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A grant of five hundred thousand U.S. dollars to improve Belize’s capabilities in managing solid waste has been signed by the government and I.D.B. Country Representative Doctor Cassandra Rogers. The agreement is for the implementation of a non-reimbursable grant for technical cooperation to promote the reduction and recovery of municipal solid waste generation and contributing […]
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It has been a month since the historic May eighth I.C.J. referendum and steps have been taken following the ‘yes’ vote to formalize Belize’s position in taking the territorial dispute with Guatemala to the International Court of Justice for resolution. In the days after the national exercise, the House of Representatives met to table a […]
In other news involving Belize and Guatemala, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Commercial Cooperation, Jairo Estrada, called on Minister of Trade and Investment Tracy Taegar-Panton on Thursday in Belmopan. Joined by Deputy Chief of Mission for Belize and Guatemala, David Vargas, both ministers discussed improving the trade relationship between the neighboring countries […]
Twenty-five-year-old Michael Young lost his life this morning in an accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway near mile four. Shortly after four o’clock, police were called to the scene of a collision. When they arrived at the location they observed a red Saturn Vue on the highway with major damage to the front end of […]
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Sixty-year-old Nestor Vasquez junior is in critical condition after he was attacked in a holding cell at the Queen Street Police Station. The culprit has been identified as twenty-eight-year-old Collin Francis who was arrested and charged for the attempted murder of Augustina Elijio. Vasquez was detained for common assault and he was placed in a […]
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Belize City police broke up a protest this morning that unfolded along the Philip Goldson Highway. Residents of Belama Phase Four showed up in front of Fen Lan Company Limited which is owned by Alex Chang. Chang is also the so-called owner of one point six-six acres of Belama land. In January, Chang served the […]
U.D.P. Standard Bearer Orson ‘OJ’ Elrington, who was involved in negotiations at the early stage, says that residents refused to take Chang’s proposals. According to Elrington, Chang was willing to lease the property to the Belizeans at a cost of one dollar a month for three years. Orson ‘OJ’ Elrington, U.D.P. Standard Bearer, Freetown […]
According to Elrington, a land registry report shows that the land was privately acquired on October twenty-fourth, 1991. It was on October twenty-sixth, 2018 that the power of attorney was granted to Alex Chang. Orson ‘OJ’ Elrington, U.D.P. Standard Bearer, Freetown “For those who might not know in 1991 it was P.U.P. government. Not […]
Today, the national championship games for primary school track and field were held at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. Hundreds of children from across the country competed in the many categories in the discipline and after some four hours of running, jumping and throwing, the winners were announced. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
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Unsafe foods kill four hundred and twenty thousand persons every year around the world. These are deaths that are preventable. When we consume unsafe foods it puts our health at risk, a strain on our resources including the health care system and it also affects economy, tourism, trade and development. Today, BAHA and the Belize […]
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Another dead manatee – that’s the sad news that manatee champion Jamal Galvez had to share today. On Thursday evening, a passenger on a water taxi reported that the boat hit a manatee near the Radisson. Upon receiving that tip, Galvez went looking for the wounded animal hoping that they could rescue and save it. […]
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Do you have what it takes to be the next Ocean Hero? If you have done any work to champion the protection and preservation of the ocean, then Oceana wants you to apply to become its 2019 Ocean Hero. Nominations opened earlier this month and closes in three weeks. Communications Director Alyssa Carnegie tells us […]
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June is being recognized countrywide as ADHD Month and is being used to create awareness on the neurological condition known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is organized by the Belize Brain Awareness Society which is a non-profit, started by a Belmopan teacher. While there are a number of activities that will be held throughout […]
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In part two of his Chaa Creek experience, News Five’s reporter Hipolito Novelo takes a look at what it takes to run an internationally recognized, award-winning resort. It all started with founders Mick and Lucy Fleming who strove to coexist with nature while creating a true jungle experience. Since its inception, Chaa Creek has steadily […]
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