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Not long ago, residents and motorists who travel south had forwarded to the Ministry of Infrastructure Development their concerns over using an alternate route while the Joe Taylor Bridge is being replaced. Today, the Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Julius Espat and a team including C.E.O., Victor Espat and engineers from the Ministry travelled […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Today the National Institute of Culture and History, NICH launched a revamped Belize Culture Fund. The fund had been in existence years ago but was dormant for quite a few years. Following the COVID pandemic, however, the Ministry of Culture and people at NICH began discussing how they could reintroduce the fund. Minister of Culture, […]
Written on December 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Boledo and lottery buyers went out en masse on Sunday to purchase their favourite numbers for the Sunday Lottery and Jackpot, but many of them were disappointed and returned home without getting a chance to buy their tickets. The Government Boledo and Lotteries system was overwhelmed with the number of sales on Sunday that when […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Belizeans across the country, at all levels of society, are buckling under the weight of severe inflation and, come December eighteenth, things won’t get any cheaper. Earlier today, a press release was issued under the headline “Collective Bakers” informing that the retail cost of a sixteen ounce pack of sliced bread will increase to two […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union met with its membership this afternoon at various branches across the country. The meeting succeeds a discussion with the Minister of Education late last week where a number of outstanding issues were addressed, including concerns over unpaid salaries. In the days leading up to that meeting, union executives fired off […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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PM Briceño also touched on the issue of some teachers not being paid their salaries for months on end, since the start of the new school year. That, he said, lands squarely at the feet of the respective schools management. Prime Minister John Briceño “Now I could understand the frustration from some people, from […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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A senate inquiry into the Definitive Agreement that was granted to Portico Enterprises Limited by the outgoing Barrow administration in October 2020 begins on Tuesday inside the Assembly Building. While that document has since been discarded by Prime Minister John Briceño, it is yet to be replaced by legislation that empowers cruise tourism stakeholders to […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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This afternoon in Belmopan, several parliamentarians, as well as representatives of the Republic of China (Taiwan) were on hand for a donation that will see the Assembly Building get a much needed makeover, fifty-three years after it was constructed. As we’ve reported previously, the funds will be used to renovate the interior, as well as […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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COP28 in Dubai has seen pledges to the Loss and Damage Fund totaling just over six hundred million dollars, a sum dismissed by leaders from small island developing states (SIDS) as “chump change.” While acknowledging the positive aspect of pledges, leaders of the region say the monies need to be mobilized, as vulnerable countries like […]
Written on December 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, for the first time in months, Boledo and lottery enthusiasts returned to their lottery counters to purchase their favourite numbers for the first draw since the games were put on hold back in April, when Brad’s Gaming Company’s contract was cancelled. In November, the government named MGM Entertainment Ltd., and Nando’s Wholesale LLP as […]
Written on December 1, 2023 | Posted in
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A Commission of Inquiry to look into the state of the sugar industry and how it can be modernized is yet to receive a start date, despite being given the green light by the Briceño administration several months ago. As we’ve reported earlier this week, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has said that the […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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This afternoon in Orange Walk, executives of Belize Sugar Industries Limited, along with Prime Minister John Briceño, officially introduced a new service aimed at assisting farmers, as well as the miller, to maximize on the output and quality of their sugar product. It is the latest initiative to be introduced by B.S.I. in an effort […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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The rescindment of an increase in telephone allowances for C.E.O.’s was announced in a statement by the Government of Belize on Tuesday, while Cabinet was in a lengthy session. In the wake of the announcement, the unions, as well as government ministers, weighed in on the decision to withdraw the increase. Today, Prime Minister John […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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As we’ve reported, a senate inquiry into the definitive agreement granted to Portico Enterprises Limited by the previous administration will commence on December fifth. The probe by members of the upper house will look into how the controversial agreement came to be and whether the contract on behalf of Port of Magical Belize was lawful. […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet next Thursday, on December seventh. It will likely be the last sitting of parliament for 2023. According to Prime Minister John Briceño, the purpose of the house meeting is to wrap up a number of outstanding bills that pertain to the financial sector, dealing specifically with money […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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If you’ve heard about GREAT, Gang Resistance Education and Training, then you’ll be interested in the following story. While the GREAT program which follows an American curriculum was implemented by the Belize Police Department for the past few years, a Belizean version of the course has been developed to teach children about the dangers of […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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At COP28 in Dubai, leaders gather for the U.N. climate summit, notably without U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Xing Ping. Representatives like John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua will attend in their places. This is concerning to many of the parties attending COP28 because China and the U.S. are the biggest polluters. Executive […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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The government announced earlier this month that it will resume the Boledo and Jackpot Lottery on December first, after having identified the two companies managing the games of chance. The agents are Nando’s Wholesale Limited, which will manage the Belize District and MGM Entertainment Limited which will manage the games for the Corozal, Orange Walk, […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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While the Leader of the Opposition has no qualms about the new Boledo managers, he does have big problems with the nine million dollars that the Social Security Board is investing in Belize Premium Liquors and Spirits for the construction of a new distillery. Barrow is calling on the government to show the details of […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Belize urging travellers to exercise heightened caution due to a notable prevalence of crime in the country. And while the Minister of Home Affairs has said that crime has gone down, the Leader of the Opposition says the existence of coca plantations […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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The increase in the cost of groceries and other items has been a pressing issue for the government, which formed a committee to look into what measures can be taken to ease the burden that the global inflation has on Belize. Prime Minister John Briceño had pointed out that Belize, which is a country that […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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If you’ve been to any of the Belize Bank branches across the country and have sat with a customer service representative, you would have noticed a small touch screen device similar to a tablet on the desk in front of you. What’s that device for, you ask? Well, it’s the quickest and easiest way for […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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An increase in allowances paid to C.E.O.’s, the Financial Secretary, as well as the Cabinet Secretary, for monthly telephone usage has been withdrawn. The cancellation of the approved increase was announced on Tuesday afternoon, following a meeting of the C.E.O. caucus. Details of the leaked memo between the Fin Sec and the Cab Sec were […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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When asked for his take on the controversial telephone allowance issue, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca agreed with the decision taken by the Chief Executive Officers to forego the increase in allowance. That increase, as we’ve mentioned, was more than a hundred percent of what C.E.O.’s are presently receiving. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Education Minister Agrees with CEO’s to Rescind Allowance Increase
Today, the Leader of Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow, called a press conference and this was one of the issues he addressed. Barrow said he was glad that the unions lashed out on the matter and described the decision to rescind as “indicative of a government that is on the brink of complete collapse… a government […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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