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On Wednesday, reports that a couple had been given special privileges by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to hold their wedding ceremony at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel sparked outrage on social media. Many feel while the police are breaking up much smaller family functions, this one had the blessing of the […]
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The investigation into the murders of police officer Arilee Young and her teenage daughter is already wrapping up. The probe into the double murder and suicide on Fourth Street last Saturday has determined that the thirty-seven-year-old mother of two was shot and killed, along with Sherana Cardenas, by twenty-six-year-old Robert Glen Perriott. Despite both families […]
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A funeral service for thirty-seven-year-old Arilee Young, the police officer who was shot and killed by her boyfriend last Friday, will be held on August twenty-seventh at the Santa Elena Cemetery. The memorial mass for the slain cop will fall within the existing COVID regulations which means that the pageantry that traditionally accompanies the interment […]
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Police have made arrests in two of the shocking child rape cases this week. A twenty-year-old from San Pedro, Alejandro Choc has been charged with two counts of rape of a child for an incident that occurred on the island on Saturday. They have also arrested thirty-two-year-old Jeffrey Daniel Gillett and charge him with two […]
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Today, word circulated that Doctor Michael Tewes has been chosen as the new C.E.O. of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Tewes, a veterinarian by profession, would be replacing Michelle Cox-Hoare whose contract was not renewed. And while some people have questioned the professional vet’s appointment, saying it hints of nepotism since he has family members […]
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Last week, lab technicians at the Central Health Lab declared they would not work anymore overtime hours because they had not been paid for the overtime accrued since June. The President of the Nurses Association, Darrell Spencer, came out in defence of the lab technicians, saying that it was high time others in the field […]
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Belize has received a batch of one hundred and thirty-two thousand Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. The Ministry of Health and Wellness acquired them through UNICEF and an African group at a cost of one-point-six million dollars. Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat says he hopes that those who are unvaccinated will start to […]
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Today at the Central Health Region compound in Belize City, the lab received a donation of two GenExpert machines, capable of testing for COVID, tuberculosis and a variety of other diseases in a quick turnaround time. Doctor Noreen Jack, PAHO’s representative in Belize, presented the two machines to Minister of Health Michel Chebat and Head […]
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The cellular phone industry in Belize has big news today as electronic giant Samsung announced its official presence in Belize. The worldwide brand is partnering with Cellular World as the official Samsung Distributor and Service Center for the country. But what does this mean for device users? That’s what News Five’s Duane Moody found out […]
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Today, News Five sought comment from Smart on criticism over their successful bid for the renewal of the Government of Belize’s Microsoft contract. They told us a release would be issued in the coming days. As we have reported, official government documents obtained by News Five show that Smart did offer the least expensive proposal […]
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Today, at the Bureau of Standards office in Belmopan, there was a soft launch of the Belize Electronic Licenses and Permits System, also known as BELAPS. But what does this do? The modern system integrates multiple agencies in a virtual setting, increasing coherency and improving service delivery to users. It’s a one-stop online service for […]
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The journey has not been easy but will help to further develop the country. While it was officially launched today, the project started in 2013 with an approved total budget of approximately one point-eight million U.S. dollars and technical assistance from the Taiwanese government. David Kuan-chou Chien, Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize “Under the ICT […]
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The Public Service Union is questioning a write-off for an outstanding amount owed by Home Protector Insurance to the Government of Belize. In a letter written by the Minister of Finance, Prime Minister John Briceño, on August seventeenth, General Manager Norman Moore is informed that he is to pay an outstanding pro-rated annual license fee […]
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A group calling themselves the Garifuna Nation is calling out the Government of Belize for what they say is an abuse of lands the Garinagu settled prior to colonization. Like the rights affirmed to the indigenous and tribal peoples of Belize in the Maya land rights case, the executive of the group says they have […]
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Ten education grant scholarships were awarded earlier today to the children of financial members of the Public Service Union. Those grants were distributed across the country to successful student applicants in secondary and tertiary schools. The value of the scholarships, according to P.S.U. President Dean Flowers, amounts to seventeen thousand dollars. Dean Flowers, President, […]
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On Wednesday night we brought you the story of Margaret McDougall, the sixty-year-old grandmother whose house collapsed on Saturday night with her and her entire family inside. But today, after seeing our story, personnel from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing sent a team over to assess her situation. Although they need to determine […]
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In cabinet news this week, Cabinet was updated on the roll-out of the Pfizer vaccinations for Belizeans ages twelve to seventeen which began Monday. They also found out that as of the sixteenth of August, fourteen percent of the population has been fully vaccinated. Cabinet endorsed the updated National Determined Contributions to be presented by […]
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Tonight our new series, the COVID Chronicles continues. This week, reporter Paul Lopez went in search of some enterprising entrepreneurs who have had to make some major adjustments in the way they work and do business in Belize. But, the people you will meet tonight have all found success and have advice for others who […]
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