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The police will issue an advisory on Wednesday on whether businesses will be restricted from selling liquor on Christmas Day. It follows a release from the Placencia Tourism Centre which informed its members that businesses in that community that hold a hotel liquor license or restaurant liquor license will be allowed to open as normal […]
Written on December 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, at the Belize Coast Guard Headquarters, the leadership of the naval unit along with its political leader hosted its annual Christmas luncheon. Aside from being served by their superiors, the opportunity was used to award those seamen and women who have done exceptionally well over the year; the coveted Commandant Awardee was also announced. […]
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The Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Elton Bennett also spoke to the media about the successful year that the naval military unit has had. He spoke about the disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Lisa, as well as search and rescue operations. According to Commandant Bennett, the coast guard managed to save thirty-four […]
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While with the Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, we asked about enforcement at sea in terms of our maritime laws and the illicit activities therein. Commandant Elton Bennett spoke to the media about their integral role in not only intercepting, but also a preventative strategy for drug planes. Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast […]
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The forward operating base at Sarstoon was compromised earlier this year by erosion and so patrols along the southernmost part of the country are being deployed from a temporary outpost set up in Barranco Village. Now the F.O.B. was set up back in 2015 to deter illegal activities in the area. So today, we asked […]
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And the forward operating base at Sarstoon is expected to be up and running within the next two months. Minister of Defence, Florencio Marin Junior says that approval was obtained at the last sitting of the House of Representatives and construction should commence shortly to rehabilitate the structure. Florencio Marin Jr., Minister of National […]
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Christmas is here and there are those traditional things that we have come to enjoy in our respective households. Whether it is being with the entire family under one roof or travelling. But wherever you go there are those long-established traditions that make this festive season one to enjoy. For many when you think about […]
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There are over two hundred persons employed in the enforcement, traffic and terminal team at the Department of Transport. And for the first time under the leadership of Chief Transport Officer Diane Vasquez, a Christmas Family Program is taking place. Vasquez has been going across the country surprising these public officers with a grocery bag […]
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The redistricting exercise will finally take place in the months ahead, following a recent consent order issued by the Supreme Court. The drawing over of the boundaries for all thirty-one constituencies will see voters being moved accordingly to establish equity across all electoral districts. This means that some constituencies will be amalgamated and new ones […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the pro tem presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) was conferred on Prime Minister John Briceño. As provisional head of the regional organization, there are four primary areas that he will be addressing during the next six months. High on that list are issues of food security and climate change. […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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An investigation continues into the death of an elderly woman on Sunday morning in Belize City. The eighty-three-year-old resident of Rasta Street was inside her concrete bungalow house when a fire broke out. She was trapped inside her room with no way to escape. Neighbours came out, and police also arrived on the scene and […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Two men were shot in Belize City this morning. Reports are that Robert McDonald and Jefferson Dawson were inside a yard on Black Orchid Street in the Saint Martin’s Area when they came under attack. Information gathered from the scene is that the gunman rode up to the property on a bicycle and fired in […]
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Last Thursday, we reported on a shooting in the Lake Independence area in which three persons were injured, Kingsley Morrison, Chris Welch and Ulide Allen. While we caught up with police as they processed the scene on Mahogany Street, just past the Complex Building, today, police confirmed that that it was only one of two […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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There was also a burglary reported by a construction company in Belama. Kevin Ayuso reported to police that a forty-foot container at his property was broken into and stolen from within were numerous items valued at about ten thousand dollars. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood shared the details, while asking the public to be aware of purchasing […]
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The most underprivileged of Belizeans will have a better Christmas this year, thanks to Belizeans in the diaspora who collected an impressive shipment of food and other grocery items to share at this time of year. It took a joint effort by the office of Belize’s Ambassador to the Diaspora, Sandhya Budhrani-Murphy, and Build Belize […]
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Just in time for Christmas, Prime Minister John Briceño, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, and Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat visited Valley of Peace Community bearing gifts. On Sunday, they all attended a short ceremony where fifty-four first-time land owners received their documents. It was a joyous and proud occasion for those recipients. The […]
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There are over two hundred persons employed in the enforcement, traffic and terminal team at the Department of Transport. And today, for the first time under the leadership of Chief Transport Officer Diane Vasquez, a Christmas Family Program is taking place. Vasquez has been going across the country surprising these public officers with a grocery […]
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This Christmas, a fisherman is ecstatic that his investment in the Scratch and Win Games paid off and he has the money to purchase the outboard engine he has wanted to get for his boat. Scratch & Win has been offering scratch tickets in one, two, five, and ten dollar denominations, but as Director Alex […]
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The Government of Belize through the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Green Climate Fund, hosted consultations for its Climate Data and Information Gap Assessment and Action Plan Validation earlier today. This project is for the coastal zone and fisheries […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, for our weekly Belize On Reel feature, we’ll show you the massive cleanup effort that has been undertaken at the Belize Zoo, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Lisa over six weeks ago. In the month of November, the zoo lost almost two hundred thousand dollars in revenue, as the facility had to be […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Personnel from Rural Resilient Belize today gifted five hundred liter water tanks to the fifteen members of the Maya Green Growers Cooperative of San Antonio Village, Cayo. The water tanks, valued at two thousand one hundred dollars each, will be used during the dry season, according to the cooperative’s president, Gary Canto. Gary Canto, […]
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The Concepcion Vegetable Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited, the Northern Sustainable Agro-producers Cooperative Society Limited, as well as the Seven Miles Farmers’ Association have entered into Matching Grant Fund Agreements with the Ministry of Economic Development through the Resilient Rural Belize initiative. The purpose of the Matching Grant Fund Agreement is to provide resources and technical […]
Written on December 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are reporting the discovery of human remains believed to be that of a man who was reported missing about two years ago. Just after midday on Tuesday, officers visited a farm located at mile forty-one on the Hummingbird Highway, Cayo District. They were directed to an area at the end of an Orange Orchard […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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As many as seventy-seven schools across Belize City and other parts of central Belize were affected by Hurricane Lisa in early November. That is according to Minister of Education Francis Fonseca who referred to a final report that has been submitted on the extent of damages caused by the natural disaster on school buildings. In […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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For most Belizeans, Christmas is not Christmas without rice and beans, potato salad, cranberry, stuffing and a protein – be that ham, turkey or even chicken. The folks over at Bowen and Bowen understand that and so for the past thirteen years, they have been successfully carrying out their Jingle Box program that sees hundreds […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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