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It’s been a week since residents in central Belize collectively awaited the arrival of Tropical Storm Lisa with bated breath. Despite carefully tracking the progress of the weather system, as it barreled towards the coast of Belize, we sat on the edge of our seats as the National Meteorological Service provided the latest updates on […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño has wasted no time in responding to the needs of residents who have been most affected by Hurricane Lisa. Various government and non-government organizations have also sprung into action to provide much needed humanitarian relief. On the part of the Briceño administration, monies have been deposited into the Constituency Development Funds […]
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The time-consuming recovery efforts are well underway in the ravaged areas of Belize, in the aftermath of Hurricane Lisa. An integral part of those efforts is the Belize Coast Guard, whose members have been helping to clean up and distribute food packages to the displaced. Today, Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Elton […]
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Rear Admiral Bennett said the public has shown gratitude for the help they have received through the relief efforts. And while there are still some people they need to reach, Bennett says that a lot of work has taken place since Hurricane Lisa hit. Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast Guard “We’ve seen […]
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Sugar cane farmers in the north are being paid thirty percent more per ton of cane than last year’s payment. On Monday, A.S.R./B.S.I. announced its third payment to sugar cane farmers. According to a release from the company, farmers were paid seventy dollars and seventy-eight cents per ton of cane as a final cane price. […]
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The Belize National Teachers Union has polled its membership to get their thoughts on the recent reinstatement of living and entertainment allowances for government C.E.O.’s. All those responses have been gathered, and while president of the union, Elena Smith, says recent weather events prevented her from going through the data, she is of the view […]
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B.N.T.U. President Elena Smith says the prime minister has not responded to letters from the Joint Unions Negotiation Team requesting a meeting. According to Smith, the joint unions requested to meet with the prime minister and his team in September but instead gave consideration to the September celebrations. They then reportedly requested a meeting in […]
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A mother took to the media today to vent her frustration after she says her efforts to explain to investigating officers that her son, Ashton Moody, who they detained, pending an investigation, has acute health issues and needed to undergo lab tests today. Danna Bull visited News Five’s office on Coney Drive to tell us […]
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The concerned mother told us that in addition to all the inconveniences and health risks that she feels her son is currently enduring being in custody, she knows he will prove himself innocent of the allegation because he was at home with her when the hurricane struck Belize. She said that when the twenty-seven-year-old left […]
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It may surprise you just how much the cost of construction materials has increased over the course of the last two years. The COVID-19 pandemic did not only bring lockdowns and wide spread infections, it also ushered in unprecedented global inflation. The cost of building a home has increased exponentially since January 2020. There are […]
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The Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) is being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Like COP 26 in 2021, Belize has representation at this year’s event. Prime Minister John Briceño did not attend COP 27. But, according to United Nations Climate Change […]
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Tonight, we resume our Kolcha Tuesday segment after a brief pause due to Hurricane Lisa. After all, it is the month of November and many are still anticipating a calendar of events for activities leading up to Garifuna Settlement Day. Earlier today, we spoke with the president and secretary of the National Garifuna Council who […]
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Unlike previous pageants, only six contestants will be participating this year. Those young ladies hail from various Garifuna communities across the country. In respect of the Mass of Solidarity, an invitation is also being extended to all Belizeans. Sheena Zuniga, President, National Garifuna Council “The Miss Garifuna Belize Pageant 2022, this year we have […]
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Hurricane Lisa certainly left its mark long after it ripped through Belize City and the central part of the country. Many are still cleaning up the debris that the category one hurricane left strewn across the affected areas. The situation was no different when we stopped in at the Belize Zoo on Monday, where its […]
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