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Illegal cross- border trade continues to be a challenge for the Customs and Excise Department and by extension, the Government of Belize. We often report on the country’s porous borders specifically in the north where contrabandistas would illegally import food items, beers and even pharmaceuticals. But as reporters found out today, these illegal activities are […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department has commenced a new public relations campaign that aims to familiarize residents across the country with the commanding officers in their respective jurisdictions. It’s an initiative that began with two well-known senior officers introducing themselves to the public via the media this afternoon. Senior Superintendent Reymundo Reyes is an officer with […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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Senior Superintendent Christopher Noble is also responsible for Eastern Division as the lead administrator. This afternoon, he also reintroduced himself to the Belizean public. Sr. Supt. Christopher Noble, Administrator, Eastern Division “I think you guys already know me. I am Christopher Noble, Senior Superintendent, I am in charge of the administrative side of Eastern […]
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Earlier this week, Dean Flowers, the President of the Public Service Union joined Minister of Public Service Henry Charles Usher on a tour of several government offices in Belmopan. This exercise is part of the union’s annual presidential visits to various government ministries. The group visited the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Flowers and Minister Usher engaged public officers on the reinstatement of increments. According to Flowers, while legislation has been passed through the National Assembly, the Ministry of Public Service did not issue a circular authorizing finance officer to approve the payment of increments due. According to Flowers, Minister Usher committed to rectifying the omission. […]
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During the virtual meeting, directors acknowledged the continued increase in B.S.I.’s annual sugar production which is projected at one hundred and twenty-six thousand tons for this crop season. Additionally, the association’s board of directors appointed Mac McLachlan as Chairman of the Association for the remainder of 2022, 2023 financial year and 2023 to 2024. We […]
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On Saturday between five p.m. and eleven p.m., North Front Street from its junction with Victoria Street and Hyde’s Lane will be blocked off to vehicular traffic as “A Night for Mom” takes place. The area will be transformed into a marketplace with food and music. There will be booths featuring Belizean entrepreneurs, as well […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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The perennial issue of flooding near downtown Belize City’s is being solved with an eleven million dollar pumping station. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank and the Belize City Council, has been working for the past five years to construct the pumping station in the Yarborough community. The project […]
Written on May 11, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness hosted a Nursing Long Service Awards Ceremony today, in recognition of Nurses Week. Over a hundred nurses were recognized for their years of service in the public sector. The event was held in Belize City. Kevin Bernard, the Minister of Health and Wellness, was in attendance. He gave the […]
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The dry season has been unforgiving this year, particularly for residents in the north where wells in various rural communities have all but dried up. Despite government’s efforts to assist with the water crisis, there are a number of challenges facing the Ministry of Rural Development. According to Minister Oscar Requeña, government is taking initiative […]
Written on May 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Today in the Corozal District, students as well as the faculty and staff of San Joaquin Primary School officially took over managing the school’s feeding resilient project. It is a team effort spearheaded by the ministries of education and agriculture, along with the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization and the government of Mexico. The […]
Written on May 10, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize has been successfully chosen to host the regional Climate Action Transparency center. The center will be at the Ministry of Sustainable Development and is in partnership with the Central American Commission for Environment and Development under the SICA framework. It’s a major accomplishment for the country, which C.E.O. in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, […]
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A workshop was held at the Radisson this morning, as part of an organic waste to energy pre-feasibility study. The Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics and E-governance is at the helm of the project and a second round of consultations was held on the subject. Ryan Cobb is the Director of Energy. Ryan […]
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Today, the Chairman and the Deputy Chair of the People’s Constitutional Commission met with Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow. On Wednesday, a meeting of the P.C.C. plenary will be held to discuss the launch of the consultative process. The secretariat has also been engaging with tertiary institutions and attending events to create awareness about […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Government of Belize and the village of Indian Creek, in Toledo District, for a solar project to electrify the community. The Ministry of Public Utilities and Energy, as well as the Area Representative for Toledo West, and the leadership of that rural community entered into an agreement […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The highly anticipated Crooked Tree Village Cashew Fest and Agriculture Show 2023 is scheduled to take place on May thirteenth and fourteenth. The event was first organized back in the early eighties by the first Belize Rural North Area Representative, the late Samuel Rhaburn. At the time, it was simply the Belize District Agriculture Show, […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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As we reported three weeks ago, the New River in Orange Walk seems to be entering another phase of uncertainty as reports of small amounts of dead fish have been seen in certain parts of the waterway. In recent weeks, tour guides who use the river to conduct tours called our attention to the changes, […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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A closing ceremony for the Empowering Women and Youths initiative was held at the National Agricultural and Trade Showground in Belmopan. The aim is for participants to generate income through agro-processing and value addition of locally-grown, seasonal fruits and vegetables. The brief ceremony brings to an end another aspect of the partnership between the Government […]
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The Belize Broadcasting Authority is on a mission to update Belize’s Broadcasting Act. The last time an exercise was held to revise the act was back in 2002. In those days, Nokia was the king of phone manufacturers. Facebook was not yet launched and people were still using antennas to catch cable TV signal. So […]
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Attorney-at-Law Marissa Longsworth is the lead consultant in B.B.A.’s efforts to modernize Belize’s broadcasting regulations. She gave a presentation on the importance of this exercise. Here is an excerpt from her address. Marissa Longsworth, Attorney-at-Law “If we look at this from a perspective strictly of equity and trying to make sure we have a […]
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A human rights capacity building training with police officers began today in Belmopan, following an opening ceremony at the National Police Training Academy. For the remainder of the week, a Human Rights Officer from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, attached to the Global Policies and Security Forces Team, will be facilitating […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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The Department of Youth Service has established an ambitious two-year youth reform program in Mountain Pine Ridge called the D’Silva Youth Mountain Challenge. Kevin Cadle the Director at D.Y.S. and his Deputy Director, Walton Garbutt, are hoping to radically transform the lives of young men who have dropped out of school, who are members of […]
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While the program officially launched today, the two-year D’Silva Mountain Pine Ridge Youth Program has been in operation for the past two weeks. Already there are reports that is has not all been smooth sailing. Last week, information surfaced that a handful of disgruntled youths left the camp ground on foot. We have since learned […]
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Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration held an award ceremony for its M.S.M.E. Women Economic Empowerment Initiative, Women Who Boss Competition. The event is part of the project to enhance the economic empowerment of women in Latin America and the Caribbean in the post-pandemic era. It focuses on technical assistance for […]
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The President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association of Football (CONCACAF), Victor Montagliani, was on a twenty-four hour trip to Belize. Today, the Football Federation of Belize held a press conference at the House of Culture where Sergio Chuc, the President of F.F.B., and President Montagliani addressed the media. Here is […]
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