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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration has been actively seeking the removal of visa requirements to travel to Canada and Europe. These visa waivers will allow for ease of travel to these countries. Today, when the media caught up with Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay, he said that it is a process that […]
Written on October 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay says that Belize is not a migration threat to Canada and G.O.B. is seeking a visa waiver or a more efficient system. But during the meeting, a discussion on a Canadian province offering scholarships and jobs to Belizeans and Caribbean nationals will also be brought up. He says that brain drain […]
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay gave brief comments to the media today about the investigation on immigration officer Sheree Flores for whom a video of her cutting up a white substance, believed to be cocaine, went viral on social media. Flores has said, through her attorney, that there are persons attempting to tarnish her reputation. Today, […]
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Back in March of this year, there was a soft launch of the Margaritaville Beach Resort on the north side of Ambergris Caye, Belize. Fast track to today, partners, as well as media and social media influencers from Belize and abroad, were invited to the fully realised property with amenities to host close to two […]
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On Sunday morning, tensions escalated between residents from the neighbouring villages of Laguna and Yemeri Grove in southern Belize. For some time now, there has been a land dispute between both villages and this is due to the lack of the delimitation of boundaries. The residents of Yemeri Grove are saying that Laguna is being […]
Written on October 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia reaffirms that the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice recognizes Maya communal and customary land tenure, but says that the recognition does not mean that the Maya people can claim the whole of the Toledo District. She says that it is one country, we are all Belizeans and G.O.B. has final […]
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Today, Wil Maheia of the Belize Progressive Party issued a release on the boundary demarcation for Laguna and Yemeri Grove villages in southern Belize. In his release, he implores G.O.B. to act with urgency and due diligence to resolve the boundary dispute. Maheia says that the former administration “failed to demarcate the boundary lines between […]
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Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Dolores Balderamos-Garcia says that G.O.B. is doing everything in its power to ensure that the situation does not escalate. While asking for either party not to take the law into its hands, Minister Balderamos-Garcia also confirmed that during today’s cabinet meeting, the Minister of Natural Resources Cordel Hyde has indicated […]
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In tonight’s episode of Kolcha Tuesday, we’ll take you down memory lane to a time when a Creole Museum was established here in Belize City. The place where the Creole culture was preserved, was founded in 2006 by Sharon Pitts-Robateau and captured the essence of Creole life in a domestic setting that many can relate […]
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Preparations are already underway for the 2024 Expo Marketplace organized annually by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The tentative date is for September thirteenth and fourteenth of next year. But today, the team over at B.C.C.I. returned to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex to issue awards and officially conclude this year’s expo activities. […]
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As we reported on Monday, there are different types of charging ports for electric vehicles, depending on the type of vehicle. And there are three different levels of charging ports as well, depending on the type of vehicle you buy, as well as the overall health and condition of its battery. A Level Three charging […]
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And while you’ll need to know which charger port is compatible with your electric vehicle, when you decide to invest in that ride, Solis also offered consolation in the cost of operating electric vehicles. She said that the cost of fully recharging your ride is expected to cost far less than the fuel you’re spending […]
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At midday on Sunday, personnel from the National Fire Service, a team of firemen stationed in Benque Viejo Town, responded to a house fire in Calla Creek Village. By the time they arrived on the scene, residents had already put out the fire. The homeowners were lucky to have been able to stem the spread […]
Written on October 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Last Tuesday, the Belize Defense Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit determined that a crude object found onboard a Maya Island Air flight from San Pedro was an improvised explosive device, an IED. This was after a bomb expert, retired B.D.F. commander David Jones, was called to assist with a situation at the Belize Municipal Airport. […]
Written on October 2, 2023 | Posted in
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The scare, according to the Director of Civil Aviation, has prompted authorities to expedite the implementation of certain security measures, including the use of handheld metal detectors for scanning passengers. Nigel Carter, Director of Civil Aviation “I can say to you that we do have a national security program and a national security committee […]
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The Christian Workers Union is back in the news tonight, regarding insurance coverage for stevedores. The C.W.U. held a press conference this morning in which it shared that the Port of Belize Limited had informed the labor organization on Friday that it will not be able to provide insurance for waterfront workers going forward. In […]
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Flowers told reporters earlier today that the initial conversation between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited were going smoothly, until the company reportedly informed that it would not be able to provide insurance coverage for stevedores at the expiration of that policy. Leonora Flowers, President, C.W.U. “The conversation was flowing […]
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The latest issue between the Port of Belize and the stevedores is set against the backdrop of the Essential Services Arbitration Award. In its release, the C.W.U. states, “even whilst participating in the ESAT process, C.W.U. has engaged with P.B.L. to arrange better insurance coverage for the stevedores. Those efforts appeared to have made progress […]
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Twelve fishermen have been slapped with seventy thousand dollars in total fines for having one thousand, one hundred conchs in their possession during the closed season. Reports are that on Saturday night at around nine o’clock, several hours before the start of the conch season, authorities came across a vessel named “Luisannie” two miles south […]
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The U.S. Department of Labour has issued its 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, looking at children’s work and education in countries across the world. There is a section on Belize which shows that despite efforts being made to reduce child labour in the country, children ages five to fourteen are still […]
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The report shows that back in 2022, Belize made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour when G.O.B. approved its National Child Labour Policy and Strategy 2022 – 2025. It aims to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2025 and prioritizes addressing legislative and information gaps, increasing child […]
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For years, anyone who has needed the services rendered at the Vital Statistics Office has discovered how painstaking, time-consuming and sometimes inconvenient that process can be. Getting copies of important documents like birth, marriage, and death certificates can easily take double the time you expected, most of the time because of lost records, insufficient information […]
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With the advent of electric buses come other kinds of electric vehicles. Its part and parcel of the global initiative promoted at the Conference of the Parties or COP Conferences on climate change to shift to a more environmentally friendly method of getting around. It’s all in an effort to slow down the rate of […]
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Accompanied by the introduction of electric vehicles is the installation of charging ports across the country. The ones installed for the buses are part of the government’s pilot project, but as more and more private citizens and companies make the switch from petrol to power, there will be the need for charging ports across the […]
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Over the last six months, the People’s Constitution Commission has expended four hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars of its one million, thirty-five thousand dollar budget. That’s according to P.C.C. Chairman Anthony Chanona. But, the commission has been facing serious cash flow issues and it’s due to the red tapes in the Ministry of Public Service’s […]
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