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This just in, there are reports of a fatal road traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway in the area of Herseys, between miles thirty eight and thirty nine. News Five understand that one person died on the scene, while two persons are in a critical condition at the Western Regional Hospital. We will have more […]
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After spending eight days on remand at the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville, Canadian national Jasmine Hartin has received bail. Within three hours, she was released from custody – notwithstanding the conditions put in place by Justice Herbert Lord. News Five’s Duane Moody reports from the Supreme Court in Belize City. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
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On Tuesday evening, Mesopotamia area representative Shyne Barrow continued to take shots at Patrick Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party. As we reported, Barrow claimed that Faber doesn’t enjoy the confidence of the majority of opposition members of the House. In a social media post Tuesday evening, he went on to say that “Tracy […]
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Police were called to retrieve the charred remains of a person on a farm in Esperanza Village on Tuesday morning. It was discovered by the property owner who told police that on Monday, he noticed a huge fire on his farm. The following day, the farmer reportedly went to check the area where he found […]
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Today, the Ministry of Education announced that face-to-face learning for all pre-primary, primary, secondary schools and ITVETs will come to an end by Friday, June eighteenth. The ministry issued a memo to school managements today to say that they have made the decision “out of an abundance of caution, coupled with the fact that vaccination […]
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Thieves have once more targeted a Belize City school; this time, it was Trinity Methodist. News Five spoke with the principal today about what happened, what was stolen and how the public can help. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Burglars broke into Trinity Methodist Primary School sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Principal Jamael Campbell […]
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The ten percent salary reduction for teachers and public officers, which came into force at the beginning of June, is even more dire than what was previously anticipated. That is according to P.S.U. President Dean Flowers. Today, he pored over the new pay scales that have been implemented by the Ministry of Finance. The head […]
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According to Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, however, the enactment of a new pay scale is for legal purposes and does not affect government’s commitment to implement the wage cuts for a period of three years only. Cordel Hyde, Deputy Prime Minister “I imagine the lawyers who advice the government advised that we would […]
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And, while teachers and public servants will feel the pinch of the salary deduction in their next paycheck, Deputy PM Cordel Hyde says he too is feeling pain and discomfort. Hyde noted that this is the first time in history of Belize’s independence that the salaries of public officers are being cut, an act which […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño left the country today to begin an official visit to Costa Rica for the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of SICA-Spain. While in San Jose, the PM will meet with the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, and the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón. Prime Minister […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources finds itself in a bind where the consent order issued by the Caribbean Court of Justice on Maya land rights is concerned. The Lands Department is responsible for making Crown land available; however, government must be careful about how it goes about distributing parcels in communities where customary land rights […]
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The Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management has a new executive director. This follows the recent appointment of Froyla Tzalam to the post of Governor General. The board of directors for SATIIM, following an extraordinary meeting, has confirmed that Maya Ch’oc is the new head of the organization. Maya Ch’oc, the daughter of former […]
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The City of Belmopan has a new landmark. The David L. McKoy Business Center, which sits on the Social Security Board compound, was officially opened today. The building is named after one of the pioneers of the fund. The eight-million-dollar building will house multiple business and government offices. A short ribbon cutting ceremony was held […]
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Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde today confirmed that the Prime Minister’s office will be renting a space in the new building. Now, the Prime Minister’s office has, for over a decade, been situated inside the sir Edney Cain Building in Belmopan. So why the sudden move to rent a space that News Five understands can […]
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The Briceño administration says it will not be negotiating with the gangs. It’s a position that the prime minister himself has made abundantly clear. But that is not to say that gang violence will be left unchecked, or that services to improve gang members lives won’t be made available. What will be implemented is a […]
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There was an ordination ceremony held earlier today at Sacred Heart parish in Dangriga where Brother Mateo Salam was ordained as a transitional deacon for the diocese. Salam, a proud Q’eqchi Maya from San Pablo, Toledo, entered the seminary in 2013 where he pursued priesthood. He studied for three years at Sacred Heart Junior College […]
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The Belize Red Cross is working with seven communities through a climate change and disaster resiliency preparedness project. As a part of the project, they are carrying out a number of workshops with to train first responders to recognize violence in shelters, as well as how to make those spaces more gender friendly and safe […]
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