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Completing an eight-day visit to Belize this week was Dr. Andrew Zonderman from the U.S. State Department’s Cultural Heritage Center. The official’s visit was to assess the shared Cultural Property Agreement between Belize and the United States. This is an agreement that we have settled on since 2013, and first extended in 2018. Its objective […]
Written on June 23, 2022 | Posted in
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As the family of Benjamin Hyde Senior mourns his death, the Belize Police Department remains in high gear, patrolling the streets of Belize City, particularly the neighborhood on the south side that includes Rocky Road. There are serious concerns of retaliation following the weekend murder of Benjamin Hyde Sr. The forty-nine-year-old was by no means […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday afternoon, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams visited the community where he met with relatives of Benjamin Hyde Senior. While the ComPol has gone on record to categorically state that he no longer negotiates with criminal elements, the bad blood in that neighborhood prompted an outreach. According to the top cop, all efforts have […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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An operation earlier today in the vicinity of Rocky Road has turned up two firearms, including a nine millimeter Bursa pistol with a magazine containing twelve rounds of matching ammunition. It also yielded a thirty-eight revolver. As we’ve reported earlier, every effort is being made to avert any reprisal in the wake of Sunday’s murder […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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July first – it’s the day that the Briceño Administration says teachers and public officers will see the ten percent salary cut returned to them. Last year, despite pushback from the unions, G.O.B. implemented a salary adjustment and increment freeze and according to the amendment, it was to be in place for three years. But […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Will reinstating the ten percent adjustment for teachers and public officers have a negative effect on the economy? As it currently stands, there is a cap on the retail price of diesel and regular gasoline and the subsidizing of sixteen-ounce sliced bread – all these have a financial impact on public reserves. Minister Usher was […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, we reported that Forestry Officer Daniel Chi’s fate rests with the Public Service Commission, after a recommendation was made by the Ministry of Sustainable Development for his dismissal. Will a meeting of the commission, purportedly scheduled for this week, determine the outcome of the case? While it is not handled by the Ministry […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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In the intervening time since the petition signatures were submitted to the Governor General and subsequently the Elections and Boundaries Department for verification, there has been a lull about the controversial cannabis referendum. It is not to suggest that work isn’t taking place in the background, however, the much talked about national vote has gone […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Public Service Day is commemorated on the twenty-third of June, annually; that’s tomorrow. But this week is being recognized as Public Service Week and since Monday activities have been held across the country to highlight the role of public officers. Today, at the parking lot of the Belize City Civic Center, various government departments set […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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As the work of the public service sector is being celebrated this week, it is also being used to bring into sharp focus the unchecked issues residents have been facing at some government departments. We’re talking specifically about the long queues outside of the Vital Statistics Office on Queen Street, the tedious and often frustrating […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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This afternoon at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel, a lease signing agreement was endorsed by the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Belize Police Department and the Leadership Intervention Unit. Government has entered into rental contract with Doctor Alvaro Rosado and his wife for the use of a hundred and twenty acre parcel of land in […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Officials of the Corozal Sports Council have filed a complaint with Corozal police after someone was captured on video using a car to willfully ruin the football pitch on the Andres Campos compound near the Civic Centre. The act of vandalism occurred at night and the while the car appeared to be a white, the […]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The weather today has been considerably better than the inclement conditions that were experienced across the country over the weekend. While we enjoyed several hours of sunlight in Belize City, in other parts such as Carmelita and Santa Martha, residents are still recovering from the deluge that brought havoc to their communities. It is forecasted […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Coastal communities continue to be affected by sargassum that has been littered across beaches, particularly in prime tourist destinations. We’ve documented this issue in San Pedro and the mitigation efforts taken by the town council and the business community. Over on Caye Caulker, the situation is no different. But according to the leaders in the […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday night, we introduced you to Generation Caye Caulker, an independent slate competing in the island’s village council elections on Sunday, June twenty-sixth. But as we found out today, there is also another independent slate headed by Buddy Magana, a twenty-five-year-old son of the island. Along with six councilor candidates, Magana and his Visionaries […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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If you are trying to get away from the hustle and bustle of the urban setting, an escape to Caye Caulker might be exactly what you need. It is an hour-long ride by boat from Belize City to the island which offers a wide range of activities that you can do. Whether it is indulging […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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While Mayor Palacio distances herself from the allegations, she has solid defense in the person of Melvyn Edenojie, the council’s finance officer. He told News Five that not only has Palacio done nothing underhanded, but that she has also created a system whereby every transaction is subject to processes and is properly documented. Melvyn […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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And while we spoke with the financial heads of the Belmopan City Council, we also took the opportunity to ask about the current financial situation of the council. Viewers will recall that soon after Mayor Sheran Palacio took office, she revealed that the council was not only flat broke, but indebted to the tune of […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, along with OIRSA and Taiwan I.C.D.F., is hosting a four-day workshop in Central Farm as part of a pilot project that Taiwan is funding with its allies in Central America, to strengthen banana disease prevention capacity. Francisco Gutierrez is the Technical Director of Plant Health at BAHA. Francisco […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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In Ghana, women are said to have equal rights, yet there are disparities in education, employment, and health for women. Women also have much less access to resources than men in Ghana. One Ghanaian entrepreneur who is in Belize teaching people how to make bathing soap and liquid soap shared with us that the road […]
Written on June 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Over ten inches of rain fell over the Orange Walk and Corozal districts on Saturday and Sunday. This led to severe and unprecedented flooding in several communities within those districts. The intense rainfall came as a result of a low pressure system that passed over the country. Carmelita Village in Orange Walk District was one […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Late into Sunday night the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, opened a flood shelter in the village. The team over at NEMO Orange Walk has been on the ground since Sunday afternoon assessing the damages and needs of the affected households. As for the residents we spoke to in Carmelita, they are pointing to poor […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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In the wake of flooding, there are concerns as it relates to health hazards such as vector borne diseases and water contamination, not to mention COVID protocols at shelters for those being housed at these facilities. Director of Public Health and Wellness Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa says that the ministry remains alert and is proactively making […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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A portion of the Crooked Tree Village causeway was under water this evening. Earlier this month, we spoke to one resident who voiced concern after the causeway was flooded, following a night of rainfall. Well, the past weekend’s low pressure system once again revealed the plight of these residents during the rainy season. And, as […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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As we told you, the rains will continue. According to the National Meteorological Service, the tropical wave will continue to support wet conditions. A flood warning remains in effect for Corozal and Orange Walk districts, while a flood watch is in effect for the rest of the country. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon tells us more. […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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