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His Excellency Doctor Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez is the first Cuban leader to visit Belize. This made his visit on Sunday a historic occasion. President Diaz-Canel, his wife and a host of Cuban diplomats arrived at the Phillip Goldson International Airport just before ten thirty a.m., from an official visit to Mexico. There they were greeted […]
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One of the key moments during the official State Visit of the President of the Republic of Cuba on Sunday was the signing of two cooperation agreements between the Governments of Cuba and Belize. One of those agreements is focused on cultural cooperation. The agreement, signed by Francis Fonseca, the Minister of Culture, and Bruno […]
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Police are looking for a man who they believe murdered his friend early this morning in Belize City. The incident happened in front of the victim’s home just as he and his girlfriend had arrived. He was reportedly out socializing earlier with the alleged gunman, and things got out of hand. The two became embroiled […]
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Two weeks ago, a man was found dead inside his home, and now following a post-mortem examination, police have launched an investigation into his death. That’s because the post-mortem revealed that the man died from blunt force trauma. Richard Thurton was reportedly found dead inside his house on Penn Road. Still, police have just begun […]
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Police also shed light today on the murder of Auburn Rivero, whose body was found last Friday in the Lord’s Bank area where he lived with chop wounds to his body. Rivero’s body was found on Old Well Road in Lord’s Bank. A.S.P Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “So far they have […]
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There was another murder in Toledo over the weekend. The Belize Police Department’s Communications Director, Fitzroy Yearwood shared the details with the media today. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “On Saturday the eleventh February, 2023 around five a.m., police visited a scene where they saw the motionless body with several stab […]
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A working mission team from the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) is in Belize. On Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño met with Phillip Jennings, the Executive Director for Canada, Ireland, and the Caribbean. Jennings and his team are in Belize conducting an Article Four consultation assessing Belize’s economic and financial developments. During these visits, the I.M.F. […]
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The increments for public officers and teachers have been frozen since the COVID-19 pandemic began three years ago. Increments are governed by Public Service Regulations, and the joint unions’ negotiating team has been clamouring for their reinstatement. And with the budget presentation fast approaching, the unions are making their demands known. It is one of […]
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Those conditions include the need for a conversation on pension reform, an issue that P.S.U. President Dean Flowers says has been kicked down the road by multiple administrations. But, the unions agree it has to be addressed as it is unsustainable. A meeting is set for February fifteenth. So what is the new structure, and […]
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Will the February fifteenth meeting between negotiators from the government and the unions alter the union’s position? This morning on Open Your Eyes, the Union leaders were asked – what’s next? Dean Flowers, President, Public Service Union “There is a lot that needs to be discussed with this administration and a lot that will […]
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On Friday, the Ministry of Education met with the leadership of the Belize National Teachers Union. This was to discuss a collective bargaining agreement that had not been settled for fourteen years. During that meeting, several issues, including proposal twenty-two, which looks at pensions for teachers were also addressed. But is there a resolution on […]
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It’s been almost three years since the COVID-19 pandemic shattered the tourism industry. Thousands of people lost jobs, and some small properties had to close down. However, since the restrictions were lifted and the borders reopened, tourism stakeholders have been monitoring the recovery. Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations Anthony Mahler gave us a breakdown […]
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As of December 2022, the statistical institute of Belize reported that consumer prices were up 6.7 percent overall. The breakdown released by the S.I.B. showed that prices for ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ saw an increase of 13.8 percent for December 2022, the highest on record for that category in fourteen years; furthermore, the ‘Food’ subcategory […]
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The banana industry is also facing challenges. Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai confirmed that a disease has been affecting the production of the plants, hampering their exportation. That is compounded by the high cost of fertilizers used during production. He says production is expected to reduce between six hundred thousand and a million boxes. A […]
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Two weeks ago, a concerned father sent an email to the media with a list of documents and timelines of a disturbing report of predatory behaviour by a teacher at Canaan Seven Day Adventist High School; and what he saw as the inefficiencies in the school’s management to adequately remedy the situation. The story has […]
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Retired Major Herman Gilbert Swazo is the new Ombudsman. The former Ports Commissioner was appointed as Ombudsman in December of 2022 to succeed Lionel Arzu, who held the post for eight years, from 2013 to 2021. Swazo was officially sworn in on Friday for three years, effective January first, 2023.
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What do you serve the Cuban President and his delegation on an official state visit to Belize? Well, the government turned to Chefs Sean Kuylen and Einer Marin for a Belizean inspired cuisine to excite the palate of the Cuban President and his delegation, Belizean parliamentarians and other all invited guests. News Five was able […]
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On Saturday, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations officially launched the Reef Recording Studio as a space for Belizean artists to record their songs and improve their craft. The creation of the recording studio was made possible through a partnership between several ministries and the Inter-American Development Bank. News Five’s Duane Moody reports on […]
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Cyclist Marlon Castillo continues to recover from an unfortunate mishap at his butchery that caused him to lose his right hand. And tonight, his family is making a public appeal for support to purchase a bionic arm for Castillo. They have established a Go Fund Me Page with the title, Marlon ‘The Diesel’ Castillo, to […]
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Police have charged a man with Arson in connection with a fire last Friday that destroyed a house at Tropical Park in Hattieville. Sixty-eight-year-old Bernard Moore told police that he set some bushes on fire and that the fire spread to the house. But Moore was charged, and today he appeared before a Magistrate to […]
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A man lost his life in a traffic accident early this morning on the Philip Goldson Highway. Beside him, police found a mangled motorcycle that the victim was driving. Police believe he may have died on impact. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Police responded to reports of a lifeless body between […]
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Goodnight, and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday; I am your host Paul Lopez. Here’s wishing you a great start to the week. It was an exciting weekend in sports for Belize, locally and internationally. Let us kick off tonight’s sports coverage right here at home where the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association’s […]
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