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Former Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was a no-show at today’s house meeting, the first parliamentary session since the beginning of the New Year. His absence was somewhat expected given the extreme turn of events in the past three weeks that resulted in his scheduled departure as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the United […]
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A small house fire in the vicinity of Antelope Street Extension claimed the life of a handyman last night, just before the start of the curfew. Fire officials, along with the police department, are investigating whether the death of Nicolas Reyes is the result of the property being deliberately torched. While there is nothing to […]
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The Belize Coast Guard has rescued two Canadians whose sailboat ran aground at Light House Reef on Thursday night. In response to a distress call, the Coast Guard sent out a team and located the Jolie Brise Two at two nautical miles south of Hat Caye. Two feet of water was in the cabin, and […]
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While the cost of gasoline and other goods may be going up, Belizean consumers will not have to worry about an electricity rate hike— at least, not in the near future. Today the Public Utilities Commission announced that their final decision, after receiving public comments and looking at the Belize Electricity Limited’s 2021 Annual Review […]
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The Christians Workers Union will be getting a one and a half million dollar payout from the Government of Belize. G.O.B. has acknowledged that the privatization of the Port of Belize Limited affected the stevedores. But, there are conditions to the Memorandum of Understanding, and this money is separate from the Sugar Redundancy Package, which […]
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As you heard, the Government of Belize has agreed to commence negotiations regarding possible payment to all stevedores injured as a result of actions taken by the Belize Police Department during a peaceful protest on July second 2020. According to Hyde, eleven men were injured. And, while the M.O.U. does not categorically say that the […]
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As an accompanying agreement to the M.O.U., Hyde says the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has agreed to look at the availability of land for stevedores. Evan “Mose” Hyde, President, Christian Workers Union “We also made a request, even though there was a process already initiated by one of our […]
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Last week, the Port of Belize’s indicated that it is planning to seek legal redress for the one million dollars in losses it sustained as a result of the illegal strike actions the Union undertook in January. That may still be on the table because today Andy Lane, C.E.O. at P.B.L., told News Five that, […]
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While in Belmopan, the media asked Prime Minister Briceño for an update on the recent impasse between the Port of Belize and stevedores. Government, he said, intervened and will allot the stevedores payment for what they feel they’ve worked for over the years. John Briceño, Prime Minister “During the strike action from the C.W.U., […]
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Lately the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry wrote to the Government citing recent acts of protest at Tower Hill, and the fact that law enforcement did little to nothing to clear the road block that occurred. The Chamber wrote, “The B.C.C.I. recognizes and celebrates that we live in a democracy where people are free […]
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If you’ve traversed Southern Foreshore in Belize City this week, you would have noticed that the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts is getting a facelift. There is a new paint job, and men are around the building doing some work. News Five’s Duane Moody gets a closer look at what’s happening and as he […]
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management officially launched a project to assist the western communities of Billy White, Los Tambos, Santa Familia, Duck Run One and Two. These communities will benefit from improved infrastructure under the “Building Climate Change Resilience and Social Integration of Displaced People in Settlements of Western […]
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When was the last time you went to the Belize Zoo? Was it when you were a child on a school trip, or more recently, on a socially distanced day out with family or friends? The Belize Zoo, now over thirty years old, is becoming more research-oriented under new leadership, and even more conscious of […]
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Two children, who went missing over the weekend from their home in Valley of Peace Village, Cayo, have apparently been taken out of the country by someone acting on behalf of their father in the U.S. The pair had attended a children’s party in Las Flores off the Hummingbird Highway on Sunday. Then on Monday, […]
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As we have been reporting, land borders are scheduled to reopen on Monday February seventh. We will be taking a closer look at those protocols later in the newscast during our COVID Chronicles segment. But today, when we caught up with the Minister of Health and Wellness at an event in Belize City, we asked […]
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The protocols at the borders include showing proof of vaccination, and if you spend longer than twenty-four hours outside Belize, you must be tested. Since the start of the year, Mexico and Guatemala have been recording a spike in COVID-19 cases. So, there are some activities you may want to consider staying clear of when […]
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We also asked for details on the COVID-19 protocols currently being enforced in Mexico. What measures must Belizeans absolutely adhere to in order to stay clear of breaching the law? This was Minister Kevin Bernard response. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health & Wellness “I may not know all the protocols in Mexico, we are […]
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Large funeral processions are a growing concern for both the Belize Police Department and the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Earlier this week, the police spokesman laid the blame on the Ministry of Health and Wellness because they have the authority to sanction such large gatherings. Today, however, Minister Bernard said no permission was sought, […]
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This morning, police responded to a gruesome scene at a farm in Xiabe Village, Corozal. Inside an unpainted concrete bungalow, police discovered the mutilated body of an elderly man. Sixty-seven-year-old Fermin Rivera, a naturalised Belizean living in the village years now, was tied up, stabbed, and chopped multiple times to the body. Investigation so far […]
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Tonight we share a part two on the plight of Monkey River, a small village where residents are trying to save their culturally rich community from becoming just a memory. Now reduced to only fifty-two families, the eroding landscape and encroaching sea threatens their homes. They may have to relocate entirely since the end of […]
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…And, if you think this is only happening in places like Monkey River, Doctor Colin Young says not so fast. Populated coastal areas like Placencia and even the cayes are at risk of erosion as an effect of climate change. Dr. Colin Young, Executive Director, CCCCC “What Monkey River is showing us, Duane, is […]
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In Cabinet news, the Prime Minister and his advisors approved the opening of the land borders and seaports effective February seventh from six a.m. to ten for fully vaccinated persons only. Cabinet gave its recommendation for the Minister of Finance to introduce a loan motion for eight million U.S. dollars from the Inter-American Development Bank […]
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In the latest U.D.P. leadership struggles, an ultimatum has been given to Collet Area Representative, Patrick Faber, to formally tender a letter of resignation from the post of leader of the United Democratic Party. This follows a meeting of the U.D.P.’s central executive on Tuesday evening, during which it was decided that an extension would […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has had to dispose of tens of thousands of vaccines because they expired. This has caused the Ministry to take a closer look at its vaccination campaign. With over two hundred thousand Belizeans having received their second dose, Minister of Health, Kevin Bernard, is advising Belizeans to get their […]
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And, while a large quantity of expired AstraZeneca vaccines had to be disposed of at the end of January, the ministry is in the process of procuring more of that same brand of vaccine. Deputy Manager of the Central Health Region, Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa explained that there are still some people who want that particular […]
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