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Dozens of reporters and television crews from Belize and Taiwan filled the galleries of the Assembly Building this morning to cover the special joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The session was part of an itinerary for Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to Belize. Though ceremonial in nature, parliamentarians on both […]
As part of her state visit to the country, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen was bestowed the Order of Belize during a brief ceremony on Thursday night at the Museum of Belize. The Order of Belize is the second highest honor that one can receive. President Tsai’s commitment to strengthened diplomatic ties with Belize over the […]
After the Special Joint Sitting of the House of Representative and Senate this morning, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen returned to Belize City for a brief visit of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Center. The strong diplomatic bond that has been forged between both nations was built on bilateral cooperation and financial assistance in […]
A villager from San Jose, Corozal was knocked down and killed on Thursday night sometime after seven o’clock. Sixty-three-year-old cane farmer Ermitiano Gonzalez was walking along the Phillip Goldson Highway when between miles sixty-three and sixty-four, he was stuck by a vehicle heading from Orange Walk to Corozal. When police responded to the scene of […]
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Accused murderer, thirty-three-year-old Jermaine Garnett is out on bail tonight. He was offered bail by Supreme Court Justice Herbert Lord to the tune of forty thousand dollars. The bail was granted on the condition that Garnett is not to interfere with any of the witnesses related to the case. He was also ordered to present […]
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Attorney Arthur Saldivar has brought yet another lawsuit against the People’s United Party, the same political organization to which he belongs. The latest proceedings succeed a second rejection from the party which disqualifies him from running as a P.U.P. candidate for standard bearer of Belmopan. Not only does the seemingly constant litigation over Saldivar’s eligibility […]
The bone of contention between the People’s United Party and Arthur Saldivar is his moral standing. The leadership and hierarchy of the P.U.P. are of the firmly held belief that Saldivar does not meet the ethical requirements to represent Belizeans at the political level. Isani Cayetano “As the leader of the party, are you […]
The People’s United Party is yet to formalize its position on whether Belize should have Guatemala’s unfounded claim settled at the International Court of Justice. While government has embarked upon a national education campaign ahead of a referendum in 2018, the P.U.P. is undertaking a series of internal consultations before coming forward with a definitive […]
The P.U.P. southern caucus has taken a firm position on the matter, emphatically saying no to the I.C.J. That stance, however, may not be indicative of the party’s official view since meetings within its ranks are still being held. Reporter “The southern caucus has already issued a press statement saying a resounding no towards […]
The countrywide re-registration exercise comes to an end on August thirty-first. The number of eligible voters that has been recorded since the process commenced at the beginning of July, has fallen well below the expectation of the Elections and Boundaries Department. Both major political parties have been busy mobilizing voters to the respective centers across […]
The responsibility of the Department of the Environment is to protect Belize’s environment from all sources of pollution—land, water, air and noise. And while a lot of work has been done to address land, water and noise pollution, there is still a lot more to do about the air. One of the ways that the […]
The United Nations International Children’s Fund held consultations this week as it works on the development of a situation analysis of children and women in Belize. The assessment and analysis show child-relevant dimensions of national development problems and points the way to possible solutions and priority actions, including informing policy dialogue and child-focused policy advocacy. […]
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Thirteen of seventeen youths, who were at risk of getting caught up in the criminal justice system, have successfully completed a barbering programme organized by the Police Department. Over the course of this week, the young men received training in barbering techniques and best practices in efforts to prepare them to become employable in the […]
The Inspiration Centre held its fifth annual family fun day today at its headquarters off the George Price Highway in Belize City. Catering to just over one hundred persons annually, the objective was to bring together the community, including parents and persons living with diverse abilities for a day of fun-filled activities. News Five’s Duane […]
In Thursday’s newscast, you had a behind the scenes look at two of the five finalists in season two of KTV the remix. Tonight the other three are taking the spotlight. Meet twenty-year-old Rachel Westby. The Sand Hill resident is the other contestant that scored a perfect score for both performances in the finals. She […]
Victoria August started singing at an early age. She has always loved music and is particularly fond of pop. Unlike most of the other competitors on KTV The Remix, she wants to pursue music professionally. At just seventeen years old, she is already writing her own songs – and hopes to put out an album […]
Round out the top five in season two of KTV the Remix is Dangriga’s Ines Welcome. Welcome has the voice of a winner, exercising her highs and lows at every opportunity, sometimes much to the chagrin of her parents. But it’s those powerful vocals that have landed her a spot as a finalist in this […]
