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In a pivotal moment at COP28, the Alliance of Small Islands Developing States (AOSIS) is taking a strong stance against the Global Stocktake (GST) text, considering it a threat to their very existence. AOSIS Chair, Minister Cedric Schuster, criticized the text for its optional stance on fossil fuel action and lack of commitment to a […]
Written on December 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Guatemala has indicated to the International Court of Justice that it will be joining the existing claim between Belize and Honduras over possession of the Sapodilla Cayes. It will do so as an interested party. On Monday, we caught up with Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay following a senate meeting in Belmopan, where he discussed the […]
Written on December 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has been elected as the Second Vice President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police. It is the second office he is holding among distinguished colleagues in law enforcement across the region. He explained the significance of the post and what it means for Belize. Chester Williams, Commissioner […]
Written on December 12, 2023 | Posted in
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A new interim board of directors has been appointed by Prime Minister John Briceño to replace the outgoing executives at the Port of Belize Limited. As part of its takeover of the facility, the Government of Belize has proceeded with the selection of an acting chairman, along with six other board members. In a statement […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Senator Courtenay then went on to discuss the many shipping woes faced by the private sector where exports and imports of commodities, as well as other goods are concerned. In light of several lawsuits that have emanated from tension between the management of the Port of Belize Limited and their employees, Courtenay says that the […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Chiming in during the debate were senators Luke Martinez and Kevin Herrera, representing the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, respectively. On behalf of the NTUCB, Senator Martinez spoke about the strained and often contentious relationship between the management of the Port of Belize and its employees, […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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This afternoon, the Christian Workers Union held a press conference in the wake of last week’s decision by the Briceño administration that it is taking back the Port of Belize from private control. The labor organization welcomes the decision by government to nationalize the port once again, however, there are a number of concerns that […]
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The Christian Workers Union has made it abundantly clear that while the four hundred thousand dollar payment pending for stevedores that was frozen by the High Court is welcomed, it is more focused on the collecting monies that were lost when sugar operations were moved from P.B.L. to Big Creek in 2020. Whitfield Dennison, […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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There has been an increase in the number of suspected drug planes flying out of South America recently. A number of those flights have entered into Belizean airspace, with some going as far as the Turks and Caicos Islands. On Friday, an aircraft departed from South America and within a few hours crossed over into […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute that is before the I.C.J. will likely take longer than anticipated, since Guatemala has applied for permission to join the portion of the proceedings between Belize and Honduras that will determine sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes. In November 2022, Belize instituted proceedings on the matter with Honduras, which also has a […]
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While the acquisition of the Port of Belize was supported and passed in the upper house, Senator for the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, Luke Martinez stressed that the working conditions of the stevedores must also be improved. He highlighted cases where the stevedores work in less than appropriate conditions. Luke Martinez, Senator, […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Several villagers of Toledo received land papers from the Minister of Natural Resources on Friday. At a ceremony in Toledo West, where Area Representative Oscar Requeña and Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde explained the process for the people. Cordel Hyde, Minister of Natural Resources “We’ve not been able to help our colleagues in Toledo […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives met in the final session for 2023 on Thursday. During the sitting, a number of bills were tabled and passed, including the Port Acquisition and Settlement Deeds Bill. We led our newscast with this story yesterday and today we’ll take a closer look at government’s intention to purchase the Port of […]
Written on December 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, the Christian Workers Union issued a release, following government’s announcement on Thursday that it will be nationalizing the Port of Belize Limited. The statement goes on to say, “while the Christian Workers Union welcomes yesterday’s passage in the House of Representatives of the Port Acquisition and Settlement Deeds Bill 2023, C.W.U. remains focused […]
Written on December 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Accused murderer, Hildebrandt Codd remains at large after he escaped along with Jesse Mejia through a window in an adjoining room to the Courtroom Number Three where they were scheduled to appear on Tuesday. Codd, who was supposed to hear his verdict for the 2019 murder of Densmore Bowman, and Mejia, who is to face […]
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The start of the 2023-24 sugar crop has been delayed and the Belize Sugar Industries Limited has voiced its discontent with the decision to postpone the start of production. In a statement released earlier today, the company said, “after discussions, B.S.I. and the three attending associations agreed to start the crop on December fifteenth, 2023. […]
Written on December 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, News Five aired a story on the shortage of sugar on supermarket shelves. The shortage is not occurring in the output from the Belize Sugar Industries, but somewhere along the supply chain, the bags of sugar that are produced are disappearing, presumably across the borders as contraband in neighbouring countries. Belizean sugar […]
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During Thursday’s House Meeting, Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia gave a statement on the progress this present government has made in relation to the implementation of the C.C.J.’s Consent Order that was made in 2015. That consent order recognized the Maya people’s rights to customary land tenure, and required the Government of Belize to take […]
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This week was observed as Disability Week and what better way for the House of Representatives to acknowledge persons living with disabilities than with the start of a live sign language translation of the House proceedings. As part of the upgrade that the House is undergoing, offering live sign language translations will now be a […]
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Every year since 2014, the Inspiration Centre has been distributing calendars featuring artwork of the children that it provides therapy and assistance to. But now the centre has shifted from calendars to tote bags that still feature the art skills of the children. Today it held a ceremony to highlight nine of the children whose […]
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COP28 continued today in Dubai. To enhance the engagement of youth from underrepresented communities in shaping climate policies, the COP28 Presidency launched the International Youth Climate Delegate Program. This initiative involves the selection of one hundred delegates to actively participate in the COP process, with a particular emphasis on candidates from Least Developed Countries (LDCs), […]
Written on December 8, 2023 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives met today in Belmopan where a raft of bills was tabled in parliament. Among them is a written proposal for a new piece of law that would clear up all monies owed from previous lawsuits to businesses related to Lord Michael Ashcroft. In essence, the Government of Belize is seeking parliamentary […]
Written on December 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Included in the settlement, Belize Hotels Limited, the parent company of the Radisson Fort George Hotel, will build a new conference facility as part of an ongoing fifty-seven million dollar reconstruction project. As such, the company’s fiscal incentive which was placed on hold since 2022, will be approved by the Ministry of Investment. According to […]
Written on December 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow told reporters that while he and his colleagues on the opposition support the re-acquisition of the Port of Belize, he believes that the government is doing it for the wrong reasons. He also feels that the government was not completely transparent with the details of the acquisition. […]
Written on December 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Aside from the reason for acquiring the port, Barrow also questioned the timeliness of the transaction, at a time when there are other pressing issues that the government ought to give urgent attention to, such as teachers and crown counsels who have been shedding light on their working conditions. Moses Shyne Barrow, Leader of […]
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