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A new home for Christmas is a dream that many who live in less than ideal conditions wish for. A single mother in Port Loyola was poised to receive the keys to a new starter home this morning, but miscommunication between Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing resulted […]
Written on December 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The snafu ended up being an entire public rift between the Port Loyola Area Rep and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. Usher took the opportunity during his interview with the media to take aim at M.I.D.H. and chided them on a number of issues. He said his area is being discriminated against because […]
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The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Marisa Alamilla suggested that Usher was being disingenuous. She told us that only five, not fifty, applications for starter homes have been forwarded to the ministry from Port Loyola. And that all five have been approved. Marisa Alamilla, Public Relations, Publicity Mgr., M.I.D.H. “Both contractors that Mr. […]
Written on December 21, 2022 | Posted in
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One of the faults that Usher pointed to is that the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing is not building the homes at a fast enough pace to fulfill the pre-election promise that the P.U.P. made. Alamilla said there are reasons for that, but that they are building homes. Marisa Alamilla, Public Relations, Publicity […]
Written on December 21, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday, a joint patrol led by the Belize Defense Force deployed along the Sarstoon River to investigate reports of suspected coca plantations in the farthest reaches of the country. Upon arrival, the team located and destroyed a total of three coca plantations. In total the plantations contained approximately twelve thousand plants. Earlier today, we […]
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The body of a man was discovered inside a shallow grave in Hattieville Village earlier today. A resident happened upon the ghastly site several yards off the George Price Highway at the approach to the Hector Creek Bridge. Scenes of crime personnel, as well as police investigators, were at the location for several hours as […]
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Last night, we told you that A.S.R./B.S.I. is proposing a two-year interim agreement with B.S.C.F.A. under the same conditions as last year’s crop. Well, Prime Minister John Briceño says B.S.I.’s two-year agreement is too lengthy a term. According to the P.M., the government will intervene to propose a one-year interim agreement. During that one-year period, […]
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Late this evening, Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai, confirmed with News Five that mediation between A.S.R./B.S.I. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has failed. He conceded that while mediation was a worthwhile effort, many expected it to fail. We asked him about the Sugar Industry Control Board’s decision to propose that the 2022/2023 […]
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According to Mai, the Ministry of Agriculture has been in discussions with A.S.R./B.S.I. to have the proposed two-year interim agreement reduced to one year. But, will the sugarcane farmers yield to a one-year agreement, with only seven days left before SICB’s proposed start date for the 2022/2023 sugar crop? Minister Mai says the farmers will […]
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On Tuesday, we reported that a few persons had expressed concern over an announcement that under the Liquor Licensing Act, certain businesses that sell alcohol are not permitted to open on Christmas Day. Today, the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams shared the list of licenses that do not permit the businesses that hold them to […]
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Contraband – it is illegal trade that a significant number of people engage in, perhaps don’t even see anything wrong with, but that has plagued the Belizean economy for decades. Every time we purchase a pound of contraband carrots, or a case of smuggled beer, we undermine businesses that sell legitimate, locally-made or locally-grown products, […]
Written on December 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, the Belize Defense Force soldier that was shot in the buttocks at the Valentin Conservation Post back in November is recovering at Price Barracks. Investigators are still trying to gather information as to the origin of the bullet that is still lodged inside the soldier. The latest information coming out of that investigation is […]
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This morning, the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future awarded grants amounting to five hundred and fifty-nine thousand dollars to five non-governmental organizations for the management of eight protected areas across. At a signing ceremony held at B.F.S.F.’s office, Chair of the Board of Directors, Kennedy Carillo, carried out the first ever awards under the […]
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The Belize Defense Force held its annual Christmas Luncheon today at Price Barracks. During the event, Prime Minister John Briceño handed over the keys for ten new trucks to the organization. Also, all government officials in attendance joined forces with the senior officers in serving every soldier a meal. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there. […]
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In the past, opportunities like these were not readily available, but today, thirty young athletes, along with their respective parents, signed off on a contract for an athletic scholarship to assist with their development. The Belize Basketball Federation, in partnership with the ministries of Education and Sports, made this opportunity a reality for members of […]
Written on December 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Salvation Army officially handed out its coupon for food packages to eight hundred persons who have been identified as most needy during this time. Its annual initiative has provided many homes with that opportunity to have a Christmas meal on their tables, and once again, the humanitarian organization is giving the recipients an […]
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