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Contracts were signed this morning between the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and contractors for works to be undertaken at the national referral in the upcoming New Year. In the first instance, the K.H.M.H. will be renovating the Adult Intensive Care Unit and secondly, remedial work will be done on the parking lot. But there is […]
Written on December 17, 2013 | Posted in
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Government provided a subsidy of eighteen point five million dollars to the K.H.M.H. this year. Notwithstanding, the renovations to the hospital will come at a cost to the public. As was mentioned earlier, the K.H.M.H. took out a loan with the Belize Bank Limited to pay for the remodeling and construction works. The Director of […]
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Up north, the sugar industry remains at a standstill. This Sunday, cane-farmers from all eighteen branches in the north assembled at the Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico to receive an update from the BSCFA, and to provide the association with a mandate for the days ahead in respect of a proposed deal with B.S.I. on bagasse. […]
The condition of the sugar roads is affecting not only cane-farmers, but commuters in general. After a week of alternate cold and dry spells, the rains returned with a vengeance, wreaking havoc on critical roads in the sugar network. On the Petville road, just outside Orange Walk Town, the deterioration is such that only tractors […]
Tonight, there is no official explanation or comment from the Immigration Ministry on the Rafael Vasquez Medina nationality facilitation. Salvadoran national Vasquez-Medina received his Belizean nationality certificate on September nineteenth, 2013, signed by Director of Immigration Maria Marin. There are credible reports that the certificate was processed, signed and delivered in one day. But that […]
Written on December 16, 2013 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow is currently in Venezuela where leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean will be meeting in a one-day summit on the Petrocaribe Initiative which takes place on Tuesday. The PM has not in recent years been to a Petrocaribe Summit, but as you know, the Petrocaribe funds, twenty million dollars, were […]
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It is now three months since the immigration scandal broke, but an investigation doesn’t seem to be going anywhere at least no specific information has been forthcoming. So on November sixth, Opposition Senator Lisa Shoman presented a motion for a Senate inquiry into the scandal. The motion went to a vote and the result was […]
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The United Nations is looking at human trafficking Belize but that study reveals that there are far more cases of human smuggling of nationals from Central and South America and as far as Asia. Belize is considered a country of destination, transit and origin. At the invitation of the government, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the United […]
The government of Belize has signed and ratified numerous international human right treaties which offer protection to women, children and migrant workers. G.O.B. has also pledged to suppress and punish those who traffic persons and at the national level, it has adopted the 2013 Trafficking in Persons Provision Act. But Ezeilo says that it is […]
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The line Ministry for the issue of human trafficking is the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty. Its C.E.O., Judith Alpuche, says that the number of trafficked persons in Belize is small and disagrees with some of the information revealed by the UN Rapporteur. Alpuche identified victim care and services and says that […]
Last Thursday, the outspoken attorney, Audrey Matura-Shepherd joined the ranks of the unions and was approved as President by all fourteen entities of the haemorrhaging Christian Workers Union. And on Saturday, Matura-Shepherd was formally endorsed by the members in attendance and the rest of the executive was endorsed as follows: Vice-President Basil Brannon, Organizer Stephany […]
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One of the biggest issues facing the union is an allegation of missing monies. And that thorn will be dealt with head on by the new president and vice-president as a matter of priority. Both Matura-Shepherd and Brannon gave their perspective on some of the immediate priorities of the union following Saturday’s election. […]
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Reality Wedding Couple Allen and Roscelli took their wedding vows on Sunday during a memorable ceremony officiated by Cannon Leroy Flowers. The reality wedding aired live on this station brought a close to our series, From Yes To I Do Channel Five Will Follow You. Here is a snippet of the auspicious event. {Highlights […]
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Tonight, there is more evidence of corruption in the issuance of nationality certificates, this time directly implicating insiders in the Vital Statistics Unit, and likely the nationality section of the Immigration Department. Salvadoran national Rafael Vasquez Medina was detained by Police on December fifth because of a false document in his possession. That document was […]
Written on December 13, 2013 | Posted in
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FECTAB press conferences are normally colorful and charged. Today, the organization held another one of those, but it also got emotional. Two of its firebrand members cracked under the pressure of slow business and they placed blame squarely on the government and on another tour operator saying there is unfair advantage. Despite slashing prices by […]
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The Special Envoy for Women and Children today launched the latest edition of the Inspiration Calendar. The artwork in the calendar was done by children with special needs who started to paint and draw since July of this year. Its release has now become a tradition at this time of the year and Kim Simplis […]
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On Thursday, the second and third reading of amendment two to the criminal code was passed in the House of Representatives. The amendment had a rocky start because some sectors felt that the decriminalization of sodomy was being sneaked in through the amendment, even before a ruling from the Supreme Court on that issue has […]
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There is a change to report tonight at the top of the Kolbe Foundation which manages the Belize Central Prison. John Woods, who had been Chairman since 2002 when the prison was placed under private management, stepped down from the post earlier this week. It paved the way for the appointment of Lynn Young as […]
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The Senate is scheduled to meet next week to ratify a number of bills that were passed at Thursday’s House meeting. But another matter will be coming up. The opposition Senator, Lisa Shoman will be bringing back to the Senate floor, a motion for a senate inquiry into the immigration scandal. The first time Shoman […]
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Popular Belizean food vendor Gloria Jimenez is in a protracted battle with the Department of Human Services for custody of her three children. The kids were taken away from her and placed into foster care three years ago. Since then she has been trying desperately to regain legal rights over the children, whom she […]
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While the walkout by Opposition members ended the day, it wasn’t the first of the day. For weeks the N.T.U.C.B. has been agitating for the introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health Bill in the House. This is a bill which has been in the works for years, but despite extensive vetting locally and regionally, […]
Written on December 12, 2013 | Posted in
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The big news today is that the impasse between sugar-cane farmers and BSI/ASR has been breached, at least in principle and there is a deal in the making. Prime Minister Dean Barrow met with company representatives on Monday, and this morning ASR officially capitulated, meaning that there is an acceptance that farmers will have to […]
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At the ITVET today, there was reason to be merry. About one hundred and twenty-five students from Stella Maris School were celebrating with the Belize Bank and Belize Bank International, their annual Christmas Party. The party is highly anticipated so the bank threw in a few more goodies. Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
Back in November 2007 seven friends went fishing, days later the body of one was found: Magistrate Richard Swift. The six others mysteriously disappeared and were never found. Tonight there is a similar story to report of murder on the high seas. It involves a group of five fishermen who set out to sea last […]
Written on December 10, 2013 | Posted in
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UDP Area representatives will allegedly receive ninety thousand dollars this Christmas to hand out to their constituents. That revelation came from PUP Leader Francis Fonseca, who says he got that information from documents he received from the Ministry of Finance, though not through official channels. According to Fonseca, UDP reps will receive ninety thousand, while […]
