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The tourism industry has been growing leaps and bounds becoming one of the top foreigner exchange earners for the jewel. But for the industry to continue to thrive, good customer service and marketing are important factors. This morning stakeholders from the Fort Street Tourism Village were trained on how to sharpen their skills to improve […]
Written on May 11, 2015 | Posted in
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Belizeans are you ready to win big with Belize Luck? If you haven’t heard about it, well the owners say that perhaps it’s time to jump onboard. With a number of different games and ways to win big bucks, Belize Luck says it is easy to play and easy to win and you can tune […]
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Violence against women, human trafficking and femicide in Central America remain regional issues of concern for SICA member countries. In Belize, as part of a related initiative, the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding this afternoon with the Ministry of Economic Development in support of the BA1 […]
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According to Director of the Women’s Department, Ava Pennil, the program provides an opportunity to share experiences and compare progress across the Central American region. Ava Pennil, Director, Women’s Department “I think this project brings an opportunity for women that have faced serious challenges in their lives and these women have moved away from […]
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Career public servant Eloisa Trujeque was laid to rest today, following a funeral service at Saint Ignatius Church this afternoon. Trujeque’s vocation in education and unionism affected the lives many through her dedicated work as a teacher and member of the Belize National Teachers Union. The seventy-seven-year-old humanitarian also served as a member of the […]
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If you’ve visited the Belize Met Service website anytime in the past six months, you’ve likely seen the words – RADAR IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE – with an explanation that the radar is not operational due to technical difficulties. Actually, the radar has been down since October last year, and it is not expected to be […]
Today, the Board of Directors of the La Inmaculada Credit Union issued a release on an internal investigation taking place at that institution. That investigation has been common knowledge for more than a week now, and so has the fact that General Manager Yolanda Gomez has been placed on administrative leave. While the release comes […]
Written on May 8, 2015 | Posted in
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There is word of a major shake up at the Corozal Commercial Free Zone. U.D.P. stalwart, David Akierman, is being removed as Executive Chairman of the zone; a job he assumed soon after the U.D.P. came to office their first term and lasted seven years. The former Comptroller of Customs, Gregory Gibson has been identified […]
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The ongoing Petrocaribe rollout is proving to be the most controversial undertaking of the Barrow administration. Depending on who you ask, the program is a redeeming feature which has seen wide scale infrastructure development. Others, including the Opposition, will also tell you that the initiative has since become the bane of the U.D.P. government. On […]
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While Palacio says that there may not be a problem with the rollout of the funds, the subject of constant disagreement is the manner in which the Petrocaribe Loans Act was passed. This is in light of the 2005 unrest when the unions protested the previous government for lack of transparency. Luke Palacio, National […]
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Today at the Jaguar Auditorium of the University of Belize, Belmopan Campus, the Statistical Institute of Belize and the International Labour Organization officially launched the findings and final report of a 2013 National Child Activity Survey. Interesting findings came out of the survey. Corozal has the highest employment rate for children, and the larger the […]
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This Friday, a convention takes place in the Albert Division for the endorsement of Tourism C.E.O., Tracy Taegar-Panton as standard bearer for the U.D.P. Panton is to replace Minister of State Herman Longsworth who is not seeking re-election and is stepping aside for Taegar-Panton. But things are heating up on the eve of the endorsement […]
A neglected street in the Port Loyola area got a much needed facelift this morning. Residents of the area joined P.U.P. standard bearer, Gilroy Usher Senior, in carrying out the cleanup campaign. But was it a case of politics? Usher Senior told Duane Moody that it’s about civic pride. Here’s that report. Duane Moody, […]
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On April twenty-third, a retired English couple came forward in the media to vent their frustration with an ongoing land issue on northern Caye Caulker. The Higgins, Sydney and Anna, purchased a seafront property on the island only to find out sometime later that their access to the Caribbean Sea had been obstructed by another […]
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Culture Uncovered is a mash-up of various mediums of visual art, a collection curated by Kenisha Gooding. Gooding is a fresh face in art circles across the city, participating in her first show earlier this year when she debuted several pieces at the Women in Art Exhibition. For her first major effort she has enlisted […]
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At about three o’clock today veteran seaman and well-known Belizean Romaldo “Romy” Badillo passed away in Guatemala. It is tragic news for his family and many friends who have been praying for his recovery since he was hurt in a boat explosion on Holy Thursday, April second. His family is in Guatemala and has been […]
Written on May 6, 2015 | Posted in
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The murder of a cab driver in San Pedro last week has brought the police department under intense public scrutiny yet again for alleged use of excessive force. Twenty-three-year-old Luis Campos was a person of interest in the grisly homicide of Jose Beltran who was found dead inside his vehicle in a remote location on […]
The thirteenth senator was actually a campaign promise of the Barrow administration, and the legislation contrived and passed by this government. So why hasn’t it happened yet? The Prime Minister has an explanation for that. He says that after second thought, he realized an additional Senator for the N.G.O.s could paralyze the government. That’s his […]
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Those sections, seventy-eight and eighty of the Constitution, state that even if the Senate does not pass a Money Bill, or non-Money Bill, respectively, the House can still within thirty days send that Bill to the Governor-General for his assent. The P.U.P. so claims that paralysis is certainly not the rationale behind the Prime Minister’s […]
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So the claim is filed and the P.U.P. seems ready to take it all the way. But where are the social partners? The thirteenth Senator is an issue which was near and dear to their hearts. They aren’t listed as interested parties in the claim, and today Fonseca told us that he couldn’t wait any […]
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As we told you on Tuesday’s newscast, the P.U.P. has come to a consensus where the ICJ is concerned, and is currently preparing a policy paper which it will present shortly. This morning, former senior negotiator on the Guatemalan claim and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Courtenay, clarified the Party’s position, stating that objection […]
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The Churches voted NO in the Senate when the Petrocaribe Bill was presented at the end of March. But at a press conference recently, the Prime Minister claimed that Senator Father Noel Leslie did so without the approval of the Church and without any prior discussion. To support that assertion, the Prime Minister revealed that […]
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In April, 2013, the Vital Statistics Department was relocated from Gabourel Lane to the corner of Hyde’s Lane and New Road in Belize City. The official rationale for the move was that service would improve tremendously, and so would efficiency and the convenience to the public. Well that certainly hasn’t happened…but what has, is that […]
The People’s United Party has finally, though not yet officially, established some sort of concrete position on going to the International Court of Justice to settle the unfounded territorial dispute by Guatemala. It’s been months in coming, but P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca told News Five that after consultation in all constituencies, there is consensus – […]
Written on May 5, 2015 | Posted in
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Last week, the People’s United Party took to the streets, and this week they’re taking the fight back to the Court. It’s not about Petrocaribe…well, not directly. This time, the P.U.P. is fighting for the long awaited appointment of the thirteenth senator, delayed for about five years. It’s been a campaign promise and was even […]
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