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Mopan Technical High School has been getting a lot of positive attention on social media for its new uniform design. The school will now be allowing its female students to wear uniform pants going into the new school year. They are not the first school to make this transition. One school in southern Belize did […]
Written on July 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Former Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade Erwin Contreras is headed to court in a ten million dollar lawsuit filed against him by Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited, Belize Cruise Development Limited, and Belize Logistics Terminal Limited. This is in respect of general, special and exemplary damages for misfeasance in public office arising from Contreras’ […]
Written on July 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow today revealed that the United Democratic Party also intends to bring a lawsuit against Prime Minister John Briceño. Barrow explained that the U.D.P. intends to use the same tort that Waterloo has invoked against Erwin Contreras for misfeasance in public office, related to the Definitive Agreement. Here is […]
Written on July 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Last night, we showed you the Prime Minister’s response to questions about his administration’s decision to seek a second legal opinion from Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes on the validity of the Definitive Agreement. Tonight, the Leader of the Opposition is still pressing the Government of Belize on the matter. He says that he still cannot […]
Written on July 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Last night, we also told you that the Senate voted unanimously for the appointment of a Special Select Committee that will investigate the Definitive Agreement. Opposition Leader Barrow weighed in on the Senate’s decision, noting that the matter is a live issue and not a quote “dead horse”, as some government officials would want the […]
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Last Friday, the United Democratic Party issued a press release denouncing what they referred to as an attempt by the Government of Belize to muzzle the free press on matters pertaining to the redistricting exercise. The opposition’s release was in direct response to a statement from the Elections and Boundaries Commission cautioning media houses against […]
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On July seventh, the Elections and Boundaries Commission issued a release informing that the redistricting exercise is completed. The idea is to divide Belize into no less than twenty-eight electoral divisions, each in such a way that registered voters are equitably distributed across the country. The conclusion of the exercise is welcome news; however, the […]
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With that said, Opposition Leader Barrow went on to reveal that the two opposition members on the Redistricting Task Force have voted against the newly proposed amendment to the reports. Barrow asserted that the amendments are unconstitutional and that the proposal now set to be tabled before the House of Representatives is heavily politicized. He […]
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When cultures start to erode, they normally start with the oral tradition – that intangible part that exists only by how it is passed on via lore – spoken word and practice. The Institute of Social and Cultural Research is holding a week-long workshop to not only safeguard those cultures, but to protect them from […]
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The Leader of the Opposition also weighed in on the Belize Territorial Volunteer’s call for greater security presence at the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base in the Toledo District. Barrow says he has been following the reports, but is yet to engage members of the BTV on the matter. He, however, noted that he joins their […]
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The Government of Belize is borrowing fifteen million U.S. dollars to fund the It’zat STEAM Academy which will open its doors to Belize students at the start of the new academic year. That facility will not be completed before September. Nonetheless, the Ministry of Education has indicated that since the first building will be ready, […]
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It’s been three weeks since Retired Captain Daniel Mendez took up office as the National Emergency Coordinator at NEMO, replacing Retired Colonel Shelton DeFour who had held the post for almost two decades. Mendez, who is the husband of Governor General Dame Froyla T’zalam, says that he has been in the background of disaster management […]
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It took the news by storm in May, when word got out that a Definitive Agreement existed between the Government of Belize and Portico Enterprises Limited, a thirty-one page document that proposed huge concessions for an ambitious project. In part, it called for, “development, construction, operation and management of a cruise ship docking facility, including […]
Written on July 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The Definitive Agreement has had both political mass parties accusing each other of some degree of corruption to have either signed the document into existence in one instance, and to facilitate its progress in the other. Over the weekend, Prime Minister John Briceño told reporters that the government got a second legal opinion on the […]
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Former Prime Minister Dean Barrow also chimed in briefly on the significance of a Special Select Committee to investigate the dubious agreement between Portico and the Government of Belize. He says that the members of civil society in the upper house are owed a debt of gratitude for their endeavor. Dean Barrow, Former Prime […]
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Both sides of the isle supported the Special Select Committee’s investigation of the Definitive Agreement, and both sides have pointed fingers at each other with accusations of corruption. When we had a break to speak with P.U.P. Senator, Eamon Courtenay following the senate meeting, we asked him what misunderstanding there could have been on Juratowitch’s […]
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Did the esteemed legal mind tasked with providing Cabinet with an initial opinion on the validity of the Definitive Agreement misunderstand his assignment? That’s what Prime Minister John Briceño told reporters this weekend. He said that King’s Counsel, Doctor Ben Juratowitch got it wrong, prompting Cabinet to seek a second opinion from Senior Counsel Douglas […]
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This afternoon, we sat with former Prime Minister Dean Barrow, himself a distinguished attorney, to discuss his perspective on the Mendes opinion. He says that he opposes quite a number of Mendes’ deductions where the validity of the Definitive Agreement is concerned. Dean Barrow, Former Prime Minister “I don’t agree with Mr. Mendes’ opinion […]
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Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler, along with Minister of State Chris Coye, has been assigned to renegotiating a more favorable agreement for all parties involved in the development of Port of Magical Belize. While the Definitive Agreement has been rubbished, Mahler told reporters over the weekend that a legislation is being considered that will, “guide investments […]
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On the topic of cruise tourism, Mahler readily admits that that sector of the travel and leisure industry is much smaller than overnight arrivals. However, there is still a need for the development of cruise terminals with docking facilities in Belize. He frames it in the context of the Definitive Agreement and Cabinet’s role in […]
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In the wee small hours of this morning, a murder took place in the village of Progresso, in the Corozal District. Fifty-two-year-old Rosita Ramona Olivera was socializing with her brother, sister-in-law and one other person when an argument ensued between the couple. Olivera intervened in the quarrel and was reportedly stabbed multiple times to the […]
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Thirty-nine-year-old Glenda Estrada, an expecting mother, was knocked down during a hit and run incident over the weekend in Ladyville. Estrada was at a store purchasing items that she needed, ahead of being admitted to ward at the K.H.M.H. for the delivery of her son, when she was struck by a vehicle. According to her […]
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A group of armed men entered a home in Cristo Rey village this morning and stole a safe containing an undisclosed amount of cash. The men also made off with a Toyota Hilux. This afternoon, Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero told reporters that police were still on the scene and that the vehicle is […]
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Thieves targeted a businessman and his son in Esperanza Village on Sunday. According to police, the father and son met up to collect cash from a delivery. They were ambushed during the transaction. ACP Romero told us more. A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Commander, Eastern Division “Francis Requena reported that on Sunday he went to visit […]
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Two armed men held up an establishment in Calcutta Village on Sunday afternoon. According to police, the men, armed with a machete and a knife, robbed the business of an undisclosed sum of money before making good their escape. A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Commander, Eastern Division “On Sunday the ninth day of July 2023 around […]
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