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N.T.U.C.B. Second Vice-President, Audrey Matura-Shepherd has called for the head of Senator Ray Davis because he abstained when asked to vote on the controversial Petrocaribe Bill. Matura has gone so far as to say that she will lobby for him to be removed, though she feels that he should do the honourable thing and resign. […]
Written on April 16, 2015 | Posted in
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For the past five years, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union together with Pocket Clearing House has been promoting the establishment of Internet Exchange Points throughout the Caribbean. Exchange Points are essentially a facility with the primary purpose to connect internet service providers, better known as ISPs, so that they can exchange local internet traffic between themselves […]
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The installation of the local infrastructure will see a better increase in the services provided to consumers—gaming operations, voice over internet protocols, substantial increases in local bandwidth and local internet performances. And since we are in the era of technology, even local universities and education facilities will be able to benefit with the online services […]
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The Belize Federation of Fishers held its first annual general meeting at the Belize Elementary School Gymnasium in Belize City today. The federation started back in 2011, but got incorporated in 2013 and is currently the voice of commercial fishers attached to eight member associations across the country. Since its inception, COMPACT, OAK Foundation and […]
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And if it is recognition from government that the B.F.F. needs, they got it today at its A.G.M. Minister of Fisheries, Lisel Alamilla, attended the event. After a brief presentation, she heard the concern expressed by the grassroots in the industry. Alamilla says that the implementation of management access will address many of the issues […]
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Following a congress of the Football Federation of Belize on Saturday, President Ruperto Vicente reiterated that the organization will not be sponsoring striker Deon McCauley’s return to the country for training with the Jaguars. The reason for F.F.B.’s hardline position is simple, McCauley is no longer signed to an international team, therefore it will not […]
Written on April 16, 2015 | Posted in
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That brainstorming led to the realization of a five thousand dollar quota, the total needed to defray McCauley’s travel expenses, as well as a weekly stipend while in Belize training. Dylan Williams, Belize Jaguars Fan “We wanted to involve basically other Belizeans who are concerned who want to do and see him on the […]
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Ray Davis….he is the union senator, who, since the passing of the Petrocaribe Loans Act, has come under much fire for his abstention from vote in the senate. A document has been circulating in the media that the embattled senator had written to the N.T.U.C.B. asking for C.W.U. President, Audrey Matura-Shepherd, to be involved and […]
Written on April 15, 2015 | Posted in
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As to the criticism that Matura-Shepherd wants to replace Davis as the union senator, the second vice president had some choice words for those persons. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, 2nd Vice President, N.T.U.C.B. “Oh man, those who think so, I hope you are not one of them Daniel…that’s so low. I respect all senators; been there, […]
Today, two completed sections of road were officially inaugurated – that section from San Narciso to San Victor in the Corozal District, and another section from the old Northern Highway to its junction with B.S.I. It’s a total of seven point eight miles of road which cost a little over eight million dollars, funded by […]
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On Monday, Lake Independence Area Representative Mark King announced that a total of eleven families that have been settling illegally on a six-acre parcel near the Chetumal Street Bridge will be relocated with government’s assistance. While title for property within city limits is virtually impossible to come by without purchasing privately, the squatters will be […]
According to the area representative, the expedited process should be completed by the end of this week. That was, of course, for the initial list of squatters who needed to be relocated. The additional names would require identification of other parcels in Cotton Tree Village. Nonetheless, King encourages residents to follow the existing procedure to […]
CARILED, the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project is working in collaboration with the Belize City Council and the Canadian Municipal Association to develop a Business Improvement Area concept. It seeks to have business owners and community agents develop their space for increased economic activity. The initiative which will roll out simultaneously with the Belize City […]
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But the implementation of the BIA into the city’s framework comes with its compromises. Particularly for the business owners; while businesses will be given the opportunity to develop a collective voice on respective issues, it will come at a cost. Canadian Consultant, Andrea Steenbakker, spoke about the benefits to both the public and private sector. […]
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But the Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project, following its launch last week, was blasted by the former President of National Institute of Culture and History, Yasser Musa. Musa spoke of the project being retrograde, racist and backward and that the fifteen million dollars to be invested in the project should be […]
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Were Santander employees protesting salary issues this morning? Well, that was the word going around. Over twenty workers were in front of the company’s offices today querying about pay they received on Friday. According to a release issued by the Santander Group late this evening, the protest was the result of a misunderstanding which had […]
So, were the employees protesting or not? Santander rep in Belize, Beverly Burke says it wasn’t a protest but rather a miscommunication in the issuance of payments made on Friday, as result of an advance that the company had extended out of good faith to some employees. Here is how she explains it. Via […]
Written on April 13, 2015 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Court of Justice during its inaugural sitting in Belize’s jurisdiction will preside over an upcoming land rights claim involving the Maya communities and the Government of Belize. The matter is an application brought forward by government challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal on the issue of communal land rights. On Saturday, […]
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On Thursday night, we reported that thirteen families were facing eviction from their homes in the Lake Independence Boulevard area. They have been removed twice before for squatting, but now, the parcel of land has been acquired from government by a Chinese businessman. The area is undergoing a multimillion dollar transformation and while the businessman […]
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Senator Ray Davis, union representative, has come under sustained fire for abstaining to vote on the Petrocaribe Loans Bill. On April first, the N.T.U.C.B. met to discuss the controversial bill which was actually passed two days before that. Davis, who was a part of that meeting, was called up to explain his abstention which had […]
As we told you, the Petrocaribe Bill was discussed by the N.T.U.C.B. after it was actually passed, and not before. So we wondered if perhaps the abstention by Senator Ray Davis could have been the result of his not being clear on the position of or mandate from the unions. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Second Vice-President, […]
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American Businessman and owner of the Palapa Bar in San Pedro, Scott Harnish, was busted with over one hundred thousand U.S dollars in his home. On Tuesday, April seventh, it is reported that authorities visited Harnish’s home on the north end of San Pedro when they made the discovery. Harnish was detained and released that […]
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The Belize Police Department will be carrying out its national recruitment examination on Saturday at seven a.m. across the country. Today, Public Relations Officer of the department, Douglas Hyde took the opportunity to invite interested Belizeans to come forward and join the department. Hyde also spoke of the requirements. Douglas Hyde, PR Officer, Belize […]
Written on April 10, 2015 | Posted in
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The US naval Hospital ship, named the USNS Comfort sailed into Belizean waters earlier this week. It’s the first stop of a tour in the Caribbean and Central and South America. The USNS COMFORT has partnered with the Ministry of Health, B.D.F. and Belize Coast Guard to provide services and build capacity in a number […]
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On Wednesday’s newscast we brought you the story of nine year old Katerin Michel Perez, a student in San Pedro who was badly burned in an accident in her home on Good Friday. A network of Good Samaritans, here and abroad, worked a miracle to get Katerin and her father, Jose Roberto Perez, flown out […]
Written on April 9, 2015 | Posted in
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