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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a determination”. That’s a quote from Usain Bolt. And, over the last decade, winning an Interoffice Softball Championship seemed impossible for the MOE Chiefs. That was until Friday night when the Chiefs […]
Written on June 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Former Justice of Appeals Samuel Awich has filed a claim against the Social Security Board and the Attorney General of Belize to the tune of six hundred thousand dollars. Awich served in the judiciary from 2001 to 2022 when he retired from the bench. During his twenty years of service, the judge earned less than […]
Written on June 2, 2023 | Posted in
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The attorney general says that she doesn’t know what to make of the former justice’s claim. Back in 2014, the People’s United Party and the Bar Association raised several objections to the reappointment of Justice Awich to the Court of Appeal. Two claimants brought a claim for his removal before the Supreme Court. That matter […]
Written on June 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Portico Enterprises Limited has fired off a press release to set the record straight following allegations of corruption regarding the Definitive Agreement entered into with the Government of Belize. As we have reported, the Leader of the Opposition wrote to the Ombudsman requesting an investigation into the Prime Minister for corruption in relation to that […]
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The next general election is about two and a half years away, scheduled for November 2025; that is, unless the Briceño administration calls early elections. But News Five has received information that would suggest changes to the electoral composition of the House of Representatives. In fact, we are told that the first official proposal for […]
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As we reported on Thursday, weather forecasters are predicting an almost normal hurricane year for 2023 in terms of storm activity, despite the fact that they are also expecting an El Nino phenomenon to occur. While this often suppresses hurricane development, the extremely warm temperatures that are accompanying the El Nino this year are also […]
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Riley advised people in the Caribbean to listen to the advisories that the National Meteorological Service will give when a storm is threatening. She said that because each storm will have different characteristics from another with similar strength, paying attention to the details of the forecasts can be the difference between life and death. […]
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The Belize Electricity Limited has noted a sharp and unprecedented rise in electricity usage over the past few weeks. They say this is being caused by the unusually hot and humid weather conditions being experienced across the country. In fact, according to the utility company the demand for electricity at certain times during the first […]
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The Development Finance Corporation (D.F.C.) has won a regional award for its loan offering in a category of services that it has not been known for. The lending institution snagged the Association of Latin American and Development Bank Supporting Award for Women Entrepreneurs. The winning product is the Empowered Business Loan for Women and Youths. […]
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Reneau explained that the bank is currently digitalizing and modernizing its entire system to speed up the turnaround for business transactions and to keep up with the changing times. Not only that, the bank is also doing product development so that when it applies, it can receive Green Climate Funds accreditation. Shanelly Reneau, Lending […]
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Beginning on Thursday, a second cohort of tour guides will be engaged in a train the trainers’ course hosted by the Belize Tourism Board. It is being held at the ITVET conference room in Belize City and is building the capacity of fifteen persons from across the country. The topics discussed are contained in the […]
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July is quickly approaching and that means that tour guides are gearing up to have their licenses renewed. It expires annually at the end of July and this year, the B.T.B. has embarked on a campaign to take this service into the community. The tour guide licensing renewal clinic began earlier this week and will […]
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You may recognize him from Disney Channel’s Going Wild or the Jeff Corwin Experience on Animal Planet or even ABC’s Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin, but today the American biologist is in Belize. Corwin touched down this afternoon and is a special guest for the second annual Sharon Matola Day, which takes place on Saturday […]
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The second annual Sharon Matola Day will feature a series of activities, including free entrance to the zoo from eight-thirty a.m. and three p.m. and then later in the night, there will be a gala event celebrating forty years of existence of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center. During the event, a scholarship will […]
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Healthcare workers from different health regions today completed the first component of a three-part training to build their capacity to provide care to clients, particularly those who are suffering from H.I.V/AIDS. The National AIDS Commission and the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities organization teamed up to provide the training. National AIDS Commission’s Program Manager, Adrianne Alpuche and […]
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It is not every day that you wake up to the site of a floating oil rig in Belizean waters, especially since there is an indefinite moratorium on offshore drilling enshrined in Belize’s constitution. But, this morning, residents in San Pedro Town up to the shocking discovery of a three hundred and twenty-one foot semi-submersible […]
Written on June 1, 2023 | Posted in
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The principals of Portico Enterprises Limited have been rather tightlipped on criticisms regarding the Definitive Agreement signed with the Government of Belize in October 2020. Since the issue resurfaced last week, the parent company for Port of Magical Belize has not responded to comments made by the United Democratic Party, including Chairman Michael Peyrefitte. Tonight, […]
Written on June 1, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s not the kind of news any parent expects to hear, that their child was involved in a brawl at school that ended up with them being sent home. It’s worse when the fight involved a sharp-edged tool, such as a machete. This was the case at Ladyville Technical High School on Wednesday when a […]
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Corazon Creek Technical High School opened its door in 2009 and caters to just over three hundred plus students from remote villages in Toledo District, including Machakil Ha, San Benito Poite and Graham Creek. Most recently, secondary school students from Midway, Barranco and Santana have been added to the zone. While the institution has been […]
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Narco traffickers continue to use Central America, including Belize, as a drug transhipment point. It’s a thirty-two billion-dollar industry that is affecting communities globally. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the global drug trafficking market is constantly evolving, undermining economic and social development and contributing to crime, instability and insecurity. In […]
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The newly implemented Belize Sugar Industry Regulations 2023 are the latest decisions by government causing controversy across the sugar belt. As we have reported, the regulations require that importers and exporters of sugar apply to the Sugar Industry Control Board annually for a license. There are, however, preconditions to acquiring approval for such license. The […]
Written on June 1, 2023 | Posted in
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As we said, the Corozal Sugarcane Producers Association and the Progressive Sugarcane Producers Association held a virtual press conference this afternoon to voice their concerns with the new regulations. Their primary apprehension has to do with section sixteen of the legislations, the very same section that Minister Mai quoted which speaks to the preconditions that […]
Written on June 1, 2023 | Posted in
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In May, Cabinet approved one million dollars in subsidies to the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association for the purchase of Fertilizers. In its announcement, Cabinet noted that B.S.C.F.A. has not benefited from premiums derived from Fairtrade for the past two years. The release noted that the subsidies were approved to improve crop yields. In our […]
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The Corozal Sugarcane Producers Association and the Progressive Sugarcane Producers Association are now requesting an interview with the Prime Minister. They say that their farmers are also facing similar plights as their fellow farmers in the Belize Sugarcane Farmers Association. The two associations are now demanding that the Government of Belize also provide one million […]
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The pinch on the pocket due to inflated prices on goods over the past year has drawn sharp criticisms from the public against the government. It is a criticism that the government has not taken lightly. It has arranged meetings with wholesalers and retailers to discuss price control of goods and services, as well to […]
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