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News Five has confirmed that A.C.P. Marco Vidal has been suspended for sixty days with pay. Information is that the Security Services Commission, chaired by Charles Gibson, met and approved a course of action going forward involving the embattled senior cop. A suspension letter was issued – copied to the Minister of Home Affairs Kareem […]
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The Briceño Administration is also trying to spread the cheer of Christmas to public officers. Minister Orlando Habet confirmed that public officers will be getting a one hundred dollars Christmas bonus. And, while he admits it is not nearly enough to match what has been lost as a result of the ten percent pay, he […]
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As we inch closer to Christmas, some area representatives have already mobilized their Christmas assistance machineries within their communities. Today, we asked Area Representative for Cayo North East about how he plans to bring a “Blu Christmas” to his constituents. Orlando Habet, Area Representative, Cayo North East “For my constituency, I think that we […]
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Social Security contributions will increase in 2022, by one percentage point from nine to ten percent. But the wage ceiling is also going up four hundred and eighty dollars to five hundred and twenty. According to the Social Security Board, these increases were deferred in 2019, but have been approved by Cabinet now. S.S.B. says […]
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Minister of Sustainable Development, Orlando Habet, says his ministry is concerned about the allegation of bribery being made against members of the National Environmental Appraisal Committee. In a letter dated November twenty- fourth addressed to the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited alleged that members of Committee (NEAC) approached them […]
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There are reports that the NEAC has already deliberated and made a decision on Waterloo’s bulk handling facility and cruise ship port. Unconfirmed reports suggest that NEAC has objected to the project. But when we asked Minister Habet for confirmation today, he only revealed that instructions have been given to NEAC to write Waterloo about […]
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In their letter, Waterloo Investment Holding requested a meeting with C.E.O. Williams to further discuss their concerns in an effort to reach an expeditious resolution. We asked Minister Habet if they will take up that request. Here is how he responded. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development “I believe that any investor, especially for […]
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A visit to Belize City this morning by a Seine Bight resident has ended with big cash. Thelma Palacio arrived with her granddaughter, who has been her lucky charm. As they alighted the bus at the terminal, Palacio headed to a nearby shop to purchase three scratch-and-win tickets. One of those three-dollar tickets had a […]
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More than twenty-five diabetics who suffer from glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy have gone totally blind during COVID. That is the shocking news from Executive Director of the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (B.C.V.I). Musa told News Five today that because of the patients’ fear of potentially catching COVID-19, they did not venture out to […]
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Ayres-Musa says the number of diabetics that have gone blind that B.C.V.I. knows about might just be a fraction of the total number of people who have lost their eyesight because of the impediments that COVID brought along. Carla Ayres-Musa, Executive Director, BCVI “These are just people of course, who have come to access […]
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The B.C.V.I.’s rehabilitation services offer these blind patients help where necessary and possible, Ayres-Musa explained. Carla Ayres-Musa, Executive Director, BCVI “What our officers do is reach out to people who have been diagnosed with blindness and find out what they need from us and that could be in terms of counseling, in terms of […]
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The countdown continues as Christmas Day is eleven days away and businesses across the country have promos throughout the month. At Quality Poultry Products, they are doing it big for 2021 just in time for the holidays. This Friday and Saturday, there will be sale on chickens for as low as one dollar and ninety-nine […]
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But for most families, the traditional Christmas dinner includes turkey and ham. And making sure that there is enough to meet the demand of the market; Salgado says that you can also swing by to pick up turkeys; the birds are available in sizes for varying family units. Andre Salgado, Belize City Branch Manager, […]
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Thousands of households were tuned in last week, as we celebrated our thirtieth anniversary as a television station via our annual giveaway show, Gimme Five. The final night was a blast as William Neal and I were joined by C.E.O. Marleni Cuellar, who picked the coupon for the grand prize winner. Despite answering the phone […]
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The Latin American Summit 2022 or LATAM, as it is otherwise known, will take place on January twenty-sixth and will run through to the twenty-ninth in Cancun, Mexico. The summit is a regional meeting with as many as fourteen countries being represented in public and private sectors. This afternoon at the Mexican Embassy in Belmopan, […]
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A Memorandum of Agreement was signed this morning at Saint Herman’s Blue Hole National Park where several residents who live in communities that encircle protected areas, are being assisted financially for a transition to alternative livelihoods. Those jobs range from gardening to beekeeping and tour guiding. It’s an effort to further safeguard these national parks […]
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