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Today, Belize captured two gold medals at the U-20 Central American Athletics Championships in Managua, Nicaragua. Mia Sylvester won Belize’s first gold medal in the discus throw event with a throw of forty point eight-five meters, improving on her personal best by almost four meters. Later, Kirk Elrington Junior won Belize’s second gold medal, this […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize’s athletes in the various disciplines are often put to the test when they compete against their peers from other countries. Sometimes they make us proud, and at other times, we see where their preparation in the sport did not make them the best at their game to contend on the international level. Many have […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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This week’s On the Bright Side with Sabreena Daly highlights a non-governmental organization that is offering amputees who are getting another lease on life through the use of prosthetic limbs. Sabreena Daly, Reporting Meet Lloyd Graham. He lost his leg six years ago when a trailer fell on top of him. Recounting the incident, […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, we take a closer look at the pending amnesty program and what it means for undocumented persons living in Belize. If you’ve lived in Belize since 2016 or before and have no documentation to show your immigration or nationality status, you might be able to successfully apply for amnesty in Belize. This will be […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The repatriation of Cuban nationals to their home country, those who entered Belize illegally, poses an immigration and foreign affairs challenge for government officials. They cannot be deported through another country and, since Cuba is an island nation, arrangements have to be made for them to be returned directly. Viewers would recall that earlier this […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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There have been several requests for chartered flights carrying Haitian visitors to arrive in Belize in the weeks ahead. All indications are, however, that those aircrafts won’t be allowed to touch down at the P.G.I.A. That’s because many of those onboard have been arriving on one-way tickets, without hotel arrangements and end up being smuggled […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, cabinet met to discuss several matters which include an increase in requests for permits to allow charter flights from Haiti to Belize. The ministry has assessed these applications carefully and has determined that these are not genuine tourist flights. In consultation with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, permission to land […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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As we told you last night, Prime Minister John Briceño will be attending a host of international events over the next three weeks which will require him to be out of the country for an extended period. P.M. Briceño departed the country today en route to Brussels and then on to Kigali, Rwanda, to attend […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Leaving Belize on Friday en route to the Central African country of Rwanda will be Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner and his newly installed deputy, Allan Pollard. Both officials will attend the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, to which Wagner is a board member. The forum is funding the trip for the municipal heads to sit […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat will not be pressing any charges against W.P.C. Alicia Trapp, following a spat with the officer on June fifth in Teakettle Village. Trapp made an initial report alleging that she was assaulted by Espat, however, the Commissioner of Police wrote to her attorney, Orson Elrington, notifying him that the […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Political rivalry is at the heart of these heated exchanges that take place outside of the polling stations during village council elections. And, while the Constitution of Belize says that village council elections are by nature non-partisan, the Area Representative for Cayo South, Julius Espat, says these elections have always been about political rivalries. […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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In Crooked Tree earlier today, we spoke with Brandon Gillett, the newly elected village chairman who ran an independent slate in the village council elections back in May. We asked Gillett about his plans for the village. Brandon Gillett, Chairman, Crooked Tree Village “We ran an independent slate with our logo serving the people. […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The latest Scratch and Win winner is twenty-five thousand dollars richer. Anthony from Belmopan purchased his ticket on Wednesday night and decided not to scratch it until he reached his work desk on Thursday morning. It was there that he discovered that he won twenty-five thousand dollars on a two-dollar ticket. He spoke to News […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, a cohort of caregivers for elderly persons graduated from a seventeen-week course to build their capacity as service providers to a most vulnerable population. The National Council of Ageing, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Open Campus, offered the Certification Course in Care of Older Persons. At the Biltmore Plaza […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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This morning, a cohort of students from Grace Primary School was recognized for completing a six-week course on how to cope with grief. Several of these children have lost their loved ones, either to natural causes or gun violence. Through the Department of Youth Services, an initiative was launched to teach them the skills they […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Early childhood development is one of the pillars of the Ministry of Education and today, in collaboration with the Belize Social Investment Fund and the Caribbean Development Bank, the Crooked Tree Government School now boasts a preschool building, ahead of the upcoming school year in August. News Five’s Duane Moody attended today’s event and files […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The inauguration in Crooked Tree is one of several projects in the pipeline for the Belize Social Investment Fund. SIF is the premiere implementing agency for the country of Belize, focusing on water systems, as well as health and education. On the ground, there is a lot of work that needs to be done across […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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An elderly couple from the Lake Independence constituency was the recipient of a one-bedroom, concrete bungalow courtesy of the Government of Belize. Area Representative Cordel Hyde says he promised Marco Chan and his family that he would provide them with a house as soon as the Peoples United Party returned to office. That promise was […]
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Belizeans are visiting the Lands Department daily to file complaints over the duplication of land titles, according to Minister of Natural Resources Cordel Hyde. Hyde says many of these complainants are taking the Government of Belize to court. The duplication of land titles occurs when two or more persons were issued titles to the same […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Energy security remains a primary concern for many countries in the region, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine. These countries are exploring the possibility of doing business with Venezuela, an oil-rich nation that is willing to partner in addressing this issue. The United States, however, has brought down heavy sanctions on Venezuela, notwithstanding […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Aside from the regular street repairs, there has not been large scale resurfacing of streets in Belize City lately. The Belize City Council has invested in the repair of well over a hundred streets during its two-terms in office and, as it heads into the last half of its term, the city’s infrastructure will again […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s been a couple of months since bus operators started to receive their fuel subsidy to stay afloat in the transportation industry. The government’s hope was that six months would buy time for the war in Ukraine to end or subside. That conflict has been blamed as the primary reason for the fuel price hikes […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Sports is holding a series of basketball tournaments for youths under the age of eighteen, with a view to provide them with scholarships. Through this effort, children of primary school age across the country who are skilled in the sport of basketball will be able to get a chance to enter high […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Belmopan Mayor Sharon Palacio is calling on women from all nine municipalities to participate in a free soap making workshop. The training is being facilitated by an internationally certified soap maker out of Ghana who has invested the last decade of her life in empowering women. The sessions kick off on Monday, June twentieth at […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño held a press conference this afternoon in Belize City, the first since he took office in November 2020. Flanked by Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay, P.M. Briceño’s briefing with the media ran for the better part of an hour, during which he discussed several topics, including his attendance at the recent Summit […]
Written on June 15, 2022 | Posted in
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