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And while there may be some vaccine hesitancy in the public sector, as many as ninety-two percent of all B.T.L. employees have received their first COVID inoculation. It’s an impressive number, considering that almost five hundred persons are under the company’s employ. Notwithstanding their individual roles, B.T.L. employees, like others in the public and private […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Despite an ongoing vaccination drive led by the management of the telecoms provider, quite a number of employees are still working from home on a rotation basis. According to C.E.O. Tesucum, everything is in place for them to be able to follow the guidelines, particularly when they are working from the office. Ivan Tesecum, […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Official details from the Belize Police Department on the murder of Kwamie Williams were shared at today’s press briefing in Belize City. The fourteen-year-old was shot dead as he was walking to a relative’s house on Gumagarugu Street in Dangriga. The gunman, who was on a bicycle reportedly made an about turn firing the deadly […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A notice of intended prosecution has been served on San Ignacio resident Leon Small following a fatal road traffic accident out West. On Friday night, Small was travelling in his Wingle pickup towards Bullet Tree Village when he knocked down and killed Orlando Samuel Williams, who was walking on the road. It has not been […]
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There were several shootings reported over the weekend; one in Belize City and the other in the Forest Home community in Toledo. The most recent occurred just after midday on Sunday in Fullers Alley. Francis Parham, who is wheelchair-bound, was sitting on a veranda when two men on bicycles rode up and fired several shots. […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Later on Sunday night, police responded to shots fired in Forest Home Village in Toledo. Fredrick Bahadur as well as Selvin and Winston Ramclam were sitting outside a wooden house when two persons travelling on a motorcycle rode up and fired a barrage of bullets in their direction. Bahadur and Selvin were hit; they were […]
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There were several other shootings in Belize City, but no one was injured. Shamar Nicholas, the minor who was fatally wounded in a police-involved shooting the previous week, was laid to rest on Saturday in Rancho Dolores, Belize District. Reports to our newsroom are that later that day, shots were fired at his family’s house. […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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On Saturday evening, yet another Bowen and Bowen delivery truck was targeted by thieves, this time in the Kontiki area of San Ignacio Town. Gilbert Philips and two sidemen were on a route delivery when three masked men armed with a shotgun, a crowbar and a knife approached and robbed them of their personal belongings. […]
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The Carnival Vista Cruise Line returned to Galveston port in Texas on Saturday with what it termed a “small outbreak” onboard after it left Cozumel, Mexico. The outbreak was detected just days after the ship had departed Belize last Wednesday. Carnival has implemented strict COVID guidelines, such as mask requirements for everyone onboard, including the […]
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A Catholic nun from Texas who had been Benque Viejo since 2017 died over the weekend from complications caused by COVID-19. Sister Maria of Merciful Love Medina had been serving as the Mother Superior in the Joseph’s Convent in Benque Viejo del Carmen, and taught Religion at Mount Carmel High School. But in the latter […]
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The last we heard, almost sixty percent of the Belize Police Department has been vaccinated so far. But does statutory instrument seventy-four of 2021 that speaks to getting vaccinated or presenting test results biweekly apply to police officers, who are also considered frontline workers? Multiple reports have been made to our tipline about police officers […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Plans for a U.D.P. convention to select a caretaker for Belmopan have been rejected by the Minister of Health and Wellness who has cited concerns about large social gatherings, amid a third wave of COVID-19 infections. Former area representative John Saldivar was set to run against former mayor Khalid Belisle this Sunday in an event […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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The eligibility of John Saldivar as a candidate for the United Democratic Party has been called into question by party leader Patrick Faber. He is on record stating that special permission would have to be granted by the National Party Council to allow the former area rep to run for office in the next general […]
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At least four government high schools in Belize City have seen sharp declines in the number of students enrolled at those secondary institutions. Absenteeism has increased in schools such as Gwen Liz where the student population has dwindled over the past two years. The Ministry of Education is aware of the situation and has put […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Young people drop out of school for a variety of reasons, but the Department of Youth Services is hoping its entrepreneurship and on-the-job training programs can help some of these youths who have left the education system, get some skills training that will help them get a job. According to Minister Kevin Bernard, some one […]
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Are Primary School Examinations a thing of the past? Since COVID-19 disrupted the academic calendar last year, Standard Six students have not been able to sit the annual papers. A change of government in late 2020 has also seen a shift in philosophy where P.S.E.s, as a standard means of academic assessment, are concerned. According […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance Kevin Bernard also supports an end to standardized testing. Minister Bernard says these tests place unnecessary pressures on students which ultimately lead many to underperform. He says he speaks from experience. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance “I am one of them. When I left primary […]
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The Holy Redeemer Credit Union has, in its own way, been helping in the building of the country, through its support of schools and charities. But it has also been instrumental in the educational achievement of young people throughout Belize. The fifteenth annual Henry Usher Grant was awarded to one thousand four hundred member owners […]
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Their story got over half a million views on News Five’s Facebook two weeks ago; this week, the south side car wash boys are in the news again, getting equipment donations and expanding to meet growing customer demand. Paul Lopez reports. Myrick August, M&R Carwash “It feels very good, because I didn’t think we […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister Bernard says an assessment survey is providing the Youth Department with much-needed information about the types of services young Belizeans need most. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance “One of the things that we are doing and that is the reason why the Department had engaged with the youth needs assessment […]
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The U.S. Embassy has a new Chargé d’Affaires. Leyla Moses-Ones arrived in Belize on Friday and will serve at the embassy in Belmopan for three years. Chargé Moses-Ones most recently served as Deputy Chief of Mission in Albania from 2018 to 2021. Prior to this, she served in various capacities in Washington, D.C. as well […]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as part of an initiative called “Strengthening of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Central American Countries.” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration, Eamon Courtenay received the funding from David Kuan-Chou Chien, […]
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Five Belizean nurses have completed an eighteen-month operating room training program in Taiwan. Viviane Villas, Sheila Dominguez, Lusbei Can, Elvita Choco and Enelie Alfaro completed the course on August fifth. The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) sent its congratulations to the five nurses, while acknowledging the help extended by the Chi-Mei Hospital. Ambassador […]
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Another young man has been shot and killed in the streets, this time in Dangriga. News Five’s Paul Lopez headed down south to find out more about the incident, and the youth who, as it turns out, is from a very famous family. Paul Lopez, Reporting Fourteen year old Kwaime Williams came from a […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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San Pedro taxi operators are up in arms in San Pedro and are threatening to demonstrate in protest a proposed increase in toll fees for the Sir Barry Bowen Bridge on the island. As viewers may remember, there is a fee to cross over to the north side. In July, an announcement was made by […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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