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It’s official: salaries for teachers, public officers and open vote workers will be readjusted to reflect a ten percent reduction as of June first. Earlier today, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight issued a circular to the Office of the Governor General, Chief Justice, Auditor General, Solicitor General, and C.E.O.s, among others, regarding a reduction in public […]
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It was rumored from last week that there would be a challenge to Patrick Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party. This evening, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, the U.D.P. area representative for Mesopotamia, appears to be making a move. Via social media, Barrow announced an emergency meeting is being convened of the National Party Council. He […]
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On Monday, we told you about a COVID-19 cluster identified in Santa Cruz village in the Stann Creek District. Well apparently this is not the only area of concern. This morning the Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat appeared on Open Your Eyes this morning to give an update on several other communities. He […]
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While an account of how many children have been infected so far could not be shared, the spread of the virus in schools is an eventuality that the country was attempting to avoid. Two weeks ago, several schools in Belize City and up north had to close down after positive cases of COVID-19 were identified. […]
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Those additional cases have pushed the country over the hundred mark once again. For weeks now, the number of active cases has been low, despite several clusters popping up here and there in schools and at the Princess Casino. But with an additional thirty-eight new cases identified over the weekend, the country now has one […]
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Before we get to additional details about the COVID-19 situation in the country, the Minister of Health and Wellness also confirmed that about twenty-five to thirty nurses from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital are leaving the institution to pursue opportunities outside of the country. Minister Chebat says that millions of dollars have been invested in […]
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The Minister of Health and Wellness has once again made an appeal for teachers to get inoculated. Currently about forty-seven percent of the teaching population has received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. There is also a campaign to get more Belizeans vaccinated, while working with the business community and opening up phase-four of […]
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Later this week, a third shipment of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to arrive in country through the COVAX facility. But the Ministry of Health and Wellness is also in the process of acquiring the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. As it relates to the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines, there is need for cold storage […]
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On Monday, Prime Minister John Briceño said in an interview on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes that Belize’s international bondholders had been playing what he called “hard ball,” but were “shooting themselves in the head.” Well, it seems the bondholders’ approach has changed. This afternoon, Reuters news agency reported that the group of Belize’s creditors […]
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In a demonstration of regional solidarity, the Caribbean Union of Teachers has written to Prime Minister John Briceño asking him to reconsider the ten percent pay cut for Belize’s teachers. In a copy of the letter sent to News Five, the umbrella organization for regional teachers says it is “perturbed by the recent events in […]
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As we reported on Monday, the Forest Department has issued a cease and desist order to Gary Seawell and a co-investor, halting logging operations in the vicinity of communal land owned by the residents of Crique Sarco. In the wake of that directive, the Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management issued a release commend […]
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For years, the main street in Dangriga in front of the bus station has been in a deplorable state. Well works have finally begun on one of two streets in that southern municipality following the signing of a contract between the town council and A & N Construction. News Five spoke today with Mayor Robert […]
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NICH is bringing archaeology into the national museum and district houses of culture. The history of the Maya people, coupled with the benefits of forest gardening from a climate change standpoint, will be featured at the museum. That was the official message sent today during a brief ceremony held at the Government House in Belize […]
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The Friends for Conservation and Development are reporting an escalation of illegal activities inside the Adjacency Zone. FCD notes that they have been using remote sensing, aerial reconnaissance and ground patrols which show that one kilometer of the width along Belize’s border is “heavily compromised.” News Five spoke with Executive Director Rafael Manzanero. Rafael […]
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The Friends for Conservation and Development has also detained two Guatemalan poachers in Chiquibul Forest. Raul and Victorino Rivera were detained on Saturday and handed over to San Ignacio Police. They were found with game meat and a baby peccary. The young animal was handed over to the Wildlife Referral Clinic. The men are expected […]
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As we reported at the top of the newscast, the U.D.P.’s Patrick Faber is having his leadership challenged following a videotaped altercation with his daughter’s mother. Since the video went viral, current and former area reps of the United Democratic Party have issued statements to condemn his actions. When he appeared on Open Your Eyes […]
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Last week Friday, a number of community leaders got together to hold what they call a leadership intervention program to address crime and violence in Belize City. A release from the group says that the initiative is led by the Behavioral Modification and Conflict Management Services, formerly C.Y.D.P. It brings together key persons from the […]
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit, Oceana and Global Fishing Watch for the availability of tracking data for commercial vessels flying the Belizean flag. By sharing its fishing vessel data with Global Fishing Watch, Belize’s fishing fleet, made up of more than forty vessels, will be accessible […]
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The Protected Areas Conservation Trust, a statutory body is celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. Since its inception in 1996 the organization has invested over thirty-four million dollars in the country’s protected areas. To mark the milestone, PACT will carry out a series of activities over the next twelve months that will see fresh branding and encourage […]
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Job seekers may be interested to know that openings in the public service will soon be advertised on a new job search website launched today. According to the ministry, the new site is expected to increase the number of qualified applicants and to make the application submission process easier. Tutorial videos are also available. In […]
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The northern border has been reopened for approximately nine days and the agencies on the ground are confident that the protocols in place will allow for safe travel into Belize by foreign tourists. News Five’s Paul Lopez was given a tour of the Corozal facility today courtesy of the Belize Tourism Board. He got a […]
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As we said, Ken Gladden is the site manager at the northern border entry point. His job is to ensure that there is efficiency; that protocols are being adhered to, and that no tourist is entering Belize as a COVID-19 positive case. There are standards in place, even for taxi drivers. Ken Gladden, Site […]
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And finally from the northern border, the entry point sits only a couple of miles away from the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico where over two thousand positive COVID-19 cases have been reported over the last two weeks. While we have heard top local officials say that they are monitoring the situation in both Mexico […]
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