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Ewart Metzgen, the secretary for the Belize Bus Association, says the membership of the association wants its executives to meet once again with Transport officials to further discuss the way forward for an improved bus industry. He outlined a few of the things they want. And at least one of them is not up for […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize has been producing milk and dairy products for decades now, but there’s never been a document that guides how the dairy industry can grow or become more productive, or even more competitive with other countries – that is until now. This afternoon, the Minister of Agriculture, Jose Mai and the Belize Dairy Association signed […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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As we reported last week, there’s a new pest that is affecting beans crop, but luckily, it is not a countrywide problem as far as is known. Today, Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai told News Five that the pest has been detected only in the Toledo District and that samples have been sent abroad […]
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The Belize Zoo is turning forty in June of this year, and in keeping with the plans to celebrate that milestone, the facility is in need of your help. Director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Centre, Celso Poot, explained to News Five today that while the facility has seen an increase in visitors […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Poot explained that the Zoo had received a sizeable donation since the COVID pandemic, but that it was so much in the red that most of it went into balancing off its operations and then came the hurricane that required spending on cleaning up. Celso Poot, Director, the Belize Zoo & Tropical Education Centre […]
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Annually, millions of people across the world are at risk of losing their lives and livelihoods, as a result of natural hazards, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, and earthquakes. According to the Global Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction, on average direct losses within the Caribbean as a result of natural disasters amount to almost two billion […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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An elderly resident of San Ignacio is the latest winner of twenty-five thousand dollars in Scratch and Win. The ticket was purchased on Friday evening but was not redeemed until this morning when the winner and his sibling traveled to Belize City and visited the Scratch and Win office. The money will be used to […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Isani Cayetano. We kick things off tonight with a look at this weekend’s National Primary School Volleyball Championships where San Marcus R.C. School dominated the competition to place first in the tournament in the male division. The San Marcus boys won the best of […]
Written on February 27, 2023 | Posted in
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The long-awaited press release that the Belize Bus Association had demanded the Ministry of Transport issue on Wednesday is out, but the B.B.A. says that the release contains a few points that they never agreed to. B.B.A President Thomas Shaw had told the media on Wednesday that following their meeting with transport officials, the B.B.A. […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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April first is the deadline imposed by the unions for the return of annual increments to teachers and public officers. But is it likely that the Briceño administration will acquiesce and set aside roughly twenty million dollars to further adjust salaries for persons who qualify for increments? Earlier this week, the National Trade Union Congress […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, Prime Minister John Briceño, in speaking with News Five, also broached the issue of pension reform which goes in tandem with increments for teachers and public officers. According to Martinez, government’s intent to introduce pension reform by April first, is unrealistic considering the necessary research, consultations and work that need to be done […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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An Orange Walk resident is tonight clinging to life at the Northern Medical Specialist Plaza after he was shot multiple times this morning just outside of his house on Cuello Street in that northern municipality. Even as he was shot, Bradford Hall got into his pickup truck along with his son, but loss control of […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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An investigation into the male teacher from Canaan SDA High School who stands accused of predatory behavior against one of his female students is near completion. The Ministry of Education and the high school have been repeatedly accused of not moving swift enough in taking action against the teacher. Well, the result of that investigation […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Cabinet met on Thursday for a special meeting to discuss the 2023/2024 budget. A major point of discussion has been the joint union’s demand to have their increments unfrozen by April first. Now, the Briceño Administration has committed to unfreeze those increments during the upcoming fiscal year. But, the question still remains, will it be […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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We also heard from the Minister of Education on the Inter-American Development Bank’s tour of the construction site of the Itz’at STEAM Academy in Belize City. The tour was held on Wednesday, led by Prime Minister John Briceño and Minister Fonseca. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “Very exciting project of course. The future of education […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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The National Primary School Volleyball Championships were held today at the Orange Walk Multipurpose Complex, where twelve teams in male and female categories competed for bragging rights, medals and trophies after a three-year hiatus. While they are all district champions, only one female team and one male team will walk away with the title for […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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And while the national volleyball tournament is coming to an end, National Sports Coordinator Kaya Cattouse says that there are four other countrywide competitions that will be executed before the end of this school year. Kaya Cattouse, National Sports Coordinator, National Sports Council “Of course this year we started with volleyball. We next move […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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While we were with the National Sports Coordinator, we also asked about her preparation for the 2023 Female Cross Country Cycling Classic. The Belize City Councillor is also a professional cyclist with a U.S. team, L.A. Sweat. Kaya Cattouse last won the title in 2019 and says that while her training in the U.S. is […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning in Belize City, Mayor Bernard Wagner, Freetown Area Representative Francis Fonseca and representatives of the Rotary and Rotaract clubs were present for the handing over of a play set at the Love Park in Belama Phase One. A team of Rotarians and Rotaracters is in Belize from Canada and has been working closely […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-nine residents of Gales Point Village are now tour guides after they have successfully completed a three-month course provided by the Belize Tourism Board. It was a rigorous course, according to Gales Point Chairman, Jason Altschaft, but the majority of those who enrolled in the program finished it. And even before the new tour guides […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, through the National Climate Change Office, on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement with the Agriculture and Natural Resources Institute in Stann Creek for the renovation and expansion of its model farm. ANRI, as it is also known, is located some four miles off […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Edward P. Yorke High School is recognized for producing top performing students in academics, but it’s not every day that you hear of students running a business simultaneously. Sabreena Daly met one such student at his high school preparing for his future by establishing his business at sixteen. This week’s Bright Side features the inspiring […]
Written on February 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Residents in Roaring Creek Village are still reeling from a deadly Wednesday afternoon attack that claimed the life of a high school student. On Wednesday afternoon, fifteen-year-old Dane Matute Junior and a group of his teenage peers decided to go for a swim in the village. While socializing along the creek side the group was […]
Written on February 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Back in December, thirty-two-year-old Corporal Arturo Leal was charged for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Today when he appeared in the lower court, the officer was read another charge stemming from the incident in 2022. This is after his urine sample was returned from the lab and tested positive for […]
Written on February 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-one-year-old Cobrado Lewis Cole, a construction worker, and twenty-nine-year-old Alicia Courtenay Tec, a babysitter, both of a Tibruce Street address, appeared unrepresented in the magistrate’s court today where they were each read a single charge of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply to another person. That is after they were found with […]
Written on February 23, 2023 | Posted in
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