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Today, at the Biltmore Plaza the National One Health Platform for Belize was launched. It seeks to provide a space for data collected on health from a human, environment and animal perspective. It is being spearheaded by the Pan American Health Organization in Belize and has the support from the Ministry of Health and Agriculture. […]
Written on October 26, 2022 | Posted in
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A concerted effort by a dissenting minority within the United Democratic Party to unseat Mesopotamia Area Representative Shyne Barrow as leader, has fallen flat, after failing completely to produce the intended effect of triggering a recall mechanism. As we reported on Friday, two hundred and one signed petitions were turned over to the U.D.P. secretariat […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The vetting of the signatures was a process that was overseen by U.D.P. Secretary General Juliet Thimbrel, along with Chairman Michael Peyrefitte. According to the presiding officer of the United Democratic Party, despite the retraction of signatures ahead of the formal submission on Friday, it was still a long-drawn-out process to ensure that the petitions […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The Special Sitting of the Senate on October twenty-fourth, unveiled new developments in Belize’s case that is presently before the International Court of Justice. The age-old territorial dispute with Guatemala has been taken to the World Court for resolution, and memorials, as well as counter-memorials, are being filed ahead of the matter being heard. During […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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This afternoon, Lead U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte also opined on the issue, acknowledging that the argument that would be brought before the court does have value, based on the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement, also known as the Pact of Bogota. This accord was signed by the independent republics of America gathered at the Ninth […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Coast Guard has maintained a law enforcement presence at Sapodilla Caye Range with a forward operating base at Hunting Caye. Notwithstanding the geopolitical issue at play between Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, explains the strategic importance of the remote string of islands. Rear […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a murder recorded on Monday night in the Jane Usher Boulevard area of Belize City. That community has been relatively quiet, but around six-thirty p.m., gunshots echoed across the neighbourhood. Calvin Palma, who had just recently been staying in the area on Curl Thompson Street, was killed as he headed back home from […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Thirty-year-old coast guard officer Emmanuel McFadzean was arraigned earlier today on three counts of arson, following a fire on Saturday night that completely destroyed a coast guard patrol boat. This morning, the resident of Double Head Cabbage appeared before the magistrate’s court in the presence of attorneys Richard “Dickie” Bradley and Leeroy Banner. McFadzean, who […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize High School has been getting some unwanted attention. Thieves attempted to break into an office on the high school’s compound. This incident happened over the weekend. Fortunately, they did not make off with anything, because they were unsuccessful in gaining access. Administrators returned to school on Monday to a vandalized burglar barred door. […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s less than two months to the opening of the next sugar crop and there is still an impasse between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. At the heart of the contention is distrust and demands. The B.S.C.F.A. distrusts the figures the company has provided over revenues and […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association went at length to explain the issues it has with A.S.R/B.S.I. It’s the same concerns that have remained on the negotiating table even before the last sugar crop opened. But it’s just weeks to the opening of the new crop and the association made it clear today that […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The last sugar crop opened late and translated into some losses for cane farmers. The reason was twofold. There was inclement weather and also, there was only one mill operating at Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. The projection for the new sugar crop, provided that there will be a new signed agreement between both parties, is […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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This week’s Culture Tuesday feature is all about Cuban culture. We will take a closer look at some of the similarities between Belizean and Cuban music, food, and visual arts. This year, Belize and Cuba celebrated twenty-seven years of diplomatic ties. Recently, the Belize City House of Culture hosted a Cuban National Culture Day event […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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One week after the Belize High School Robotics Team returned home with gold from the First Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland, they met with Prime Minister John Briceño and his Cabinet. There they gave a presentation to a rapt audience of elected officials. Cabinet also presented the team with awards of recognition. News Five’s Paul […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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On Saturday night inside the Caribbean Motors Showroom, stakeholders in the tourism industry gathered for a night of recognition, as the Belize Tourism Board hosted its annual tourism awards. The event is held to honour those who provide excellent service in the hospitality and tourism industry under ten different categories. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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