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G.O.B. has said that it will not nationalize the sugar industry. But what will be the scope of the inquiry? Will the unresolved commercial agreement be settled? Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture “It is not an exercise to go in and finger only on B.S.I. it has to be a holistic approach. It […]
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We also heard from Alfredo Ortega, the Chairman of the Committee of Management at the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. Ortega was among those leading the protest on Tuesday in Belmopan. Today, he told us that the B.S.C.F.A. is thankful for the decision made by Cabinet to convene a Commission of Inquiry. Alfredo Ortega, […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño has said that at this time an increase in the controlled price of brown sugar cannot be entertained due to the high cost of living. Two of the sugar cane farmers associations in the north, as well as A.S.R./B.S.I., have written the government requesting an adjustment to the cost; the last […]
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You have been warned and now the government is taking action. Last week, Prime Minister John Briceño told the media that a taskforce was set up to address the global issue of inflation and more specifically the extensive price gouging that has been taking place – primarily in smaller stores across the country. A report […]
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The Government of Belize is moving full steam ahead with its planned public sector pension reform. Conversations surrounding pension reform surfaced back in early February when, at a joint union press conference, Dean Flowers, the President of the Public Service Union, announced that G.O.B. had proposed to reform the current public service pension scheme. Since […]
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The next story is a plight of a burly middle-aged man who was employed and, for the most part, suffered no known health issues during the first forty-three years of his life. But in March of last year, Jomo Avila suffered a heart attack on the job. It would mean the gradual decline of his […]
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The United Democratic Party is currently in its convention season and standard bearers are being elected and endorsed across the country. In the Queen Square Division, Shane Williams, who is no stranger to politics, is hoping to be voted as the new U.D.P. standard bearer. Former Prime Minister Dean Barrow won that seat for eight […]
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The family of a twenty-four-year-old man from Hopkins Village is seeking the public’s assistance to locate him. Marlon Martinez, who is hearing- impaired, was reported missing on Monday after he failed to respond to text messages from his mother since Thursday of last week. Martinez is well known in his community and he works as […]
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Fifty-nine-year-old Byron Broaster appeared unrepresented earlier today before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman where he was read a single charge of theft. The Guatemalan/Belizean, who is homeless, claims to be on medication for a mental condition. Nonetheless, it is alleged that on March seventh, 2023, he dishonestly appropriated a Mitsubishi pickup truck valued at thirteen thousand […]
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Tonight, we will feature two Belize on Reel stories. The first is in honor of Women’s Month and the other is in commemoration of Child Stimulation Month. Meet Alma Franz, she’s ninety years old and a real inventor. For the better part of the past fifty years she has been busy inventing and re-inventing several […]
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It’s kite season, an annual tradition that has for many years firmly taken root in Belizean culture. While handmade kites are no longer as popular as they once were in the eighties and nineties, flying kites during the month of March is an enduring pastime. It also ties in with Child Stimulation Month, as it […]
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Today, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed for the upgrade of several miles of road in the Valley of Peace community. The two point two million dollar initiative is being funded through the Rural Resilient Belize Project under the Ministry of Economic Development. The road project, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Infrastructure […]
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The Coastal Highway is on schedule to be completed later this year. It is a project that provides alternative access for commuters to southern Belize. Today, News Five caught up with Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Julius Espat who says that the project was designed to mitigate flooding, but will generate substantial economic activities […]
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In March 2020, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was detected in Belize. Since then, nearly seventy-one thousand confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded and a total of six hundred and eighty individuals have died from the virus in Belize. COVID-19 brought the local economy to a virtual standstill which led to economic contraction, […]
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We also heard from Doctor Marcos Espinal, the Assistant Director at PAHO. He responded to a question about the long-term effects of contracting COVID-19 and whether those long-haul COVID-19 symptoms will present a greater health crisis in the future than the pandemic. Here is how he responded. Translator for Dr. Marcos Espinal “Long Haul […]
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This afternoon, the Belize Central Prison received two hundred and forty Chrome Books from the Port Moody Rotary Club in British Columbia. It was the final phase of an ongoing educational program that the club helped to set up back in 2018. The program has aided hundreds of inmates who have passed through the doors […]
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Last night, we told you about the controversy surrounding the demolition of a house on Pike Crescent in Belize City. As we reported, Caroline Young, who had reportedly been occupying the house since 2019, arrived at the residence on Wednesday afternoon to a demolition crew leveling the property. To make matters worse, Jones’ personal belongings […]
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A resident of Guinea Grass Village is twenty-five thousand dollars richer after spending three dollars on a Scratch and Win ticket. The winner, however, declined the request to be interviewed, so Alex Gamero, the Director of Scratch and Win, spoke with us instead. Gamero also told us about his company’s new ten dollar ticket that […]
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The People’s United Party has called for the immediate removal of one of its own, following a domestic incident involving P.U.P. councillor Moses Cal, a member of the Punta Gorda Town Council. Cal, also a high school teacher, has been charged for wounding a woman in the south. In the wake of the altercation, the […]
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So what’s the future of Cal in the People’s United Party? As a party and government, the P.U.P. says it has absolutely no room for any form of domestic violence. Prime Minister John Briceño reiterated this in a brief statement to the media this morning. Prime Minister John Briceño “Our party was very clear […]
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Transport Minister Rodwell Ferguson wrote to C.E.O. Marconi Leal Junior recently, informing him that all financial transactions exceeding five thousand dollars require his expressed approval, effective February twenty-third. On Friday, the minister rationalized his decision by telling the media that he received information which ultimately prompted the letter. He also alluded to the likelihood that […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño is scheduled to present the General Revenue Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2023/2024 on Friday. P.M. Briceño is on record stating that this year’s budget will build upon his administration’s work over the past two years. It will include investments in infrastructure, health, education, and housing as areas of priority for […]
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The Opposition Leader also spoke on the education budget, criticizing the Briceño administration’s commitment to free education as an unattainable objective. He says the 2023/2024 budget should instead provide more channels for families and students to access financing for education. Here is how he puts it. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “Education, […]
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It’s official, teachers and public officers will be receiving their annual increments as of April first, at the start of the new fiscal calendar. The decision to remove controls on wages has been the objective of the Briceño administration ever since increments were frozen and teachers and public officers also took a ten percent salary […]
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow marched in solidarity with members of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association during a protest in Belmopan on Tuesday. He was there with Deputy Party Leader Hugo Patt, who is also a sugarcane farmer in the north. Today, we caught up with Barrow in Belize City where we […]
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