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It may not have been part of larger strike actions, but today, there was a spontaneous walkout at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Employees there were incensed over management’s decision to place four members of the Civil Aviation Department on leave. Other public officers, wearing their yellow shirts, also showed up to stand in solidarity […]
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Even as the employees, including air traffic control crew, abandoned their posts today in protest, they notified regional partners of the situation. However, it is up to the Civil Aviation Department and the ministry to officially call a lockdown of the airport. And they were not having it. According to Minister Andre Perez and Civil […]
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As we have seen over the past few weeks, it was once again the teachers union leading the charge in Belmopan today. And once again, they bused in from all over the country. This time, there was a church service on the Governor General Field before a march around the Belmopan Ring Road as they […]
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The Public Service Union is calling on the Labour Commissioner, Anne Marie Thompson to stay out of matters that do not concern her. This is in response to Tuesday’s written statement by Thompson calling out the unions for acting ‘unlawfully’ by blocking highways and bridges. The Labour Commissioner condemned those actions and also out the […]
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The Minister responsible for Labour, Oscar Requeña sought to put the Labour Commissioner’s statement in context, during his appearance on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes. Minister Requeña argues the statement is not a scare tactic, but that the Commissioner is seeking to highlight the best interests of everyone, including citizens affected by the road blockades. […]
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President Henry argues the Labour Commission’s release is an intimidation tactic. Other tactic, he says, include personal attacks on his fellow union leaders. Henry contends, however, no one will be able to dig up anything to try and use against him. Gerald Henry, President, P.S.U. “The only thing that has been happening is threats […]
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A resident of Ladyville was killed at his home on Monday night, but his body was not discovered by his relatives until Tuesday evening. It is believed Lincoln Erskine lost his life following an altercation with his neighbors. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Fifty-eight-year-old Lincoln Erskine was stabbed to death inside […]
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One of the guest speakers at today’s union event in Belmopan Kerm Thimbrel recounted meetings he held with former President of the N.T.U.C.B. Marvin Mora back in 2020. Thimbriel says allegations that these rallies are politically motivated are untrue, because of the unions’ tract record. However, he does not support road blockades. Kerm Thimbrel, […]
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On the issue of the ten percent salary cut for teachers and public officers, today P.S.U. Vice President Dean Flowers questioned the involvement, or the lack thereof, of the private sector. According to Flowers, private sector businesses stand to be most affected as the move by government is removing in excess of two hundred million […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team is preparing its response to government’s most recent proposal, which was made public last Wednesday during a prepared address by Prime Minister John Briceño. Education Minister Francis Fonseca, sat on the government’s negotiating team. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “Based on that consultation and that discussion, the joint unions […]
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The Ministry of Education is attempting to allay the fears and concerns of parents who are sending their children to school for face-to-face instruction, amid the cases of COVID-19 that have been reported at primary schools in Belize City. As we reported on Monday, a cluster of cases that originated at the Princess Casino has […]
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In attempting to assuage the fears of parents and students, the Minister of Education points out that of the three hundred and fifty-two schools that have since reopened across the country, only two schools in Belize City have been directly affected by the COVID outbreak at the Princess Casino. According to Fonseca, once the established […]
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The letter from the Labour Commissioner also suggested that the unions who are engaged in industrial action are threatening public health and safety by congregating in numbers greater than ten, which is in violation of Quarantine Regulations. P.S.U. Vice President Dean Flowers did not mince words in his counter response. Dean Flowers, 1st Vice […]
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In its move to end corruption, the Joint Unions Negotiating Team is calling for the installation of the whistleblower’s act, a piece of legislation that will allow for persons to come forward with information and proof of misappropriation of public funds or corruption by public officials. News Five spoke with attorney-at-law Darrell Bradley who broke […]
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But according to Bradley, the whistleblower act on its own does not have teeth. He says that there is need for strengthening of the investigative bodies as well as the inclusion of other pieces of legislation to recover misappropriated assets or monies. Darrell Bradley, Attorney-at-law “Anti-corruption legislation is not about one piece of legislation; […]
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Much needed masks for the protection against COVID-19 have been donated to the Customs Department by the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Five thousand surgical masks were handed over on Tuesday by Ambassador David Kuan-Chou Chien to Comptroller of the Belize Customs and Excise Department, Estelle Bailey-Leslie. They will be used by frontline […]
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Three UN agencies in Belize are holding virtual consultations this week to guide the development of a five-year social transformation plan. The United Nations Children Fund, United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Population Fund will use the input from the sessions to help draft the 2022-2026 Country/Sub-Regional Programme Documents. These C.P.D.s identify priority areas […]
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