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Who was Queen Elizabeth the Second? When she took over the monarchy in 1952 she was head of fifty-six realms and territories, but up to the time of her death on September eighth, she was head of the United Kingdom and only fourteen Commonwealth countries. During this time of mourning Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign, News Five […]
Written on September 12, 2022 | Posted in
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As for the Belize Police Department, their riot proclamation will now be altered to reflect the shift in the monarchy. ComPol Williams told us more. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We all have come to know that Queen Elizabeth the II has passed. I would like to take the opportunity on behalf of the […]
Written on September 12, 2022 | Posted in
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A pair of immigrants from the Dominican Republic was busted by Ladyville police at a checkpoint on Tuesday with fake immigration stamps in their passports. Forty-one-year-old Lewis Sanchez Arias and twenty-nine-year-old Gary Pimentel Arias have been jointly charged with one count each of using and uttering upon a permit that they are not entitled to […]
Written on September 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, is scheduled to visit Belize from September fourteenth to the fifteenth. The visit will be historic as it will mark the first such visit to Belize by a head of state from Africa. According to a release from the Government of Belize, Prime Minister John Briceño engaged […]
Written on September 6, 2022 | Posted in
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Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser issued removal orders for sixteen Cuban nationals after entering Belize without passports. The Cuban nationals claim that on Thursday, September first, they were seeking asylum in the Cayman Islands but accidentally ended up in Belize when their boat ran out of gas and drifted ashore after experiencing bad weather. But, Chief […]
Written on September 5, 2022 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize is being assisted with revising the country’s subsidiary laws which were last updated almost twenty years ago. With help from Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean, IMPACT Justice, an initiative funded by the Canadian government, the subsidiary laws will be brought up to date to December 31st, 2020. This will […]
Written on August 11, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Immigration held a soft launch of its Amnesty 2022 program today in Belmopan. Over six thousand applicants have made appointments with the ministry, since July first. Today, the first group of applicants visited the Immigration headquarters for their scheduled appointment, marking the official opening of Amnesty 2022. A brief ceremony was held […]
Written on August 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Pharmacy Express Limited (P.E.L.) has broken its silence on the proposed seven million dollar loan from the Social Security Board. As we reported on Monday, the Social Security Board is proposing a seven million dollar loan to Pharmacy Express Limited which will be used for refinancing and inventory purposes. A release from the company notes […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation is proposing what is known as an Aviation Hub City for Belize. The idea, according to Minister Andre Perez, is to prioritize the economic importance of the country within the context of regional aviation. The proposal was pitched to Cabinet on Tuesday and was well received. As […]
Written on July 21, 2022 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy and the Government of Belize met to reaffirm the U.S.-Belize security partnership. The bi-annual bilateral meeting between the United States and Belize is to strengthen cooperation to combat national and regional challenges, such as narco trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and gang violence. During the meeting, shared priorities in areas […]
Written on July 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Council, (ATIPS), is chaired by the Ministry of Human Development and is the multi-sectoral body which coordinates Belize’s response to human trafficking. On the phone: Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister of Human Development “Because Human Development is sort of like the coordinator of our anti-trafficking efforts, we have to kind of wear […]
Written on July 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize is seeing trends in foreign direct investments that are more encouraging now than in previous years. In the past, there were a lot of bureaucratic procedures that discouraged foreigners from investing their money in Belize, but there are steps being made to lift a lot of the proverbial “red tape” that accompanied that activity. […]
Written on July 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize is seeking to borrow seventy-five million U.S dollars from the Government of Taiwan, as budget support for the next four years. According to the prime minister’s address in the House of Representatives on Friday, the loan will provide financial support to the Ministry of National Defense and Security, the Ministry of […]
Written on July 18, 2022 | Posted in
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There was also a spirited back and forth in the upper house over a loan motion from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), valued at forty-eight million dollars. The loan is for the expansion and rehabilitation of a stretch of road along the Phillip Goldson Highway between miles eight and twenty-four. While Business […]
Written on July 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Since the Ministry of Immigration began taking appointments for its amnesty program on July first, a total of four thousand, seven hundred and fifty persons have applied. One thousand, five hundred and eighty -six persons have applied from the Cayo District, six hundred, thirty- five applicants are from the Belize District, and six hundred, twelve […]
Written on July 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The Briceño administration, through its CARICOM counterparts, is once again looking to Venezuela for oil relief. A decision was taken at the forty-third Regular Session of the Heads of Government of CARICOM to restart the PetroCaribe program with Venezuela. The U.S., itself, is in talks with Venezuela which has reportedly resulted in the Biden administration […]
Written on July 13, 2022 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize has been facing difficulties filling the Auditor General’s post, following the retirement of former Auditor General Dorothy Bradley in 2021. According to Prime Minister Briceño, G.O.B. is yet to identify a suitable candidate for the post. He revealed that there is a possibility that Bradley will return to the post temporarily, […]
Written on July 13, 2022 | Posted in
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The mandatory tourism insurance for entering Belize has seen travelers pay eighteen U.S. dollars for coverage for incidentals. It was specifically set for visitors who would be left with hotel and medical bills if they were to contract COVID while on vacation. But with the ease of restrictions and the pandemic slowing down, the Belize […]
Written on July 6, 2022 | Posted in
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President Santohki also spoke on the decision taken by CARICOM’s Heads of Government as it pertains to the region’s agri-food agenda and the free movement of skilled laborers within the Single Market Economy. Among the resolutions taken, are the removal of all non-tariff barriers to inter-regional trade and the removal of all barriers to the […]
Written on July 6, 2022 | Posted in
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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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Wade suggests that the fact that Belize was able to reach this level of sophistication in restructuring our debt sends a positive signal to foreign investors that we are ready to conduct business in this new way. Beverly Wade, Director, Blue Bond & Project for Finance Permanence, O.P.M. “It then allows us to now […]
Written on July 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño led a delegation two weeks ago to Brussels, Belgium and then Lisbon, Portugal where they engaged in major presentations and panel discussions. For the first time in Belize’s history, a sitting prime minister has been invited to take part in the European Union’s biggest forum – the European Development Days. C.E.O. […]
Written on July 5, 2022 | Posted in
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C.E.O. Martinez shared that the European Union has also committed to granting Belize seventeen million Euros. He explained that the money will be used for projects in southern Belize. Dr. Osmond Martinez, C.E.O., Ministry of Economic Development & Investment “The main objective and outcome is to help the southern part of the country with […]
Written on July 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, the outgoing President of the Belize Hotel Association, Alina Saldivar indicated that the majority of the membership of that association wanted the insurance fee charged to visiting tourists to be done away with. Saldivar said that there has been consensus on this issue ever since the COVID pandemic slowed down earlier this year. […]
Written on July 1, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of Blue Economy Andre Perez will be returning to Belize over the weekend following his participation in the United Nation’s Ocean Conference 2022. During his time there, Minister Perez, joined global leaders at a high-level side event on fisheries enforcement. It was to highlight international and regional measures to tackle organized crime in the […]
Written on July 1, 2022 | Posted in
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