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Allegations of sexual misconduct made against Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez, by attorney Wendy Auxillou, remain in the news tonight. On Monday, the embattled minister was granted a leave of absence from cabinet and an investigation is being conducted by the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs. The Leader of […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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While we were with the Minister of Home Affairs, we asked for an update on the sugar industry in the north. Minister Musa is part of the cabinet subcommittee that was created to work on resolving the issues between the miller and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. As we’ve reported, the High Court ruled […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The new sugar crop season commences in December of this year and the goal is that a new collective agreement between the millers and all sugar cane farmers associations be finalised before then. Minister Kareem Musa says that a meeting will soon be held with B.S.I. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “The agreement […]
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Taiwan’s status as a permanent observer of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) has been terminated after more than two decades. It was a privilege granted by the regional organization to the non-member, allowing Taiwan the ability to participate in PARLACEN’s activities. The six-nation parliament, including Belize, convened in Managua on August twenty-first, and local legislators […]
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The trial involving nine men, who were allegedly found inside a boat in the Hill Bank Lagoon with two bales of cocaine back in January 2021, kicked off today inside the Belize City Magistrates Court. The men were detained following the landing of a suspected drug plane. News of their detention made headlines at the […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize, through the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme for the installation of digital connect centers across the country. The aim is to expand opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises in their successful development. The Building Resilient MSME’s Accelerating Digitization Project is […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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On August ninth, the Government of Belize, UNICEF, and Think Equal Inc. launched the Think Equal Program in Belize, introducing innovative methods of teaching social and emotional learning in the early grades. But what does it mean for the effort to bring to an end discrimination and violence in Belize? Tonight’s Five Point Breakdown looks […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Public Utilities & Energy held a National Energy Policy Stakeholder Consultation in Belize City on Monday. Present at the meeting was Chief Executive Officer Jose Urbina. Jose Urbina, C.E.O., Ministry of Public Utilities & Energy “An energy policy implies legislative reform and both play pivotal roles in reshaping a sustainable future […]
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Social workers within the Ministry of Human Development are now earning salaries that are equal to their counterparts in the same field at other ministries and agencies. This comes after Cabinet approved the adjustment of their pay scales last week. Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia told News Five that the salaries for the roughly […]
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The country saw a weather system dumping heavy rains over most areas over the past twenty-four hours. It was caused by a broad area of low pressure that’s crossing over the region and is expected to continue for the next day, with conditions gradually improving. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon explains. Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorologist […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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At the start of this hurricane season, weather experts had predicted that because the El Nino phenomenon was accompanied by very warm sea surface temperatures that would make the hurricane season almost as active as the La Nina. And while that has been the case and storms have been forming frequently, they haven’t been able […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Carl Gordon has dedicated the last forty-five years of his life to creating wooden sculptors. On Thursday night, the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts will be opening a new sculpture exhibit featuring fifteen of Gordon’s masterpieces. The exhibit is called “Tangle Wood” and it will be open for visitors through to the eighth of […]
Written on August 23, 2023 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, history was made at the grand finale of Channel Five’s entertainment show, KTV the Remix. Season Five’s winner Haziel Alaniz, from Succotz Village, out west, broke barriers. He is the youngest to win the competition, at age seventeen, but was also the first to make the audition cut via an online submission. […]
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Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez is on an indefinite leave of absence from Cabinet. The Minister of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation is embroiled in a nasty sex scandal that has undoubtedly brought disrepute to the Briceño administration. The alleged incident between the well-known San Pedraño and Wendy Auxillou, a legal professional […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition, while on record, also publicized the so-called double standard at play. Barrow challenged the NGO community, as well as the various feminist groups, to come forward and denounce the appalling claims made against Andre Perez. Interestingly, Barrow made reference to the proposed Eleventh Amendment and the moral and ethical bar […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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But what about a criminal investigation being launched by the Belize Police Department? While the Attorney General is assigned to look into the matter separately, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is demanding a probe into allegations made by Auxillou in a statement that was leaked to the media on Monday. He also calls into question the […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-one-year-old Joel Panting is mourning the loss of his younger sibling and has come forward seeking public assistance to cover his funeral expenses. As we reported, fifteen-year-old Nigel Ferguson lost his life to gang violence on Sunday evening, when he was taken to an abandoned property on Hunters Lane and stabbed to death. Ferguson was […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Human remains were discovered along the Belize/Guatemala Border on Monday morning. Police responded to a report along the boundary line where they discovered human remains in some bushes. The body displayed what appeared to be gunshot wounds on the skull. An Alcatel phone was among the items found inside the deceased’s pants pockets. The corpse […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, the lifeless body of an unnamed male person was discovered along the Macal River in San Ignacio Town. According to Police, when they arrived on the scene they observed the motionless body of a male person in a crouch position and in an initial state of decomposition. There were no signs of injury […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-three-year-old Dwayne Sutherland Junior, also known as Dwayne Anthony, the son of Superintendent of Police, Dwayne Sutherland Senior, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. The charges stem from an incident in Lemonal Village on Saturday evening, in which Sutherland is accused of stabbing his grandfather, Tony Anthony and his grand-uncle, Russell Anthony. […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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During his routine press brief today, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow also spoke on the perennial issue of crime and violence. On the heels of a bloody weekend that saw four murders being committed across the country, as well as the interception of seven Mexican nationals believed to be hired guns, the Leader of the United […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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One Belmopan family is mourning the loss of a father and husband, following a fatal road traffic accident on Monday night. Forty-three-year-old Ruben Posadas, former Chairman of Armenia Village, had reportedly moved to Belmopan with his family not too long ago. Last night, he met his untimely demise, while on his way home from church. […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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An elderly man was held up and robbed of valuables and cash totaling over twenty-five thousand dollars early Monday morning in Orange Walk Town. The man, Albert Burns, reported to police that he was asleep inside his house and was awakened sometime around two-thirty Monday morning by some noise. Burns said he saw three thieves […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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In Corozal District, a well-known resident involved in the underworld, has reportedly shared details of a disclosure in a criminal case that’s presently before the court. The discovery makes public the information provided by an informant. The leak of the disclosure jeopardizes the life of that individual, as well as the safety and wellbeing of […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Another scandal that remains in the public discourse is the fraudulent Definitive Agreement signed between the Government of Belize and Portico Enterprises back in October 2020. Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow has written once again to the Royal Caribbean Group which has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Portico putting the company on notice that should […]
Written on August 22, 2023 | Posted in
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