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Faber also gave his take on the latest dilemma that his U.D.P. colleague and intra-party rival John Saldivar has found himself in with the U.S. Department of State’s designation. Faber says Saldivar will have an uphill battle eluding the perception of corruption that has stained his image. He further noted that the U.D.P. must also […]
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Christmas is here and so is the Government of Belize’s Christmas Assistance Program. The Briceño administration has allocated two point five million dollars to be divided among all thirty-one constituencies. P.M. Briceño confirmed this in a brief comment he gave to us earlier today. Prime Minister John Briceño “Yes, we will be doing it. […]
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This morning, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with the media to discuss the new minimum wage regime that will come into effect at the beginning of the new year. Notwithstanding the establishment of a minimum wage task force, as well as a consultancy to determine the best approach to introducing the scheduled […]
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The chamber’s Chief Policy Analyst Dyon Elliott as weighed in on the potentially negative effects of the proposed adjustments, particularly where the employment of low-skilled workers is concerned. Dyon Elliott, Chief Policy Analyst, B.C.C.I. “There have been evidence in other jurisdictions where too sharp change in the minimum wage overnight has led companies to […]
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It’s been a little over five weeks since Hurricane Lisa battered central Belize. The category one storm damaged a lot of schools, ripping off roofs and exposing the deplorable conditions in which some school buildings were. In an interview with the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Education, we asked for an update on […]
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Education C.E.O. Dian Maheia confirmed with News Five that no learning gap was created, despite the disruptiveness of Hurricane Lisa. This is because the school system has learned how to adapt to hybrid learning. Dian Maheia, C.E.O., Ministry of Education “There was adjustment and what we saw is that it was a lot smoother. […]
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Earlier this week, the Department of Environment issued a release on its decision not to approve the Port of Belize Cruise Tourism Facility and Cargo Expansion Project in the Port Loyola area of Belize City. The principals of the proposed development have been informed and, as was confirmed by Chief Environmental Officer Anthony Mai, the […]
Written on December 9, 2022 | Posted in
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The decision by the Department of Environment came on the heels of a meeting held by the National Environmental Appraisal Committee on November twenty-fourth. But the Port of Belize project was not the only item that was discussed. On Thursday, D.O.E. also issued a statement on its decision with respect to a tourism project on […]
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During the Zoom interview with Chief Environmental Officer Anthony Mai, he said that there are other projects that the department is also reviewing. A project at Turneffe, similar to that on Angelfish Caye, will be addressed in the next meeting of the National Environmental Appraisal Committee on December fifteenth. Anthony Mai, Chief Environmental Officer, […]
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Tonight, there is controversy surrounding the Belize Companies Act, 2022. The Senate voted in favor of the passage of that piece of legislation on June twenty-ninth, to replace both the International Business Companies Act and the century-old Companies Act. During that debate, Kevin Herrera, senator for the business community, gave his full support for the […]
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On November twenty-eighth, the Belize Company Registry and Corporate Affairs Registry launched its Online Business Registry System; a fully online companies registry service legislated by the Companies Act, 2022. But, members of the press are taking issue with what they assert is a deliberate act to cloak the public registry system with secrecy. Prior to […]
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We caught up with Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa at an event in Belize City this morning where he responded to questions on the restriction being placed on inquiries into the proprietors and shareholders of registered companies. Practicing attorneys use the system almost daily on behalf of their clients to gather information on certain […]
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The Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry issued a late-evening release confirming that the regulations for free access of information have changed. The release says that with the amalgamation of the Companies Act and the I.B.C. Act into the new Companies Act 2022 the Financial Services Industry is at the cusp of rebirth and development […]
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On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, N.T.U.C.B. calls for action against corruption. In a press release issued by the union, it underscores that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption, UNCAC, by resolution on October thirty-first, 2003 and designated today’s date […]
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Today, the Network Internacional de Mujeres Empresarias, or in English, the International Network of Women in Business was officially launched in Belize City. Aside from increasing its visibility through the launch, the organization took the opportunity to recruit female entrepreneurs who are interested in networking opportunities with other Belizean-owned companies, as well as entrepreneurs in […]
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San Antonio Village, in the Cayo District, has a newly refurbished library. The library was officially opened at an event today in the village where all those involved in the project were present. We heard from a couple community leaders who shared about the benefits of this library to residents. Alex Balona, Area Representative, […]
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For some time there have been two associations representing real estate brokers in Belize. The Association of Real Estate Brokers of Belize (A.R.E.B.B.) and the Belize National Association of Real Estate (B.N.A.R.) will become one association. The members of both organizations agreed that the associations should have one voice since their missions align. As a […]
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The hunting season for gibnut is closed from December first to May thirty-first. During this period, no one is permitted to have in their possession gibnut carcasses, nor is anyone allowed to hunt these animals, since it is the time when they reproduce. Deputy Chief Forest Officer, John Pinelo Junior says while it is difficult […]
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Pinelo says there are steep penalties if people are caught with the carcasses of these wild animals in their possession. He added that it doesn’t matter whether the animals is taken for private or commercial use, it is still an offence to kill them at this time. On the phone: John Pinelo, Jr., Deputy […]
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Last evening we reported that the Ministry of Agriculture was importing a new species of bees from Israel for honey production. The Ministry’s National Coordinator for Beekeeping, Miguel Huertas explained that this follows the expressed interest from a number of people in learning how to establish colonies of bees and to benefit from it as […]
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This week, we showed you the step-by-step process of making traditional Belizean Christmas sweets that you can get ahead of this holiday season. It’s a picture-perfect Belizean Christmas, but not necessarily ideal for diabetics. That’s until Sabreena Daly went searching for someone who can put a unique spin on traditional Belizean sweets just for persons […]
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With any development, there is a degree of damage to the environment, and tonight we bring you a story of an infrastructure development project in northern Belize that will see portions of Belize’s Maya cultural heritage impacted. It is a case of national development versus the preservation of Maya mounds in an area known as […]
Written on December 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Additional manpower has been deployed into the streets of Belize City and other parts of the country during the Christmas Season. Annually, the police department ramps up its vigilance in various communities, including downtown Belize City, where certain criminal activities such as burglaries and robberies are likely to take place. With a strategy in place, […]
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2022 comes to an end in less than three weeks and the police department is working overtime to ensure that it maintains a lid on crime and violence going into the new year. While the official statistics will be released in the weeks ahead, the Ministry of Home Affairs anticipates that figures for 2022 will […]
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A.S.R./ B.S.I. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association are still in negotiation over a revised Commercial Agreement. As we have reported, Julie- Ann Ellis Bradley has been hired as an independent mediator in these negotiations. All those discussions are confidential, so there is not much that can be said outside the four walls of […]
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