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Only last evening News Five brought you the dos and don’ts for road traffic safety. Before the story even aired, shortly after six ‘clock, news broke that there was another multiple traffic fatality out west – the second in only four days. And similarly to the one on the Hummingbird Highway on Saturday night, this […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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A man who had stabbed his former stepfather more than twenty times was found guilty of dangerous harm today. It took a jury of six women and three men a little more than three hours to find twenty-seven-year-old Michael Baptist Junior, also known as “Chucky”, guilty of the charge. Baptist was accused of stabbing fifty-seven-year-old […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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A Commission of Inquiry to look into the state of the sugar industry and how it can be modernized is yet to receive a start date, despite being given the green light by the Briceño administration several months ago. As we’ve reported earlier this week, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has said that the […]
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This afternoon in Orange Walk, executives of Belize Sugar Industries Limited, along with Prime Minister John Briceño, officially introduced a new service aimed at assisting farmers, as well as the miller, to maximize on the output and quality of their sugar product. It is the latest initiative to be introduced by B.S.I. in an effort […]
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The rescindment of an increase in telephone allowances for C.E.O.’s was announced in a statement by the Government of Belize on Tuesday, while Cabinet was in a lengthy session. In the wake of the announcement, the unions, as well as government ministers, weighed in on the decision to withdraw the increase. Today, Prime Minister John […]
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As we’ve reported, a senate inquiry into the definitive agreement granted to Portico Enterprises Limited by the previous administration will commence on December fifth. The probe by members of the upper house will look into how the controversial agreement came to be and whether the contract on behalf of Port of Magical Belize was lawful. […]
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The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet next Thursday, on December seventh. It will likely be the last sitting of parliament for 2023. According to Prime Minister John Briceño, the purpose of the house meeting is to wrap up a number of outstanding bills that pertain to the financial sector, dealing specifically with money […]
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This morning at the Itz’at Steam Academy in Belize City, stakeholders in the education sector gathered for the rollout of a new campaign that has been put together by the Ministry of Education. It’s called More and it encourages everyone in the classroom to do more. It also urges principals and other heads of departments […]
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The Itz’at STEAM Academy was scheduled to open its doors to secondary school students back in September. While there was a delay in its opening, the science and technology institution is boasting an enrolment of sixty-two students in its first year. When we caught up with the Minister of Education on the compound earlier today, […]
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If you’ve heard about GREAT, Gang Resistance Education and Training, then you’ll be interested in the following story. While the GREAT program which follows an American curriculum was implemented by the Belize Police Department for the past few years, a Belizean version of the course has been developed to teach children about the dangers of […]
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COP28 commenced today in Dubai with significant progress. The loss and damage fund was approved and launched to assist poorer nations with climate-related disasters. COP28 President Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber highlighted the positive momentum, and the early breakthrough could pave the way for further compromises during the two-week summit. This is great news for small island […]
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And this year, COP28 began with controversy. The conference is led by the UAE’s presidency and Sultan Al Jaber. He is the chief executive officer of state oil giant ADNOC (the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.) So how can the C.E.O. of one of the largest oil company in the world lead COP28? That was […]
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At COP28 in Dubai, leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit, notably without U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Xing Ping. Representatives like John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua will attend in their places. This is concerning to many of the parties attending COP28 because China and the U.S. are the biggest polluters. Executive […]
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The government announced earlier this month that it will resume the Boledo and Jackpot Lottery on December first, after having identified the two companies managing the games of chance. The agents are Nando’s Wholesale Limited, which will manage the Belize District and MGM Entertainment Limited which will manage the games for the Corozal, Orange Walk, […]
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While the Leader of the Opposition has no qualms about the new Boledo managers, he does have big problems with the nine million dollars that the Social Security Board is investing in Belize Premium Liquors and Spirits for the construction of a new distillery. Barrow is calling on the government to show the details of […]
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Belize urging travellers to exercise heightened caution due to a notable prevalence of crime in the country. And while the Minister of Home Affairs has said that crime has gone down, the Leader of the Opposition says the existence of coca plantations […]
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The increase in the cost of groceries and other items has been a pressing issue for the government, which formed a committee to look into what measures can be taken to ease the burden that the global inflation has on Belize. Prime Minister John Briceño had pointed out that Belize, which is a country that […]
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Comments Off on Shyne Barrow Criticizes G.O.B. for High Cost of Living
If you’ve been to any of the Belize Bank branches across the country and have sat with a customer service representative, you would have noticed a small touch screen device similar to a tablet on the desk in front of you. What’s that device for, you ask? Well, it’s the quickest and easiest way for […]
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We begin our newscast tonight with images from around Belize City where a number of carriageways, including parts of Mahogany Street, are under several inches of water. Torrential downpours this afternoon have flooded a number of low-lying areas in the Old Capital. Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are advised to exercise due care and attention while […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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An increase in allowances paid to C.E.O.’s, the Financial Secretary, as well as the Cabinet Secretary, for monthly telephone usage has been withdrawn. The cancellation of the approved increase was announced on Tuesday afternoon, following a meeting of the C.E.O. caucus. Details of the leaked memo between the Fin Sec and the Cab Sec were […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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When asked for his take on the controversial telephone allowance issue, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca agreed with the decision taken by the Chief Executive Officers to forego the increase in allowance. That increase, as we’ve mentioned, was more than a hundred percent of what C.E.O.’s are presently receiving. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Education Minister Agrees with CEO’s to Rescind Allowance Increase
Today, the Leader of Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow, called a press conference and this was one of the issues he addressed. Barrow said he was glad that the unions lashed out on the matter and described the decision to rescind as “indicative of a government that is on the brink of complete collapse… a government […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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Forty-eight-year-old Osmar Correo, a businessman from Belmopan, had been living in the United States until 1998 when he reportedly fled from Texas while out on bail for a charge of intoxication manslaughter. The incident occurred over twenty years ago and Correo is accused of killing two persons and injuring four others. Tonight, he is being […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the Belize Sugar Industries Limited will officially introduce AgGrowPro, a smart sugarcane support service designed to assist cane farmers in the north with growing their crops using best practices in farming. Earlier today, BSI held a demonstration familiarizing the media with the AgGrowPro ahead of its launch. The company’s country manager, Mac McLachlan […]
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The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is holding firm to the position that it will not enter in to a four-year commercial agreement with A.S.R./B.S.I. In a press conference held on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Oscar Alonzo reiterated the stance that the B.S.C.F.A. has taken, offering instead to sign a one-year agreement with the miller. […]
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