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When Cabinet met on August nineteenth, in the wake of a tropical wave that passed over the country a day or so earlier, it approved twelve million dollars to be used for repairing highways and feeder roads that were damaged by the weather system. This morning, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, Cayo […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Immediately following the thunderstorms, personnel from the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing were dispatched to various parts of the country to evaluate the extent of damages to roads, drains and culverts that were affected by the tropical wave. During the house meeting today, Minister Espat specified the various locations, as well as the monies […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, senior public officers employed at the Audit Department wrote to C.E.O. Rolando Zetina expressing serious concerns about the manner in which that aspect of government is being managed. This was in the absence of an auditor general since Dorothy Bradley retired from the post in 2021. But the news today is that […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, the president of the Public Service Union spoke candidly with reporters. He said that the Audit Department has never been led by someone who is aptly qualified for the job, including former Auditor General Dorothy Bradley. Dean Flowers, President, Public Service Union “I stand to be corrected here, but I don’t know […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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As we told you earlier, the Government of Belize will be spending twelve million dollars on flood relief and thirty-eight million U.S dollars to settle the Belize International Services Limited debt. Both of these expenses were brought to the House of Representatives today as supplementary allocation bills. These two bills are now the second and […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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P.M. Briceño was also asked for his thoughts on Vulcan Material and its proposal for mining near Gales Point Manatee. The Prime Minister was more open to hearing from the company than other government representatives who have shared on the subject. P.M. Briceño noted that while it is a matter that must not be taken […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Ten women who took part in a Female Entrepreneurship Program have received seed funding to begin or continue their own small businesses. On Tuesday, the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE), with support from the Taiwan Government, handed over checks valued at four thousand dollars to each of the women. The money came from […]
Written on August 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party took to the streets of Belize City today in protest. After failing to acquire the necessary permits from the Belize Police Department to demonstrate, the U.D.P. still went ahead and executed its plan to march against the cost of fuel. However, protestors were brought together at a time when the party’s […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Former Party Leader Patrick Faber and Area Representative for Albert Division Tracy Panton did not attend the demonstration. Both elected members of the U.D.P. have been at odds with the party’s leader. And, while the National Party Council sought to resolve the internal divide over the weekend, the absence of Faber and Panton was noticeable. […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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While Barrow’s focus was on exorbitant gas prices and the cost of living, John Saldivar has his eyes set on Belmopan. The U.D.P.’s National Party Council has set a deadline of September thirteenth for individuals who are interested in running as standard bearers to apply. Endorsement conventions will be held first, in January 2023, and […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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An international mining company, Vulcan Materials, is in the process of acquiring several hundred acres of land off the Coastal Road, near Gales Point Manatee, in an area called White Ridge Farms. As we reported on Monday, the villagers overwhelmingly rejected the company’s project proposal in fear of irreversible environmental damage that preparatory work will […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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But while there is a meeting set for Vulcan Materials Company and personnel from the Ministry of Sustainable Development this week, C.E.O. in that ministry, Kenrick Williams told News Five today that there has not been any formal proposals from the company, just a request for a preliminary meeting. But even before it goes into […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The National Meteorological and Hydrological Services has been collecting data since the 1960’s. This data, which is readily available, can be used to track the changes and variability in the climate since then. A high-level meeting which seeks to establish a national framework of weather and climate services in Belize was held at the Green […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Today’s discussion included two different levels of stakeholders – partner institutions like the U.N. system and international financial institutions and other development organizations interested in supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation in Belize. The collaboration with other line ministries helps with Belize meeting its nationally determined contributions to COP. Dr. Kenrick Williams, C.E.O., Ministry […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday morning, a letter signed by senior members of the Audit Department was tendered to Chief Executive Officer Rolando Zetina of the Ministry of the Public Service. The letter places on record concerns from members of staff with respect of upward mobility within the department. According to the letter, it has been the practice […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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According to President Flowers, while the Briceño administration has started discussions with the Audit Department, the Ministry of Public Service is not moving fast enough to address the issues being raised. Dean Flowers, President, Public Service Union “I will give a little bit of credit to the Ministry of Public Service under this administration […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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An FPIC Protocol, the source of contention that has divided the Maya community in the wake of a consent order from the Caribbean Court of Justice, has been signed by residents of San Jose Village, Toledo District. The endorsement of the document took place on Sunday, in the presence of government officials from the Ministry […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize made waves at the United Nation’s Conference of the Parties last November in Glasgow, Scotland, getting noticed for its exemplary conservation and forest management efforts. The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, will be held from November sixth to the eighteenth in Egypt. But even before then, pre-sessional meetings […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Belize Delegation Ready to Defend National Position at COP27
Doctor Kenrick Williams also gave a brief comment on the Stake Bank Cruise Port project where an Environmental Compliance Plan was approved and allowed for the investor to construct a causeway in the Belize harbour, linking the ship docking facility to the mainland. C.E.O. Doctor Williams says that a review process is still underway. […]
Written on August 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize International Services Limited, the parent company for the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, IMMARBE, and the International Business Companies Registry, I.B.C., was forcibly acquired by government under former Prime Minister Dean Barrow in 2013. Seven years later, in July 2020, the Caribbean Court of Justice determined that the appropriation of B.I.S.L. was […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The decision handed down by the C.C.J. two years ago disparaged the Barrow administration, describing the appropriation of the registries as, “constitutionally immoral and failing to meet the standards set for compliance with the value of the rule of law”. Furthermore, it continued to criticize the absence of good faith, fairness, and practicality exercised by […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Secretary General Luis Almagro, of the Organization of American States, called on Prime Minister John Briceño during a visit to Belize today. The head of the O.A.S. last visited Belize in April 2016. This morning at the Leigh Richardson Building, the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sec Gen Almagro met with the prime […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize, despite the matter being taken to the World Court for settlement, is also an area of concern for the O.A.S. Notwithstanding the pending outcome, Secretary General Almagro urges both countries to continue strengthening their cooperation through confidence building measures. Luis Almagro, Secretary General, O.A.S. “We should all […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Notwithstanding the protracted nature of the age-old dispute and the funding that has gone into keeping the O.A.S. office at the Adjacency Zone open, Secretary General Almagro and Prime Minister Briceño have pledged that the work at the western border will continue to be financed for at least another eighteen months, beginning in 2023. […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s a quiet fishing community off the Coastal Road, fifty-three miles by land from Belize City and twenty-seven miles from Dangriga. But residents of Gales Point Manatee say they have reason to become vociferous in order to protect the sanctity of their community the way it has been known to be for generations. This weekend, […]
Written on August 22, 2022 | Posted in
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