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The Public Service Union continued its activism today with members picketing various locations across the country, including service stations down south in Stann Creek District. They were joined in some municipalities by the Belize National Teachers Union, with whom they are allied, as part of a multilateral body that has been in discussion with the […]
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On Friday, a letter was sent to the joint unions from the Minister of Public Service where a proposal for a tiered approach to reducing the wages of teachers and public officers was being suggested. In that letter, Minister Henry Charles Usher puts forward the notion that the reductions can be staggered based on income […]
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The letter sent to the joint unions on Friday cited sections of the constitution that refer to the Governor General’s involvement in signing into force fixed salaries for those being paid from the public purse. Flowers told News Five the Briceño administration is being unreasonable. Isani Cayetano “Do you find it perhaps disingenuous that […]
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In Orange Walk Town, a hand full of public servants marched around the Central Park in the sweltering midday heat. There were no picket signs or anti-corruption placards being waved at that location. Their laps around the Central Park were done with no loud singing or shouts of solidarity. Instead, it was a quiet protest […]
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Flanking the Orange Walk P.S.U. members in Central Park today were members of the Nurses Association of Belize. According to President Darrell Spencer, members feel compelled to protest right now, but he assures the public they are manning their various medical stations. He says nurses have a history of activism in Belize. Darrell Spencer, […]
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Today, the Police Association called a press conference to address a letter being circulated that addresses the salary cuts and the increment freeze that will also affect police officers. While the document, addressed to the Minister of Home Affairs and copied to the Commissioner of Police, did not carry the official letterhead and signatures of […]
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There are approximately two thousand one hundred police officers who belong to the association. While Hyde did not wish to take a position, the letter speaks to getting assistance from the ministry to offset the cut in salaries. He breaks down the realities facing police officers. Sgt. Jermaine Hyde, Chairman, Police Association “Majority of […]
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This morning the body of thirty-three-year-old Herwin Godoy was recovered from the river, only about a hundred yards away from where he went down on Sunday afternoon. His body was caught in a net placed within the river at the end of the search day on Monday. Just after six o’clock this morning, the family […]
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Police have destroyed a marijuana plantation in Toledo. On Monday, they carried out an operation in San Pedro Columbia Village where they discovered two hundred mature weed plants, some of which were six feet tall. A search of the area located a thatch shed with processed marijuana. Police destroyed the shed and drugs. No one […]
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The saga involving Commerce Bight, Recological Systems Limited and the company’s investors continues with a response to several allegations that were made last week against R.S.L. and its present owners. On Monday, Managing Director Paul Martin issued a statement refuting a number of claims that were made during a press conference hosted by siblings Abraham […]
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As people across the Caribbean monitor the volcanic eruption and evacuations in Saint Vincent, regional companies are assisting victims. This week, personnel from Sagicor donated supplies to the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Emergency Management Organization. The donated items included mattresses, folding cots, blankets, face masks, water tanks and coolers. More supplies will be […]
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A regional online news source is reporting that Norwegian Cruise Line is returning to Belize at the end of the summer. The Norwegian Joy ship will be departing its home port in Montego Bay, Jamaica on August seventh and on its itinerary is a stop at the company’s Harvest Caye port off the Placencia coast […]
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The Orange Walk Youth Home of Hope, which currently houses five teenage boys, opened its doors back in September of 2020. Since then, its residents have been undergoing homeschooling and trainings in everyday life skills. The home offers these at-risk teenage boys an opportunity to better themselves in these areas where their success may be […]
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As many families struggle to put food on the table due to job losses under COVID-19, many Belizeans have to create their own opportunities. Fortunately, a recent donation from Taiwan to the Ministry of Human Development is already having an impact in many northern communities. News Five’s Andrea Polanco takes a closer look at this […]
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