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Today, the National Kriol Council hosted a press conference at Swift Hall in Belize City. It brought together community leaders from Yemeri Grove and other non-Maya, villages in Toledo to discuss the issue of land disputes in the south. The National Kriol Council, as an interested party, has been observing this issue as it unfolds. […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The village leaders say they are not disputing the consent order of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Maya communal land rights. They do, however, believe that preferential treatment is being given to the indigenous Maya people. There are some who say that there is an ethnic battle taking place down south, but the non-Maya […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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These villages are primarily used for agricultural production. Rice farming, cattle ranching and even honey production are the livelihoods of these villages. But what about the youths, and how are they affected? Today, we spoke with several students who are pursuing degrees in agriculture with the hope of toiling farms in their communities. They share […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Wednesday morning’s freak accident at the B.D.F. Air Wing in Ladyville has brought the conversation about safety precautions, as well as the need for employers to provide protective gear for their employees, back to the fore. Today, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has been championing the passage of the law along with […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize reignited its call for the Occupational Safety and Health Bill to be enacted following Wednesday’s tragedy at the Belize Defense Force Air Wing. Today, NTUCB Senator, Luke Martinez, urged fellow parliamentarians to get behind the trade union’s call, noting that every day the legislation is not passed; workers […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Senate has approved an amendment to the Referendum Act that will mandate the Government of Belize to trigger a referendum in the event that there is intent to explore Belize’s maritime space for oil. In 2022, OCEANA launched a petition to trigger a referendum to this end. In July, the N.G.O. delivered twenty-two thousand […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel is a profile of a well-known painter in San Pedro whose life at the age of twenty-eight changed forever when he was the victim of a vicious stabbing. Forty-five-year-old Kirt Cruz makes a living for himself by selling his artwork. In 2006, he was stabbed in the back on […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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A patient at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital reached out to News Five today to share her concern and urgent need for help in order to receive a surgery to save her left leg. Maribel del Carmen Torres told News Five that late last week, she was cleaning a ceiling fan for a family in […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize is seeking to borrow seven million U.S. dollars from the Inter-American Development Bank to execute a blue economy project that will promote sustainable growth. The loan motion was brought from the House of Representatives to the Senate today. No one objected to the blue economy investment, but the opposition senators were […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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We have been telling you about the Firearm Amendment Bill 2023 that will make way for the establishment of a Firearms and Ammunition License Control Board. That bill was finally brought to the Senate today. The board will be responsible for the issuance of firearm and ammunition licenses to qualified persons. It will be made […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Another piece of legislation brought to the Senate from the House is the Trade License Reform Bill. The Government of Belize is seeking to pass legislation that will empower village councils to collect trade license fees in rural communities from qualified businesses. The bill has been labeled by the U.D.P. as a “tax on the […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Statistical Institute of Belize has shared the latest figures for September 2023. And if you’ve been paying more for a plate of food – whether home-cooked or takeout, guess what, the consumer price index for September is showing that food and restaurant services are up while fuel is down. In a nutshell, data show […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The four hundred and ninety-fifth home built by Hand in Hand Ministries went to a deserving family in Port Loyola. Melissa Jones and her two children lost their home last year. She has been seeking assistance to build a new home for family, but she lost hope after some time. That is until Heritage Bank […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Courtenay, opened today’s sitting of the Senate by reasserting the Government of Belize’s position on the Israel-Gaza conflict in the Middle East that has left thousands dead. In his remarks, Minister Courtenay addressed the October seventh Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. He also touched on Israel’s response to the attack, […]
Written on October 26, 2023 | Posted in
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From time to time, it has happened: a work crew is carrying out a potentially hazardous job, something snaps and one of them is fatally injured. That was what happened shortly before ten this morning at the B.D.F. Air Wing in Ladyville. A work crew from a contractor in Shipyard Village was refurbishing the hangar […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Michael Brown, the man accused jointly along with Christian Espat, has still not been charged, as police wrap up the preliminary investigation into his involvement in the triple murder in San Pedro on Sunday night. And where exactly he will be arraigned, whether in San Pedro or Belize City, remains unclear. But the post mortem […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Eighteen-year-old Dorian Anthony recently walked away from a murder charge while he was still legally considered a minor. That was a few months ago, back in July. Tonight, he is once again behind bars for murder, after he was arraigned earlier today for the shooting death of forty-two-year-old Trenton Webster, last Thursday night here in […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Marlon Everett, accused of the murder of Albert Johnson in April 2018, appeared in the High Court today where the trial against him concluded before Justice Nanto. Earlier today, Senior Crown Counsel Sheneiza Smith closed her case after calling on thirteen witnesses, including a main witness who was only fourteen years old at the time […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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As we’ve reported, there were five persons murdered in two days in the Belize District – in San Pedro and in Hattieville. But are the triple and double murders, although unrelated, an indication that the intensity of murders is returning? Minister of Home Affairs Kareem says that these are isolated incidents that are not gang-related […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, on October second, Tyrone, Ellis and Shaquille Meighan were acquitted of the charge of being a member of a gang due to the lack of sufficient evidence. They were accused back in February 2020 for allegedly being a member of the Ghost Town Crips. More than twenty witnesses took the stand during […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, the Home Affairs Minister also responded to concerns about criminal activities in rural communities. Hattieville, Roaring Creek and Dangriga have been identified as hotspots for criminal activity outside of Belize City. Recently, there was the robbery turned murder in Hattieville and an armed robbery of a store in La Democracia. But are criminal […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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There are approximately one thousand, two hundred and sixty persons at the Belize Central Prison – some serving sentencing while others are on remand. For decades, the facility is being managed by the Kolbe Foundation, but data collection and processing of the inmates were being done manually – that is until today, as a new […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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C.E.O. at the Kolbe Foundation Virgilio Murillo told the media today that there have been a lot of new inmates coming to the prison. But annually, approximately four hundred or so inmates are actually migrants. Murillo spoke about this, as well as prison traffic, in terms of persons remanded for firearm-related offenses. Virgilio Murillo, […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, News Five premiers a new documentary series on the work that Belize Electricity Limited is doing in providing energy solutions to customers across the country. During the biweekly episodes, we will travel to various locations and speak with employees of the utility company as they go about their jobs. The aim is to shed […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Rising sea levels and erosion have been documented along coastal communities and, in some cases, persons have had to relocate as a result of the washing away of their properties. In certain areas of Belize City, king tides have been increasingly inundating streets and seawalls in several areas are the only barriers separating homes from […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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