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The employment of sanitation workers by Mayor Darrel Bradley has been prickly issue. But tonight, after months of discussions with Belize Maintenance Limited and the Christian Workers Union, a total of one hundred and fifty-eight sanitation workers will be absorbed as full time employees at City Hall. Effective the sixteenth of January , the workers […]
Written on January 6, 2015 | Posted in
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According to Mayor Bradley to assist with the level of service that will be given to the public, the council is in a process of strengthening its human resources. Central Government is gifting the city council one million dollars for the procurement of equipment for the sanitation departments. And to assist with the salaries to […]
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One more issue from today’s press conference by the Opposition Leader. The People’s United Party has for some time been clamoring for campaign finance reform. The motion would compel all political organizations to declare finances going into elections. This afternoon, P.U.P. leader Francis Fonseca told the media that the line between party coffers and the […]
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Earlier in the newscast, you heard Mayor Darrell Bradley say he was taking on one hundred and fifty-eight employees, formerly employed by Belize Maintenance Limited. While that comes on board next week Friday, there is still the matter of a debt to sanitation contractors, Belize Waste Control and BML. Mayor Darrell Bradley says that an […]
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The purpose of today’s press briefing by Mayor Darrell Bradley was really to outline several matters for which the general public wanted answers. Sanitation—contractors and workers aside—Mayor Bradley also spoke on the municipal bond and infrastructure works. The council has concreted approximately one hundred and forty of the five hundred plus city streets. But some […]
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The ancient Mayan civilization, recognized for its monumental contributions to art, science, astronomy and architecture, was perhaps made extinct by a century-long drought. While periods of dry weather have been thought to be among the causes of the Mesoamerican civilization’s fall, a new study of marine sediments off the coast of Belize lends further credence […]
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The polls have just closed in the Cayo North by-election where Omar Figueroa of the U.D.P. and Richard Harrison of the P.U.P. contested the elections. The voter’s turnout at five o’clock stood at fifty-three point four percent, the six o’clock report will not be delivered until later this evening when the Returning Officer, Marcelo Winsor, […]
Written on January 5, 2015 | Posted in
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The overwhelming presence of elected officials, including the Prime Minister and the Leader of the P.U.P., as well as political aspirants from both major parties in Cayo North today is a tour de force of support for Harrison and Figueroa. And as we said, while a win for either of the two organizations won’t tip […]
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The results of the bye-election, as Opposition Leader Francis Fonseca also attests, will indicate, in some measure, what will take place at the polls in the March municipals. In the aftermath, Fonseca says that the party will carefully go over today’s exercise to see where it can further prepare for the elections ahead. Francis […]
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There is an update to today’s by-election in Cayo North. Sixty-two percent of six thousand, five hundred and ninety-eight registered turned up to cast their ballots during today’s election. That figure represents a total of four thousand, sixty-three voters. While the reconciliation process is now ongoing, the overall attendance at the polls has been described […]
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According to Harrison, notwithstanding the less than remarkable numbers, he is confident that his brief campaign efforts will secure a victory for the People’s United Party. Mike Rudon “Richard it is midday. What are you seeing? Half of the day has gone. What are you seeing in terms of figures?” Richard Harrison, P.U.P. […]
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Turning to another major issue…The sugar cane crop season and the sugar industry are in serious jeopardy; in fact, the situation has regressed. At an emergency meeting of cane-farmers on Sunday, a majority rejected the proposed agreement between ASR/B.S.I. and the B.S.C.F.A., which means that for all intents and purposes, negotiations have broken down completely. […]
But before a vote was taken, there was a surprise announcement. B.S.C.F.A. attorney, Chris Coye, would tell cane farmers that the latest proposed agreement was an improvement. Chris Coye, Attorney, B.S.C.F.A. “New agreement does not take anything in any way from the farmers but provides more for the farmers than what the old agreement […]
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But Coye’s position came under swift attack from Javier Keme, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the B.S.C.F.A. Keme rejected Coye’s view that the new agreement provided farmers with the better deal. He accused Coye of flip flopping. Javier Keme, Chairman, Finance Committee, B.S.C.F.A. (Translated) “The thirtieth of November at our general assembly, […]
The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is convening a special general meeting on Sunday in San Roman Village. The objective of the meeting is for B.S.C.F.A.’s committee of management to present to its membership an agreement that has been met with B.S.I. They, in turn, will cast votes in favor of or objecting to the […]
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In a letter to B.S.C.F.A. Chairman Ezekiel Cansino on Wednesday, a resolution was put forward instructing the B.S.C.F.A. and its committee of management to support the application for a writ of mandamus filed by Teck to have the court order the Sugar Industry Control Board set a date for the start of the crop season. […]
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The birth of baby Allison Garcia is a moment that will forever remain etched in the history of her family. Not only does January first mark her birthday but she is also the first newborn for 2015. With that distinction comes gifts in the form of care packages, donations from San Cas and Brodies, as […]
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The membership of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is scheduled to convene a special meeting on Sunday in Orange Walk where a vote on the start of the crop season will be taken. Once the result of the exercise is favorable work can get underway at Tower Hill by next week. That, however, depends […]
Written on December 31, 2014 | Posted in
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The choices, according to Carballo, are rather straightforward. In essence, the committee of management for B.S.C.F.A. can be instructed to move ahead with the finalization of the agreement which can be ratified as early as Monday. The C.F.O. also reiterated that the crop cannot be opened without first having a commercial agreement in place. […]
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Carballo says the consequence of a delayed crop, as well as the indefinite timeframe the process of litigation may take can certainly jeopardize the potential harvest which is estimated to be roughly one point three-five million tons of cane. Via Phone: Belizario Carballo, Chief Financial Officer, B.S.I. “In terms of the impact that it […]
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On Sunday cane-farmers will meet in Corozal to decide the fate of the 2014-2015 sugar-cane crop. Well actually, it’ll be the 2015 crop since 2014 is pretty much done. We’ve heard from the B.S.C.F.A….both factions…and regardless of what happens on Sunday, not everyone in that Association is going to be pleased. But where Government is […]
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Despite all the complications besieging the industry at this point, all parties can agree on one thing – they need the crop to get started. But they disagree on how that should happen. The more militant faction of the B.S.C.F.A., supported by the N.T.U.C.B., says that the government, through the SICB, can declare a start […]
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And so, as we end off the year, that is where we are in the sugar industry. Throughout the latter months of the year we’ve brought you every aspect of the tangled story from ASR/B.S.I., the B.S.C.F.A. and the government. And we end our coverage of this issue for 2014 with an interview done with […]
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On Tuesday night, we aired New Year’s messages from Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Leader of the Opposition, Francis Fonseca. Both leaders spoke of positive strides and looked to a successful future for the country. According to P.M. Barrow, the economy grew in the first three-quarters by four point two percent exceeding the forecast of […]
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But the PM also said that millions more will be invested in infrastructural developments across the country. Now the works of some contractors have been rather shoddy because within months, there have been cracks in the cemented streets and portions along the highways are already sinking. Aside from the construction of a cruise port for […]
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