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Prime Minister John Briceño left the country on Tuesday and is to return on January seventeenth. During his absence, the Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum, and Mining is acting as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development. But those additional duties did not prevent Minister Hyde from a scheduled visit to Dangriga, where […]
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It was infamously dubbed as a “hotbed of corruption” by former Prime Minister Dean Barrow and tonight, new Lands Minister Cordel Hyde speaks of the unabated pillaging of crown land facilitated by former ministers and employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Land scams, land grabs – it is all being uncovered by Minister Hyde, […]
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While speaking about weeding out the department’s corruption, among those who have left is Wilbert Vallejos. Vallejos was the Lands Commissioner under the U.D.P. administration. Police raided his home in Patchakan, Corozal, found over sixty thousand dollars in various currencies and denominations, and called in the Financial Intelligence Unit. But was the former lands commissioner […]
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The municipal elections are about a month and a half away, and the United Democratic Party is gearing up. Party Chairman Michael Peyrefitte says that there has been an overwhelming interest from persons wanting to represent the U.D.P. in the upcoming elections. The hopefuls need to apply and be vetted by the party’s screening committee […]
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The five-year contract signed by the Director of Tourism Karen Bevans in April 2019 is the subject of much scrutiny, particularly since it has left the new P.U.P. administration hamstrung and cannot name a director of its own. In poring over the agreement, we note that the former Chief Operations Officer at Belize Telemedia Limited […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño departed the country on Tuesday, January twelfth, 2021, on personal leave. This means that Lake Independence Area Representative Cordel Hyde is acting Prime Minister. Briceño will return on Sunday, January seventeenth. But before he left, the Prime Minister chaired a virtual cabinet session on Tuesday, during which several decisions were made. […]
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The U.S. Government will now require travelers to present negative COVID test results when entering their country. This is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, which has ordered that all travelers flying to the U.S. from abroad will have to show proof of negative COVID-19 tests before boarding their flight starting […]
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From concerns about new travel regulations to the growing concerns about the highly infectious new strain of the novel coronavirus, first detected in the UK last September. Experts say the new strain can become more common simply by being in the right place at the right time. The new strain has been recorded in fifty […]
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As we reported on Tuesday, in two weeks, after almost a year of dormancy, the Corozal Free Zone will reopen for business. Viewers will recall that in the first quarter of 2020, the Zone was closed to prevent the re-introduction of COVID-19 through the northern border, and all its economic activity came to a screeching […]
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UNICEF handed over to the Ministries of Human Development and Health and Wellness P.P.E. supplies to support the national response to COVID-19. On Wednesday, two containers filled with synthetic blankets, N95 masks, face shields and other supplies were offloaded with assistance from the Belize Defense Force for distribution today. News Five spoke with UNICEF’s Monitoring […]
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The psychological effects of the novel coronavirus are not limited to a victim, but can be experienced by an entire household and the population on a whole. Whether it has affected your income or your ability to socialize, COVID-19 indirectly and, for many, directly can affect with your mental health. News Five’s Duane Moody looks […]
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There was some controversy about who would succeed Collin Griffith as the next comptroller of customs. There were two frontrunners, senior customs officers Ian Haylock and Estelle Leslie. Both have the same qualifying skills, training, and education, but Leslie’s interview was successful. She was named the first female Comptroller of Customs. During the Senate’s Sitting […]
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Senator for Government Business Eamon Courtenay quickly corrected Senator Peyrefitte. Courtenay produced a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister sent to the Public Services Commission, expressing the Prime Minister’s intention to appoint a new Comptroller of Customs. That letter, however, went unanswered, and the government proceeded with its plan. Courtenay stressed that the […]
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And the unanswered letter from the PM to the Public Services Commission is telling. The Commission’s functions include the formulation of schemes for recruitment to the public service and the fixing of salaries and privileges. But there is the sense that the Commission has been non-function for some time. Union Senator Elena Smith says that […]
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Starting Monday, Belize will observe three days of mourning in honor of the country’s first Governor-General, Doctor Dame Minita Gordon. Gordon died on New Year’s Day in Inglewood, California, at the age of ninety. She served as Governor-General from 1981 to 1993. Dam Minita was respected across the country for her willingness and determination to […]
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Two billion people are registered users of the messaging service WhatsApp. It’s one of the most widely used apps across the world. And in these COVID times, it has helped many of us stay in touch with loves ones with their text, voice, and video messages and calls. But a recent update has left many […]
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You would not have noticed as there is an obvious lack of fanfare surrounding the launch of this new product. It is a new brew hitting shelves across the country. We were invited to a quiet press launch at Pirate Beer’s company headquarters, located just outside of Orange Walk Town. This morning, Isani Cayetano journeyed […]
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A new health clinic opened its doors in the West on Wednesday. It will offer a much-needed service to a very high-risk population and relieve them of risky inter-district travel. Tonight in Healthy Living, we take a look at the opening of the Ramona Linda Dialysis Clinic in San Ignacio, Cayo. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting […]
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