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On Tuesday we told you about OCEANA’s position on the draft Petroleum Exploration Zones and Exploration Guidelines prepared by the Geology and Petroleum Department. Today, the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology and Public Utilities came out firing at Oceana’s statements. A release issued by the Ministry states that Oceana was not accurate in its […]
Written on January 21, 2015 | Posted in
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The P.U.P. convention for the Orange Walk East division was held over the weekend, and when the votes were counted, Josue Carballo had edged out Dave Burgos by twelve votes. Carballo will replace P.U.P. Area Representative, Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, who stepped down for medical reasons. He will now face the Elodio Aragon Junior, the […]
Written on January 21, 2015 | Posted in
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The amended Sugar Industry Act which was rammed through the House of Representatives on Monday, ratified by the Senate on Tuesday and penned into law. With that formality out of the way, the Act was published with the speed of lighting today in the Gazette. So for all intents and purposes, the amendment opens up […]
Written on January 21, 2015 | Posted in
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Senator Shoman made the point that the amendments to the Sugar Act will hurt the farmers and benefit the miller, American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries. But Senator for Government Business, Godwin Hulse, says it is quite the contrary. Godwin Hulse, Senator for Government Business “In this whole process, the discussion, the agreement, document everything […]
Written on January 21, 2015 | Posted in
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A group of police officers have successfully completed an intensive eight day training program. It is part of the community policy strategy of the police department that is carried out under the GREAT program. The officers were taught how to sharpen their skills to keep youths away from crime at an early age. The Biltmore […]
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held in the Capital on Tuesday evening for new Belize Bureau of Standards Metrology Laboratory. The building, which will be constructed by the Ministry of Works, is being financed by the European Union under the Belize Rural Development Project Two with the technical guidance of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards […]
Written on January 21, 2015 | Posted in
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Over the past five years, there has been continuous degradation of the reef. Concessions have been granted for offshore oil exploration and mega tourism developments within the reef system are raising concern for environmental groups. According to the Communications Officer of OCEANA, Alyssa Carnegie, the visit by UNESCO will start the dialogue between the environmental […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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The Geology and Petroleum Department has circulated a document entitled Petroleum Exploration Zones and Exploration Guidelines. The department claims that it “recognized the need for a framework aimed at harmonizing petroleum exploration and environmental protection and tourism development in the onshore and offshore areas of Belize and the barrier reef system.” It’s only a draft, […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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When the N.T.U.C.B. hosted a press conference last week to express support for the farmers, President Dylan Reneau was conspicuously absent. Inquisitive by nature, we asked for an explanation and were told by second Vice President Adelaida Guerra that if we wanted to know why he wasn’t there, we’d have to ask him. On Monday, […]
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News Five is especially pleased tonight to report that the government has started making good on payments due to young student, Janae Matute. Matute was born with cerebral palsy which was attributed to medical error. Following a protracted legal battle, in April 2014 the CCJ awarded the Matute family two point five million dollars in […]
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The prime minister has called a press briefing at U.D.P. headquarters Wednesday morning. Well, the invitation has been causing a stir since it was circulated. Sources tell News Five tonight that the U.D.P. will announce a candidate for the Freetown division which has been left vacant by Lee Mark Chang. According to our sources the […]
Written on January 20, 2015 | Posted in
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All stakeholders in the sugar industry are no doubt under intense pressure to get factors in place for a successful crop season. For things to work, all parties – the B.S.C.F.A., ASR/B.S.I., the new associations, the SICB and the SCPC must be on the same page. And currently they are – but what about things […]
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The B.S.C.F.A.’s Finance Committee Chairman, Javier Keme, has been in the forefront of the move to hold off on signing the agreement with ASR/B.S.I. It was an unsuccessful effort, largely because farmers could not stand in the face of very real economic hardships. The agreement has been signed, and all stakeholders now more towards the […]
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Remember the Puerto Azul Project…a proposed mega-tourism development within the Lighthouse Reef Atoll at Sandbore and Northern Cayes? It has been out of the headlines for quite some time, but the proposed billion dollar exclusive, high-end resort by Italian investors is very much still alive. While the project received an initial green light by the […]
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Two weeks ago, on January eighth, 2015, the Department of Environment and its partner agencies embarked on a new communication strategy with a workshop held for media representatives at the Baboon Sanctuary in Bermudian Landing. Well today, a follow up workshop was held at the Radisson in Belize City. The goal is to bring together […]
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It’s been seven years since Andy Palacio, Belize’s musical icon, passed away. Known across the world, Palacio put Belize on the map and left a rich legacy of the Garifuna culture and music. During his career, Palacio released three albums, seven E.P cassettes and a trove of music videos. While Andy departed on a career […]
The sugar crisis is a volatile one and has occupied the public conscious for months. On Sunday, the crisis came closer to resolution when the B.S.C.F.A. agreed to sign on with the millers, ASR/B.S.I. We’ll have that later in the newscast, but we go to this morning sitting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan. […]
As justification, Prime Minister Barrow indicated that it was essential that the bill be pushed through all stages because of the new associations in play, and the complexities involved in ensuring that all operate on a level playing field. And so, notwithstanding the protest by the opposition, Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega introduced those amendments. […]
That justification didn’t impress P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca, who then declared open season on the government, and on those he called their moles and cronies within the B.S.C.F.A. Fonseca says history will record that it was the treachery and betrayal of the government which forced caneros to their knees. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader “We […]
Fonseca also reserved special attention for Prime Minister Dean Barrow, asking him why he has to be so rude…to attorney Audrey Matura-Shepherd, that is. The P.M. recently referred to her as a junior grade, empty-vessel attorney. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader “What does ASR have over this Prime Minister and his government? What is really […]
Even as the debate raged inside the House, outside cane farmers and supporters were gathered in protest. There weren’t many of them – at peak probably fifty – but there was representation from the N.T.U.C.B., V.I.P., COLA, ROC and even random activists. Mike Rudon has that story from outside the House. Mike Rudon, Reporting […]
Written on January 19, 2015 | Posted in
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Inside the House today, Orange Walk Central Area Representative today handed out his share of licks to his colleagues on the government’s side of the House. He started by making fun of government’s ad on saving the industry, and of course took the opportunity to, in his words, remind them of just a few of […]
Briceño, after outlining what the P.U.P. has done for the industry, chastised the government for what he calls playing politics with an industry which affects the lives of fifty thousand persons in the north. John Briceño, Area Representative, Orange Walk Central “I dislike the idea that we are playing politics with an industry that […]
Written on January 19, 2015 | Posted in
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As we’ve heard, government took its licks today over an issue which is serious business. The government has come under serious and sustained fire during the weeks of impasse. Government has been accused of siding with ASR/B.S.I. against the farmers – playing big brother to those farmers and then withdrawing support at a serious time. […]
Like it or not, protest or not, duress or not…the general assembly of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association passed on Sunday a resolution to sign onto the agreement with ASR/B.S.I. That means that pending normal pre-crop procedures by the SICB and the SCPC – like verification of quotas and delivery schedule – the 2015 […]
Written on January 19, 2015 | Posted in
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