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As we said, the nurses were out today in full force, joining the members of the P.S.U. and the B.N.T.U. President Spencer called on nurses from within the public and private sectors to come out in support because all will be affected by the decisions taken by the government. Spencer reiterates that the go-slow continues […]
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On Monday, we reported on a release dated April twenty-seventh from the Belize Energy Workers Union. It spoke to a position taken by the union on the plight of the Joint Union Negotiating Team whose members are on the brink of receiving a ten percent salary cut and increment freeze for three years. But as […]
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But according to Mora, there are aspects of the release that they do support the call for accountability and transparency by the government. On the Phone: Marvin Mora, Assistant Secretary General, B.E.W.U. “We are concerned about a couple things, especially how this ten percent cut is going to affect our brothers and sisters of […]
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In one bright spot among the union challenges over the past few days, the Belize Telemedia Limited and the Belize Communications Worker’s Union have signed a four-year collective bargaining agreement for over two hundred B.T.L. employees. According to a statement issued today, B.C.W.U. and the management of B.T.L. negotiated provisions between the company and the […]
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In crime news…on Monday night, police responded to reports of a shooting in Seine Bight Village. Upon arrival, they spoke to Jamaal Ariola who reported a man entered his yard and fired several shots towards his direction. On bullet grazed his upper back. Police are investigating the incident.
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Three delivery men are fortunate they were not hurt during an attempted hold up on Monday afternoon in Santa Elena. Police say just before two p.m. they responded to reports of a robbery in progress at A and N Supermarket on the George Price Highway. Bowen and Bowen deliveryman Simeon Baptist reported that while making […]
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You may know him from his business dealings in Belize, but did you know that Lord Michael Ashcroft has also been leading the charge against the breeding and killing of captive lions in Africa? Well this week, Lord Ashcroft is celebrating as South Africa bans the practice. Lord Ashcroft helped the cause by giving evidence […]
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The hot weather is cyclical and every year around April/May, the heat is on. But if the days seem warmer to you, it is because the temperatures are in the hundreds and the breeze doesn’t help. The heat wave won’t let up until Thursday when it is expected to rain in some parts of the […]
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Although we are in the dry season, Gordon says that it cannot be described as a drought because the analysed data indicates this type of weather will continue up to end of May, early June. While rains are expected for Thursday and Friday in the south, by Saturday, we will be back to the dry […]
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While the Met Service is urging people to stay hydrated, people’s need for water during this heat may be partly to blame for a shortage of five-gallon water bottles and refills. Today, Crystal Bottling Company acknowledged there are shortages in some parts of the country, causing some customers to have long waits for this size […]
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The Belize National Beach Soccer Team has begun preparing for the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships to be held in Costa Rica between May seventeenth and twenty-third. The Belize team is going up against two top ranking teams in the region, but they are not fazed and are readying themselves for the competition. As News […]
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It is official – Buckingham Palace has approved the appointment of Froyla Tzalam as the next Governor General of Belize. Over the weekend, News Five spoke with Tzalam who was on a tour with officials from the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs in the south. The former executive director of the […]
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Today marks the second week of industrial action by the Belize National Teachers Union and the final day before the Public Service Union begins a strike of its own. As we have been reporting, members of the joint unions are taking industrial action against government’s ten percent salary cut for public officers and three-year increment […]
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As the twenty-one-day industrial action notice from the P.S.U. elapsed today, on Tuesday public officers will not be reporting to work. News Five spoke with P.S.U. President Gerald Henry about the decision to move forward with the strike. Paul Lopez “Your members keep the government system up and running; them being out of office […]
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Late last week, the Belize Energy Workers Union issued a release to say that their members stand in solidarity with the joint unions but urged all parties, including the government to go back to the table. The release says that the B.E.W.U. has been following the developments closely, but believe that mediation is an option […]
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The joint unions have been called for a meeting with the government on Tuesday afternoon. That meeting, the unions are hoping, will be the start of negotiations to settle the impasse that has come out of the consultations over the past few weeks. P.S.U. President Gerald Henry says that the government negotiating team requested the […]
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While News Five’s attempts to get comment from several ministers of government about the Tuesday meeting with the unions went unanswered, today, during an interview with the press today, Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia said as tough as it is to take the pay cut, the decision is good for the country, given the economic reality. […]
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Less than two weeks ago, two Punta Gorda residents were executed – one shot dead while on his veranda and the other inside his vehicle at the entrance of the town. The unrelated murders happened within twenty-four hours of each other. To respond, the Belize Police Department has reworked its strategy in the South and […]
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Police have made one arrest and are seeking another suspect in the brazen murder of a Santa Elena security guard. James Rudon was taken into custody during a search of a bus. He reportedly had the firearm taken from Lionel Olivera as he lay dying. Police have video of Olivera being gunned down and robbed […]
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A postmortem examination is needed to assist police in determining what led to the death of Francisco Bah whose body was found along the Hummingbird Highway over the weekend. While there are reports to suggest that Bah died as a result of a vehicle hit and run there may have been other factors. Reports to […]
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While police wait for those results, in a separate incident police believe the cause of death is more straight forward. The lifeless body of a San Rosa Village man was discovered along the Southern Highway on Saturday morning. And this time the injuries are consistent with that of a hit and run. Sr. Supt. […]
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Police are working to quell an increase in gun violence over the weekend in the George Street area of Belize City. According to police, two Friday night shooting incidents in the area may be connected and possibly stemmed from an internal gang feud. Fortunately, no one was killed injured this time. Sr. Supt. Hilberto […]
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Senior officials from the Ministry of Human Development and Families and Indigenous People’s Affairs met with its staff in the south as well as residents. There is need for infrastructure, basic equipment and other resources to facilitate the work of the department in the south. But among the many issues that came up during the […]
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The tour took Minister for Indigenous People’s Affairs Dolores Balderamos-Garcia and Minister of State Gilroy Usher Senior along with C.E.O. Tanya Santos-Neal and Commissioner of Indigenous People Gregory Ch’oc into communities in rural Toledo over the weekend. Their visit included a meeting with villagers as G.O.B. executes a consent order issued by the Caribbean Court […]
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The Ministry of Youth, Sports and E-Governance, through its Department of Youth Services, has amalgamated youth services providers under one umbrella program called the National Belize Training Institute. The Gateway Youth Center, The Belize Youth Cadet Corp, the Frank Lizama Training Center and the National Four-H Agriculture Development Center have all been streamlined under the […]
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