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The United Democratic Party has written to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requesting evidence to prove its assertion that former Minister of National Security John Saldivar is, in fact, a significantly corrupt individual. The correspondence comes several weeks after the three-time Belmopan Area Representative was designated by the United States government. As a result, […]
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Should the U.S. government not honor the U.D.P.’s request, what happens next for John Saldivar whose political future now hangs in the balance amid the grave allegations being made against him? Mike Peyrefitte, Chairman, United Democratic Party “It’s an internal matter. If we don’t get the evidence from the State Department then we will […]
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According to U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte, whatever decision is arrived at by the special committee tasked with deliberating John Saldivar’s political future, will done in the best interest of the party. He says that the designation of the former Minister of National Security cannot simply be the result of a bad decision to use a […]
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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber has been frozen out of his constituency by his own party, notwithstanding his track record as a five-time parliamentarian. The row between the former party leader and the U.D.P. executive has resulted in a relative newcomer being fielded as standard bearer for that division. But where does Faber stand in […]
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As we reported on Monday, police discovered a body in the Lemonal Village; believed to be that of Owen Tucker Senior. The charred human remains were retrieved and transported to the forensic lab where a post-mortem will be conducted. Today, News Five revisits the case of the missing man turned murder. Reporter Duane Moody files […]
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Forty-one-year-old Devon Jones has been charged with attempted murder, almost eight years following an incident in Belize City during which a man was crushed by a vehicle on Freetown Road. Jones, a resident of Rhaburn Ridge, got into a heated argument with another customer outside of Li Chee Restaurant back in 2014 which ended with […]
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This afternoon, nineteen-year-old William Faux was arraigned on charges of manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and drove motor vehicle without due care and attention after fatally running over his best friend in Ladyville on the night of October fourteenth. The tragic accident happened between miles eleven and twelve on the Philip Goldson […]
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There is still no one charged in connection with the murder of businessman, Elvis Polanco in San Pedro, last weekend. Police had quickly detained one of their own who was hired by the deceased while he is on interdiction from the Belize Police Department. Investigators had felt that the policeman, who was Polanco’s security guard […]
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The tally on the murder rate for 2022 won’t be in for another few weeks, but what the Belize Police Department can say from now is that they have been saddled with the number of burglaries that have occurred for this year. Today, Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams cautioned property owners to take more care […]
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She has been at the helm of arguably the most firebrand union for over five years, but come June 2023, Senator Elena Smith will be stepping down as President of the Belize National Teachers Union. Smith has held many hats including union leader, activist, teacher, parent and senator. While she will be demitting that post […]
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The B.N.T.U. National President also gave an update on the teachers who were affected by Hurricane Lisa earlier this month. Senator Elena Smith says that over two hundred teachers were affected and relief has not been provided as yet. Smith makes an appeal to government to assist teachers as urgently as possible. Elena Smith, […]
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Last Friday, we covered the Children’s Parliament at the National Assembly in Belmopan, where young people were engaged in a debate on vocational education development. It was a success to say the least, but one student who stood out for Union Senator Elena Smith was Student Area Representative for Belmopan Maria Cal. The visually impaired […]
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Currently taking place at the Mexico Sports Centre is a two-day forum designed to bring together the key players in the development of youths and sports. The end goal is to align all the programs that cater to youths and sports in order to enhance what they offer to these youths. Today, forty representatives of […]
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Belize’s Disability Week 2022 is being recognized from the twenty-seventh of November to the third of December. The theme for Belize’s observation of Disability Week 2022 is “Meaningful Inclusion Matters”. To kick off the week, a church service was held at St. John’s Cathedral in Belize City, as well as a church service in Orange […]
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Chief Executive Officer Marconi Leal told us about what a delegation of Transport officials went to do at a week-long technical meeting in South Korea last week. He said it all seeks to transform the public transportation sector and aside from getting new and modern buses, technical assistance and capacity-building are also key components of […]
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The Ministry of Blue Economy in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Green Climate Fund will be hosting its 2022 Blue Economy Climate Resilience Forum and Blue Economy Fair on Thursday and Friday. There will be a host of guest speakers at the event to engage in panel […]
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Gomez also gave us an update on the FAO’s work with the Enhancing Adaptation and Increasing Resilience in the Coastal Zone and Fisheries Sector of Belize project. The project seeks to increase the resilience through improved climate data and information gathering, monitoring and dissemination of information. Here is what Gomez had to tell us. […]
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The six-month period that the government had given for the fuel subsidy to bus operators has expired, but until there’s a new definitive arrangement put in place, the current subsidy remains in effect. That’s also simultaneous to a new bus schedule being drafted that will govern how and when each bus will run. C.E.O. in […]
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The Orange Walk Tacos Fest returned after being on pause for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, Fort Cairns Market in the heart of town came alive with tacos vendors from across the country and visitors from near and far who wanted a taste of what the event had to offer. The […]
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