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This week, Shyne Barrow made a move to become leader of the United Democratic Party. He is a relative newcomer to politics, having been elected Area Representative of Mesopotamia in November 2020, after several years as Belize’s musical ambassador. Despite the efforts that he has made to turn his life around after being deported to […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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While in Orange Walk today covering another story, which we will have for you later, we asked Prime Minister John Briceño about the dramatic shift in the political landscape over the past few days. Prime Minister John Briceño “It’s unfortunate that the Opposition is imploding. I know everybody likes to say that it is […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar, whose leadership of the United Democratic Party was short-lived, has responded to Shyne’s ascent to Leader of the Opposition. In a lengthy statement issued on Tuesday night, Saldivar says that the issue is neither about him nor Shyne Barrow. Nonetheless, Saldivar goes on to say that Shyne will not […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, social media was abuzz with videos purportedly taken by Jasmine Hartin. Viewers will recall that Hartin was released on bail on June 9 after being charged with Manslaughter by Negligence in the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott. Although her face never appears in the videos, Hartin’s voice can be heard as she […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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We also got a chance to ask PM Briceño for his thoughts on comments made by Doctor Jaime Guajardo, the I.M.F. Mission Chief of Belize about the International Monetary Fund’s 2021 Country Report on Belize. PM Briceño says the IMF has recognized how determined Belize is to rebuild the economy. Prime Minster John […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Briceño also commented on the Supreme Court’s awarding of six point three million dollars to Village Chairman Jose Ical, Alcalde Estevan Caal and the village of Jalacte in southern Belize. As was reported, the building of the Jalacte Road was undertaken by the Barrow Administration in 2013. But, as the Maya Leaders Alliance […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Approximately three weeks have passed since the Belize National Teachers Union decided to put its strike actions on hold. Following a record-breaking five weeks of striking, today PM Briceño told the press that he is grateful the union decided to end its industrial action and give the government an opportunity to implement its homegrown economic […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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During his presentation at today’s event in Orange Walk, PM Briceño encouraged Belizeans to go get vaccinated. He says he already got his first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. With over two hundred thousand doses of vaccine already in country, and an anticipated one hundred thousand plus doses expected to arrive in country shortly, PM […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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In COVID-19 news, Cuba says it has developed two vaccines. They claim one of them, Abdala, is over ninety percent effective, while the other Soberana Two is sixty percent effective. While the vaccines haven’t been cleared by the World Health Organization, Cuba has administered a single dose of the Abdala to four million of its […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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The United States of America has voted once again to maintain its economic embargo on Cuba. The vote took place today at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. While one hundred and eighty-four countries, including Belize, voted for the embargo to be lifted, the U.S.A. and Israel voted against the UN’s call to […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Cuban Ambassador to Belize Lissette Perez Perez is set to depart Belize this year. Her ambassadorship was to come to an end last year but due to the pandemic her time in Belize was extended. Today she told us that she will miss the people and her time in Belize because she had a fruitful […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a handing over ceremony today in Orange Walk for the Belize Motor Vehicle Registration and License System. The collaboration between the Government of Belize and the Republic of China Taiwan aimed to centralize Belize’s transport services. The new system has been in the works for four years. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth, […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, we reported that fisher folk was up in arms about a decision made by the Minister of Blue Economy to give foreign nationals who have permanent residency in Belize eligibility to fish in Belizean waters. It was legislated via statutory instrument fifty-seven of 2021 on May twenty-fifth and basically reverses a decision taken […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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As to the assertions made by fishers on Tuesday that Belizeans are unable to acquire the requisite licence to fish, Minister Perez says these persons should visit his office because there is no moratorium on issuing licenses to those who qualify. Andre Perez, Minister of Blue Economy “I don’t know anything about that. Right […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister Perez says that the issuing of licensing is not to be confused with the larger issue of illegal fishing. There have been multiple reports and documentation from the South of encroachment into our territorial waters by illegal fishers from neighbouring countries. It has resulted in the depletion of Belize’s fish stock in the south, […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Price Barracks will be receiving a much-needed facelift in the months ahead, with a loan of thirty million U.S. dollars from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, CABEI. The Ministry of Defense and Border Security will now move ahead with using those funds to improve the Belize Defense Force. Elvis Requeña, Program Coordinator, […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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RESTORE Belize is hosting an online capacity-building workshop on trauma-informed care. The virtual sessions, which will run through until July ninth, seek to empower service care providers for youth, families and vulnerable groups with the skills and strategies needed to recognize the impact of trauma on their clients and how to be sensitive and responsive […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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OCEANA Belize has opened up nominations for its annual Ocean Hero Awards. For the past twelve years, OCEANA Belize has been recognizing outstanding efforts in marine conservation in the country. The award ceremony is expected to take place in September of this year and now they are asking the public to nominate deserving persons who […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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“Belize Public Service – making heroic sacrifices, displaying extraordinary humanness, providing service before self” – that is the theme for this year’s Public Service Day, celebrated annually on June twenty-third. Today, at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, public officers who have provided twenty-five years and more of service to the country were honoured by […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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The story of the apparent suicide of controversial figure John McAfee in a Spanish jail today made international headlines. And while his death means he will never travel to the United States to face charges of tax evasion, it also means that a 2012 murder in Belize may remain unsolved. Although McAfee was found liable […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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It is not the proverbial white smoke that heralds the selection of a new pope, but on Monday evening, Shyne Barrow declared himself as the new Leader of the Opposition in the House. For now, Patrick Faber retains his seat as leader of the U.D.P., despite a move from within to have him recalled during […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The move to recall Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party, according to the new Leader of the Opposition, is in part the result of Faber’s refusal to seek help for what is being described as a pattern of domestic issues. Barrow told News Five earlier today that Faber’s apology was a first step, however, […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Barrow will officially take over as Leader of the Opposition following a swearing-in ceremony, but many still see him as a political newbie, with the 2020 general elections serving as his first real foray into Belizean politics. So how will he hold up amid what appears to be a sustained attack by members of the […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Statutory Instrument Number fifty-seven of 2021 may have been passed and slipped under the radar of most people, but not the fisher folk community who today, came out expressing their discontent with the access it gives to foreign nationals to fish within Belizean waters. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Back in […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Debt levels were high for many countries prior to the COVID-19, but the pandemic has worsened the situation in many low and middle-income countries. Revenue collection and economic activity have declined drastically, making it hard to service debts. The Government of Belize, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is looking for financial instruments available in […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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