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If you went to any government offices today and wondered where the staff was, well they were very likely on the streets of Belize City. News Five followed the Public Service Union members from their opening church service to their march on Belize City. Paul Lopez, Reporting Today marks the first day of strike […]
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While members were out in the streets protesting, their leaders were behind closed doors preparing for a mid-afternoon meeting with government representatives. That meeting began at one-thirty p.m. inside the House of Culture Compound in Belize City. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there and files the following report. Paul Lopez, Reporting This afternoon, the […]
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While songs of solidarity are being sung among union executives, there is a divide on one issue. Among the list of eleven demands that the joint unions are putting forward is that all minister’s allowances be eliminated. Well, President of the A.P.S.S.M. says that her membership has been cautious about going after allowances because public […]
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Overtime for frontline healthcare workers…There are reports that overtime for nurses, accrued over the pandemic, has still not been paid. During today’s protest, News Five asked Darrell Spencer, the President of the Nurses Association of Belize, whether in fact these payments have been settled. Darrell Spencer, President, Nurses Association of Belize “From the time […]
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As we said, the nurses were out today in full force, joining the members of the P.S.U. and the B.N.T.U. President Spencer called on nurses from within the public and private sectors to come out in support because all will be affected by the decisions taken by the government. Spencer reiterates that the go-slow continues […]
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On Monday, we reported on a release dated April twenty-seventh from the Belize Energy Workers Union. It spoke to a position taken by the union on the plight of the Joint Union Negotiating Team whose members are on the brink of receiving a ten percent salary cut and increment freeze for three years. But as […]
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But according to Mora, there are aspects of the release that they do support the call for accountability and transparency by the government. On the Phone: Marvin Mora, Assistant Secretary General, B.E.W.U. “We are concerned about a couple things, especially how this ten percent cut is going to affect our brothers and sisters of […]
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In one bright spot among the union challenges over the past few days, the Belize Telemedia Limited and the Belize Communications Worker’s Union have signed a four-year collective bargaining agreement for over two hundred B.T.L. employees. According to a statement issued today, B.C.W.U. and the management of B.T.L. negotiated provisions between the company and the […]
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In crime news…on Monday night, police responded to reports of a shooting in Seine Bight Village. Upon arrival, they spoke to Jamaal Ariola who reported a man entered his yard and fired several shots towards his direction. On bullet grazed his upper back. Police are investigating the incident.
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Three delivery men are fortunate they were not hurt during an attempted hold up on Monday afternoon in Santa Elena. Police say just before two p.m. they responded to reports of a robbery in progress at A and N Supermarket on the George Price Highway. Bowen and Bowen deliveryman Simeon Baptist reported that while making […]
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You may know him from his business dealings in Belize, but did you know that Lord Michael Ashcroft has also been leading the charge against the breeding and killing of captive lions in Africa? Well this week, Lord Ashcroft is celebrating as South Africa bans the practice. Lord Ashcroft helped the cause by giving evidence […]
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The hot weather is cyclical and every year around April/May, the heat is on. But if the days seem warmer to you, it is because the temperatures are in the hundreds and the breeze doesn’t help. The heat wave won’t let up until Thursday when it is expected to rain in some parts of the […]
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Although we are in the dry season, Gordon says that it cannot be described as a drought because the analysed data indicates this type of weather will continue up to end of May, early June. While rains are expected for Thursday and Friday in the south, by Saturday, we will be back to the dry […]
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While the Met Service is urging people to stay hydrated, people’s need for water during this heat may be partly to blame for a shortage of five-gallon water bottles and refills. Today, Crystal Bottling Company acknowledged there are shortages in some parts of the country, causing some customers to have long waits for this size […]
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The Belize National Beach Soccer Team has begun preparing for the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships to be held in Costa Rica between May seventeenth and twenty-third. The Belize team is going up against two top ranking teams in the region, but they are not fazed and are readying themselves for the competition. As News […]
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