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In January, the Statistical Institute of Belize announced that the employment rate currently stands at five percent as of October 2022. Since then, the low unemployment figure has come under heavy scrutiny, particularly from the opposition party. Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow ardently argued on Friday that the unemployment rate fell below five […]
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A tribunal appointed by the Government of Belize to preside over an appeal being made by Waterloo, in respect of the Port of Belize Expansion Project, has been named. The members of that body are Lucy Fleming, Doctor Terry Hughes and Justice Farnese Patricia Farnese. Back in February, we reported that the Department of the […]
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Minister Habet further explained that the purpose of the tribunal is to ensure that the process that was followed by NEAC, as well as the Department of the Environment, was fair to Waterloo. He also shared details on the selection process. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development “Some names came up and I think […]
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Concerns being raised by residents of San Pedrito have been answered by the Minister of Sustainable Development with respect of dredging activities taking place in that area of San Pedro Town. According to Minister Habet, the San Pedro Town Council has been given the green light to proceed with dredging. That municipal body has since […]
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That homemade fried chicken or roast pork leg might have had you talking about just how tasty they were, but the secret behind that delectable goodness is the seasoning. And many a cook seems to choose those that are prepared by Indira’s Spices at the Michael Finnegan Market. In fact, this family’s seasonings are so […]
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The 2023 budget debate is scheduled to take place over the course of three days next week, starting on Wednesday. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, the Leader of the Opposition, has announced that he will be presenting his own budget, the opposition budget. Well, this morning Barrow made an appearance on Open Your Eyes ahead of next […]
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Barrow was also asked about his dismissal from inside the House of Representatives on Friday. As we reported, Barrow was kicked out of the meeting while members were debating the Legal Aid Bill. Tensions between Barrow and the Valerie Woods, the Speaker of the House, were high, after he reportedly told her that she was […]
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Mangroves are among the most ecologically valuable marine ecosystems in the world. They serve as the habitat for fisheries, protect shorelines from the full impact of storms and remove earth-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store this carbon below ground in the soil. Earlier today, the first comprehensive national estimate of mangrove carbon […]
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While mangroves have long been recognized as important nature-based solutions to climate change, many countries still lack local data on carbon stocks. This study helps fill the carbon data gap for Belize, making it one of the few countries in the region with a comprehensive carbon stock assessment for mangroves. Orlando Habet, Minister of […]
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Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network Belize and National Student Union of Belize have joined forces on a social media peace campaign during Commonwealth Week 2023. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness about the theme of Commonwealth Week 2023: “Forging Peaceful and Sustainable Common Futures”. The campaign also aims to encourage young people to engage […]
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Traffic accidents remain one of the country’s leading causes of death and over the weekend, tragedy struck when four members of one family from Orange Walk District perished in a head-on collision. The mishap occurred on the Yo Creek/San Antonio Road on Saturday night. What’s worse is that the driver of the other vehicle is […]
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The Belize Police Department’s Communications Director, A.S.P Fitzroy Yearwood explained that when investigators arrived at the scene that night, they saw two mangled vehicles and debris strewn everywhere. While the driver of the other pickup truck, Byron Tillett is also hospitalized, he has been served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution, as police continue to […]
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“Delivering on Plan Belize” is the title that Prime Minister John Briceño gave to his 2023/2024 Budget Speech. In his seventy-seven minutes oration on Friday inside the National Assembly, the PM touched on the external factors affecting Belize’s economy, developments in the financial sector, public debt, his administrator’s performance in 2022 and its projected performance […]
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One of the high priority areas listed in the 2023 budget is land distribution. Prime Minister Briceño says that government is making a significant investment in the surveying of over eleven thousand parcels of land across the country that will be distributed to first-time land owners in 2023. He gave further details during his speech. […]
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Inside the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Briceño also spoke about the thirty million dollars lost in tax revenue from fuel in 2022. Outside of the House, reporters asked P.M. Briceño about his projections for 2023 where fuel is concerned and if Belizeans can expect to see the cost go down. Prime Minister John […]
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On Friday, the Registrar of Credit Unions, Central Bank Governor Kareem Michael, announced that career banker Martin Marshalleck has been appointed to oversee the day-to-day operations of Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal. The lending institution is the second largest credit union in the country but has been mired in controversy for the better […]
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It’s a long-awaited piece of instrument that was promised by the previous administration. Today, the Government Press Office has reported that the Minister of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a new aviation primary radar and for the upgrading of its air traffic control center. […]
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An independent tribunal is being established to hear the Port of Belize’s appeal in the rejection of its Port Expansion Project. The latest development is that persons have already been identified to sit on that tribunal. And, amendments were made to the Environmental Protection Act to exclude the Senator for Business Community from that tribunal. […]
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And, in our final story for tonight on the 2023/2024 budget, Prime Minister Briceño delved deeper into Belize’s economic growth in 2022 while being interviewed outside of the Assembly Building on Friday. And, according to the Prime Minister, Belize’s economic growth is on pace to surpass the performances of 2021 and 2022, with more BPOs […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the 2023/2024 budget before the House of Representatives today. His speech touched on a range of topics, from the external conditions impacting Belize’s economy, to developments in the financial sector, the impacts of the new budget and his administration’s reform agenda. At the beginning of his one hour and seventeen […]
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One of the significant strides made by the Briceño administration in the 2022/2023 fiscal year was the reduction of public debt. Today, Prime Minister Briceño boasted a decrease of more than one billion dollars in public debt since taking office, reducing the deficit from one hundred and thirty-three percent of G.D.P. to one hundred and […]
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Apart from the expenditures already outlined, the Briceño Administration has identified additional priority areas for investments in its 2023 Budget. These include free education, the distribution of eleven thousand parcels of land to first time land owners, the expansion of the National Health Insurance program in Orange Walk District, and the recruitment of additional police, […]
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We also heard from the Leader of the Opposition, following Prime Minister Briceño’s Budget Speech. And, it may come as no surprise that Barrow was not impressed with the Prime Minister’s 2023 budget presentation. Barrow reduced the government’s performance report to what he says is simply a natural rebound from the economic contraction caused by […]
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And, as we told you, Prime Minister Briceño listed a number of high priority areas outlined in the 2023 budget for additional investments. Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow shared some issues he has with the additional investments being made in some of these areas, particularly where NHI and free education are concerned. Shyne Barrow, Opposition […]
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An administrator has been appointed to the Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union Limited. Today, the media was called to a press conference by the Central Bank of Belize where the Governor, Kareem Michael, in his capacity as the Registrar of Credit Unions, announced that under the Credit Unions Act of 2011, the appointment of an […]
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