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The issue of boundary delineation came up as recently as last Thursday when the Maya village of Laguna held a press conference in the south over the issue of land. As we’ve reported, Laguna and Yemeri Grove have been bucking heads over the Maya’s traditional land distribution system. But is there encroachment taking place? In […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Sunday in Corozal District, hundreds of cane farmers from across northern Belize gathered on the campus of Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico for a special meeting. The meeting was convened by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association to discuss the issue of Fairtrade premiums. The B.S.C.F.A. claims that almost five million dollars in payments are […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday, a high-level delegation from the European Union travelled to the Adjacency Zone between Belize and Guatemala. Led by Marianne Van Steen, the E.U. Ambassador to Belize, the delegation was made up of six ambassadors representing E.U. member states including, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. The primary objective of their visit […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Apart from the visit to the Adjacency Zone, the E.U. Ambassadors were preparing for a special political dialogue with Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister scheduled for today. These special diplomatic dialogues are usually held in September during Belize’s independence celebrations. We spoke with a couple of the E.U. ambassadors about their […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The European Union has been partnering with Belize in various sectors for the past thirty years, from health, to renewable energy, the environment, public transportation and gender based violence to name a few. But, with a twenty-eight hour estimated flight time from Belize to Europe, many Belizeans may never get an opportunity to visit an […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Saturday, a government agency and a private company teamed up to salvage the eroded parts of Goff’s Caye by planting mangrove on the back of the island. Bowen and Bowen dispatched fifty of its employees to the island to take on the project. The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute which manages Goff’s Caye, […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The return to Monkey River Village was vividly different – you’d even say transformational, as a great portion of beach has been reclaimed. Monkey River was once a thriving town with a population of almost four thousand residents. But today, the northernmost village in Toledo District is home to fifty-two families or just about two […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Doctor Carla Barnett has sent condolences to Guyana, following a fire at a school that claimed the lives of at least twenty schoolchildren. The fire in Mahdia, near the centre of Guyana, early this morning, swept through a high school boarding school killing at least nineteen of the students […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The executive of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize met with Prime Minister John Briceño, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde and Education Minister Francis Fonseca this afternoon in Belmopan. The N.T.U.C.B. executive wrote to the Prime Minister for a fifth time, asking for the meeting. Among the key issues raised by the N.T.U.C.B. are […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The meeting came at the request of the N.T.U.C.B.’s executive which initially asked for a meeting with the PM in November 2020. That was three years ago. The executive subsequently made four additional requests. While the Prime Minister has met with the N.T.U.C.B.’s President and First Vice president, it took the Briceño Administration three years […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is”. That’s a quote from Vincent Lombardi an American football coach. Over the weekend, athletes competed across various disciplines to do just that, win. We kick off tonight’s coverage with some cycling action. The International […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Three days have gone by since the decomposing body of nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was discovered off the Hummingbird Highway. Police are yet to make an arrest and our requests for an update from the department have gone unanswered. At the start of this morning’s Sitting of the House of Representatives, Kareem Musa, the Minister of […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, the funeral for the nineteen-year-old was held this evening in the Maya Mopan area of Belmopan where she lived. Galvez was found murdered on Tuesday evening off the Hummingbird Highway and police have since detained popular football player, Woodrow West, who lived with Galvez for a few months. The two had problems and Galvez […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, news spread like wildfire about the attempted murder of a woman in Belize City. She was waiting at the entrance of the Linda Vista Estate area at around mile two on the George Price Highway when she was approached by a man on bicycle. Moments later, screams were heard and residents flocked to […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-six-year-old Armando Medina, accused of stealing a vehicle valued at forty-five thousand dollars from businessman Yhony Rosado, was acquitted of the charge earlier today, following a no case submission from his attorney. Medina appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson in the presence of attorney Orson Elrington. During the trial, footage of the incident that occurred […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Briceño administration, after canceling Brads’ contract to administer the Government Lotteries, is introducing a new system, including a special purpose vehicle, to manage the nightly Boledo draw and the weekly Sunday lottery. That special purpose vehicle is a company called Belize Government Lotteries Limited which will be overseen by a board of directors. The […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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According to P.M. Briceño, it would appear that Brads Gaming Group Limited, may have been underreporting its annual earnings prior to government monitoring their sales activities. Here’s how the prime minister put it during his presentation in the House of Representatives. Prime Minister John Briceño “So, in 2022, guess what, sales gone up.” […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize is preparing to construct a ninety million dollar, tertiary level, hospital in Belmopan. The funds for the construction of the state-of-the-art facility are being provided by the Saudi Fund for Development through a loan at a two percent concessionary rate. Prime Minister John Briceño explained the need for the construction of […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition lambasted the prime minister for the proposed construction of a ninety million dollar hospital in Belmopan. According to Barrow, the public health sector is in desperate need of investments towards equipment that will improve services across the country. Barrow asserts that medical practitioners are clamoring for the upgrade of their […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Briceño administration introduced a bill to the House of Representatives today that is a step forward in tackling the scourge of corruption in Belize. The Civil Asset Recovery and Unexplained Wealth Bill will give the Government of Belize, through the Financial Intelligence Unit, the authority to recover assets and wealth acquired by individuals through […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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And, the Leader of the Opposition says he supports the Civil Assets Recovery and Unexplained Wealth Bill. In fact, Barrow suggested that the legislation be applied retroactively. Here is what he had to say. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “No politician should come into politics to become wealthy. You come into politics […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Examinations Council, C.X.C., today revealed that an investigation into concerns that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper two was leaked on Wednesday, before the exam was sat on that day. Today, the Council announced that after communication with the ministries of education across the region, it has identified the country where […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The breach is one of several that have occurred in recent years and in this case, the information was spread across social media platforms. In that case, it would have reached many countries. In answering questions from the media across the region, Wesley said that C.X.C has informed the Jamaican Ministry of Education and that […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, E.U. Ambassador Marianne Van Steen led a delegation of diplomatic representatives to the western border where they visited the Adjacency Zone between Belize and Guatemala. The European Union has been providing financial support to the Organization of American States since 2012, to carry out a special international mandate. A new agreement between both […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, at the S.S.B. headquarters in Belmopan, a cheque of half a million dollars was handed over to the Government of Belize towards the renovation of the Supreme Court. The donation comes from a disaster fund of the S.S.B. that provides relief for government and N.G.O.’s in need of aid following disasters. News Five’s Duane […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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