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Day-one of a not too common opportunity to work onboard one of the many ships for Carnival Cruise Lines concluded this evening at the Radisson Fort George in Belize City. Representatives from the cruise tourism company are in the Jewel looking for the diamonds in the entertainment industry as it relates to pro DJs, vocalists […]
The National Trade Union Congress has weighed in on the loss of life at the Civic Center. Two workers plunged to their death from a scaffold inside the facility where they were working on the installation of insulation. The two, Orlington Stuart and Roque Jimenez, were not wearing any harness on Friday. Four others were […]
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The N.T.U.C.B. calls for a full unbiased investigation by the Police Department and that a further inquiry be coordinated by the Belize Infrastructure Limited. President Marvin Mora says that the union is not casting any aspersions at this time, but says that the N.T.U.C.B. has been pushing for passage of the Occupational Safety and Health […]
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The People’s United Party says that the fatal tragedy at the Civic Center on Friday was unnecessary. Like the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, the P.U.P. believes that this latest tragedy brings to the fore the critical need for the Occupational Safety and Health Bill. The bill was first tabled in 2014, but has […]
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The double murder of the teenage cousins in Belmopan, the gruesome discovery of the body of a young woman in Cotton Tree Village and the brutal killing of a male teenager in Orange Walk sent shockwaves throughout the country. Concerns and calls for a more efficient crime-fighting strategy is growing. Leader of the Opposition, John […]
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According to Briceño, the approach to effectively fight crime and prosecute criminals is multi-faceted. Not only does the prosecution needs a solid case but also strong evidence. In the case of murders, evidence such as fingerprints would be lifted or DNA samples collected to link the crime to the main suspect. A DNA forensic lab […]
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Deputy Director of the Belize Tax Service Department forty-six-year-old Reynaldo Verde remains locked up in the U.S.A. after he was nabbed by the feds for allegations of extortion and attempted extortion. Verde was detained by U.S. authorities on Saturday, September seventh while he was making his way through the States to Belize, after attending a […]
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The government approved an eleven-million-dollar municipal paper for the Belize City Council in August, today, CitCo and Heritage Bank Limited officially signed an agreement for the floating of the bond. With the bank as the fiscal agent, it gives investors, mainly corporate citizens, additional security on their investment in municipal bonds. The monies invested will […]
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner says that the bond will be officially launched with its prospectus by the end of September. But will the bond reflect increased pressures on the city’s taxpayers? Steve Duncan of Heritage Bank says that there is a mechanism in place to keep the council compliant. In addition to that, Mayor […]
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With assistance from Hand in Hand Ministries, the Eglah’s Training Center for Women and Families, has added new space to accommodate more persons and expand its range of services. The Centre is located on Raccoon Street, Belize City. It provides programmes in literacy to persons from all walks of life no matter their gender or […]
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There is good news for commuters tonight as a fee of one-dollar to have been imposed on passengers travelling on water taxis has been withdrawn. The fee should have kicked in on September first, but the Commissioner of Ports, Marlene Bailey, has advised that it will no longer take effect. Water taxi operators were advised […]
The Belize City Council is moving City Hall and its operations to the Commercial Center at Market Square, a year and a half into the term of Mayor Bernard Wagner and the People’s United Party municipal government. The quiet transition began a few weeks ago and is set to be completed this weekend. Despite the […]
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Relocating to Market Square will also inconvenience motorists in the downtown area for the next two weeks, beginning on August twenty-fifth. The Belize City Council has announced that as of this Sunday, the stretch of road from Belize Bank to the foot of the Swing Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic. That’s because there […]
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With the historic Swing Bridge under repair and Regent Street soon to be resurfaced, is it the opportune time for these works to be carried out, and is the schedule based on the least amount of time necessary for the works to be completed? CitCo says it’s trying its best to expedite the project in […]
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The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent citing the need to the full enjoyment of rights such as economic, social and political and their full and equal participation in all aspects of society. In the region, the Central American Black Organization, CABO, through the larger body SICA, […]
Chairperson of the United Black Association for Development, Yaya Marin Coleman today protested the two-day conference saying that the discussions held do not truly represent the interest of the black community in Belize. Coleman stood alone at the Biltmore where the conference was held for nine hours in protest of the meeting. She says she is […]
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On Friday, P.U.P. Dangriga Standard Bearer, Doctor Louis Zabaneh filed a complaint against macebearer Brian ‘Yellow Man’ Audinette, whom he claims repeatedly called him a thief during the sitting of the House of Representatives. That report was given to Belmopan police who subsequently briefed ComPol Chester Williams on what purportedly took place. The report itself […]
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The 2019 National September Celebrations Calendar has been released and is now available online and at municipalities across the country. The calendar has all the details on highly anticipated events such as the national Queen of the Bay Pageant, the Carnival King and Queen Competition and Carnival Road Marches in several municipalities. As NICH’s Neil […]
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The recently elected President of the Public Service Union, Gerald Henry, has concluded three weeks of his countrywide familiarization tour. Henry traveled the country visiting government offices and while he was welcomed in most, he was snubbed by the newly amalgamated Belize Tax Service Department in Belize City. In a press release, the P.S.U. stated […]
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Government’s fifty million U.S.-dollar loan from Taiwan to upgrade the Sarteneja Road will be administered through a Taiwanese company in Guatemala. It’s an interesting bit of information revealed during Friday’s house meeting. Overseas Engineering and Construction Company will act as the special purpose vehicle to oversee the project, presumably in the manner in which Belize […]
The Port of Belize Limited is looking to expand its operations and its principals have put together a presentation to be made before Cabinet’s investment subcommittee in the days ahead. But that did not stop Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat from raising the issue in the House of Representatives on Friday. In the context […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, in responding to Espat, admits that while Waterloo has written to government informing of its intention to expand its docking facilities at the Port of Belize, he is not directly involved in any negotiations. PM Barrow says that C.E.O. Audrey Wallace responded on his behalf to inform Waterloo that Cabinet’s investment […]
The Belize City Council, led by Mayor Bernard Wagner, has gotten government’s approval for a municipal paper; a means of short-term financing that is useful in improving CitCo’s cash management system. The municipal paper will provide the cash-strapped council with an opportunity to improve its cost structure by considerably lowering its financing costs. This follows […]
Friday’s house meeting wasn’t without its share of banter and potshots. While there were a number of heated exchanges across the floor, the funniest tit-for-tat came by way of Caribbean Shores Area Rep Kareem Musa and PM Barrow. Musa mocked the prime minister about his age and PM Barrow wasted no time in responding to […]
The People’s United Party is condemning the brutal murder of an elderly woman in what should have been the safety of her own home in Sandhill last week Tuesday. Ofelia Hernandez Cruz was beaten to her head with a hammer. The P.U.P. notes that two other elderly persons have also been murdered in the Cayo […]
