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The National Meteorological Service is keeping a close eye on a low pressure system that has developed just off the coast of South America, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. While it poses no immediate threat to Belize, there is a likelihood that its path through Nicaragua and Honduras, should it gain strength in the days […]
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According to the Chief Met Officer, while they are better able to predict the movement of the system, meteorologists have not been able to calculate the intensity of the weather system. At the moment, the system near South America remains somewhat unpredictable. Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorological Officer “All indications are that it should be […]
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COVID-19 numbers continue to spiral downward in Belize. In fact, this is the trend globally. Hospitalizations have also decreased, as a result. Over the last five weeks, Belize’s positivity rate has remained below five. Today, we received an update from Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa on the latest COVID figures. Dr. Melissa Diaz Musa, Director of […]
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Also trending downward is the number of persons getting vaccinated for COVID-19. There has been a decline in the uptake, according to Doctor Musa. She reminded the general public that persons can still receive pediatric vaccines and booster shots at any public health facility across the country. Dr. Melissa Diaz- Musa, Director of Public […]
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Belize remains free of monkeypox. The Director of Public Health Service also gave us an update on what the ministry’s advanced surveillance has uncovered to date. She also spoke with us on what you can do if you have a suspicious rash on your body that may require some medical attention. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, […]
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Thirty-four-year-old Alexander Harris, a Belizean fisherman of San Ignacio, has been fined seventeen thousand dollars for possession of undersized conch. Harris and two other fishermen from Dangriga were busted by fisheries personnel onboard a vessel east of the Lighthouse Reef Atoll. It is alleged that on October fourth, the trio, including forty-eight-year-old Juan Carlos Palacio […]
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Controversy is brewing in Belmopan over a portion of roadway that was de-reserved and sold back in 2019. The then Belmopan City Council took a decision to have a portion of the Phillip Goldson Boulevard de-reserved. The land was surveyed and divided into parcels that were sold off. Belmopan residents are now experiencing the repercussions […]
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When we caught up with Belmopan Area Representative Oscar Mira earlier today, we also asked him about his competition on the opposition’s side. Recently, a list of names was released with standard bearer applicants for the United Democratic Party. In Belmopan, four persons applied, including former Area Representative John Saldivar, former Mayor Khalid Belisle, former […]
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Earlier this week, during a sit-down with Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler, News Five also got his reaction to the candidates who have submitted their applications to the U.D.P. for the post of standard bearer in the Pickstock division. Now, in the previous general election, Anthony “Boots” Martinez went head-to-head against Mahler and lost. According to […]
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The Forward Operating Base at the mouth of the Sarstoon River has been rendered uninhabitable – at least for night-time occupancy because of the force of the tidal waves on the foundation of the structure. But there is an immediate, a medium-term and a long-term plan for that facility. Today, Commandant of the B.D.F., Brigadier […]
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Bus operators who are engaged in discussions with the Ministry of Transport have put forward their concerns as it relates to meeting the demands of the ministry. These include the fact that they cannot access adequate financing to purchase fleets of brand new electric buses, and that they would need ten-year permits to ensure their […]
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Another round of consultation on climate change vulnerability and livelihood assessment of three key areas of Belize was held at the Biltmore today. Stakeholders from non-governmental organizations and government departments were engaged for a Green Climate Fund readiness project entitled, “Enhancing Adaptation Planning and Increasing Climate Resilience in the Coastal Zone and Fisheries Sector of […]
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While the project is being funded through the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization and G.O.B., there is another consultancy underway, funded by a separate project. Blue Economy Director, Maxine Monsanto tells News Five that both will serve as foundation on which policy can be built. The data collected from either project can be used […]
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It’s probably several decades late, but Belize now has a formal driving course where women can learn how to become professional drivers. Now, sixteen young women from the Young Women’s Christian Association are taking driving lessons at the Belize Defense Force Camp at Price Barracks in Ladyville through sponsorship from UNICEF. The non-traditional course is […]
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The Young Women’s Christian Association has been around for the past sixty-six years, training Belize’s underprivileged young women on how to become their own micro and small enterprise owners. A part of that training also comes with basic education. But at its Annual General Meeting held at the end of September, the “Y” elected new […]
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From a dream to reality, that’s what Belizean musician Stig Da Artist posted to his social media page on Tuesday, following a meeting with Jeffrey Harleston, the Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group. Earlier this year, Stig Da Artist, along with several other Belizean artists signed distribution agreements with U.M.G. Well, following Tuesday’s meeting, […]
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This afternoon at its new headquarters in Bella Vista, the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association, TASA, signed a grant agreement for one and a half million dollars for the management of the Turneffe Atoll. The Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve was established ten years ago and conservation efforts are being made to safeguard this precious marine ecosystem. […]
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Earlier today, three additional vehicles were handed over to the Tourism Police Unit, the Institute of Archaeology and the Forest Department, respectively. During a brief ceremony, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, through the Sustainable Tourism Program Two, presented the pickup trucks valued at sixty-five thousand dollars each, to support the respective institutions to […]
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In July of 2020, the European Union reallocated five hundred thousand Euros from the existing Health Sector Support Program Project (H.S.S.P.) to be put towards the preparation and response to COVID-19. Through this reallocation, the E.U. and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization donated two medical waste autoclaves valued at four hundred thousand Belize […]
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