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In tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel, News Five travels to San Estevan, Orange Walk District where the inauguration of Digital Connect Center was held. Here’s News Five’s Isani Cayetano with that story. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Many may not know or remember, but San Estevan was the first town in Orange Walk District. Before […]
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The governments of Belize and the United States, along with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, M.C.C., a U.S. government agency, signed a Compact Development Funding Grant Agreement on Wednesday evening. M.C.C compacts are five-year grant programs that aim to reduce poverty by increasing economic growth. Belize had submitted two concept papers to the corporation that described […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has four newly-trained radiologists to complement its Radiology Unit. The project was initially introduced in 2019, but was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As soon as business returned to normal, efforts were renewed to re-establish the unit. The hospital, along with the Taiwan Embassy, through its new Ambassador to Belize, […]
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While we had the opportunity of speaking with the Belize City Mayor on Wednesday, we asked him how the City Council’s finances are performing. This comes a year after the reopening of business and citizens’ payments of trade and property taxes at that time were still less than impressive. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor […]
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Repairs to Belize City’s road infrastructure continue to be carried out in phases. Mayor Bernard Wagner explained that there is a list of streets that will be prioritized in the coming weeks and months, including quite a few on the south side. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “We have a robust street, street plan […]
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Today, Belize observed World Obesity Day which is celebrated annually on March fourth. This year’s theme is “Changing Perspectives: Let’s Talk About Obesity.” And so, the day is being used to sensitize persons to the dangers of obesity and encourage practical solutions to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Obesity presents many health […]
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Inclusion is viewed as the key to essential disaster risk management and reduction. Women, children, youths, the elderly, the indigenous population and persons living with disabilities are among the most affected by disasters at the local level. As a result, their voices play an important role in the creation of national and local strategies. The […]
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During the negotiation period of the Sendai Framework the “Build Back Better” concept was introduced as a post-disaster response towards creating more resilient nations and societies. It is considered to be one of the most important concepts in the framework, and touches issues pertaining to the restoration of physical infrastructure, revitalization of livelihood and economy, […]
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The NORCECA U-nineteen male Continental Volleyball Championship takes place in just about a week and a half, from March thirteenth to the eighteenth, in Guatemala. The twelve athletes have been selected and will travel with the coaching delegation, an international referee and team manager on March eleventh. News Five caught up with the team as […]
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Last week, we reported on the U-nineteen male national volleyball team and the U-twenty-one national female volleyball team making history when they were selected to compete at a higher level of the sport at the Continental Volleyball Championships. Well tonight, we can report that Belize Volleyball Association is making history once again, this time in […]
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This afternoon at the Williamson Hangar in Ladyville, U.S. Ambassador Michelle Kwan handed over a single-engine CESSNA aircraft to the Government of Belize for use by the Belize Defense Force Air Wing. The plane which has been retrofitted for aerial reconnaissance of Belize’s terrestrial domain. The keys to the airplane were handed over to Prime […]
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The Briceño administration remains on the sideline, observing keenly the ongoing dispute between Portico Enterprises Limited and Stake Bank Enterprises Limited, over the purported existence of a Definitive Agreement that was granted to the Port of Magical Belize under the previous government. We have been reporting on recent developments between both entities involving their respective […]
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Increments for teachers and public officers will resume at the start of the next fiscal year, on April first, but it hasn’t been without much back and forth between the unions and the government. Both entities are set to meet on Thursday to finalize the return of the annual wage adjustment. Ahead of that meeting […]
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Coupled with the unfreezing of increments is the discussion and implementation of pension reform. Last Friday, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize came out in support of its sister unions on a number of issues related to the return of increment. On the matter of pension reform, the umbrella organization€ chided the government for […]
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On Tuesday, the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association and the Progressive Sugar Cane Producers Association wrote Prime Minister John Briceño proposing an increase in the prices of brown and plantation white sugars. According to the CSCPA, the last adjustment in the cost of bagged sugar sold in the Belize market was back in 2015. While […]
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Two weeks ago, the sudden removal and temporary replacement of Doctor Andre Sosa as K.H.M.H Board Chairman raised the eyebrows of many who wanted to know whether the abrupt change in leadership was because Sosa had been candid in past remarks where the hospital was concerned. Minister of Health and Wellness, Kevin Bernard told News […]
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As has been reported, Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser is retiring this month, after thirty-four and a half years of service in the judiciary. But her transition has been a rocky one, to say the least. Fraser believes that there should be an opportunity for upward mobility for one of the senior magistrates who was being […]
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Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser says that she is disappointed with her transition to retirement and the entire process. Sharon Fraser, Chief Magistrate “I am because here we have a situation where having invested youth, time, everything, thirty-four and a half years to the people and the government of Belize, I feel that everything I’ve […]
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Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser also serves as the president of the Association of Public Service Senior Managers and is one of the lead negotiators in the ongoing dialogue between the Government of Belize and the Joint Union Negotiating Team. With her retirement on the horizon, Fraser speaks about what the transition will look like for […]
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Twelve former employees of Security Oriented Services, S.O.S., today filed civil suits against their former boss. We have reported on instances where the security guards went on go slow or did not show up to work because they claimed that at times they were going weeks without being paid. S.O.S. owner Paul Garcia and supervisor […]
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The installation of the parking meters in front of the parking spaces at the Digi Park in Belize City has raised the ire of the public. Some are saying it goes against the order of business for those who vend from the park itself. Others argue that it does not support family-oriented events at the […]
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And while we were with Minister Bernard, our colleagues posed a question to him about a one-acre parcel of land in Carmelita Village that was purportedly allocated as a green space but that now bears his name as the owner. The minister responded by saying that the report is a political ploy. Kevin Bernard, […]
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Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs Dolores Balderamos-Garcia has written to the President of the Toledo Alcaldes Association, as well as the Program Manager for the Maya Leaders Alliance in respect of an issue that is being reported by the chairwoman of Barranco Village. It is also a concern that is being raised by the chairperson […]
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While speaking with Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia earlier today, she provided an update on a recent compliance hearing that was held between the Government of Belize and representatives of the Maya communities in southern Belize. The compliance hearing is part of a series of activities that were prescribed by the Caribbean Court of Justice in respect […]
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Today, at the Jaguar Auditorium at the University of Belize, Belmopan Campus, students from U.B., Galen and other tertiary institutions got an opportunity to attend a presentation by members of the People’s Constitution Commission and its secretariat. The students were able to ask questions and voice their concerns, even make suggestions as it relates to […]
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