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The murder of thirty-seven-year-old Kurtis Usher that took place nine days ago in Libertad Village sent shockwaves across the relatively peaceful community. Later on we will tell you how the Belize Police Department is working to restore a sense of safety in the community. But first, following the shooting incident, police found a license nine […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
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We also asked ComPol Williams if he believes there is a black market for gun license operating in Belize and if he thinks high ranking police officer are involved. Here is how that conversation went. Paul Lopez “Are you aware then that there is a gun license black market operations here in Belize and […]
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Last Monday we visited Libertad Village in the Corozal District where thirty-seven-year-old Kurtis Usher was gunned down in front of his home and his three-year-old son was grazed to the head. Today, we headed back to the community with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams and a team of senior officers for a community meet and […]
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Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow has written to Chief Executive Officer Jason Liberty of the Royal Caribbean Group regarding the company’s recently signed Memorandum of Understanding with Portico and Boskalis. In the five-page letter, Barrow writes, “the harrowing revelations of illegal, unauthorized, and unethical one-sided offerings in the Portico Definitive Agreement are enough to give one […]
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More specifically, Mahler said that they have started the process of scrutinizing the Definitive Agreement with a view to remove parts of the contract that are deemed excessive. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations “Inside of Belize, we‘ve started to dissect the Definitive Agreement just to say, this can‘t work, this can […]
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Today, a forest fire management training concluded at the Belize Zoo Tropical and Education Center. For the past three days, the National Wildlife Coordinating Group from the United States has been engaging with participants from Belizean organizations. They are being taught the basics of how to mitigate forest fires that have been affecting Central America, […]
Written on June 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Today was observed as World Oceans Day and Monday was World Environmental Day. In tandem with these days, the Corozal Sustainable Future Initiative (C.S.F.I.) organized an eco tour of selected locations in Corozal to showcase to the media the steps they are making towards sustainably managing the resources around them to benefit today’s and future […]
Written on June 8, 2023 | Posted in
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The problems that forest fires have created, primarily along the George Price Highway in recent months, should soon be a thing of the past, with the onset of the rainy season. Today, Minister of Disaster Risk Management, Orlando Habet, said that a lot of the fires were extinguished with the first rains, but that others […]
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Today, the Belize City Council organized a soft launch of a recently installed traffic light system at the corners of Saint Thomas and Saint Joseph streets in Belize City. It’s an area that is often times congested with vehicular traffic and there have been a number of accidents at the intersection. There are several schools […]
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Mayor Bernard Wagner also fielded a question on the stoplight at the intersection of Central American Boulevard and Vernon Street. The lighting mechanism at this crossroad was damaged and twisted out of place by Hurricane Lisa last year. Eight months later and it still has not been fixed. Mayor Wagner says that the particular traffic […]
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Sixty percent of Belize’s population is overweight and thirty percent is obese, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health and Wellness. In an effort to improve Belize’s nutrition approach and promote healthier lifestyles, the ministry has launched an ambitious National Nutrition Policy. The policy speaks to inter-sectoral and multi-sectoral approaches to promote nutrition and […]
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The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health has also partnered to present a paper to Cabinet that will see the sale of sugary drinks banned in schools across the country. Francis Fonseca, the Minister of Education, informed us that legislation is yet to be drafted, and that those regulations will provide for a […]
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Last evening, we reported that the Fantasy Five and Pick Three games of chances have been discontinued, reportedly because Caribbean Gaming Company Limited has not complied with the licensing requirements and conditions. There have been quite a few comments on social media some in jest, suggesting that options for entertainment are dwindling, and others inquiring […]
Written on June 7, 2023 | Posted in
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There are no confirmed cases of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza in Belize. That piece of information comes as good news to the industry after various tests were conducted by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. But, industry stakeholders are not sitting by idly waiting for a confirmed case. Today, the Ministry of Agriculture hosted a […]
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C.E.O Solano shared that Belizeans in the Diaspora celebrate when carriers are added that can move them direct to their destination of choice. She said that while those at the helm of the Tourism and Diaspora Relations ministry have spent a lot of time in COVID recovery mode, they’ve given attention to the future development […]
Written on June 6, 2023 | Posted in
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And, while B.S.C.F.A. says it supports the Government of Belize in the implementation of the latest regulations, it is also requesting that the Cabinet approved Commission of Inquiry to examine the modernization of the industry be established immediately. The new sugar industry regulations do not address the association’s longstanding dissatisfaction with the method for sugarcane […]
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…and the training continues. President of the Belize Athletics Association, Jaheed Smith says that the win is encouraging and with additional support, the athletes will be ready to compete in other regional and international competitions. Jaheed Smith, President, Belize Athletics Association “It is very encouraging. Later on in the year, we have another competition […]
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Within hours, there were reports of another murder on Saturday night, only this time in Libertad Village in the Corozal District. Kurtis Usher had just returned home along with his common-law wife and their three-year-old son when a gunman opened fire in their direction. Usher was mortally wounded while the baby was grazed to the […]
Written on June 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Senator Courtenay responded to Senator Peyrefitte by pointing to the U.D.P.’s record of building homes during their three terms in office. He clarified that the D.F.C. Board comprises professionals from a cross section, and that the government has minority representation on the board that makes the decisions regarding these investments. Eamon Courtenay, Lead Government […]
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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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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 […]
Written on June 2, 2023 | Posted in
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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. […]
Written on June 2, 2023 | Posted in
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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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