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And police officers are clearly at risk. In fact, News Five learned today that an officer from the Orange Walk Police formation has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The department is closely monitoring the situation, as several officers have since been sent home while they await the results of their PCR test. With eighty percent […]
Written on June 17, 2021 | Posted in
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And for their part, is the Belize Defence Force using training opportunities as a means of forcing soldiers to take the vaccine? That’s a complaint that came to News Five where some soldiers felt that they were being forced to take the vaccine or else training and other professional development courses would be withheld. They […]
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Last week we told you about group of up to thirty-five Filipino nurses who have resigned, or will be resigning from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital to seek employment in other countries. One Filipino nurse who spoke to News Five told us many of the nurses are discouraged because they are being asked to pay […]
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The Nurses and Midwives Council of Belize has issued a statement on temporary nursing licenses and licensure examination following the controversy over foreign nurses departing Belize. The council says it would like to clarify certain statements made in the media about the process since they are the licensing and registering body for all nurses and […]
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A member of the Belize Defence Force lost his life in a road crash on Wednesday. It happened in Toledo just before five o’clock when a motorcycle and a truck collided. The victim, Hipolito Sho, served for thirteen years in the B.D.F. and was a resident of Santa Elena Village in Toledo. Here’s the story. […]
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The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence inducted several individuals into the International Military Student Office Hall of Fame at a prestigious ceremony held on Wednesday. Among the inductees was Belize’s very own Warrant Officer Class One Wilfredo Majano, who has been with the Belize Defense Force for twenty-five years. While he could not be there […]
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The Commissioner of Police is sending a strong warning to anyone hosting social gatherings contrary to COVID-19 regulations. This includes those individuals and companies who have become creative and are now hosting parties on boats out at sea. ComPol Williams says the police department is working with the Belize Coast Guard and they will find […]
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Although Belize was among the nations who abstained during a vote at the Organization of American States on the situation in Nicaragua, today Belize’s Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay told News Five that he and Prime Minister Briceño had “a bilateral with Nicaragua in which we expressed our concerns directly.” The resolution by the O.A.S. condemns […]
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Today at the Belize Institute of Management, the National Committee for Families and Children, through its National Parenting Task Force held a “Male Talk Forum.” The event, which brings together men from various walks of life, is timely as Father’s Day will be celebrated this weekend. The goal of the forum is to discuss issues […]
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One of the presenters at the session today was Director of the Family Court, Dale Cayetano. He spoke about the legal challenges when men seek custody of children as well as child maintenance commitments. But the men present also discussed the cultural shift needed and rethinking the way men are socially perceived. This is especially […]
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This week, Technical Development Director Philip Marin of the Football Federation of Belize has been visiting Portland Oregon College ID Camp in the United States. The visit was to observe sixteen-year-old Jaden Dubon of the United PDX Club who has been recruited for Belize’s U-eighteen Men’s National Team. In the process, Marin has been able […]
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Technical Director Marin returns to Belize on Friday with a donation of football boots, shin guards and gloves. It’s a donation from the Dubon Family, Chris and Spencer Carl and Tursi Soccer Store. Jaden Dubon, Recruited for Belize’s U-18 Men’s National Team “It’s a big donation from my family and Spencer Carl and Chris […]
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This news just in…. a B.D.F. solider lost his life in a late evening RTA in Jacintoville, Toledo District. News Five has confirmed that the B.D.F. officer was on a motorcycle which reportedly collided into a B.E.L. pickup truck. We will withhold the identity of the officer until the family is duly informed. More on […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Social media has been abuzz with theories of what is happening in the mountains. Some speculate it is volcanic activity, while others say it is a meteorite that struck in the area. Today, personnel from the Geology and Petroleum Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources were out at a farm on the Hummingbird Highway […]
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Police have released the postmortem results of a body found near Lark Caye, off the coast of Placencia two weeks ago. As we reported, when Coast Guard officers found the corpse, it was only half a body, and it was badly decomposed. In fact, they could not even identify its gender. Well, tonight we can […]
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Nineteen-year-old Jillian Garcia lost his life on Sunday night when he was run over by an SUV traveling at high speed. The incident happened in his home village of Trial Farm in Orange Walk District. The teenager had a misunderstanding with a group of young men a few moments prior to that incident and investigators […]
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Police are reporting on two fires in Jalacte, Toledo District over the last two days. On Tuesday, reports are that a thatched structure which houses the residence of Stephen Koy and a church had been burned. Koy told police he attempted to extinguish the flames but his kitchen was destroyed and the back of the […]
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When the San Pedro Town Council changed in March following the municipal elections, several employees from the previous administration were terminated. Under the labor laws of Belize, those individuals ought to have been compensated as part of a severance package. That has not been the case, however, despite written correspondence between their attorney and Mayor […]
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According to Elrington, sufficient time has been afforded to the Town Council and its attorneys to respond to the query. Aside from a delay in response, Elrington says that at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, his clients entered into an agreement with the town council that they would accept a fifty percent pay cut […]
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We are sixteen days into the Atlantic Hurricane Season and NEMO and its partners continue their disaster preparedness. Since the Ministry of Human Development forms the disaster relief committee, they held a planning meeting with NEMO. Here’s more from C.E.O. Tanya Santos and NEMO’s National Coordinator Shelton Defour: Tanya Santos, C.E.O., Ministry of Human […]
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In 2019, Belize owed ninety-seven percent of what it was producing. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Belize’s debt increased to one hundred and thirty percent of G.D.P. Prime Minister John Briceño in his April ninth budget presentation referred to the situation as Belize’s “most severe economic, fiscal and debt crisis.” The International Monetary Fund, a […]
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When it comes to the government’s decision to implement a wage cut, the I.M.F. says this was not a part of its recommendation to local authorities in its 2021 country report. According to Guajardo, mention was only made that there needs to be a reduction in the wage bill. Doctor Guajardo says this is a […]
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When looking at long term solutions to Belize’s crisis, the I.M.F. recommends several growth enhancement structural reforms. According to Doctor Guajardo, these are changes Belize can implement to boost the nation’s economic activity over time. I.M.F. recommendations include improving the business climate to promote investment, addressing crime, and building resilience to climate change. Dr. […]
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To commemorate Child Labour Elimination Day on June twelfth, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is pledging its commitment to develop and ratify its Youth Policy for decent employment, skills development and business opportunities by the end of 2021. A release from the association says they stand in solidarity with the global commitment to end […]
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If you live along the Macal River or near the Chalillo Dam, the Belize Electric Company Limited is hosting a virtual public information session tonight you may want to attend. The session is being held to update the community about BECOL’s mercury in fish data, the water quality of the Macal River and their early […]
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