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Alda Ramos is a resilient and determined woman whose journey from janitor to university graduate is nothing short of inspirational. Alda initially began as a caretaker at the University of Belize. For nineteen years, she diligently ensured the cleanliness of the campus, while quietly holding on to a dream of pursuing her education. In this […]
Written on January 26, 2024 | Posted in
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Oscar Mira, the Minister of State in the Ministry of National Defense, says that reports of a ration shortage within the Belize Defense Force are being done to create mischief. Minister Mira, himself a former soldier, contended that the organization would never deploy soldiers without sufficient rations. He further explained that the B.D.F. has recently […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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The Belize Defense Force is celebrating its forty-sixth anniversary on Friday, but the military organization is doing so with the likelihood that salaries for the men and women who serve in the security services may be decreased going forward. That’s because there seems to be a confusion regarding what should have been a salary adjustment […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Ground will be broken in the weeks ahead for the long-awaited hospital in San Pedro. Funding for the facility will come from Taiwan and it should take around two years to be completed. The government has re-assigned the location for the hospital to the southern portion of the island and, as Belize Rural South Area […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Cabinet has pledged to continue its Boost program under the Ministry of Human Development. That decision made today’s Cabinet brief. The release stated that the program is an important pillar of social protection for the neediest Belizeans. But, was the announcement made as a political ploy to curry favor with voters only forty days before […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Today, fire officials cut the ribbon at a spanking new fire station in Dangriga. Funding for the station was provided by the U.S Embassy and the facility consists of offices, amenities, as well as space for two full-sized fire trucks. Today’s ceremony marked an accomplishment of a plan conceptualized twenty-four years ago when the location […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, a video surfaced online showing village leaders from Corazon, San Lucas and Mabil Ha ripping up the Government of Belize’s proposed draft Maya Communal Land Policy. According to the villagers, the proposed changes threaten the livelihoods and well-being of these communities. Their collective cry was for G.O.B. to “respect us, respect our lands”. […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Today, we got an update from the Minister of State in the Ministry of National Defense, Oscar Mira, on the status of fifty Belize Defense Force soldiers that are being trained for deployment to Haiti. According to Minister Mira, an official decision has not yet been made and the Government of Belize is waiting for […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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The Dorothy Menzies Childcare Center will have a new facility in Belmopan, in the near future. Today, ground was broken for the center. Upon completion, the operations of the center in Belize City will be moved to Belmopan. It is a huge move for childcare services in Belize, because the facility will be much more […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, Wesley Methodist Church hosted its one hundred sixty-third annual meeting of the Belize-Honduras District of Methodist Churches in the Caribbean and the Americas. The meeting was attended by nearly one hundred delegates hailing from northern and southern regions of Belize, as well as various parts of Honduras. It is part of a week-long […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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This week, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is celebrating its ninth annual Jalsa Salana convention in Belize. The purpose of the event is to gain a nearness to God and develop ties of brother hood, within the community. This year, the event carries the theme of “Peace” and will be held on January twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth. […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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Two days ago, Alaia Belize Resort announced on its Facebook page that as of May first to November first of this year, it will be constructing a new seawall. The resort says the new infrastructure is expected to enrich its luxury resort experience, and create an expanded pristine beach with over eight hundred feet of […]
Written on January 25, 2024 | Posted in
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According to the former Minister of National Security, there have been as many as twenty-one violent crimes committed since the start of the New Year. These incidents have resulted in several murders, including the execution of underworld figure Jose Matus who was buried today. The latest murder, as we just reported, took place in the […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Former Minister of Economic Development Erwin Contreras and former Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt were summoned to appear before the Senate Special Select Committee today where they would face questions in respect of a dubious Definitive Agreement that was signed in October 2020. The agreement was signed by Contreras in his previous capacity as a […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Upon the postponement of today’s session, Senator Janelle Chanona, chair of the Senate Special Select Committee, explained why the public hearing was called off this morning. Senator Janelle Chanona, Chair, Senate Special Select Committee “As chair of the Senate Special Select Committee and on behalf of the membership, we certainly ask for the nation’s […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has sounded the alarm on serious concerns regarding the composition of High Court bench. As it stands, there is only one Belizean judge who sits on the bench, that is Justice Michelle Arana. The remaining seventeen judges are non-Belizeans. In a statement issued by the umbrella organization earlier […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Former Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte also chimed in on the matter, echoing the sentiment of the NTUCB. Senator Peyrefitte uses the example of other jurisdictions within the region, including Jamaica, that employs only native judges to the High Court. Mike Peyrefitte, Former Attorney General “I’ve always had a difficulty with foreigners occupying most or […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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The election season is about to enter prime time and political parties are sharpening their political teeth to run those ads, as they always do, about their opponents. And as they prepare to step out into the streets and homes of the electorate, they will no doubt attempt to discredit their political rivals. In San […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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The municipal elections are less than two months away and various city and town councils will be meeting with the media to speak of the projects they’ve been able to complete or at least begin since taking office. But for the San Pedro Town Council, headed by Mayor Wally Nunez, the last three years was […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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When we met with Belize Rural South Area Representative, Andre Perez, we asked him what he has been doing since he has not had the need to visit Belmopan anymore. That is since he lost his ministerial portfolio for the Blue Economy, amidst allegations of a sexual misconduct brought forward by a female attorney. Perez […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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In fact, Perez said that not having his portfolio has afforded him quality time with the people that put him in office in the first place – that is the electorate of Belize Rural South. He said that he has spent the past several months engaging with the people, whose support he believes he still […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow says former Port Loyola Area Representative Anthony “Boots” Martinez enjoys his support in the attempt to recall sitting area representative Gilroy Usher. As we reported last week, Martinez delivered over one thousand, seven hundred signatures to Governor General Froyla Tzalam requesting the recall. The petition to trigger a […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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Over the past week we have been following reports of Belize Defense Force soldiers complaining about low food rations. According to the complaints, items such as chicken, baking powder, sugar, and rice are no longer being provided to deployed troops. In response, the Belize Defense Force issued a release saying that it, “takes these allegations […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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If you are a resident of Mahogany Street, you may have noticed the upgrade in quality of several street vendor stalls with the post couple months. This is a direct result of a project operated by the Minister of Tourism Anthony Mahler, in collaboration with the Belize Tourism Board, and the Belize City Council that […]
Written on January 24, 2024 | Posted in
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The issue of victim-blaming, when people resort to social media platforms to attack others, has become quite a problem. That’s according to Cynthia Williams, the Human Development Coordinator at the Women’s Department. She says that the attacks can be so bad, that it affects the victims’ performance at work and otherwise. Cynthia Williams, Human […]
Written on January 23, 2024 | Posted in
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