resident and her three-year-old son. It’s a tragic story of domestic abuse and family members had no idea the latest incident would end in such loss. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Barbara Fisher, Mother […]
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Weekend violence left two men dead and another injured in Belize City. Today the families say their loved ones were not the intended targets. News Five Reporter Andrea Polanco tells us more: Andrea Polanco, Reporting Four men were socializing inside this small building on Church Street on Saturday night, but in a matter of […]
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There you heard from the families of the two men killed on Church Street in Belize City – now we turn to the police for an update. While there are several persons being questioned in connection with this fatal shooting, police say that they are also investigating whether the death of Gerald Tillett Junior may […]
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Two separate murders were also recorded in the South; one in Santa Cruz Village on the Southern Highway and the other just outside of Dangriga in the village of Hope Creek. On Friday evening, police responded to a report at the Southern Regional Hospital where a man had been stabbed and was being rushed into […]
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As far south as Santa Cruz, death came knocking at Ortis Gladden’s door when several men visited him on Friday evening. When the twenty-eight-year-old came out to greet his guests, he was met with a barrage of gunshots. The body of the mortally wounded laborer was later discovered by a relative. According to police, while […]
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Seventeen-year-old Gerald Tillett Junior was killed in a cold-blooded shooting on Thursday evening as he rode his bicycle on Bagdad Street. The George Street resident, many say, was in the wrong neighborhood when he met his tragic end. Tillett, the son of a deceased gang leader who bears his namesake, was reportedly executed by eighteen-year-old […]
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Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance begins an official tour, starting with San Pedro. His objective to ensure that services are offered to enhance the development of youth and sports while pushing the concept of digitizing government services through e-governance. During his visit to the island town, Minister Kevin Bernard and his team met with […]
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While in San Pedro, Minister Bernard visited with Hope Haven Belize, a non-profit that provides a permanent home for children who have been removed from their families by the Human Services Department for various reasons. It also serves as a domestic violence shelter for the island town and caters to single mothers. During his visit, […]
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A donation of sewing machines was also made to another non-profit organization on the Ambergris Caye. Shaping Healthy Identities through Nurturing and Empowerment, better known as SHINE, was established back in 2014 and focuses on empowering women. The sewing machines add to the equipment available for the more than one hundred women who have are […]
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Two amendments to the Statutory Instrument for COVID-19 public regulations will have people who like to eat out and those who participate in sports much happier this week. The changes to S.I. number fifty-one made on Friday allow restaurants, saloons, and diners to increase their capacity to seventy five percent, up from fifty percent in […]
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The Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of the Caribbean Community was held virtually on May sixth and seventh, 2021 under the chairmanship of Eamon Courtenay, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration. Minister Courtenay called for CARICOM’s continued advocacy for fair, equitable and timely access to COVID-19 vaccines. […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise has received a tractor with forage harvester, a used Mitsubishi four-wheel drive pickup, and other farm implements from the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize. The donation will be used at the National Sheep and Goat Breeding Center in Central Farm. The tractor and forage harvester […]
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The death penalty conversation has once again surfaced, considering the recent arson murder. Social media users are calling on authorities to take strong action against the killer. Belizeans are advocating for life in prison or the death penalty. Tonight, we look at those social media commentaries. We also take a look back on what has […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team may now be seeing some light at the end of the proverbial tunnel in their fight for good governance. News Five has confirmed that during Thursday’s negotiation meeting, G.O.B.’s team presented three drafts of good governance legislation. Although government had initially indicated that it would take at least three months […]
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Today, the joint unions saw one of their largest membership turnouts to date since the Belize National Teacher’s Union began its strike actions last week Monday. Protestors were bused in from all six districts. The protest stretched for several blocks as those in attendance marched through the main streets of Belize City. For the joint […]
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The Christian Workers Union is all too familiar with industrial action in the face of a ten percent salary cut. Viewers will recall that back in 2020, C.W.U. members at the Port of Belize Limited took industrial action in the face of a proposed ten percent cut for full time staff. Like the Government of […]
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The Super Bond restructuring remains in limbo, following the cancellation of a virtual meeting between Minister of State Christopher Coye and the two largest holders of the Government of Belize’s U.S. Dollar Bonds. That meeting was scheduled for earlier this week, with an aim to restructuring the bonds that are due in 2034, taking into […]
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Belize City police are on high alert, following the late evening murder of a known gang affiliate on Thursday. Gunfire erupted in the vicinity of Bagdad Street yesterday, shortly before seven p.m. When the shooting subsided, a young man lay dead not far from where his bicycle came to rest. It would appear that Gerald […]
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Today, the Government of Belize inaugurated a health clinic in the village of Bullet Tree in the west. At an official ceremony this afternoon, Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat and C.E.O. Deysi Mendez were joined by Prime Minister John Briceño as the health facility was officially opened. The goal is to make healthcare […]
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Calcutta Government School is getting a new school building. They have only just broken ground to indicate a commitment for the building, but the school’s management is celebrating it as an accomplishment as they have been waiting for a new building for a decade. Here’s the story. Julius Casmiro, Local Manager “We gather here […]
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Although the weekend curfew has been pushed back a couple of hours to midnight, this does not mean Belizeans can return to partying as normal. Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa gave a warning to bar operators who are opening shop to sell liquor. Musa says the Statutory Instrument is clear when it comes to these […]
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On Thursday, we told you about the decrease in crime across the country for the first quarter of this year – with fourteen fewer murders recorded when compared to the same period last year. You heard the Commissioner of Police say that the decline in crimes is because of the cops’ hard work and smart […]
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This week, hundreds of teachers and public officers took to the streets to demonstrate in Belize City. For the past two weeks or so, similar groups have gathered in their respective towns and cities to protest against the government. But there are still concerns about these large gatherings during the pandemic and we asked Minister […]
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