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We also asked ComPol Williams if he believes there is a black market for gun license operating in Belize and if he thinks high ranking police officer are involved. Here is how that conversation went. Paul Lopez “Are you aware then that there is a gun license black market operations here in Belize and […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Last Monday we visited Libertad Village in the Corozal District where thirty-seven-year-old Kurtis Usher was gunned down in front of his home and his three-year-old son was grazed to the head. Today, we headed back to the community with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams and a team of senior officers for a community meet and […]
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Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow has written to Chief Executive Officer Jason Liberty of the Royal Caribbean Group regarding the company’s recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with Portico and Boskalis. In the five-page letter, Barrow writes, “the harrowing revelations of illegal, unauthorized, and unethical one-sided offerings in the Portico Definitive Agreement are enough to give one […]
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This morning on Open Your Eyes, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations Anthony Mahler also weighed in on the chaotic state of cruise tourism development in the country. As we’ve reported, Mahler and Minister of State Chris Coye have been tasked with meeting with Portico, Royal Caribbean and Boskalis to revisit the controversial Definitive Agreement. […]
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More specifically, Mahler said that they have started the process of scrutinizing the Definitive Agreement with a view to remove parts of the contract that are deemed excessive. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations “Inside of Belize, we‘ve started to dissect the Definitive Agreement just to say, this can‘t work, this can […]
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There numerous claims of bribery by motorists in attempt to catch a break when passing through checkpoints. But tonight, an employee of the Transport Department is in hot water after she was charged for extortion. Last Wednesday, three transport officers were detained in connection with a report made by Diaris Tepaz who claims that she […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Hard days are the best because that’s when champions are made”, that a quote from Gabby Douglas, an American Gymnast. And boy, did the Under-Sixteen Girls Football National Team have a hard day when they played against Costa Rica’s Under-Sixteen National Team […]
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There is a new development to report on tonight, pertaining to the controversial signing of a Definitive Agreement between Portico Enterprises Limited and the Government of Belize, signed by former Minister of Economic Development, Erwin Contreras. Attorney Godfrey Smith has written a Notice of Intended Proceedings to Erwin Contreras on behalf of Port of Belize […]
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Christopher Coye, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, also returned to Belize this afternoon, along with Prime Minister John Briceño. He was more receptive to the media and the questions on the Definitive Agreement. Minister Coye was asked about reports suggesting that he was the one who tabled the controversial contract in […]
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In our one-on-one interview with Lord Michael Ashcroft on Wednesday, he suggested that at least one of the controversial port contracts is, “a pension plan for the boys, except I think some of the boys have actually worked out that they are not in on the deal”. We caught up with Kareem Musa, a sitting […]
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As we reported on Thursday night, Prime Minister John Briceño informed us via text message, “Cabinet has asked Anthony [Mahler] and Chris [Coye] to meet the developers and work out an agreement that is more reasonable”. There is not much clarity at this time as to whether those negations are already underway, but both Minister […]
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For the past few weeks, it has been fairly quiet when it comes to the impasse between stevedores and Port of Belize Limited. And so today, it came almost as a curveball when the Christian Workers Union, which represents the stevedores, invoked the twenty-one day notice to commence industrial action against P.B.L. In its letter […]
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The case of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bart Jones against the Security Services Commission was not heard today as initially announced, except for case management. The matter will be heard virtually on another day to be assigned by the court. Jones is asking for leave from the High Court for permission to apply for judicial […]
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The Leadership Intervention Unit is preparing to appoint a new person to head the unit. The post has been vacant since the untimely passing of William Dawson. Today, Kareem Musa, the Minister of Home Affairs, confirmed that they are negotiating a contract with an individual. News Five understands that Community Advocate, Dominque Noralez is that […]
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High schools in the country’s less fortunate neighborhoods have been taking part in the Ministry of Education’s Upliftment Program. It involves free uniforms, a feeding program and in 2022, the four core high schools, namely and others who cater to vulnerable students, namely: Gwen Liz, Excelsior, Maud Williams, and Sadie Vernon have introduced different teaching […]
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So how do the principals of these high schools feel about the new teaching methods? Dawn Watters of Excelsior and Deborah Domingo from Maud Williams High Schools say it has been well-received. And President of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Senator Elena Smith who was also present, feels the new program offers more than the […]
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Today, a forest fire management training concluded at the Belize Zoo Tropical and Education Center. For the past three days, the National Wildlife Coordinating Group from the United States has been engaging with participants from Belizean organizations. They are being taught the basics of how to mitigate forest fires that have been affecting Central America, […]
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The school year is coming to an end, but is there any hope for the students, as well as the staff and faculty, of Saint Mary’s Anglican Primary School to return to its home on Gabourel Lane? As has been reported, it is one of the city’s oldest schools, but was in a state of […]
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At the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City today, primary school students from fourteen Anglican schools across the country participated in an exhibition, showcasing projects and their understanding of STEM – science, technology engineering and mathematics. The Anglican Management of Schools STEM Fair pools the best of the best projects from each district and the […]
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Two months ago, a cohort of eight-one young men and women graduated from Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute in Ladyville. These individuals benefitted from a partnership between the institute and the Leadership Intervention Unit. Today, the L.I.U. gifted twenty-three of those graduates who completed the electrical skills training at Tubal Institute with their very own […]
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Forty-three-year-old Kera Leslie is recovering well in a hospital at Clinica Merida, a privately-run medical institution in Merida, Mexico. The grandmother has been there since May receiving advanced-level care for a rare auto-immune condition. A week ago, doctors at the hospital removed her thyroid and had to attach a tube for her to breathe through […]
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American businessman, J. Prince Wine is known for his involvement in music, a stint in boxing and now he is marketing his line of wines in Belize. The Loyalty brand wines are the businessman’s own recipe for wines produced in France for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and the like. He told News Five why he chose […]
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This week’s Look on the Bright Side features a female breaking the gender bias in STEM. If you think of someone fixing electronic devices, you might not put a female’s face to the job, but I met one such person that’s not only fixing broken gadgets, but her specialty in the field has earned her […]
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Portico Enterprises Limited intends to dredge eight and half million cubic meters of material from the seabed in order to build a peninsula at the proposed site for the Port of Magical Belize and the environmental community has remained eerily quiet on the matter. It’s a stark difference to the public concerns that were raised […]
Written on June 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, we’ll take a closer look at the state of cruise tourism development in Belize. Three companies, including Stake Bank, Portico Enterprise and Waterloo Holdings, are in legal disputes with the Government of Belize regarding the construction of additional cruise ports in the Belize District harbor. It’s a complicated and bitter affair for all parties […]
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