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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Courtenay, and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Birgit Gerstenberg, signed the 2022-2026 United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework at a ceremony in Belmopan on Thursday. This effort is the UN’s response to the common development challenges of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. The document prioritizes outcomes in the region in four […]
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On Thursday, the attorney for Waterloo Investment Holdings, Belize Cruise Development Limited, and Belize Logistics Terminal Limited applied to the Supreme Court to join as an interested party to the ongoing case for judicial review by Stake Bank Enterprise against the Attorney General, NEAC & DOE. Other cruise developer Port Magical/ Portico enterprises is already […]
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A doctor was killed in a collision in the Orange Walk District on Thursday night. Police say they responded to the scene at mile 20 on the Blue Creek Road and found a Toyota Hilux pickup on its side and a Ford Escort , both extensively damaged. Dr. Victor Can is reported to have been […]
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A murder has been recorded in the south, despite no official report as yet from the Belize Police Department. Sixty-year-old Canadian national Jeffrey Richard Lewis was discovered dead at his property off the Melinda Road in a remote area of Dangriga. Lewis had been bludgeoned to death with a hammer and his decomposing body discovered […]
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The University of Belize says it remaining primarily online next semester, but it is preparing to welcome students back for a limited number of face-to-face classes in January. It will be a requirement, however, that students attending those sessions must be fully vaccinated. A release from the university says that, “All UB students must provide […]
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Pre-pandemic, only ten percent of the University’s courses were online. Today, the University operates its programs almost one hundred percent virtually. The upside is the pandemic has forced the University to build its online capacity which is paving the way for future in online learning at the tertiary institution. But, how have their students taken […]
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Given these challenges and shortcomings, many students may welcome the phasing back into the face- to- face learning. The University may, however, receive some pushback over its vaccination mandate. The National Students Union has yet to form an opinion on the mandate. News Five was told today the Union Executive will meet soon to discuss […]
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The impasse between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and the Belize Sugar Industries Ltd continues to intensify. On Thursday, BSI issued a release saying it, “views with great concern the latest release… issued by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association.” In the release BSI questioned whether BSCFA is demonstrating good faith by its “rapidly […]
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Sexual Assault – it is something that most victims do not care to talk about and perpetrators don’t want to be identified with. And the laws concerning this can be complex and difficult to understand. But today, on International Human Rights Day, with financial backing from the British High Commission, the Building People’s Movement published […]
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Attorney Leslie Mendez was contracted to review the current laws that govern sexual offences in Belize. She told us that while there are various pieces of legislation, there were gaps that could be plugged. In other instances, identifying the applicable portions of law or understanding the highly-technical language in which they are written was the […]
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According to CEO of Counseling and Psychological Services, Deshane Gutierrez-Lopez, victims of sexual assault live in a constant state of threat and need talk to someone who is trustworthy in order to get rid of the psychological effects they carry with them. Deshane Gutierrez-Lopez, CEO, Founder, Counseling & Psychological Services “That person is always […]
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The Chiquibul Forest Reserve and other dense jungle spaces in Belize have been areas of contention for Belizean law enforcement authorities and Guatemalan encroachers from time to time. Often enough, Friends for Conservation and Development, accompanied by Belize Defense Force and Immigration personnel apprehend illegal loggers, poachers, gold-panners and cattle ranchers. Now there a proposal […]
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But to have better management of a much broader area, there needs to be a clear definition of the responsibilities for each agency involved. Manzanero says that part of the plan is still in the making. Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director, FCD “Certainly, Marion, all of these areas are already under protection and so it […]
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In Regional News, Nicaragua has become the latest country to side with China over Taiwan, cutting all diplomatic ties with the island nation. According to international news outlets, Taiwan said it is “deeply saddened” that Nicaragua had disregarded many years of friendship.” Beijing continues to see Taiwan as a breakaway province to be reunified with […]
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Devoted Channel Five viewers know that all this week, like every year around this time, has been our nightly Gimme Five Show. Tonight is the last night, with your hosts William Neal and Sabreena Daly. To get you in the mood for the fabulous prizes tonight here are some highlights from this week’s shows and […]
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