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The religious community has finally broken its silence since Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai announced earlier this week that the churches were successful in meeting the ten percent threshold needed to trigger a referendum on the issue of cannabis legalization in Belize. On Monday, Pastor Louis Wade, the church’s spokesperson for its anti-marijuana effort, told […]
Written on July 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa has quite a tough job spearheading government’s response to the scourge of crime and violence associated with the illegal marijuana trade. In his dual capacity as Minister of New Growth Industries, Musa mentioned during a one-on-one interview with News Five on Monday that the referendum will also determine whether […]
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The churches and the Government of Belize are on opposite ends of the great cannabis debate, however, they are both working on a finite timeline. The Briceño administration has drafted legislation. It has also taken the bill through all the necessary stages in parliament, despite objection from the religious community. Notwithstanding public discourse around the […]
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In acknowledging that the result of a referendum is not legally binding, there is a likelihood that government can go ahead with the passage of its Cannabis and Hemp Control Licensing Bill. According to Pastor Louis Wade, going against the popular vote would not bode well for the democratic vote. Louis Wade, Belize Coalition […]
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While the Briceño administration and the Belize Coalition of Churches are preparing their respective campaigns leading up to the cannabis referendum, the Belize Police Department has been busy seizing quantities of the drug in various locations across the country. In Belmopan on Wednesday, a rectangular-shaped parcel wrapped in transparent plastic was discovered during an operation […]
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Another young Belize City man is dead after he was targeted at his place of residence in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. The police have not spared much information about the incident, except to say that it happened at Eighty, twenty-two Giles Street at around nine-forty p.m., and claimed the life of Tyrone […]
Written on July 6, 2022 | Posted in
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A man was found guilty this afternoon of the murder of his uncle, and he will be sentenced later this month along with a friend who was also convicted of the same crime. Nineteen-year-old Raheem Budran and twenty-one-year-old Kareem Eaghan, Junior, were both found guilty today of the murder of forty-three-year-old Shane Budran. The incident […]
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There’s a public warning being issued tonight from the financial sector about a phishing scam that’s targeting Belizeans. The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies, in this case the local banks, in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers is not a […]
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According to Ruta, customers are often ensnared when attempting to check their bank accounts online, after realizing that they had shared key information on the phony website. Agata Ruta, Chief Operations Officer, Belize Bank “Some of the customers they realize that something is off. And how can you realize that something is off? By […]
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On Tuesday evening, we began our comprehensive look at the proposed minimum wage adjustment and the process that is being undertaken to introduce a phased-in approach to the new five dollar threshold. Earlier today, we spoke with Minister of Tourism Anthony Mahler who sits on a cabinet subcommittee along with Junior Minister of Finance Chris […]
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Belizeans across the country eagerly anticipated the month of July to find out when and how the five-dollar minimum wage would be implemented. It’s a campaign promise that the Briceño administration is seeking to make good on, almost two years after taking office. While the new threshold hasn’t been brought into force just yet, work […]
Written on July 5, 2022 | Posted in
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The issue of Maya land rights remains a subject of concern for many in the Toledo District where private landowners and entities believe that their rights are being infringed upon as a result of the Maya land rights judgment that was handed down in 2015. They have complained to government that their constitutional rights are […]
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According to the Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, village leaders and Maya leaders cannot conduct themselves as if private land owners do not continue to enjoy their rights of ownership to their land. Existing roadways, easements, and shared access cannot arbitrarily be fettered by alcaldes and village chairpersons as they see fit. On the […]
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A writ of referendum by the Governor General is pending, following the announcement by the Chief Elections Officer that the churches have secured the necessary signatures to trigger taking the marijuana legislation to a vote. This means that by early September, the decision will be up to the voting population to determine whether the Cannabis […]
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The price of premium gasoline has ballooned to over seventeen dollars per gallon at the pumps. While Belizeans are feeling the pinch of yet another increase, the Government of Belize has been making attempts at providing some relief to motorists. Copies of two Statutory Instruments passed in the month of June reveals that G.O.B has […]
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The churches are tonight one step closer to triggering a referendum on the issue of cannabis legalization in Belize. When last we reported on the concerted effort by the religious community to push for a national vote on the issue, several boxes filled with signed petitions were being handed over to the Governor General in Belmopan. Since […]
Written on July 4, 2022 | Posted in
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A budget is yet to be created to fund the expenses associated with the cannabis referendum. That responsibility lies with the ministries of Finance and Public Service, however, the Minister of New Growth Industries says that other national issues should be included in the referendum. Kareem Musa, Minister of New Growth Industries “None has […]
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There was a murder in Dangriga early this morning. The victim, thirty-three-year-old Emerson Nunez, was only a short distance from his home on Gadsby Ramos Street when he was shot three times, once to the head. Nunez’s relatives who were mostly inside their homes sleeping at the time of the murder only heard gunshots in […]
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According to Police, their investigation has revealed that Nunez was in the company of two other male persons sometime after midnight. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood told reporters today that neighbors reported hearing a loud argument between the three men before hearing gunshots. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Police visited a scene in […]
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Thirty-six-year-old Allyson Major was shot and killed while being pursued by Belize City police in July 2019. The incident happened in the downtown area where officers on mobile patrol gave chase when they reportedly observed Major tossing a bag out of his vehicle in the vicinity of Southern Foreshore. The hot pursuit led them down […]
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Attorney Oscar Selgado who represented Corporal Kent Martinez in the matter, told reporters after the trial that there was simply insufficient evidence to convict Corporal Martinez for the charge that was brought against him. Oscar Selgado, Attorney-at-law “It was a case before a jury. Corporal Kent Martinez was placed before a jury of his […]
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Convicted murderers, William Danny Mason, Ashton Vanegas, Terrence Fernandez, and Ernest Castillo were back inside the Belmopan Supreme Court today. They stand accused of the May thirty-first, 2016 alleged kidnapping of business man Lloyd Thiessen and his wife in the Belmopan area. The Thiessens had reported their abduction before fleeing the country in fear of […]
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The appointment of a new presiding judge to lead the High Court, an amalgamation of the various arms of the justice system, will see Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana being elevated to the Court of Appeal bench. She will be succeeded in a full-time capacity by Justice Louise Esther Blenman, as the highest ranking court […]
Written on July 1, 2022 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party remains in shambles since losing the general elections in November 2020. Despite the meteoric rise of Shyne Barrow within the ranks of the political organization to become its new leader, internal strife has threatened to upend all efforts to reunite the deeply fractured party. The latest attempt by the Leader of […]
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When reporters caught up with the Leader of the Opposition on Thursday in Belmopan, he was also asked to weigh on his father’s criticism of his leadership, and efforts at building a formidable opposition. The former Prime Minister is on record saying he hopes the warring factions within the U.D.P. can meet on common grounds […]
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