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For the first time, a regional vice president of the World Bank has visited Belize. Over the past week, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo has been here. He told the Government’s Press Office today that the World Bank wants to deepen its relationship with the Government […]
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On Saturday afternoon, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Caye Chapel where a mega million dollar tourism development project is set to commence. The island is the construction site for a Four Seasons luxury resort, complete with several over-water villas. Coming in at an initial price tag of two hundred million US dollars, representatives of […]
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The 2023 Carnival Road March is less than a week away, set for this Saturday, September ninth. The season has been in full swing since May of this year, but it’s mas camp week and News Five will be bringing you live coverage of the pre-judging leading up to the road march. There are a […]
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The Football Federation of Belize says the Belize National Men’s Football Team is ready to compete in the 2023-2024 CONCACAF Nations League. This is the league that qualifies countries for the Gold Cup and positions them for the World Cup Qualifiers. Team Belize is grouped with Saint Vincent, French Guiana and Bermuda. Today, the team […]
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A four-day training funded by The Nature Conservancy and facilitated by the Belize Women Seaweed Farmers Association ended on Friday. The training focused on seaweed farming, and more than a dozen participants learned how to cultivate seaweed. Seaweed offers more than meets the eye. It promises alternative livelihoods for fishermen. It’s a great value-added component. […]
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The brushes that impair visibility for drivers around curves on the nation’s highways are being eliminated through a joint effort by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Kolbe Foundation. And just in case the thought of prisoners armed with machetes along the highways make you wonder about public safety, prison officials say you need […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Set your goals high and don’t stop until you get there”. That’s a famous quote from American Baseball Player, Bo Jackson. Over the weekend, the Belize National Softball Federation resumed the Thirty-First Women’s Softball National Tournament in Belize City, after the event […]
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B.N.T.U. President Ruth Shoman assumed office on July third, succeeding Senator Elena Smith in the leadership of the teachers union. Her tenure, in the first instance, was for a period of two years. But tonight, she has stepped down from the post and this time Shoman’s resignation is official and standing. It comes on the […]
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Earlier today, the Office of the National Secretary of the Belize National Teachers Union formally acknowledged receipt of Shoman’s letter of resignation. While the National Secretary, Bay Rivas, began by recognizing Shoman’s contributions to the union, he also responded to several points raised in her letter. Rivas goes on to say, “the well-being of our […]
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The National Party Council of the U.D.P. is to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday morning to address the situation that played out in San Pedro on Thursday, in respect of a protest that was organized by the opposition. As you would recall, the United Democratic Party sought permission to demonstrate outside of the venue […]
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Thirty-two-year-old Jason McKenzie appeared unrepresented in the lower courts this afternoon where he was arraigned for the murder of James Escarpeta on July twenty-sixth. In court, a Senior Magistrate explained to the construction worker of Belama that due to the nature of the offense, he will be tried in the High Court and that a […]
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Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa says he does not see a need to have the Commissioner of Police investigated for issuing up to ten gun licenses to Ricardo Borja. He says there is no limit to how many gun licenses the Commissioner of Police can issue to a single individual under the current system. […]
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Minister Musa also commented on the Prime Minister’s statement on Thursday about guns in Belize. PM Briceño told reporters that if it was left up to him, he would ban all guns in the country, because they are creating more harm than good. Now, while this is only the PM’s opinion on the matter, Musa […]
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Earlier today, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca gave an update on the free education program that was launched on south side Belize City. As we’ve reported, this new school year, the program has been extended to five high schools in southern Belize. Minister Fonseca told the media today that the program is already seeing increased […]
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Belize has been selected by a U.S. company in Massachusetts as one of fifteen to take part in an educational event that prioritizes the STEAM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math in schools. Principal of Belize High School, Jamie Usher, met recently with officials of a company in Massachusetts called FIRST. The company, which […]
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The Belize Investment Summit 2023 has come to a close. Day two of the event saw conversations on leveraging capital and investment in Belize’s priority sector. But, at the end of the two-day event, how many investment agreements have actually materialized? And, how did the island benefit from the influx of attendants over the last […]
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And, in an ideal world for the Minister of New Growth Industries, cannabis would have been one of the commodities featured at this year’s investment summit. But we are not there yet, and there are still a lot of questions about whether we will ever get there. Well, Minister Musa says there have been some […]
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The embattled Area Representative for Belize Rural South, Andre Perez, is the talk of the town in San Pedro. And, one accusation being tossed around is that Gualberto “Wally” Nunez, the Mayor of San Pedro Town was the orchestrator behind the text message and picture leaks. The assertion is that Mayor Nunez has his eyes […]
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, a workshop was held that focused on the best that nature can be used as a solution to adapt and build resilience to climate risks and threats. It comes as part of a five-year project named COPE, Coastline and People, a partnership with seven universities and several […]
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The workshops, which were held in Placencia earlier this week and today in Belize City, mark the conclusion of year one of the project. WWF Country Representative Nadia Bood says that the first year was more about data gathering and meeting with strategic partners. The consultative process is comprehensive and will help to provide data, […]
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WWF Belize is among several organizations that have come out against port projects off the coast of Belize, including the proposed Port of Magical Belize, as it champions mangrove protection. Back in July, Royal Caribbean, which has partnered with Portico, announced that it has joined with WWF to insert sustainability in the core of its […]
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To start the month of September, the Ministry of Public Service and the Belize City Council teamed up for a flag raising ceremony at the flag monument roundabout this morning. The activity saw the attendance of high school students, the scouts and a steel pan performance. This preceded the Belize at Forty-two Awards Ceremony held […]
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On Thursday, the Belize Council of Churches issued a release expressing its disappointment with the September Tenth Citizen’s Parade being held on a Sunday. The council says that Sunday is recognised as a day of worship for churches and that “the proposed time and route of the parade will seriously disrupt the well-established and long-standing […]
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It is perhaps one of the most uncommon pieces of news we’ve heard about in Belize – a student emptying his savings account to sponsor someone’s surgery. Well this was exactly what happened this week after a second form student at Belize High School saw a news story about a musical artist who needs eye […]
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In a remarkable tale of following one’s intuition, this week’s “Look on The Bright Side” features a young woman whose journey from numbers to gems has captured the essence of chasing true passion. What began as a conventional career in banking, took an unexpected turn when she sensed a deeper calling. With courage as her […]
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