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The Special Sitting of the Senate on October twenty-fourth, unveiled new developments in Belize’s case that is presently before the International Court of Justice. The age-old territorial dispute with Guatemala has been taken to the World Court for resolution, and memorials, as well as counter-memorials, are being filed ahead of the matter being heard. During […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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This afternoon, Lead U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte also opined on the issue, acknowledging that the argument that would be brought before the court does have value, based on the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement, also known as the Pact of Bogota. This accord was signed by the independent republics of America gathered at the Ninth […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Coast Guard has maintained a law enforcement presence at Sapodilla Caye Range with a forward operating base at Hunting Caye. Notwithstanding the geopolitical issue at play between Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, explains the strategic importance of the remote string of islands. Rear […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Thirty-year-old coast guard officer Emmanuel McFadzean was arraigned earlier today on three counts of arson, following a fire on Saturday night that completely destroyed a coast guard patrol boat. This morning, the resident of Double Head Cabbage appeared before the magistrate’s court in the presence of attorneys Richard “Dickie” Bradley and Leeroy Banner. McFadzean, who […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s less than two months to the opening of the next sugar crop and there is still an impasse between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. At the heart of the contention is distrust and demands. The B.S.C.F.A. distrusts the figures the company has provided over revenues and […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association went at length to explain the issues it has with A.S.R/B.S.I. It’s the same concerns that have remained on the negotiating table even before the last sugar crop opened. But it’s just weeks to the opening of the new crop and the association made it clear today that […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The last sugar crop opened late and translated into some losses for cane farmers. The reason was twofold. There was inclement weather and also, there was only one mill operating at Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. The projection for the new sugar crop, provided that there will be a new signed agreement between both parties, is […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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This week’s Culture Tuesday feature is all about Cuban culture. We will take a closer look at some of the similarities between Belizean and Cuban music, food, and visual arts. This year, Belize and Cuba celebrated twenty-seven years of diplomatic ties. Recently, the Belize City House of Culture hosted a Cuban National Culture Day event […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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One week after the Belize High School Robotics Team returned home with gold from the First Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland, they met with Prime Minister John Briceño and his Cabinet. There they gave a presentation to a rapt audience of elected officials. Cabinet also presented the team with awards of recognition. News Five’s Paul […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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On Saturday night inside the Caribbean Motors Showroom, stakeholders in the tourism industry gathered for a night of recognition, as the Belize Tourism Board hosted its annual tourism awards. The event is held to honour those who provide excellent service in the hospitality and tourism industry under ten different categories. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
Written on October 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A fiery debate topped the Senate’s agenda today on the Belize-Guatemala dispute. It happened when Senator Eamon Courtenay presented a Motion for Belize to accede to the Treaty of Bogota, to which Honduras is a signatory. The treaty stipulates for a general obligation on the signatories to settle their disputes through peaceful means and also […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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U.D.P Senator, Mike Peyrefitte, who was in government when the referendum was held on whether Belize should go to the I.C.J. with Guatemala, roundly rejected Belize’s accession to the Bogota Treaty. He suggested that the government takes the issue to Belizeans and if necessary, hold another referendum on whether Belize should accede to the Bogota […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Despite Peyrefitte’s efforts, a majority of the senators supported Courtenay’s motion, including Kevin Herrera, senator for the business sector, Janelle Chanona for the non-government organizations, and Reverend Moses Benguche for the Churches. Notably, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize remained neutral on the matter, as their Senator, Luke Martinez outlined in his presentation. […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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After a year and a half of planning and carefully coordinating with a team of designers and technology experts from various departments across the Government of Belize, the Briceño administration has introduced a new passport. The travel document, along with a new electronic passport issuance and control system, succeeds an older, antiquated process that was […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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During the senate proceedings today, parliamentarians also weighed on the new passport that the Immigration Department has introduced. Over the past few weeks, information circulating on social media has raised public concern over increased fees for the new travel document. But, contrary to those reports, the Leader of Government Business, Senator Eamon Courtenay, assured Belizeans […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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A thirty-eight-year-old man died at the San Ignacio Hospital’s Accident and Emergency ward on Sunday night. Initial reports were that Calcutta resident, Manuel Manzanero was awaiting treatment when he collapsed and died outside the ward. Those reports brought the hospital under heavy scrutiny, because it would mean that a patient in critical condition was not […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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An elderly U.S. national living in San Ignacio is the most recent victim of a home invasion. On Saturday, seventy-five-year-old Sheldon Dannelly was at home with a female friend when two gunmen entered his house and robbed them of approximately twenty-four thousand dollars in cash and items. These include a wallet containing three hundred U.S. […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Welcome back to another edition of Sports Monday. I am Paul Lopez. Tonight we will dive right into what we have for you, with our player profile of the week. On Saturday, we spent some time with an ambitious, young boxer from Belize City. He is Amir Rudon. He has an incredible story and he […]
Written on October 24, 2022 | Posted in
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There is great news coming out of the Briceño Administration, following a recent trip by a high-level delegation headed by Junior Minister of Finance Chris Coye to Washington to meet with representatives from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The financial agencies are impressed with Belize’s economic recovery post the COVID-19 pandemic, so […]
Written on October 21, 2022 | Posted in
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In November 2021, the Government of Belize and The Nature Conservancy brokered a deal that helped to reduce Belize’s international debt, better known as the Super Bond. That debt conversion will generate the country an estimated three hundred and sixty million dollars which would be invested in long-term ocean conservation – ergo the Blue Bond. […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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As fuel prices across the world are starting to take a dip, Belizeans have been asking when they will start to see the same at home. It was a topic that Prime Minister John Briceño had addressed before when he explained that the government would keep the prices where they are for a little while […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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New controlled prices for butane came into effect today. A release issued by the Supplies Control Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise indicates that the changes reflect the sale by wholesale volume and retail sale by volume in urban, as well as rural parts of the country. In all six districts, […]
Written on October 12, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay addressed the Fifty-Second Regular Session of the O.A.S. General Assembly in Peru. The annual gathering is being held under the theme, Together Against Inequality and Discrimination. In his remarks, Minister Courtenay highlighted the inequalities observed across the Americas, from high commodity prices to income inequalities. Minister Courtenay […]
Written on October 7, 2022 | Posted in
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On the subject of discrimination, the Minister of Foreign Affairs raised issues faced by the indigenous community and the L.G.B.T. community. He also highlighted racial discrimination and reparations for people of African descent. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs. “We must also fight against racial discrimination, especially where it is woven into the social, […]
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October twelfth was recognised as Columbus Day in celebration of the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492. But the Briceño administration did away with that and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance Day. The public and bank holiday will be observed on Monday, October tenth, in lieu of the twelfth. Minister […]
Written on October 7, 2022 | Posted in
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