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She has been at the helm of arguably the most firebrand union for over five years, but come June 2023, Senator Elena Smith will be stepping down as President of the Belize National Teachers Union. Smith has held many hats including union leader, activist, teacher, parent and senator. While she will be demitting that post […]
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The B.N.T.U. National President also gave an update on the teachers who were affected by Hurricane Lisa earlier this month. Senator Elena Smith says that over two hundred teachers were affected and relief has not been provided as yet. Smith makes an appeal to government to assist teachers as urgently as possible. Elena Smith, […]
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Last Friday, we covered the Children’s Parliament at the National Assembly in Belmopan, where young people were engaged in a debate on vocational education development. It was a success to say the least, but one student who stood out for Union Senator Elena Smith was Student Area Representative for Belmopan Maria Cal. The visually impaired […]
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Currently taking place at the Mexico Sports Centre is a two-day forum designed to bring together the key players in the development of youths and sports. The end goal is to align all the programs that cater to youths and sports in order to enhance what they offer to these youths. Today, forty representatives of […]
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Belize’s Disability Week 2022 is being recognized from the twenty-seventh of November to the third of December. The theme for Belize’s observation of Disability Week 2022 is “Meaningful Inclusion Matters”. To kick off the week, a church service was held at St. John’s Cathedral in Belize City, as well as a church service in Orange […]
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Chief Executive Officer Marconi Leal told us about what a delegation of Transport officials went to do at a week-long technical meeting in South Korea last week. He said it all seeks to transform the public transportation sector and aside from getting new and modern buses, technical assistance and capacity-building are also key components of […]
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The Ministry of Blue Economy in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Green Climate Fund will be hosting its 2022 Blue Economy Climate Resilience Forum and Blue Economy Fair on Thursday and Friday. There will be a host of guest speakers at the event to engage in panel […]
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Gomez also gave us an update on the FAO’s work with the Enhancing Adaptation and Increasing Resilience in the Coastal Zone and Fisheries Sector of Belize project. The project seeks to increase the resilience through improved climate data and information gathering, monitoring and dissemination of information. Here is what Gomez had to tell us. […]
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The six-month period that the government had given for the fuel subsidy to bus operators has expired, but until there’s a new definitive arrangement put in place, the current subsidy remains in effect. That’s also simultaneous to a new bus schedule being drafted that will govern how and when each bus will run. C.E.O. in […]
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The Orange Walk Tacos Fest returned after being on pause for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, Fort Cairns Market in the heart of town came alive with tacos vendors from across the country and visitors from near and far who wanted a taste of what the event had to offer. The […]
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Petrocaribe, a regional oil procurement agreement between Venezuela and Caribbean member states, is back and Belize is among the beneficiaries of the revitalized program under President Nicolas Maduro. During Prime Minister John Briceño’s visit to the South American nation, President Maduro announced that Petrocaribe was being renewed and expanded to cover products, in addition to […]
Written on November 28, 2022 | Posted in
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A Belize Defense Force soldier is hospitalized after being shot in the buttocks during an incident that may have international implications. According to a release from the Belize Defense Force, on Saturday afternoon B.D.F. soldiers at the Valentin Conservation Post along the Belize/Guatemala border heard a single gunshot. One B.D.F. soldier soon realized that he […]
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The body of sixty-six-year-old Owen Tucker Senior was discovered today in Lemonal Village. Reports are that the Belizean/American businessman, who had purchased the Crocland property, was murdered and his body dumped in the village. Even before his body was discovered, this morning, Jerome Crawford, his driver with whom he had a recent squabble, was charged […]
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There was a murder recorded over the weekend in Belize City. Twenty-five-year-old Jerome Bennett was at his home on Pitter Street when two persons approached and took turns executing the young man. It was caught on surveillance camera, but the identities of the shooters remain unknown. By the time family members came out of their […]
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An official correspondence between the Department of the Environment and the Ministry of Sustainable Development, regarding a recent decision taken by the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, NEAC, is yet to be delivered. It has been published elsewhere that NEAC did not give its stamp of approval for the Port of Belize Expansion Project which would […]
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According to Habet, the process of approval entails various steps, including a look at the socioeconomic impact of the project. He says that while expansion of the cargo port is necessary, other factors are also considered. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development “Certainly developer that sets in and makes a request or submits a […]
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The Ministry of Labour today launched its Labour Complaints Management System for workers. One of the primary functions of the Labour Department is labour complaints management which entails the mediation and settlement of labour disputes. The newly launched online system now makes it easier for employees to file a complaint. The manual system of recordkeeping […]
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And, while the Ministry of Labour has made improvements to its labour complaints management system, the post of labour commissioner remains vacant. We asked Minister Requeña about that position today to find out when an appointment will be made, especially since one of the responsibilities of the Labour Commissioner is to ensure the enforcement of […]
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P.P.F. Capital Belize Limited, the consulting firm hired by the Government of Belize to hold countrywide consultations on the five dollar minimum wage increase, has submitted its final report to the Minimum Wage Taskforce. The taskforce is now reviewing the report which will then be presented to Cabinet with recommendations. Today, Minister of Labour, Oscar […]
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Earlier this year, the Briceño administration returned the ten percent salary cut for public officers and teachers, but an increment freeze is still in place. As the country’s economy is gradually rebounding, allowances for C.E.O.s were recently increased, much to the disappointment of the unions. Over the weekend, News Five caught up with Union Senator […]
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Last Thursday, we shared excerpts of comments made by former Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, following a press conference he held after being designated by the United States government. The U.S. State Department has charged that Saldivar accepted bribes in exchange for improperly facilitating the acquisition of Belizean immigration documents and misused a U.S.-donated […]
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The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, U.N.O.D.C., today conducted virtual cyber crime training for the Belize Police Department, the magistracy and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The training is focused on the elements of cyber crime and how to respond and properly investigate cyber crime. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams […]
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Almost a month ago, on October thirty-first, Celia Florian, a thirty-year-old businesswoman of Belmopan went missing. Her body was discovered off the Hummingbird Highway four days later and a post mortem thereafter certified that she died of strangulation. The police investigation has resulted in no charges against anyone, but of note is that a subject […]
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A resident of Willow’s Bank was killed and another seriously injured in а mоtоrсусlе ассіdеnt оn thе Wіllоw’ѕ Ваnk rоаd on Saturday nіght. Juan Cantun died sometime around seven-thirty that night. Today, the Officer Commanding the police department’s Eastern Division, Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero shared the details. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, O.C., Eastern Division “At […]
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Romero said that in recent times, the number of traffic accidents involving motorcycles has increased significantly and that many times these accidents are preventable, if only the drivers adhere to the traffic laws and drive bikes that are properly outfitted. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, O.C., Eastern Division “There is an increase in fatal accidents […]
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