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Earlier today, the Bar Association of Belize also issued a comprehensive paper on marijuana legalization. While the document looks at the issue from several perspectives, it also outlined the concerns being raised by NEAB and the Council of Churches. Pastor Louis Wade is at the helm of the churches’ campaign to trigger the national vote. […]
Written on April 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise Jose Abelardo Mai has been on record to say that Belize should shift its trade interests from CARICOM to Central America. He says it is not about turning away from the CARICOM region, but diversifying the market. Minister Mai did not mince words when he said that trading […]
Written on April 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Sheep and goat aren’t known to be traditionally consumed in Belizean households. Its market is primarily the tourism sector. This particular livestock industry was crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic when the tourism industry was shattered over the past two years. So with the completion of this project, Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai was asked about […]
Written on April 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize’s Blue Bond has given Belize substantial debt relief. That was among the main pieces of information coming out of the University of Belize’s Second Annual Gian Ghandi Memorial Lecture held today. Financial Secretary Joseph Waight, who presented the lecture on this topic, explained in layman’s terms that, essentially, Belize borrowed “fresh” money to repay […]
Written on April 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Waight said that the outlook for this year is promising and that tourism and agriculture are performing as Belize’s biggest revenue earners. Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary “We’re on a growth path and what we see here is that each sector of the economy is projected to do better than last year. We’re projecting a […]
Written on April 28, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a huge blaze last night just behind San Cas Warehouse on Cran Street. A decrepit building which has been vacant for several years was eviscerated when someone set the place on fire. Fortunately, no one perished in the inferno and the damage to property was kept at a minimum, thanks to the concerted […]
Written on April 27, 2022 | Posted in
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In the wake of the blaze, the fire department has once again come under criticism for its response to the distress call. According to onlookers who went live on social media, the fire truck arrived at the scene about half an hour after the call was made. That account is being disputed by the station […]
Written on April 27, 2022 | Posted in
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A twenty-one-year-old resident of Pickstock Hutment is recovering from serious injuries he received overnight when he attempted to set himself on fire inside an apartment building. Sometime around midnight on Tuesday, Idelfonso Ku reportedly doused himself with fuel before lighting himself on fire. The incident, News Five understands, took place inside the home of deceased […]
Written on April 27, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a sizeable drug bust this afternoon in Placencia where two boxes containing over fourteen kilograms of cannabis were confiscated by police at the municipal airstrip. The discovery was made around three-thirty today when law enforcement officers visited the cargo section at Tropic Air. Inside the boxes were three transparent plastic bags containing the […]
Written on April 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The recent killing of Tracy Thompson in Calcutta and the chilling videos that have captured women being beaten unconscious and, in some cases, being left for dead, have sent shockwaves across the country. While some have lost their lives at the hands of their spouses, many more continue to suffer in silence for various reasons. […]
Written on April 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The National Women’s Commission has issued strong condemnation of the recent series of violent attacks that have made it to the news, one of which ended in the murder of a woman in Calcutta Village. “Violence against women remains devastatingly persistent and starts alarmingly young,” the Commission states, citing new data from the World Health […]
Written on April 27, 2022 | Posted in
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This afternoon, inside the courtroom of Justice Lisa Shoman, attorneys for Stake Bank Enterprise Ltd. sought leave to appeal a decision that was handed down by the Supreme Court on March third. An application for judicial review that sought to scrutinize government legislation in respect of an Environmental Compliance Plan had been struck out based […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The churches have been actively petitioning signatures needed to trigger a referendum which, by law, requires ten percent of the voting population. These signatures would subsequently be turned over to the Governor General for her vetting. But is this process all for naught if the timeframe during which the petition was to be made should […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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One industry that is expected to be impacted by the legalization of marijuana is tourism. Hundreds of thousands of tourist visit the country annually and are exposed to the drug. Local businesses in major tourist destinations are concerned about the impact. So what is the Belize Tourism Board’s view on the impact that the legislation […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The cost of goods has gone up considerably, due to various factors and we’ve been reporting on some of those cases. But recently, there was a circular proposing an increase in the cost of bread. News Five has confirmed that at some stores across the city and elsewhere, the cost of a sixteen-ounce pack of […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The issue of domestic violence is once again at the forefront of public discourse in the wake of two recent incidents in which women were victims of deadly attacks by their spouses. Following the stabbing death of Tracy Thompson in Calcutta Village last Friday, as well as the stabbing of Vanessa Reyes in Placencia the […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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According to Collins, protection orders can remain in effect for up to three years. Likewise, they can be given for a much shorter period depending on the gravity of the situation affecting the applicant or the victim. Tricia Collins, Coordinator, Belize Family Court “A protection order can go for an interim of up to […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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There are six hundred and five schools across the country. A complete return to face-to-face instructions will take place in the new school year. Currently, ninety percent of schools have been given the green-light for in-person learning inside the classroom. While many are still engaged in hybrid education, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca says that […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education is planning the release of its curriculum reform agenda at the beginning of the new academic year in August. The idea, according to Education Minister Francis Fonseca, is to provide better quality education to students by essentially doing away with the fluff. He says that students have been overloaded and need […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Minister of Education Francis Fonseca, one of government’s lead negotiators when dealing with the Joint Unions Negotiating Team, reconfirmed that come July first, public officers and teachers who suffered a ten percent salary cut last year, will see their salaries returned. But there are other discussions on the table. Francis Fonseca, Minister […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Disgraced senior diplomat Alexis Rosado is once again in the news tonight as more details around the charges of rape and aggravated assault are now being made public. Last Wednesday, the former Ambassador to Belgium was paraded into the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court, charged for two counts of rape and seven counts of aggravated assault, following […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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While the police believe there is a case for Rosado to answer in a court of law, Prime Minister John Briceño says that Rosado’s resignation as Ambassador and co-agent on the Belize team at the I.C.J. will have no bearing on the presentation we make or the result of the case. This is despite the […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The churches seem to have gained momentum in their bid to push for a referendum on the topic of legalizing marijuana. It is a controversial issue that has garnered strong support for and against, but with the churches reaching the threshold to trigger a referendum, Prime Minister John Briceño says they respect the churches’ view. […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Tracy Thompson was fatally stabbed by her common-law husband in Calcutta Village in the early hours of Friday morning. The incident followed an altercation the couple had earlier that night that resulted in Devon Logan being chased away from the property. When he returned sometime later, he inflicted the deadly injuries on the mother of […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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By all accounts, the couple seemed to have had a tumultuous relationship that often resulted in physical violence. Despite several reports being made in the wake of such altercations, Tracy Thompson refused to proceed with court action against her common-law husband. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, she withdrew her statements against Logan on […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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