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Over the past two weeks, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations has been actively attending high-level meetings with regional leaders and tourism counterparts in the Caribbean, as well as engaging with Belizeans living in the U.S. In the Cayman Islands, a delegation of senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, headed […]
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What about the recent meeting with Belizeans living in the diaspora? Minister Mahler says that the meetings in New York and Washington D.C., for which Prime Minister John Briceño was present, explores the opportunities available from Belizeans living in the diaspora for the socio-economic development of the country. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & […]
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The Minister of Civil Aviation and senior officials from his ministry are still in Montreal Canada attending the forty-first Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization Sixth Plenary Meeting. During his address today, Minister Andre Perez emphasized on Belize’s plan to improve its airspace. This follows recent discussions to advance Belize’s aviation industry as a […]
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This is only a first step that will include a feasibility study and seeking investment partners. And so for this Belize air cargo hub to be realised, the ministry is turning to countries that have successfully explored this aspect of the aviation industry. Andre Perez, Minister of Civil Aviation “We have had talks with […]
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It’s a popular restaurant and nightspot where tourists and locals visit in Hopkins Village for the best food and cold drinks. But in June of this year, Ella’s Cool Spot was intentionally burnt down. Though momentarily fazed by the incident, the owner regrouped and decided to muster whatever courage, and money, she had left to […]
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If you’ve noticed the construction of new food stalls on Mahogany Street and the digging up of that stretch of road between Lake-I Baptist Church and the nearby police precinct, that’s because works are underway to transform that main artery into a commercial hub for food vendors. The idea, according to everyone involved, is to […]
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And, still in Lake Independence, residents of Holy Emmanuel Street, those living in the Gungulung area, can now enter and leave the neighborhood without having to traverse London Bridges. The Belize City Council was in the area today assessing work that is presently being undertaken with assistance from Lake-I Area Rep Cordel Hyde and the […]
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On Monday, Minister of Rural Transformation, Oscar Requeña delivered the keynote address virtually at the Fourth Urban Economy Forum in Toronto, Canada. Requeña posited that the events of the last couple years, including COVID, the war in Ukraine, the impacts of climate change, high fuel prices and cost of living have forced us to rethink […]
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According to Minister Requeña, the Government of Belize recognizes its role in creating the enabling environment for local and urban economies to thrive. He said that with the support of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, the government recently took on an initiative to develop a concept paper. This is for the advancement of a […]
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As we have reported, the Belize Supreme Court granted the Belize Bus Association judicial review in a case it is bringing against Floralia and the Department of Transport. B.B.A. is contending that there are improprieties in relation to Floralia’s entry into to the public transportation system. We caught up with Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson […]
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And, as we have told you the Minister of Transport has set a deadline for December to allow members of the Belize Bus Association time to present their plan of action for mandatory upgrades to their fleet of buses. The deadline has caused quite a stir among bus operators, but Minister Ferguson says those operators […]
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Senior officers in the Belize Police Department will be receiving training in leadership and management skills over the course of the next two weeks in Belmopan. Senior Officers Development Training kicked off this morning with its first cohort of commanding officers. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says the training was developed to increase the efficiency […]
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The National AIDS Commission (NAC) is encouraging Belizeans to be prepared and always saddle up, through the launch of its Behaviour Change Communications Campaign. The campaign was launched on Monday, to promote correct and consistent condom use, as well as available services, including Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), H.I.V. self-testing, and Hepatitis B vaccines. A release from […]
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Last week, we took you inside the Belize International Institute of Neuroscience on University Drive, to find out more about their E.E.G. technology and the good it is doing for brain patients. Tonight, we take a look at a second of medical equipment at BIN that is helping Belizeans to address a number of conditions […]
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A history of bad blood between a pair of elderly neighbors has ended in murder. In Benque Viejo on Saturday morning, Porfiria Morales was walking over to her son’s house a short distance from where she resides when she was attacked by someone living nearby. She was chopped in the neck during an altercation, one […]
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A family man from Hopkins Village was stabbed to death on Friday night in front of his house. The incident happened less than two months after a mass shooting and it has left the family reeling, a neighbour in disbelief, and a community wanting to stomp out crime from their otherwise peaceful village. The incident […]
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But while his dad’s stabbing was a clear-cut case of murder for Norton Castillo, Police are still investigating whether the person who inflicted the fatal wounds did so in self defense. So far, they have classified the case as a death investigation. Nonetheless, the Police Department’s Communications Director, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood shared the details […]
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One incident which Police were not hesitant to call a murder was the shooting death last Friday of Jarett Crawford in the Antelope Street Extension area of Belize City. Crawford was at home when he was suspected to have been lured outside where he was gunned down. And Commissioner Chester Williams revealed that there are […]
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Crime statistics from various jurisdictions across the country are being compared by the Belize Police Department in an effort to strengthen law enforcement in areas of weakness. This morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams led the first national Com Stat meeting held with commanders from various formations since the number of COVID-19 cases receded. Together, […]
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We also spoke with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams on Saturday in Kings Park where he was attending the finals for the Ministry of Home Affairs Live Life Youth Basketball Tournament. The tournament is one of many initiatives organized in response to gang violence in the City. But despite efforts like this, ComPol Williams says […]
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When asked about the ineffectiveness of policing and patrols as a deterrent to gang violence in these hot spots, the Commissioner of Police responded by saying that the situation is beyond policing. Here is how he puts it. Paul Lopez “Compol, talk about why it seems so impossible for police to police these areas […]
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The illegal influx of Cuban migrants into the country remains a serious concern for the Government of Belize, particularly the Ministry of Immigration. A spike in the arrival of Cuban nationals has the ministries of immigration and foreign affairs working overtime to address the issue. The most recent bust took place near El Pillar at […]
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We also heard from the Commissioner of Police on the department’s collaboration with the Immigration Department in the detention of illegal immigrants. ComPol Williams says the police continue to maintain their presence in certain areas to intercept those seeking to enter the country illegally. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We have stepped up our […]
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Welcome to another edition of Sport Monday. I am Paul Lopez. This week we will dive into the results of Friday night’s Inter-Office Basketball showdown inside the Mexico Sports Complex, in memory of Ian Mariano Sr. Also, we will be bringing you the highlights from Championship Day for the Live Life Youth Basketball Tournament 2022, […]
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Moving on now to some more basketball action, we take you to the Lopez Mateo Park in King’s Park for the finals of the Live Life Youth Basketball Tournament 2022. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Sprite teamed up earlier this year to give young men from communities across Belize City and surrounding villages an […]
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