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Tonight, the situation at the western border involving cargo trucks has been resolved and traffic is now flowing freely. For two days and a half, the truck drivers from Guatemala could not enter Belize to purchase grains and other goods nor could trucks cross to bring in goods. Long lines formed at the border blocking […]
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This afternoon, Immigration Minister Beverly Castillo informed News Five that cargo is moving. After a meeting today, a set of protocols was established to allow Guatemalan truck drivers to enter the country and purchase grains, such as corn, from Belizean producers. The truckers that bring goods, such as cement, into Belize are also allowed to […]
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Belizean representatives in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which included Said Badi Guerra, met with his Guatemala counterpart, Edgar Aguilar and the mayor of Melchor de Mencos, Amado Yanez to discuss the standoff at the Western Border. As we reported, the meeting was fruitful as the impasse between Guatemalan truck drivers and Belizean authorities was […]
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At the northern border, a Belizean, who had been stranded there since last Friday, remains in a conundrum tonight. Under the State of Emergency, Belizeans are being denied entry except those in special circumstances. Guillermo Foreman says he travelled from the U.S. and on reaching the northern border he was denied entry and was sleeping […]
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Another dispute that was bubbling is also been ironed out. The Public Service Union, the Belize National Teachers Union and the Association of Public Service Senior Managers met with Prime Minister Barrow this morning to discuss the issue of increments and allowances for this fiscal year. The P.S.U. and the Ministry of Finance have remained […]
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Education Minister Patrick Faber has also weighed in on the matter in respect of teachers and their allowances, as they, too, are being affected by the fiscal crunch. Faber says that government’s request to waive increments and allowances for public officers and teachers is neither irrational nor unfair, given the existing circumstance. Faber also commented […]
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An LPG dispute has been taking place for some time. Tonight, there is an answer to one of the thorny issues involving prices. Before a release from the Belize Bureau of Standards, Southern Choice Butane Limited held a press conference to reaffirm that it had ran out of its supply of LPG. It is also […]
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Southern Choice Butane Limited is one of six former LPG importers whose license has expired. That company supplies thirty-percent of the industry in Belize. Today, Zeta Gas Rep Ernesto Wu also spoke about the impact that the situation has on its staff across the country and the clients to whom it provides LPG. Ernesto […]
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The commercial operation start date for the National Gas Company was set as May first – but it is thirteen days past that. So, what’s been the hold up? Is the N.G.C. not ready to distribute or are they stalling on purpose as it speculated by some quarters in the industry? Well, Managing Director Doctor […]
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As you heard just now, Doctor Canton says that the price setting exercise will help to determine the wholesale price for local distributors. That price, up to the time we spoke with Canton this morning, was not released as yet but he pointed out that globally LPG prices have been increasing. Doctor Canton says that […]
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The destruction of several clandestine airstrips across the country is an ongoing exercise being carried out by the Ministry of National Security, in light of their usage for the illegal landing of drug planes. While Chief Executive Officer Felix Enriquez did not divulge operational details or specific locations, he told News Five via phone this […]
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The official cause of death of a five-month-old baby girl from Bella Vista Village has yet to be determined. A post-mortem examination has not been conducted on the body of Kynslee Jasmin Caal and while the parents are alleging that their baby’s death is related to a vaccine that she received four days prior to […]
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High school students across the region, including Belize, will sit the annual CSEC exams at the beginning of July and will now only have a little over six weeks to finish preparing for those papers. While there was some concern about the administration of the tests, Minister of Education Patrick Faber says that the issue […]
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Students attending the University of Belize, those in the far-flung communities in the Toledo District will be able to travel to Punta Gorda to access the internet in order to do their courses online. According to the Minister of Education, the issue was raised in cabinet on Tuesday and B.T.L. has agreed to provide the […]
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“Faber for Party Leader” is a campaign slogan that former Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber very much intends to revive once the existing COVID-19 threat subsides. Faber told the media this afternoon that his leadership ambition for the United Democratic Party remains alive and that he plans to resume all vote seeking activities ahead of […]
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The Smith family of Mahogany Street is homeless tonight. As Elizabeth Smith and her five children were in deep slumber on Tuesday night, their house collapsed. Luckily, they were not injured, but it has left them without a roof over their heads. COVID-19 has also left Smith without a job, so tonight she is making […]
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The San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi made two COVID-19 relief donations today. The first donation comprises food packages to almost fifty families in the Majestic Alley neighbourhood of the City. The families are getting basic grocery items including poultry products. The second donation was made to the families who reside in San Pedro. This […]
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A dead whale was discovered this morning in the vicinity of Drowned Caye. It’s not a usual occurrence to find such a large whale dead in very shallow waters. Local researchers estimate that the whale has been dead not more than week because it was only moderately decomposed. They also suggest that it may have […]
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And on the topic of marine animals, there is a manatee that needs help somewhere in our waters. Local manatee conservationist Jamal Galvez is asking the public to report any sighting of a manatee that is tangled up in a gillnet. The report was made on Tuesday by the Sarteneja Conservation Group on Tuesday. Galvez […]
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Last week we told you about “Global Big Day” which was being observed on Saturday. It’s a single day out of the year when birders all over the world try to spot as many bird species as they can in a twenty-four hour period. Despite the S.O.E. restrictions which limit movement across districts and out of […]
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