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Former Mayor Khalid Belisle is tonight defending a decision made by the Belmopan City Council to sell a portion of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium’s land to a private company owned by a well known U.D.P. supporter in Belmopan. On Tuesday, Area Representative for Belmopan, Oscar Mira, published several documents to his Facebook page which verifies […]
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The transfer of a portion of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium’s compound to a private entity in Belmopan is not the only land issue Mira says his team has identified. According to the Belmopan Area Representative, the former city council allowed private developments to take place along Constitution Drive, on green spaces designated for the expansion […]
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When we asked former Mayor Belisle about the questionable transfer of public lands under his leadership, and the blemish the accusations have left on his legacy as mayor, he reiterated that he would not apologize for what he believes is, quote, a progressive and aggressive approach to developing the City of Belmopan, unquote. Belisle explained […]
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Athletes are now taking advantage of greater access to the facilities at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium under the management of the National Sports Council. The Isidoro Beaton Stadium is regarded as the home of the Belmopan Bandits, a football team that is owned by former Area Representative John Saldivar. But, when the Briceño administration took […]
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News Five team traveled south to the Big Creek Port where American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industry officially launched its improved raw sugar and molasses logistics at the port. It comes by way of a multimillion-dollar investment that reduces the export loading rate for these products. It is part of the miller’s transformational investments for a […]
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With a more reliable system established at the Big Creek Port, will A.S.R./B.S.I. now look to creating refined white sugar? Country Manager Mac McLachlan was asked what’s next for the sugar industry. Mac McLachlan, Country Manager, A.S.R. Group-Belize Sugar “We set out way back in 2014 a serious of steps we felt were necessary […]
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The start of the 2021 sugar crop was delayed as a result of a standoff between the miller and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, over the commercial agreement. So today, A.S.R.’s Country Manager Mac McLachlan was asked about the state of affairs regarding the negotiations. Mac McLachlan, Country Manager, A.S.R. Group-Belize Sugar “There […]
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With the late start of the 2021 sugar crop season, is the industry on schedule to get the cane out of the farms and to the mills before the close of the season, which is fast approaching? The recent rains in the north caused by the remnants of Hurricane Agatha have had an effect on […]
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On Tuesday, Justice Genevieve Chabot granted leave for judicial review in a claim brought on behalf of Dave Vaccaro and Rackel Waight. They are both senior customs officials who were passed over for the post of Assistant Comptroller of Customs, despite having met the professional requirements, submitted applications and sat interviews with the Public Service […]
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The crux of the matter, according to Lindo, is that the existing Public Service Regulations were circumvented in favor of the promotions that are being called to question. William Lindo Jr., Attorney-at-law “Essentially, what we are saying is that you have the Public Service Regulations which is supplemented by the circulars and the circulars set […]
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The United Nations has a number of agencies in Belize and with the launch of its Migration Network, all of those agencies, primarily those that deal with issues of migration, will join synergies and work along with the government to develop more programs that support migration. It’s all geared toward recognizing the need for greater […]
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The government has announced that it will officially open its amnesty portal in August for people who fled to Belize seeking freedom or safety. Working hand in hand with them is the International Organization for Migration’s local office. According to the head of that office, Diana Locke, there have been more than two thousand, seven […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño departed the country on Tuesday, June seventh to Los Angeles, California, to attend the Ninth Summit of the Americas from June eighth to the tenth. The Prime Minister is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay and Ambassador Stuart Leslie. The Summit of the Americas is being held under the […]
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There is an open call for food vendors to apply for stalls at the upcoming Belize International Music and Food Festival in San Pedro. The first-of-its-kind event which is designed to create an immersive tourism experience through music and culture will be held on the grounds of the Saca Chispas Field at the end of […]
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He is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government and the Area Representative for the Corozal South West constituency. But at the close of the village council elections in San Narciso, a councilor candidate who ended up defeated at the polls alleged that the elected official, […]
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Former Mayor Khalid Belisle aspires to be the next U.D.P. representative for the Belmopan constituency. His opponent in an upcoming leadership convention, for which a date is yet to be announced, will be former Area Representative John Saldivar. It was at the encouragement of the former Leader of the Opposition, Patrick Faber that Belisle decided […]
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You probably remember him from 2014 when he topped the P.S.E. or when he aced the C-SEC exams while at E.P. Yorke High School. Now this Belizean youth from Crooked Tree Village is headed to one of the world’s most acclaimed universities – Harvard. News Five spoke via zoom today with twenty-one-year-old Ashton Tillett, who […]
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It’s back-to-back celebration for the Belize Barrier Reef System, as World Ocean Day also recognizes the importance of the reef and marine biodiversity. While we celebrate the ocean, there are still many challenges facing our sea spaces, including the threat of climate change. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Climate change is […]
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