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The publication of several international articles by a consortium of global journalists using information gleaned from thousands of documents termed the “Pandora Papers,” has placed a spotlight on Belize’s offshore banking sector, as well as international financial services. The naming of one Belizean firm and the overall reports has prompted the Government of Belize to […]
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A seven-year prison sentence has been handed down by U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in the case against Brent Borland, the owner of a New York-based investment fund. Borland was convicted of orchestrating a scheme that was perpetrated through Belize Infrastructure Fund between 2014 and March 2018 during which they solicited and received large […]
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Reports emerged this morning that a plane had made an illegal landing near Little Belize in the Orange Walk District. However, Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams and the Police Communications Director ASP Fitzroy Yearwood both told the media throughout the course of the day that because law enforcement teams were still at the site of […]
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Taiwan has thanked the Belize Government for publicly supporting it as tensions grow with Mainland China. In a brief message to News Five today, the Taiwanese Embassy wrote, “The embassy would like to thank the Government of Belize for its staunch support to Taiwan. As a trustworthy and faithful ally, Taiwan will continue to work with […]
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Social Anthropologist Doctor Herbert Gayle has done extensive research on the issue of crime and violence across the region. Based on his research, Doctor Gayle has also made recommendations about how this country’s leaders should tackle the issue. In light of the recent spike in gang violence in Belize, Doctor Gayle made an appearance on […]
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In keeping with Doctor Gayle’s thoughts, Educator and Researcher Nelma Jones, who was also a guest on O.Y.E., stressed the importance of getting the perspective of these young men in our efforts to finding solutions. Nelma Jones, Educator & Researcher “I know a lot of people were upset when some members of the street […]
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On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Wellness announced that it supports the use of SD Biosensor Rapid Test to test for COVID-19 in Belize. But what prompted the release? Well, the ministry says misinformation about the test’s accuracy currently being circulated is undermining efforts to fight the virus. News Five’s Paul Lopez decided to […]
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Our Forest, Our Future – it’s the basis of the work of REDD+ in Belize. REDD+ aims to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while fostering conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancing of forest carbon stocks. It was established under the National Climate Change Office, with support from the World Bank. Data currently […]
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But the closure of the first phase means the beginning of the country’s strategic plan to becoming a climate change resilient nation. And the result of the years of work has helped with the establishment of Belize’s new nationally determined contributions. There is still more to be done as the country transitions into the implementation […]
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Kiefer Mes is heading to COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. You remember Kiefer? Last month, we aired a story about this seventeen-year-old environmental activist from southern Belize who needed help to get to the Sixteenth United Nations Climate Change Conference of Youths at the end of October. Well, his story caught the attention of the people […]
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Jamal Galves, popularly known in Belize as “Manatee Man,” is the recipient of the 2021 WCS Christensen Conservation Leaders Scholarship. Galves, whose career as a conservationist began when he was only eleven years old, is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Coastal Science and Policy at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Nicole Auil Gomez nominated […]
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Representatives of two groups, the Garifuna Nation and the National Garifuna Council, have banned together in their call for the Government of Belize to have developers of a gas station in Seine Bight immediately cease and desist operations. It’s a needed service, since villagers travel outside for gas, but developers are facing opposition because the […]
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The Office of the Prime Minister has written to the Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber, seeking his views on the recommendations for Supreme Court Justices. These are being made to the Governor General by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. Among the names being forwarded for appointment are Ricardo Sandcroft and Susan Lamb for […]
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The Minister of National Defence and Border Security, Florencio Marin Junior was invited by Admiral Jose Rafael Ojeda, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico, to attend the two hundredth Anniversary of the Mexican Navy in Veracruz. During the October fourth event, Minister Marin met with the heads of Mexico’s four primary security agencies. He was […]
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Discussions are being held at the municipal level to install a beach in Belize City, similar to the one at Old Belize off the George Price Highway. If the project goes through, it would be open to visitors and locals alike, and a source of revenue for the City Council. Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard shared […]
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