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The media is often described as the fourth estate, carrying the mandate of holding governments accountable in a democratic society. But are elected officials required to give interviews. It is something that some political pundits believe should be legislated. The consultation on constitutional reform and the work of the Peoples’ Constitution Commission continues and freedom […]
Written on October 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Travellers Liquors is doing it once again and today, a new line of rum is about to hit the shelves in stores across the country and overseas. Handcrafted and one hundred percent Belizean – Ruta Maya Rums comes in four different flavours, including coffee and coco lime. In tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel, News […]
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During last Friday’s house meeting, the shelved trade license reform legislation was reintroduced. In 2022, there was pushback by parliamentarians, as well as persons in the creative industry and peddlers, who felt that they would have been subject to trade license fees. Currently, businesses in villages do not pay a fee and the bill seeks […]
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This morning in Belmopan, a closing ceremony was held for the Anti Trafficking in Persons program, ATIPS. A pilot project was concluded that implemented the mapping of establishments with liquor licenses, as well as community assets in Belmopan. This initiative is part of the evidence-based Information Management for Citizen Security in Central America and the […]
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Shirlene Gillian is the City Administrator for Belmopan. She spoke of the need to protect residents of the Garden City who are most vulnerable and can fall victim to human trafficking. Shirlene Gillian, City Administrator, Belmopan “This project was fully supported by the council and the liquor licensing board, whose members are present here […]
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Back in September, classes commenced for the It’zat STEAM Academy, for which the Government of Belize is borrowing fifteen million U.S. dollars from the Inter-American Development Bank to fund. The facility, which is located on the ITVET compound in Belize City, will be completed sometime next year and provides transformative secondary school education for students […]
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Twenty-five women entrepreneurs in Belize City are receiving training through the Taiwanese Mission on how to improve and grow their small businesses. These participants are members of the Freetown Women’s Group who decided to join the program being offered on entrepreneurship. Earlier today, a brief ceremony was held at the House of Culture where the […]
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On Wednesday, the Belize City Council, the Ministry of Education, as well as Caribbean Motors hosted an educational session for high school students to learn more about electric vehicles, as well as the importance of moving away from fossil fuel to cleaner energy. Students from at least four secondary schools met up at the Hub […]
Written on October 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow has written to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in respect of the unwelcome remarks made in an email that was sent to her back in August. As we reported, the comments that were made in response to Valerie Woods’ last-minute decision to inform Barrow that his request for a […]
Written on October 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Political pundits took to social media chiding the Leader of the Opposition, saying that it was a backhanded apology. In the letter, Shyne Barrow apologizes for the offense that the Speaker of the House took to his words, but that his complaints are still valid. He also wrote to the Chairman of the Privileges Committee […]
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In writing to the chair of the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Opposition Leader Barrow requested that the next meeting of that working group, scheduled for October twenty-third, be used to discuss equally unsavory language used by Prime Minister John Briceño and Orange Walk South Area Rep Jose Abelardo Mai towards Albert Area […]
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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber has also made amends with his party after issuing a letter last week in which he basically drew distance from Shyne Barrow’s comments towards the Speaker of the House. In a text message to the executive of the United Democratic Party, Faber says, “In the vein of the party leader’s […]
Written on October 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Several Maya and Garifuna communities in southern Belize have been at odds for quite some time over border disputes. Recently, the Government of Belize made progress in its attempt to resolve the tension between Yemeri Grove and Laguna Village with the signing of an interim border agreement. Since the Caribbean Court of Justice upheld a […]
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As Minister Dolores says, the leaders of Yemeri Grove and Laguna came together an agreed on an interim border as a means of quelling the increased tension. But, no agreement was signed on that day. The leaders were informed that an official agreement would be drafted by the Office of the Attorney General and will […]
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On October fourth, the National Kriol Council issued a release expressing alarm over the tensions between the Creole community of Yemeri Grove and the neighbouring Maya community of Laguna. The release speaks to the diversity of the country and ethnic groups living in peace and harmony and that “the wanton disregard for the Belizean collective […]
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On Tuesday, the Belize Peace Movement issued a release to update the public of the ongoing redistricting case, fifty-five of 2019. As we’ve reported, back in July of this year, the Elections and Boundaries Commission presented a re-divisioning proposal which the B.P.M. says does not comply with the constitutional requirement to make electoral divisions in […]
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Minister Henry Charles Usher says that there is enough time for a redistricting exercise to take place before general elections. But will a re-registration exercise also need to take place? Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Constitutional Reform “I do know that because a lot of the ground work has been done going forward, when […]
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Belmopan Mayor Sharon Palacio and several other P.U.P. councillor candidates, namely Councillor Hope Amadi, Councillor-Candidate Maria Rebecca Teck and Councillor Candidate Rubicely Botes Benavides, have decided not to contest the upcoming convention scheduled for this Sunday in Belmopan. The letter dated October thirteenth, was written to Secretary General of the People’s United Party, Linsford Castillo. […]
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Today, when the media caught up with Freetown area representative Francis Fonseca, we asked him to confirm whether he will be contesting the next general elections. There has been information to suggest that the veteran politician, who has led that division for five consecutive terms, is stepping down. Well he confirms that it is something […]
Written on October 18, 2023 | Posted in
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…and while Minister Fonseca will, in the months ahead, make that ultimate decision, P.U.P. Chairman Henry Charles Usher confirmed that Mayor Bernard Wagner will be endorsed for Belize City and so will Allan Pollard. The other councillor candidates will be chosen at an upcoming convention on November fifth. Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, People’s United […]
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The distribution of five thousand Chromebooks donated by the Republic of China (Taiwan) commenced today. These devices were pledged in April during the state visit of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen, and were recently delivered to the Ministry of Education. The modern, lightweight, and portable computing devices are designed […]
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On Tuesday, the European Union issued an updated list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and Belize was placed on that list. The reason behind the decision was because the country was assigned a partially compliant rating for international standard on exchange of information on request. This was published by the Global Forum on Tax […]
Written on October 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Last year, Saint Mary’s Primary School in Belize City received the devastating news that its school building on Gabourel Lane would have been demolished and the students would have had to be given work-from-home packages until a solution was worked out. In September, the upper division was relocated to the Samuel Haynes Building on Mahogany […]
Written on October 18, 2023 | Posted in
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On Monday, freelance court reporter, Anita Nembhard said she was assaulted when a woman who is before the courts lowered her face mask and coughed on her. The incident happened when Epifania Caliz, the common-law-wife of Elmer Nah, exited the courtroom where she is facing ammunition charges. Nembhard was making a video recording of Caliz […]
Written on October 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Colville Young Junior has made an addition to Belize’s literary output with his new book, “My Point of View”. It is a collection of poems written by Young that touches on issues of religion, politics and family. And, today he held a launch ceremony at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts where those in […]
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