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A partnership between the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service and the various public utilities, to provide direct support to small business owners and new startups, has resulted in the launch of what is being called a Micro-Enterprise Utility Start-up Package. The initiative is the outcome of continuing dialogue between the public and private sectors, […]
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A lab at the Stella Maris Primary School in Belize City was transformed and today officially opened earlier today. It is the proud accomplishment of resourceful teachers and staff of the school who were inspired by a visually impaired activist, Hector Hoare. Fittingly so, the resource center is carrying his name. Duane Moody dropped by […]
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The Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center is home to some sixty underprivileged youths at its King’s Park location. Well today, the youths had reason to celebrate as much needed supplies were handed over courtesy of the Hospital Auxiliary. The donation included mattresses, sheet and beds to make sleeping conditions more comfortable for the underprivileged children. […]
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Audrey Matura-Shepherd confirmed today via statement and press conference that she leaves the post as Vice President of OCEANA Belize on August twenty-second. The more pressing question is – was she forced to leave, and if so, why? The outgoing Vice President says categorically that she is leaving of her own free will, but as […]
Audrey Matura-Shepherd is leaving OCEANA Belize in August. Since that news broke, the social media has been lighting up with well wishes for Matura whose advocacy on environmental issues, particularly offshore drilling, enhance consciousness about the fragility of the ecosystems. This afternoon the Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage also gave kudos to Matura. […]
Written on May 30, 2013 | Posted in
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The cruise tourism project proposed by giant Norwegian Cruise Lines for Crawl Caye in the south of Belize is going before Cabinet for their approval, and one organization committed to the long term integrity of the reef is doing everything it can to ensure that doesn’t happen. In a letter to Prime Minister Dean Barrow […]
Earlier in the newscast, you heard Healthy Reef opposing the Norwegian Cruise Line’s interest in Crawl Caye. That mega tourism project also elicited a response from the Prime Minister at today’s press conference. The PM said that there is no contract with NCL and there is no final deal. But the government can’t ignore a […]
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Since the media had access to the Prime Minister at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, after the conference all hot button issues were raised with him. First on the agenda was the Gender Policy that was the product of the Women’s Commission. The policy spoke about the legalization of prostitution and spoke of respect for […]
Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega may not have any control over family relations, but did he have any knowledge about the contract given to his nephew Imer Hernandez? Records show that Hernandez was given a contract to improve the dusty San Antonio Road in Orange Walk District. A paper trail has linked alleged payments close […]
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The start of the 2013 hurricane season is less than two days away and while experts predict that weather activity will be above average this year, the National Emergency Management Organization has wasted no time in putting together an effective plan of action should there be an imminent threat of natural disaster. The next six […]
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Chief Met Officer Dennis Gonguez broke down the numbers of storms expected, as well as their respective strengths per category. Dennis Gonguez, Chief Meteorological Officer “This Saturday marks the start of the 2013 hurricane season and the forecast, as predicted by the more reputable forecast centers, predict an above average season. If you look […]
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A press conference is scheduled for this Thursday in Belize City to provide an update on an investigation into a nosocomial outbreak inside the neonatal intensive care unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The alarming statistic that twelve premature babies died in May alone due to the outbreak caused panic in the population and […]
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There is another issue that is moving to the front burner. Crawl Caye which is located in the South Water Caye Marine Reserve is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But all indications are that Norwegian Cruise Line is well underway to purchase the caye from four individuals for a mega tourism project. On […]
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By all accounts the memorandum of understanding includes the ability for the company to open casinos and become an authorized foreign exchange dealer. The Sustainable Tourism Project, which was financed by the Inter-American Development Bank, hired a consultant in 2011 who concluded that, “Pocket cruise tourism is the only acceptable form of cruise tourism on […]
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News Five has been unable to confirm reports that the very vocal Vice President of Oceana Belize, Audrey Matura-Shepherd, is stepping down from that position. But tonight there is speculation that if the rumors of Matura-Shepherd’s departure are true, it could be because of increased attention focused on her personal views in the wake of […]
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Belize has a steady stream of illegal immigrants who are being trafficked all the way to the United States. Those who are poor and unable to afford to get illegitimate visas or passports become easily recognizable as they move through the country. But after a string of recent arrests of Indian nationals in Belize, our […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Guatemala are scheduled to meet in Antigua, Guatemala next week in the margins of the O.A.S. General Assembly. And tonight, there is still no response from Guatemala’s cabinet regarding a possible date for a joint referendum to be held in 2014. However, Guatemala has produced a passport […]
Ride Across Belize covered close to eighty miles today. The peloton of riders took off from Corozal Town and by midday, they rode into Belize City. Among the mix were familiar cyclists as well as new faces with the common objective to join in the fund raiser to help the Belize Red Cross as well […]
Written on May 29, 2013 | Posted in
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According to the newspaper El Financiero, embassies of Belize and Guatemala have allegedly reported that U.S. experts have been exploring for oil in regions bordering Mexico since 2012. The report alleges that the governments of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala began formal negotiations for the exploration and exploitation of oil strata in common border areas. But […]
Last year, CARE-Belize joined the Special Envoy for Women and Children on an ambitious initiative for the construction of an Inspiration Center. The facility is now a few months away from completion and the media and donors were invited to a viewing today in anticipation of Saturday’s telethon to raise funds needed to see it […]
The Revised Gender Policy 2013 was released on May sixteenth. The policy was the product of the Women’s Commission of Belize and considered progressive because it surpassed the Caribbean’s response to several issues that are objectionable to church and the law. It is so controversial it has prompted two retractions or clarifications in one day. […]
Thousands came out at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning for the 2013 cancer walk from Ladyville to Belize City. Their common purpose was to raise awareness about the different types of cancer. Since the first walk, the numbers have grown consistently but this year, it ballooned to a new record. There were compelling […]
Written on May 28, 2013 | Posted in
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Digicell’s tenth anniversary celebration came and went in December of last year and along with it was controversy and outrage over the use of the MCC Grounds, the only F.F.B.-approved football pitch in Belize City, for its mega concert. Headlining the event were notable acts, including dancehall superstar Beenie Man. While fences have been mended […]
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Gaspar Vega – he is the very powerful Deputy Prime Minister and a high-level financier of the United Democratic Party. He is also the man whose name has come up time and time again in scandals, controversies and allegations of corruption. And he has also gained notoriety for an interview given to the media in […]
There are more allegations being levied against Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega. This time it’s not about Rosewood or lucrative land scams, but about the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated for road works in Orange Walk. Vega’s nephew, Imer Hernandez, was paid a significant amount of work to pave San Antonio Road in Early 2012, […]
