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During his New Years Address, PM Briceño also announced that there will be an expansion of the free secondary school initiative. Prime Minister John Briceño “With the reopening of schools, the Ministry of Education will expand the free secondary school initiative which will start with four schools in south side Belize City as a […]
Written on December 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Diehard fans of megastar Kanye West are still digesting DONDA, his long-delayed body of work that was released on August twenty-ninth, some are still reminiscing about the Old Ye. Others are perhaps talking about his most recent purchase, a four-point-five million dollar property that was bought just across the street from his soon-to-be ex-wife Kim […]
Written on December 29, 2021 | Posted in
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In regional news, this week the Nicaraguan government took over the embassy used by the diplomatic mission from Taiwan, saying the property belongs to China. This follows the breaking of diplomatic relations between Nicaragua and Taiwan in early December. President Daniel Ortega’s government said at the time they would only be recognizing mainland China from […]
Written on December 29, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s that time of the year where revenue collection is a paramount concern for municipal governments. Property taxes are being collected and trade licenses are getting renewed as the country survives yet another COVID year. To help ensure that the revenue stream at the city hall continues without a hitch, even given the economic strains, […]
Written on December 29, 2021 | Posted in
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As 2021 is coming to an end, many have taken this time to reflect on what happened over the course of the past year. There are those who lost their loved ones to COVID-19 and then there are those whose incomes were slashed, or in some cases totally ripped away when the pandemic hit. The […]
Written on December 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Mayor Wagner is optimistic going into 2022, saying that at top of the agenda is infrastructural development for Belize City. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “More infrastructure, really enhancing the streets, making them decent streets where motorists and pedestrians can walk and not have these lot of potholes. That is the focus; that is […]
Written on December 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, we open our newscast with unrest in the Sugar Belt. The latest information coming out of Orange Walk to News Five is that B.S.C.F.A. members are currently protesting outside of the A.S.R./B.S.I.’s compound. Reports are that farmers are using their sugar cane trucks to block the entrance and exit of the compound. Here is […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association refuses to deliver its sugar cane to the mill at Tower Hill, only days after the delayed start of the sugar crop. This evening, trucks of sugar cane were lined up outside the mill at a standstill, blocking the ticketing booth. Association members are refusing to take the sugar […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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As we mentioned earlier, A.S.R./B.S.I. says that by agreeing to the April thirtieth deadline for negotiations, a new agreement to be signed, it is honoring the Prime Minister’s proposal. Here is what Shawn Chavarria, Director of Finance at B.S.I. told us today. Shawn Chavarria, Director of Finance, B.S.I. “Well we have responded accordingly and […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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In fact, A.S.R./B.S.I. has already issued an addendum to the existing commercial agreement, to B.S.C.F.A., that stipulates an extension of the current agreement to April thirtieth. B.S.C.F.A. confirmed having received that agreement. But, they are of the view that the April thirtieth deadline does more harm to the farmers than good. Here is what Oscar […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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On the Government of Belize’s end, a decision has not been reached on B.S.C.F.A.’s request. When we caught up with, Jose Mai, Minister of Agriculture, outside of the B.S.C.F.A.’s office in Orange Walk today, he told us that he is yet to see B.S.C.F.A.’s letter. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture “I have not […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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But, the challenges that the sugar crop is facing does not end there. On the first day of the sugar crop opening, a fight ensued outside the compound of A.S.R./B.S.I. Vlademir Puck the Chairman of Corozal Sugar Cane Farmers Association and disgruntled farmers from Corozal reportedly went blow for blow during a physical altercation after […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a grisly murder in Sugar City on Christmas morning. Sometime around nine a.m., Orange Walk police were called out to an area on San Martin Street where they found a body with multiple stab wounds. It was later identified as that of Steven Patten, a resident, who lived not far from where he […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The long Christmas weekend did not go without bloodshed. In Belize City, a young man’s life was cut down on Monday evening while he was at home. New Five’s Marion Ali has the story in the following report. Marion Ali, Reporting Police believe that a bitter dispute between two men on Boxing Day may […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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A family is grieving the sudden death of a minor on Christmas Eve. They are now awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of sixteen-year-old Keenan Young, who began complaining of pain, following what the family says was a punch to his head two weeks before. Was the devastating blow […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Eighteen-year-old Ethan Thompson was mortally wounded when he was shot by a pair of gunmen who accosted him while riding a bicycle near his home in Mahogany Heights. The unfortunate incident happened on the morning of November first. Since then, investigators have been following all possible leads with the hope of making an arrest in […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Police have filed a charge of murder against twenty-two-year-old Jorge Anderson Triminio of Valley Community in the Stann Creek District, in connection with a fatal stabbing in Seine Bight on Christmas Eve. Triminio, who is said to be the ex-boyfriend of Linda Vigil, reportedly went to her house and forced his way inside. She asked […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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An elderly labourer of Succotz Village, Cayo District, who went missing on Boxing Day, was found dead earlier today in the Mopan River, between miles seventy-one and seventy-two, near Nabitunich Farm. The body of sixty-four-year-old Ciriaco Felipe Cocom was reportedly found by his son, Amilcar Misael Cocom, shortly after six this morning floating in the […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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A man was knocked down and killed on Christmas Eve on the Stann Creek Valley Road. The deceased, Josline Hall, was struck sometime after seven p.m. near mile thirteen and a half. Police say the alleged driver of the Toyota Tacoma pickup was forty-one year-old Cornelio Shack – a security guard of Belize City. Shack […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Last week, we showed you the images of a portion of the Philip Goldson Highway near mile seven that collapsed into the Belize River. A temporary fix has been set in place and will remain that way for some months, as the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing sources the required material to rectify the […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Chief Engineer Agrees: Causeway is Best Solution for Sinking Highway
If you commute to the city via the Philip Goldson Highway, you would also observe that land has been cleared on one side of the Haulover Bridge. It is the location where a newly designed bridge will be erected in 2022. The process is well underway, and the bridge will cost about thirty million dollars […]
Written on December 28, 2021 | Posted in
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A domestic disturbance in Seine Bight Village overnight has resulted in the stabbing death of a twenty-three-year-old. It is reported that Jorge Triminio, the ex-boyfriend of Linda Vigil, visited her home on Thursday night and despite all efforts to leave the residence, he kept preventing her from doing so. When she was finally able to […]
Written on December 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Namid Mesh is Fatally Stabbed in Seine Bight on Christmas Eve
The sugar crop is set to begin on December twenty-seventh, without a consensus on how the B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. will reach a new commercial agreement. In an attempt to start the sugar crop after a one-week delay, the Sugar Industry Control Board has agreed to gazette the start of the crop for Monday. But, the […]
Written on December 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Crop Set to Commence; Commercial Agreement Negotiations Continue
The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, in a release today, says that it finds the Government of Belize’s proposal favorable, with one condition. Their condition is that the interim agreement contains a provision for an automatic extension of the expiry date, from April thirtieth, 2022 to August first 2022, to allow for circumstances that require […]
Written on December 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on B.S.C.F.A. Favors G.O.B. Proposal on Commercial Agreement Negotiations
The Sugar Industry Control Board says it is confident that an agreement will be met between B.S.C.F.A. and A.S.R./B.S.I. by the end of April. Marcos Osorio, chairman of the Sugar Industry Control Board, spoke with our colleagues at C.T.V. 3 via zoom on Thursday. Marcos Osorio, Chairman, S.I.C.B. “This agreement was reached in good […]
Written on December 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Sugar Industry Control Board Weighs In On Interim Agreement
