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According to Senior Superintendent Calbert Flowers, specialized units, including the GI-3, will be on patrol. There will also be vehicular checkpoints at various locations across the city. Sr. Supt. Calbert Flowers, Operations Office, B.P.D. “We will be rolling out our road policing unit across the country. So again, we ask drivers and users of […]
Written on September 8, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been six weeks since the second annual Belize International Music and Food Festival was held at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City. It’s an event that is organized by the Belize Tourism Board during a time where there is a slowdown in tourist arrivals to the Jewel. A request was made by […]
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A multimillion-dollar investment is being made to expand the Philip Goldson International Airport. There are more carriers and airlifts to the country and Belize is readily becoming a prime tourism destination. C.E.O. in the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations Nicole Solano says that there are increase arrivals, even through land borders. While the numbers […]
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Today, a signing ceremony was held in the village of Sarteneja for a rural development project. Over five hundred households stand to benefit from the rehabilitation of the water system in the village that is quickly becoming a tourist destination. The price tag is six hundred and thirty-nine thousand dollars. The project is being executed […]
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Several dirt roads in residential communities in San Pedro are being cemented as part of a twenty-five million-dollar municipal bond that the Town Council has floated. The roads, which are prone to flooding in the rainy season, have been raised and resurfaced. Mayor Wally Nunez told News Five that part of the project also includes […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this year, the Registrar of Credit Unions announced that retired banker, Martin Marshalleck had been appointed as an administrator to oversee the management and operation of Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal Town. His primary responsibility was to ensure that the equities, as well as the rights of creditors who belong to the […]
Written on September 6, 2023 | Posted in
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There are four domestic banks operating in Belize’s financial sector and their fiscal performance is described by the Central Bank as fairly stable. But are there concerns regarding profits and losses? And why are some banks charging for every financial transaction that is done when a customer accesses his or her account? Central Bank Governor […]
Written on September 6, 2023 | Posted in
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The highlight feature of Minister David Rutley’s trip to Belize was his tour of the Coastal Plain Highway. The road project was financed by his government in the UK, as well as the Caribbean Development Bank. Minister Rutley got an opportunity to meet with members of the communities in the area. They spoke with him […]
Written on September 6, 2023 | Posted in
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When the People’s United Party was in opposition, current Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay spoke strongly against the Coastal Highway project. He asserted that the project was patently criminal, because it was not taken before the National Assembly for approval and because the Contractor General’s Office was vacant at the time. Minister Courtenay had cautioned the […]
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Sargassum has been an eyesore along beaches across the country for over a decade. In San Pedro, those challenges, including the putrid odor of decaying sea grass, have been well documented. Accumulation of the rotting algae along the shoreline has impacted tourism in these communities for many years, as they tried feverishly to get hired […]
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We discovered today that, ironically, the same sargassum that is responsible for so much of the erosion that occurs along shorelines can be used to also restore those affected beachfronts. News Five took a tour of a portion of a beach restoration project that the San Pedro Town Council has introduced to restore the area […]
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, stakeholders gathered for a final consultation session, looking at how to design a groundwater monitoring system for the country. It is being done through support from the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network, through which Belize was able to get expert advice on implementation. And as we […]
Written on September 6, 2023 | Posted in
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On Saturday afternoon, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Caye Chapel where a mega million dollar tourism development project is set to commence. The island is the construction site for a Four Seasons luxury resort, complete with several over-water villas. Coming in at an initial price tag of two hundred million US dollars, representatives of […]
Written on September 4, 2023 | Posted in
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A four-day training funded by The Nature Conservancy and facilitated by the Belize Women Seaweed Farmers Association ended on Friday. The training focused on seaweed farming, and more than a dozen participants learned how to cultivate seaweed. Seaweed offers more than meets the eye. It promises alternative livelihoods for fishermen. It’s a great value-added component. […]
Written on September 4, 2023 | Posted in
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The brushes that impair visibility for drivers around curves on the nation’s highways are being eliminated through a joint effort by the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and the Kolbe Foundation. And just in case the thought of prisoners armed with machetes along the highways make you wonder about public safety, prison officials say you need […]
Written on September 4, 2023 | Posted in
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And, in an ideal world for the Minister of New Growth Industries, cannabis would have been one of the commodities featured at this year’s investment summit. But we are not there yet, and there are still a lot of questions about whether we will ever get there. Well, Minister Musa says there have been some […]
Written on September 1, 2023 | Posted in
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The workshops, which were held in Placencia earlier this week and today in Belize City, mark the conclusion of year one of the project. WWF Country Representative Nadia Bood says that the first year was more about data gathering and meeting with strategic partners. The consultative process is comprehensive and will help to provide data, […]
Written on September 1, 2023 | Posted in
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WWF Belize is among several organizations that have come out against port projects off the coast of Belize, including the proposed Port of Magical Belize, as it champions mangrove protection. Back in July, Royal Caribbean, which has partnered with Portico, announced that it has joined with WWF to insert sustainability in the core of its […]
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The 2023 Belize Investment Summit is attracting potential investors from all over. The gathering was officially opened this morning at the Grand Caribe on Ambergris Caye. Some five hundred individuals have registered for the two-day event which will include in-depth conversations on the blue, green and orange economies. Key components of the summit are conservation […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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A lot of attention is being placed on the orange economy at this year’s investment summit. The orange economy is also known as the creative sector and it includes music production, movie production, culture and heritage, among other opportunities. Now, there was not much to show at the summit from Belize’s orange economy. It is, […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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As the discussions surrounding the blue, green and orange economies takes center stage at the Belize Investment Summit, there is one sector that is not given much attention. That is the grey economy. This is the informal economy or the sector that is not taxed and often proves to be the most challenging to monitor. […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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As we said, the former Colombian President co-authored a book on the orange economy in 2013. According to Duque, the orange sector played a critical role in Colombia’s economic rebound, following the Covid-19 pandemic. He told us why he believes Belize is poised to become a leader in the creative market within the region with […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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In the wake of Sunday night’s execution of Orel Leslie, the Belize Police Department is bracing for reprisals. As a result, officers remain vigilant for any developments that will trigger a tit-for-tat between rival gangs in the Lake Independence community. News Five spoke with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams about citizen security amid the ongoing […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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It fell under the radar after it was passed into law, but an attorney has brought to the fore a concern over new penalties one faces if they are charged with trafficking marijuana in Belize. Today, Dickie Bradley pointed out that the penalties, including prison time, as well as the fines and bail for someone […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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As of today, the cost of fuel has gone up by over a dollar at the pump and there was no announcement made by the Government of Belize about the impending price hike. The opposition has been quite vocal about the exorbitant cost of fuel, despite the cost per barrel of oil remaining stable on […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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