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The government is in a serious financial pickle due to the economic crisis that has befallen the country in its fight against COVID-19. The wage bill accounts for one of government biggest expenditures so the Ministry of Finance is proposing cutting the proposed increments and allowances for teachers and public officers. Public officers and teachers […]
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The Public Service Union responded to the proposed cuts in a letter to the FinSec on May fourth. Henry voiced its discontent with the turn of events and contends that previous negotiations with government were seemingly not in good faith. According to Henry, public officers are open to making the necessary sacrifices given the present […]
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Just before one o’clock today, a Mexican naval vessel ran aground on the reef near San Pedro. Official information is that the vessel was one of two registered to the Mexican military that was travelling from Mahahual en route to a coast guard base at the Subteniente López station at the border in Quintana Roo, […]
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The vessel has since been removed from where it was lodged and departed our waters. The Ministry of the Environment will be conducting an assessment of the incident. Commander Gregory Soberanis says that a final report will be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the vessel has diplomatic status and the matter will […]
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On Tuesday, proprietor Mark Neal and several of his employees were arrested for being inside Body 2000 Gym. They were charged individually when they were unable to provide a reasonable explanation or proof of movement outside of a curfew and are facing fines of one thousand dollars each. Despite their protest that the facility was […]
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According to Bradley, the laws, as they stand, are lopsided, granting citizens permission to do certain forms of exercise, but denying them from doing others. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Attorney for Mark Neal “I understand that in the rule, gymnasiums are closed. Belize has only to my [mind], well I could be corrected but I […]
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Also in the west, ten persons have been fired from the San Ignacio/San Elena Town Council. Municipal governments across the country are having trouble meeting their monthly expenses and have had to take cost saving measures. Over the past few months, councils have lost millions of dollars in revenue since the State of Emergency regulations […]
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Since last week, some restrictions have been eased on the countrywide state of emergency and many businesses, including services provided by the municipal government, have resumed operation. Town and city councils have been closed for almost six weeks and the revenue stream became a slow trickle. Today, we asked Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner, about […]
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Now, before COVID 19, on a monthly basis, the council collected about three hundred thousand dollars from the head tax received from the tourism industry. But that too disappeared when the industry when into a standstill contributing to the council’s financial crunch. We asked the mayor if the council is able to meet its commitment […]
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The number of persons who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 is in the thousands, though the exact number is still out there. For sure, close to eighty-three thousand applied for COVID-19 Unemployment Relief. The Oversight Committee of the Unemployment Relief has approved about forty-five percent of the applicants to date. Here is an update […]
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Attorney Audrey Matura finds herself at the end of a very stern letter from the Court of Appeal. Matura is the attorney for Gas Tomza Limited, Southern Choice Butane, Zeta Gas and Belize Western Energy Limited, the companies which are in a legal war with the Government of Belize over the monopoly National Gas Company. […]
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The state of emergency remains in full force throughout the months of May and June. Every week there is an update from the police on the number of persons who are arrested for curfew violations. But what happens when the police misinterprets the law? In this case, we are talking about persons travelling on motorcycles. […]
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Police officers are on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight, enforcing the regulations of the state of emergency. You see them stopping vehicles and making sure that the law is adhered to or you see them ensuring that business establishments and individuals are complying with the curfew. The face masks are now part of their […]
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The Belize Police Department has mounted check points at various heavily trafficked points to monitor the movement of people across the country. Since the ease on restrictions last week, there has been an increase in traffic as people returned to work and businesses reopened. The main thoroughfares in the city are experiencing an explosion and […]
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For almost six weeks, Belize District residents had to carry out online transactions for their traffic needs. From insurance, to the inspection and licensing of motor vehicles and even the renewal of driver’s license, these had to be conducted online. While that virtual service was available during the COVID-19 crisis, many did not update their […]
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The full force of the law unexpectedly came down on Body 2000 this morning. The popular gym, located on Coney Drive, closed during the state of emergency and is not among the list of businesses that can yet reopen. But this morning, shutters were down when police dropped by and found five persons inside the […]
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So a member of the police team says the building was shuttered and locked and they got no answer from inside. Neal and the other five persons charged also have their own version of what transpired at Body 2000 this morning. But Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that the gym was in fact in […]
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As of May first 2020, importers of liquefied petroleum gas—Gas Tomza Limited, Southern Choice Butane, Zeta Gas and Belize Western Energy Limited—cannot import butane gas into Belize. That responsibility belongs now to the National Gas Company and the LPG importers are currently locked in a legal battle with the government over the importation license. The […]
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Matura also raised questions about the owners of the National Gas Company. The company is a Public-Private Partnership with the Government of Belize holding twenty-five percent of shares. The list of shareholders includes a U.S. based company called B.W.T. holdings while the locals are M & M Limited, G.A. Roe, Gilly Canton, and Bowen and Bowen. […]
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Earlier this year, a state of emergency was instituted on the south side of the city allowing for the imprisonment of gang members due to the spike in violent crimes. After reviving an old truce, the gangs were released from prison and have generally kept the peace. Today, rival gangs on Police Street were out […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams addressed the concerns arising from the lack of social distancing at the water taxi terminals and on their vessels. While these can now operate, today another picture surfaced on social media of a water taxi filled to capacity with passengers leaving San Pedro and heading into the City. Even though […]
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ComPol Chester Williams was in San Pedro today where he met with Coastal Executive Officer, Superintendent Chris Noble and his team of officers as well as with San Pedro Mayor, Daniel Guerrero. Over a week ago, regulations put in place by the mayor, violating the national state of emergency. As you know, central government balked […]
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The use of face masks is now a must for persons venturing in public during the next thirty days of the state of emergency. That has created a whole new industry for enterprising Belizeans so that everywhere you go, the masks are now part of the norm. But can the masks contribute to the deterioration […]
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The cost of not wearing a mask in public can cost you five thousand dollars – it is a hefty fine to pay when reusable masks are going for as low as five dollars in some places. But there are still some who are not adhering to the new law. Today, when we spoke with […]
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This morning, UNICEF handed over a thousand boxes of food and hygiene items to the Ministry of Education. The hampers are for underprivileged students who are enrolled in the government’s primary school feeding programme. News Five was at today’s handing over ceremony. Here’s the story. Andrea Polanco, Reporting There are primary school students who […]
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