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At news time, the votes are still being counted to determine who will be the new president of the Police Association. As many as fourteen officers put their names on the ballot, including outgoing president Corporal Elton Arzu, whose presidency has been controversial. Here is a report with Isani Cayetano. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Members […]
Written on June 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The increase in the price of LPG, which was announced on Monday, is not sitting well for consumers and three former LPG importers as the country battles with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The prices went up by thirty-eight cents per gallon which, combined with a first increase, means that consumers are spending sixty-nine […]
Written on June 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney Audrey Matura, on behalf of Gas Tomza, BWEL and Z Gas, has written to the Director of the Belize Bureau of Standards, Jose Trejo. In a letter dated June fifteenth, eight questions are posed to Trejo. Matura says that the public has the right to know the answers, including the formula used to set […]
Written on June 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Kent Gabourel, a former coach with the Football Federation of Belize, was sent home on May twenty-first after being informed that his contract with the organization had been expired and would not be renewed. In an interview with Gabourel last week, he told News Five that monies that were paid to him prior to realizing […]
Written on June 16, 2020 | Posted in
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In the south, the construction of a gas station at a prime location in Punta Gorda is coming into fierce opposition with every passing day. Objection to building of the service station is fueled by the sentiments that local businessmen are being put out of the market by the more affluent Chinese entrepreneurs who are […]
Written on June 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The borders and the P.G.I.A. remain closed, but the tourism stakeholders are getting the industry ready to receive guests when that changes. As a part of the preparation for the reopening, the Belize Hotel Association—through its partner Belizing.com—presented an online sensitization session with tourism stakeholders, particularly for hotels and other accommodations, on what they can […]
Written on June 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Prohibitions on the use of parks and playgrounds will be lifted and recreational contact sports such as volleyball, basketball and football will be allowed. Gymnasiums and spas will be allowed to open. Private parties, weddings, funerals, receptions, meetings of fraternal societies, social clubs, or civic associations or organizations can be held, following social distancing protocols. […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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According to the Attorney General, the S.I., which comes into effect on Friday, only imposes time restrictions for the curfew. As for public officers, who were reporting to work at nine and working in shifts, Michael Peyrefitte says that stops; starting Friday, they report to work at eight o’clock in the morning. Michael Peyrefitte, […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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There is dispute brewing between the B.B.O.C. and another bus line called the Belize Transit System. The B.B.O.C. operators are saying that the Ministry of Transport is turning a blind eye to the B.T.S. that is operating a run without a road service permit. The B.T.S. is supposed to be conducting runs for uniformed personnel […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a further relaxing of curfew hours and more business and sporting activity will be allowed beginning this Friday and for longer hours. Schools are set to reopen on August tenth, but working parents with younger children in day-care or childcare are in a lurch since there is no decision yet to resume these […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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A barge carrying heavy equipment sank somewhere between Caye Chapel and Caye Caulker early Tuesday morning. The tug boat – called ‘Pulla’ – that departed Belize City for Caye Caulker belongs to Damien Chamberlain and was captained by Alex Underwood. The Belize Port Authority says that the equipment has been recovered from the scene, but […]
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Beginning this Friday, social gatherings of up to a hundred persons and other activities will be allowed as restrictions are further relaxed. The use of masks, however, during the COVID-19 pandemic, is required by law and remains much in place for the foreseeable future. As such, the Tailoring Section of the Prison’s Rehabilitation Programme is […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says that wearing a face mask and social distancing become even more important with the lifting of restrictions. The two guidelines are considered major factors in preventing any contagion of the coronavirus. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “As we relax the restrictions, wearing the mask and social distancing has become even […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in less than a week. The nineteenth case was recorded on June fifth and the patient was identified as a twenty-seven-year-old Belizean man who returned to the country on May twenty-third on the Rhapsody of the Sea ship, of the Royal Caribbean fleet. The second patient was a Belizean […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The sale of a private parcel of land near the entrance of Punta Gorda Town is raising serious concerns among residents in that southern municipality, not because it is a prime piece of real estate where the Dollar Coin is erected, but because another gas station is set to be constructed at the site. The […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Mayor McKenzie, a meeting with residents, as well as technical personnel from various agencies, is being held this evening in Punta Gorda to discuss the issue of the proposed construction. On the Phone: Ashton McKenzie, Punta Gorda Mayor “Well there was a request for a meeting today by the owner of Uno […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Still on the matter of lands, activist Nigel Petillo is calling on the government to issue lands to Belizeans who possess none. Last week, Petillo invited prospective land owners to an area he has identified on the George Price Highway. But squatting is illegal. Opposition Leader John Briceño, who was once the Minister of Natural […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier in the year, Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Opposition Leader John Briceño went at each other over the former Chief Justice’s ruling on public funds. CJ Kenneth Benjamin ruled that that government illegally spent over a billion dollars in public funds. The verbal ruling found that the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance breached the […]
Written on June 11, 2020 | Posted in
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Three weeks ago we took you to the border village of Arenal in the west. Because half of the village is in Belize and the other half lies in Guatemala, the people move back and forth freely. But during a time of pandemic it is of big concern and there is still movement of Guatemalans […]
Written on June 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Most businesses are now open, from hotels to casinos to boledo, but tonight, we have the story of those that are not. Along the entertainment strip on Princess Margaret Drive, Belize City, night life has come to halt. Since the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed at the beginning of April, night clubs were shuttered and have […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Two men remain hospitalized after enduring a horrible and dangerous incident on Monday. A pair of linesmen, employed by the Cayo Television Network, was electrocuted while they were working on cable lines in San Jose Succotz in the west. The men were jolted by electricity when their ladder touched a high tension wire. The two […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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The tourism sector continues to plummet as Belize remains locked off from international visitors. There is no set date for the reopening of the international airport and worse so, border entry points as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Mexico and neighbouring Central American countries. Even though domestic tourism is now […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Flour and toilet paper are two items that have been added to the list of items for importation. The Supplies Control Import Export Regulations have been amended via statutory instrument number seventy to reflect the need to now apply for an import license to bring in the flour and toilet paper that are used in […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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The Financial Intelligence Unit is advising the public to be aware of the increased risk of COVID-19 related fraudulent activities. In its advisory, the F.I.U. notes that there has been an increase in different types of scams capitalizing on COVID-19 and the changes in the way we live and conduct business. Deputy Director of the […]
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Major Eric Neal became the first Belize Defense Force officer to achieve a Masters of Defense Studies degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, following the completion of the Joint Command and Staff Programme in Toronto, Canada. Today, the former aide-de-camp who spent twelve years of his professional life in the B.D.F. as the […]
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