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Prime Minister John Briceño has finally responded to a letter sent to him on August twenty-fifth by a consortium of twelve non-government organizations. The response they received, however, has raised more questions than answers and tonight the conservation community is trying to figure out what its contents are truly saying. The environmental N.G.O.s had asked […]
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So where does this leave the N.G.O.s on these important matters? Chanona said they will continue to press and ask the questions to get more clarity. Senator Janelle Chanona, V.P., OCEANA, Belize “Many of us in civil society also feel a pressing responsibility to also call out and to ask these questions and keep […]
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Chanona also wrote a letter today regarding the Port of Belize Cargo Expansion and Cruise Tourism Facility, also known as the Waterloo project. That letter, addressed to Chief Executive Officer Doctor Kenrick Williams, who chairs the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, brings up the August 2022 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment that the Port of Belize […]
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On Tuesday, we showed you how St Mary’s Hall and Primary School buildings are falling apart. The buildings have stood there for almost a hundred years and have undergone a series of rehabilitative work. But over the past months, they were deemed unsafe for occupancy. That has left parents of the roughly three hundred schoolchildren […]
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The Minister of Education says he supports the removal of school rules that prevent children from entering the classroom because of the length of their hair or hairstyle. Minister Francis Fonseca referred to the rules as a reflection of our colonial past, saying “these things are shackles of colonialism”. Here is what he told reporters […]
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Another issue that has also prevented some children from being in school in the Toledo District is the deplorable road conditions. Earlier this week, there were reports of students being unable to get to school because of bad road conditions in Toledo District. But, this is not the first time we have heard of such […]
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The Ministry of Education’s new primary school curriculum will require that teachers spend more time at school, up to three hours more per week. There are reports that some teachers are not taking too kindly to this revision of work hours within the new curriculum. But, Minister Fonseca says it will take some time before […]
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In recognition of Belize’s forty-first celebration of its independence, a mural was unveiled at the Roger’s Stadium in Belize City today. The painting, which seeks to depict the effects of climate change on the environment, and the hope of future transformation, was created by renowned visual artist Alex Sanker. News Five’s Paul Lopez was at […]
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A pair of immigrants from the Dominican Republic was busted by Ladyville police at a checkpoint on Tuesday with fake immigration stamps in their passports. Forty-one-year-old Lewis Sanchez Arias and twenty-nine-year-old Gary Pimentel Arias have been jointly charged with one count each of using and uttering upon a permit that they are not entitled to […]
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The Cuban vessel that reportedly drifted to Belize last week is now the property of the Government of Belize, following an application by the Immigration Department for the forfeiture of the boat. On Monday, sixteen Cuban nationals were arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and deemed as prohibited immigrants. While there were no fines […]
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The University of Belize hosted its Belize at forty-one lecture this afternoon at the Jaguar Auditorium in Belmopan. The event was held under the theme, “Belize Finally Breaking the Chains of Colonial Thought at 41”. One speaker, Doctor Christopher DeShield, an assistant professor at the University of Belize, asked the question, have Belizeans broken free […]
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From colonial thoughts to embracing our native tongue, Erica Aguilar, a lecturer at the University of Belize, asked the audience for their reaction to rules that prevent students from speaking their native language in a classroom setting. Here is a short excerpt from Aguilar’s lecture. Ms. Erica Aguilar, Lecturer, U.B. “Only forty percent of […]
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There are reports of a video circulating with a senior officer sharing sensitive information that shouldn’t be leaked. The officer, who is the commander at one of the precincts in Eastern Division of the Belize Police Department, was allegedly caught snitching on criminals. While Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa says that he is not […]
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In another incident, this time in the village of Patchakan in the Corozal District, police found themselves in the middle of an altercation involving political opponents who were in a scuffle over the use of a public space. While there are allegations of preferential treatment for a particular political party, Minister Musa says that it […]
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Exactly one week after winning season four of KTV the Remix, Lisa Hemmans Robateau is in braces and will not be able to do much for the next three months after she was knocked down off of her motorcycle on Coney Drive in Belize City. Hemmans Robateau was struck from behind by a car, driven […]
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The National Forensic Science Services was the recipient of equipment that will improve the capacity of the organization to carry out its duties. Both pieces of equipment will assist with the almost instant detection of illegal substances and can be used at the lab or on the ground at crime scenes by police officers and […]
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The National M.S.M.E. Road Show is being held at the ITVET compound in Belize City and will run until Friday. The initiative which is being carried out by Beltraide with the support of the Ministry of Finance is making its way down from Corozal. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A national […]
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