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The Belize Police Department has joined others that have decided to honour their female members during this, Women’s Month. Today, the department recognized sixty-two women through promotions they have earned in their career as police officers. They were all promoted one level up from where they were, from constable to corporal and all the way […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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William Dawson, the venerable head of the Leadership Intervention Unit, passed away from health complications in late January. Since then, the Ministry of Home Affairs has yet to name a successor to interface with the Government of Belize and various inner city groups. Late this afternoon, a peace march was held through the streets of […]
Written on March 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The topic is often a sensitive one—the placement of a child in the children’s home system does not come from the best circumstances. There are currently nine children’s home functioning in Belize. These include both private and governmental. Each facility is placed strategically in different municipalities over the country to support the placement of children. […]
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2021 was a record year for plane landings in Belize. At the time, it appeared as though illegal plane landings were occurring on a weekly basis across the country. In 2022, those reports significantly decreased and months have passed since we have reported on any confirmed drug plane landing on Belizean territory. So, what has […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, the media caught up with Minister of Labour Oscar Requeña at a workshop on child labour – we’ll have that story later in the newscast. But we took the opportunity to get an update on the trade licensing bill. Viewers will remember that back in May 2022, there was pushback by several persons, including […]
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If you run or actively participate in a non-profit organization then you may want to keep a close eye on the government’s recently tabled Non-Profit Organization Bill 2023. The Belize Network of N.G.O.’s has signaled several concerns with the proposed legislation and has gone ahead to bring those concerns to the Prime Minister via a […]
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Are there plans to de-reserve the Machaka Reserve in southern Belize? The simple answer is yes. The Machaka Forest Reserve is located in Toledo and is situated nearby Laguna and Dump community and extends to new Mabilha and Aguacate Villages. Today, Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña confirmed to the media that he had requested […]
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Tonight on Belize on Reel, we visit a family-owned farm in the Belize District that continues to grow in popularity for a variety of meat produce being delivered to your favorite supermarkets. Yemy Farm started off as a small operation by former Immigration Director Mario Arzu in 2012. Since then it has taken off as […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Last year, the Briceño administration piloted a free education program on south side Belize City. It was a campaign promise under the People’s United Party’s PlanBelize manifesto. Today, Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña confirmed to the media that come September, the free education program will be rolled out in the Toledo District. While the […]
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There is controversy over a ten-acre parcel of land on the northern end of Hopkins Village. It all started when a few of the residents discovered that the lands, on which sits an old cemetery, are no longer public property but had been sold off to private investors some years ago. Now, the people want […]
Written on March 15, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Marketing and Development Corporation is focusing on the return of rice production in southern Belize. It’s been six years since the mill has not been churning, but earlier this month, production restarted. Last year, the B.M.D.C. accepted rice paddy from farmers, but it was not for transportation to the millers in Cayo, but […]
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On Friday, the Social Security Board issued a Public Notice of Investment in the local papers. The notice stated that S.S.B. has proposed to lend three million, five hundred thousand dollars to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve for the installation of sargassum barriers and capital expenditures. Of recent, we have been reporting on the negative […]
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Following the newscast tonight, a culinary series will be launched right here on Channel Five. Episode one premieres at seven-thirty p.m. and will provide a first look at People, Food and Culture – an in-depth feature on Belize’s diverse cultures, cuisine and people. It’s the brainchild of the Belize Tourism Board and took over a […]
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A tribunal appointed by the Government of Belize to preside over an appeal being made by Waterloo, in respect of the Port of Belize Expansion Project, has been named. The members of that body are Lucy Fleming, Doctor Terry Hughes and Justice Farnese Patricia Farnese. Back in February, we reported that the Department of the […]
Written on March 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Habet further explained that the purpose of the tribunal is to ensure that the process that was followed by NEAC, as well as the Department of the Environment, was fair to Waterloo. He also shared details on the selection process. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development “Some names came up and I think […]
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Concerns being raised by residents of San Pedrito have been answered by the Minister of Sustainable Development with respect of dredging activities taking place in that area of San Pedro Town. According to Minister Habet, the San Pedro Town Council has been given the green light to proceed with dredging. That municipal body has since […]
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Following years of strategic planning and investment, the Belize Scouts Foundation today officially inaugurated the Sir Colville Young Building. Located on Albert Street, just a stone’s throw away from Saint John’s Cathedral in Belize City, the building was handed over to the Belize Scouts Association for use as its headquarters. This morning, a plaque unveiling […]
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A man and a woman are displaced after a fire destroyed their homes through an alley on Euphrates Avenue in Belize City. The blaze was first spotted sometime after four this morning at a wooden house situated at the back of a yard, but it spread quickly to two other houses. By the time the […]
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Mangroves are among the most ecologically valuable marine ecosystems in the world. They serve as the habitat for fisheries, protect shorelines from the full impact of storms and remove earth-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store this carbon below ground in the soil. Earlier today, the first comprehensive national estimate of mangrove carbon […]
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While mangroves have long been recognized as important nature-based solutions to climate change, many countries still lack local data on carbon stocks. This study helps fill the carbon data gap for Belize, making it one of the few countries in the region with a comprehensive carbon stock assessment for mangroves. Orlando Habet, Minister of […]
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Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network Belize and National Student Union of Belize have joined forces on a social media peace campaign during Commonwealth Week 2023. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness about the theme of Commonwealth Week 2023: “Forging Peaceful and Sustainable Common Futures”. The campaign also aims to encourage young people to engage […]
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Traffic accidents remain one of the country’s leading causes of death and over the weekend, tragedy struck when four members of one family from Orange Walk District perished in a head-on collision. The mishap occurred on the Yo Creek/San Antonio Road on Saturday night. What’s worse is that the driver of the other vehicle is […]
Written on March 13, 2023 | Posted in
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One of the high priority areas listed in the 2023 budget is land distribution. Prime Minister Briceño says that government is making a significant investment in the surveying of over eleven thousand parcels of land across the country that will be distributed to first-time land owners in 2023. He gave further details during his speech. […]
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It’s a long-awaited piece of instrument that was promised by the previous administration. Today, the Government Press Office has reported that the Minister of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a new aviation primary radar and for the upgrading of its air traffic control center. […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another exciting edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. Here hoping you are having a great start to your week. He is arguably one of the most talked about players in the 2023 Belize Elite Basketball League, Kirk Smith Junior. And, this coming Friday fans will finally get to witness […]
Written on March 13, 2023 | Posted in
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