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As far as the unions’ response to the prime minister’s last offer, the P.S.U.’s vice president says that a response should be put forward by Friday. Flowers also spoke on the docking of salaries for public officers who continue to strike against government beyond May fourteenth. Dean Flowers, 1st Vice President, P.S.U. “We haven’t […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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A letter written to the executive of the Public Service Union in November 2020 went into circulation earlier today, purportedly to malign the leadership of the union’s Belize City Branch. The letter follows a financial report put together by a former treasurer of the P.S.U. According to Dean Flowers, the letter, as well as the […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The first Belizean to be elected to the Commonwealth Youth Council is a twenty-four-year-old young woman from south side Belize City. This week, C.Y.C. announced that Dominique Noralez was elected as the regional representative for the Caribbean and Americas. The Commonwealth Heads of Government recognizes C.Y.C. as the official voice for over one billion young […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Immediately following the official ceremony for the installation of Froyla T’zalam as the new Governor General of Belize this morning, a reception was held at the House of Culture. The event boasted flavourful dishes – all Maya inspired – with a unique twist from renowned chef Sean Kuylen. Duane Moody, Reporting It was a […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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In Belize, June to November is synonymous with storms and hurricanes; it is, after all, the Tropical Hurricane Atlantic Season. With June first just days away, on Wednesday the National Emergency Management Organization and the National Meteorological Service in the Ministry of Disaster Risk Management provided key information for the public during a conference in […]
Written on May 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Premium, regular and diesel gasoline remain the most sought after commodities tonight, amid a shortage of fuel that has been affecting consumers since Tuesday. An expected shipment of fuel was delayed at the port, but a fleet of tankers did cross the western border today with petrol that should hold us over. Today, News Five’s […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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While drivers are desperately seeking legally imported fuel at the nation’s gas stations, an operation by Customs and Excise officers this morning led to the interception of six thousand gallons of contraband fuel. Tonight, a Belizean and a Guatemalan driver are detained pending charges for the illegal activity. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Turning to liquefied petroleum gas prices….a release from the Supplies Control Unit indicates the wholesale price of LPG will drop to three dollars and thirty-nine cents. This price will be reflected at LPG stations across all six districts. Retail prices in urban areas will drop to one dollar and thirteen cents per pound and four […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Services were interrupted for about four hours today at the Belize Tax Service and Treasury Departments following separate bomb threats being made in Belize City this morning. News Five’s Duane Moody was on the ground and files this report. Duane Moody, Reporting As the work day began at the Treasury Department on Coney Drive […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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On social media, many inferred that the simultaneous bomb threats at the government departments may have been part of the strike action by the unions who remain at an impasse with the government. While this cannot be confirmed or countenanced, News Five did ask Belize Tax Service Director General Michelle Longsworth for a comment. Here’s […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department, along with the Conflict Resolution and Behavior Modification Service, staged a recent intervention to try and broker peace between feuding gangs in the city. Over the extended weekend, a number of street figures were rounded up and held in detention, before a session was held with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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With a ceasefire having been brokered yet again, how long will it last this time and what input will other government departments have in encouraging gang members to keep the peace? Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “While yes, we try in mediation to see how we can get them to come to a common […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Coast Guard divers are working alongside police to try and locate the main body of a plane that crashed off Belize’s southern coast. Only portions of the plane have so far been recovered. The rest, which police believe contained drugs, is still missing. Now, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says anyone who is in possession […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Nicholas Swazo, the man who was on trial for the shooting murder of George Street gang boss, Gerald “Shiney” Tillett, was found guilty of the crime on Tuesday. The trial without a jury started almost three months ago before Supreme Court Justice, Antoinette Moore in the southern session, but Justice Moore had reserved her decision. […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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As you heard earlier, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams along with C.Y.D.P. Director Abdul Nunez and others participated in a mediation exercise with purported gang members in an effort to quell the gun violence of the past three weeks. Caught up in the group of alleged criminal actors was Eston Young, a resident of Majestic […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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In previous states of emergency, there have been reports of several individuals being caught in the dragnet used to take gang members off the streets. Eston Young, a father of two young children, feels that he will now be a target of the police department; that even though he is a law-abiding citizen, he will […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The membership of the Belize National Teachers Union has voted to continue with industrial action against the Government of Belize. The unions have entered their fifth week of protest and, with no end in sight, some teachers, particular those employed directly by the Ministry of Education will be seeing a docking of their salaries at […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Both students and instructors involved with CAPE and CSEC examinations will be relieved to know there is an update for this year’s exams. After two years of an amended version, the Caribbean Examination Council also says this year the examinations will be administered in their full format. Today, the council held a virtual session to […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Thousands of students across the region will be sitting the CSEC, yet only five percent have opted to defer to a later date. And, of the one hundred thousand taking CAPE exams, less than one percent plan to defer. CXC Registrar Wayne Wesley says these low rates are a clear indication that students across the […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Athletics Association is calling all Belizean athletes who are sixteen years of age and older to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex this weekend for its open national track and field championship event. As you will recall, for a year athletes weren’t able to train together and sporting events were put on hold due […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the National Emergency Management Organization hosted the press at the NEMO headquarters to talk about the hurricane season and preparedness in light of the Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season opening in less than a week. Weather officials are predicting an above average season with eighteen named storms, of which the first on the list Ana […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Do you know someone from the fisherfolk community who deserves to be named Fisher of the Year? If you know a fisherman or woman who is actively engaged in sustainable fisheries, and has persisted despite the challenging time brought on by the pandemic, then the WCS wants you to nominate that person. Communications Coordinator of […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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They are a Belizean institution, and now the Holy Redeemer Credit Union is expanding. With a new building in Belize City and new programs in the works, including financial literacy courses, the credit union which opened its doors seventy-five years ago is poised to move its membership into the future. News Five was on hand […]
Written on May 26, 2021 | Posted in
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There were long lines, honking horns and chaos at service stations from north to south today, as the shortage of fuel saw almost everyone who owns a vehicle heading straight for the gas pump. The scarcity of gasoline brought on by inclement weather last week in the Gulf Coast saw demand for fuel skyrocketing overnight […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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A murder in a peaceful area of Ladyville over the weekend has a family in shock. Reporter Andrea Polanco visited the family today to find out what happened to a young father who had been doing well in his job at a call center. Andrea Polanco, Reporting This blood stained spot marks where twenty-three-year-old […]
Written on May 25, 2021 | Posted in
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