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COP28 continued today in Dubai where climate finance is taking centre stage. It is crucial for adaptation, addressing damages, and achieving low carbon development. The urgent need for mitigation is underscored as vulnerable nations face escalating impacts. Despite pledges at COP28, there is a gap between promises and actions. Belize, as a Small Island Development […]
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Belize has been chosen to host the inaugural 2024 World Sustainable Travel and Hospitality Awards, announced at the iconic Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. Recognized for its commitment to responsible tourism, Belize aims to showcase its sustainability practices on the global stage through this event. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo is in Dubai and was […]
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As many as fifty-nine businesses across the country have been issued tickets for violations of the new Supplies Control (Prices) Regulations. In the first round of inspections conducted between November first and third, a total of one hundred and twelve retail outlets were inspected countrywide. On Monday, Prime Minister John Briceño spoke on the ongoing […]
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Not long ago, residents and motorists who travel south had forwarded to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development their concerns over using an alternate route while the Joe Taylor Bridge is being replaced. Today, the Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Julius Espat and a team including C.E.O., Victor Espat and engineers from the Ministry travelled […]
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Today the National Institute of Culture and History, NICH launched a revamped Belize Culture Fund. The fund had been in existence years ago but was dormant for quite a few years. Following the COVID pandemic, however, the Ministry of Culture and people at NICH began discussing how they could reintroduce the fund. Minister of Culture, […]
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Boledo and lottery buyers went out en masse on Sunday to purchase their favourite numbers for the Sunday Lottery and Jackpot, but many of them were disappointed and returned home without getting a chance to buy their tickets. The Government Boledo and Lotteries system was overwhelmed with the number of sales on Sunday that when […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Belizeans across the country, at all levels of society, are buckling under the weight of severe inflation and, come December eighteenth, things won’t get any cheaper. Earlier today, a press release was issued under the headline “Collective Bakers” informing that the retail cost of a sixteen ounce pack of sliced bread will increase to two […]
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Last Thursday, Shona Baptist, a call agent, was callously attacked and her throat slashed while she was on the job at home in the Bryan Estate area of Burrell Boom Village. Her attacker has been identified as her common-law husband, Manuel Rodriguez, who police say inflicted the wound during a domestic dispute the two were […]
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A security guard was robbed while on duty at a store in San Ignacio also on Thursday night. Two men, armed with a gun, accosted the guard and then robbed him. But the robbers didn’t just flee, they shot him, leaving him severely injured. But police investigations have led to the arrest of the two […]
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Last Thursday, News Five brought you the tragic story of a fatal road traffic accident the night before that claimed the lives of four work colleagues who were heading home after a day’s work in Camalote. The incident happened in Georgeville near mile sixty-two on the George Price Highway. Today, A.C.P Romero explained that they […]
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On Friday, the managers and employees of Heritage Bank woke up to discover that thieves had targeted two of their ATM’s – one in Belize City and another at a location on the Bullet Tree Road in San Ignacio. While the thieves were unsuccessful at removing the machine or taking any of the money from […]
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The Belize National Teachers Union met with its membership this afternoon at various branches across the country. The meeting succeeds a discussion with the Minister of Education late last week where a number of outstanding issues were addressed, including concerns over unpaid salaries. In the days leading up to that meeting, union executives fired off […]
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PM Briceño also touched on the issue of some teachers not being paid their salaries for months on end, since the start of the new school year. That, he said, lands squarely at the feet of the respective schools management. Prime Minister John Briceño “Now I could understand the frustration from some people, from […]
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A senate inquiry into the Definitive Agreement that was granted to Portico Enterprises Limited by the outgoing Barrow administration in October 2020 begins on Tuesday inside the Assembly Building. While that document has since been discarded by Prime Minister John Briceño, it is yet to be replaced by legislation that empowers cruise tourism stakeholders to […]
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The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is yet to enter into a new commercial agreement with B.S.I., despite a date for the start of the new sugar crop being set tentatively for December fifteenth. In a press conference held last week, the B.S.C.F.A. maintained that the only way to move past the logjam between the […]
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San Pedro Mayor, Wally Nunez was endorsed as the P.U.P.’s mayoral candidate for the municipal slate in San Pedro. During a rally on Saturday night, Nunez received the support of the People’s United Party, which had in attendance Prime Minister John Briceño, Deputy Leader Cordel Hyde, and ministers of Health and the Public Service, Kevin […]
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The Regional Tourism and Health Program is an initiative that addresses the health, safety and environmental sanitation threats to tourism, with the goal of strengthening countries’ capacities to prepare and respond to public health threats. The program is being carried out by the Caribbean Public Health Agency, CARPHA. Earlier today, a delegation of health and […]
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The health of Caribbean economies is closely related to the health of its travel and tourism industry since the Caribbean is the most tourism-dependent region in the world. Doctor Lisa Indar is the Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at CARPHA. Dr. Lisa Indar, Director, CARPHA “It has been quite a successful experience. […]
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This afternoon in Belmopan, several parliamentarians, as well as representatives of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were on hand for a donation that will see the Assembly Building get a much needed makeover, fifty-three years after it was constructed. As we’ve reported previously, the funds will be used to renovate the interior, as well as […]
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COP28 in Dubai has seen pledges to the Loss and Damage Fund totaling just over six hundred million dollars, a sum dismissed by leaders from small island developing states (SIDS) as “chump change.” While acknowledging the positive aspect of pledges, leaders of the region say the monies need to be mobilized, as vulnerable countries like […]
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Established in 2001, the Adaptation Fund initiated project funding in 2009, concentrating on climate adaptation efforts. It extends eligibility for funding to all developing nations and introduced the pioneering concept of direct access, enabling institutions in developing countries to receive funding without intermediary involvement. Although it accepts pledges continuously, major commitments typically occur during Conference […]
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The Inter-American Development Bank (I.D.B.) announced on Saturday its CLIMA program, rewarding countries for achieving environmental goals with a 5% grant of the loan principal. The initiative aims to help nations access green and thematic debt markets for larger-scale climate and nature investments. Nine countries, including Belize, are participating in the billion dollar pilot phase. […]
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At COP28, Canadian medical professionals protested for climate action, advocating for a just phase-out of fossil fuels. They highlighted the severe health consequences of climate change, including the spread of diseases, extreme weather events causing injuries, disruptions in healthcare, and impacts on food and water security. On Health Day at COP28, global donors pledged more […]
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The United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ) has cautioned Venezuela against taking any actions that could change Guyana’s control over the disputed Essequibo region. This warning comes just days before Venezuela’s planned referendum on the oil-rich territory. While the ICJ did not explicitly prohibit the referendum, it emphasized preventing any concrete steps to alter […]
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In an unusual occurrence in the United Arab Emirates, a peaceful protest unfolded at COP28 in Dubai, calling for a ceasefire in support of Palestine. The protestors, at the Blue Zone governed by UN law, emphasized the urgency of ending the violence, particularly at a global event like COP28 addressing climate justice. From Dubai, here’s […]
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