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The 2015-2016 Proposed Budget by the Barrow Administration will be heavily debated in the next two days at the National Assembly Building where it is expected that the Opposition will poke holes at the proposed expenditure and revenues of public funds. But even before the debate, which is expected to be a fiery one, the […]
Written on March 25, 2015 | Posted in
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BYM also touched on issues affecting the youth such as education and crime. Micah Goodin and Alberto Vellos spoke of not getting the monies worth out of what has been spent. Alberto Vellos, BYM “We call for value of money at the ministry of education. Does the investment match up with the results? Clearly […]
Written on March 25, 2015 | Posted in
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The Lands Department is advising private landowners to be on full alert after the discovery of active attempts to rob them of their properties. The scam was discovered last week when perpetrators attempted to lodge applications for first registrations. For those who don’t know, first registrations are carried out by those landholders who have not […]
At least twelve instances of land fraud have been discovered, going as far back as 2012. Land scammers are apparently focusing on three areas so far, including Consejo, Commerce Bight and Placencia. Those being targeted are primarily absentee landowners, who are in real danger of returning to Belize to find they no longer own a […]
The Department of Environment, along with the Hol Chan Marine Reserve Management, extracted the deep water submersible that has been lodged in the reef in front of San Pedro for the past few weeks. Following Saturday’s removal of the piece of equipment, the Hol Chan team wrapped up an assessment on the area where the […]
Written on March 24, 2015 | Posted in
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UNICOMER Courts Belize Limited handed over a cheque to the Kidney Association of Belize. Courts and the Association hope that the monies will provide much needed Kidney treatment for patients with renal failure. News Five was at the handing over today. Kovenka Rodriguez, Senior Marketing Officer, Courts Belize “Courts recognizes that Belizeans suffer from […]
Written on March 24, 2015 | Posted in
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A Thousand Smiles for Cleyon…the foundation was created back in November of last year. It all started with a little boy named Cleyon Marage, who is suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and was in desperate need of financing to travel to Merida to obtain life-saving treatment. Since then, the foundation has taken on six other […]
Written on March 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Since its inception, one of the seven children that the foundation has been working with has passed. According to founder, Michelle Rudon, while they cannot guarantee life free of cancer to these children, they are providing them with hope and support to improve the quality of their lives. Michelle Rudon, Founder, 100 Smiles for […]
Written on March 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Today, police had to be called in to the K.H.M.H. Emergency Area after an irate patient smashed the glass entrance door, cutting himself badly. The story is an old and tired one – patients waiting hours for treatment and claiming that they are being ignored by K.H.M.H. staff on duty in the emergency room. This […]
The Puerto Azul Development Project has remained very much below the radar since Chief Environmental Officer Martin Alegria gave an update to the media back in January. The proposed billion dollar investment touted as the world’s first eight star resort is the brainchild of developer Domenico Giannini and will be launched in December. That is […]
The Territorial Volunteers is a group of Belizean patriots who have taken it upon themselves to draw attention to the border between Belize and Guatemala, from north to south. They do so through refurbishing dilapidated monuments, symbolic clearing along the border and planting coconut trees – basically as a reminder to both Belize and Guatemalan […]
Written on March 23, 2015 | Posted in
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Three weeks ago, thirty-eight Belizeans were detained in Belizean waters by Guatemalan military and forced into the Guatemalan port of Livingston. You might think such an incident would spark national outrage from the government because no matter how you slice it, the action is outrageous. It has sparked some anger from G.O.B., to be truthful, […]
Written on March 23, 2015 | Posted in
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While the focal point of this weekend’s conservation efforts is on water and its importance, a seminar will be held next Wednesday to take a critical look at natural resources management. According to Roberto Pott, the symposium will be a gathering of like minds to examine issues, including trans-boundary and protected areas concerns. Roberto […]
Written on March 20, 2015 | Posted in
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Eight persons, members of the Herrera family, are without a roof over their heads following a fire that destroyed their house at corner of Allenby Street and East Collet Canal in Belize City. The fire which broke on Wednesday evening reportedly started from a bedroom on the upper flat, but neither the family nor the […]
In October 2013, the Prime Minister told the Belizean Diaspora in Los Angeles in U.S.A. that the Ministry of Natural Resources was a hotbed of corruption because of the countless instances where fraudulent transactions had been discovered. Today, the Ministry confirmed that it is investigating fraudulent land transactions involving land titles. A preliminary investigation, says […]
Written on March 19, 2015 | Posted in
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T here’s some good news coming out of the Ministry of Health tonight. For some weeks, the K.H.M.H.’s operating theater was without sterilizers. It was said that the sterilizers were not working and the K.H.M.H. had to borrow the medical apparatus from elsewhere. Today, Dr Peter Allen, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Health confirmed that […]
Written on March 19, 2015 | Posted in
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If you heard about the Santander Group before, the parent company of Green Tropics, it may have had to do with dredging within the Labouring Creek Jaguar Corridor Wildlife Sanctuary or the alleged spraying of crops in the Valley of Peace area. Today, it is a very different story because Santander invited the media to […]
And on the George Price Highway, residents of the quiet community of Cotton Tree just outside of Belmopan were panicked by a swarm of bees which quickly killed several dogs in the neighbourhood this morning. It’s a matter of particular concern because the area where the bees swarmed is right behind the Cotton Tree School, […]
Written on March 17, 2015 | Posted in
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In two weeks the Opposition will go to the House to debate the Prime Minister’s budget for 2015-2016. It’s a complex document, at least to the layman, but it’s important because it charts the path of our taxpayer monies for the next financial year, in government departments and infrastructure projects. For 2015/2016 Government projects that […]
A French captain back on December thirty-first, 2014 crashed his thirty-five-foot steel hull vessel into the reef near some coral rubble when he missed the channel near Caye Caulker. Since then, several attempts have been made to remove the boat that is stuck in approximately five feet of water. The grounded vessel has had residents […]
Written on March 17, 2015 | Posted in
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As to the French national who captained the vessel, he has not been seen or heard from since. So will there be any charges laid against him for the damage to the reef. Adele Catzim-Sanchez, C.E.O., Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development “I think that…it just for us provides an opportunity for us […]
A community-based project that looks at the impact of climate change on the ecosystem from a development standpoint was launched today by the Fisheries Department. The marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation project, also referred to as MCCAP, seeks to ensure the sustainable development and the viability of the fishing industry, while creating awareness on the […]
Written on March 17, 2015 | Posted in
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Vehicle vendors in Orange Walk are up in arms after the Orange Walk Town Council moved forcefully to remove them from where they are parked near the Central Park. It’s not a new problem, and dates back to 2012, but while the vendors have played hard-ball, the Council hasn’t – until now, that is. Today […]
Written on March 17, 2015 | Posted in
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The Belize Cancer Society is the recipient of a nine thousand five hundred U.S. dollar grant that was awarded by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition with funding from the American Cancer Society. Heather Reneau of the Belize Cancer Society says the grant will be used to screen over a thousand at risk women for cervical cancer. […]
Written on March 17, 2015 | Posted in
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There is a report tonight that fuel stocks are running low at gas depots countrywide. As a result, the main fuel importer, Puma Energy, has been rationing stocks, in particular for diesel which is retailing at seven dollars and ninety-seven cents per gallon. The cutback to consumers has been caused by a huge increase in […]
Written on March 16, 2015 | Posted in
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