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Last week, the joint unions met with representatives of the government to discuss the increment freeze. The unions want their increments to be unfrozen and they have given April first as their deadline. The President of the Public Service Union, Dean Flowers, indicated last week that they were pleased with the humility of the government. […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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There were no reports of loss of life over the weekend; in fact, according to our archives, there was no gun violence recorded since last Monday. There is, however, a disturbing report of a sexual assault out west. The incident occurred on the fifteenth of February when a forty-five-year-old woman woke up to find that […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department recently activated a police substation in the Maya Mopan community on the outskirts of Belmopan. That twenty-four-hour presence by officers may have very well saved the life of Wilber Rivera, a resident of the area who was the victim of an attack by four persons, including three minors. Emilio Saqui, along […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize’s first human trafficking academy commenced today at Umaya Resort on the Placencia Road in southern Belize. Engaged in the week-long training are personnel from the justice sector, including human rights agencies, the Belize Police Department, the judiciary and other government departments as they are learning tools and techniques used in trafficking in persons investigations, […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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During her speech today, Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia said that while Belize has been doing well, there are more cases of potential familial human trafficking in Belize. The Chair of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIPS) Council was in southern Belize over the weekend and says that they may have identified a case of […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday. I am Paul Lopez. Belize has produced a number of outstanding athletes that have travelled abroad to play for teams in the U.S and around the world. Within the last ten years, we have been hearing about more and more young athletes across various disciplines travelling […]
Written on February 20, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, we reported that in late 2021 and early 2022, the Ministry of Finance approved a seventy-percent import duties and excise tax exemption for Floralia Limited to bring six 2022 Yutong buses in country. Since the news broke, Thomas Shaw, the President of the Belize Bus Association, has declared that the Government of […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday we brought you the story of the fire that destroyed the house of an elderly woman in Orange Walk. Sixty-one-year-old Bernadette Allen woke up to find her house ablaze at both the front and back entrances, luckily she managed to escape. A neighbor who was close to the family said that it was […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Despite the economic recovery, the benefits aren’t reaching the average Belizean. People can’t afford the things they were able to afford five years ago due to the rising cost of living. It’s a balancing act that Economic Development C.E.O. Doctor Osmond Martinez tries to put into perspective. He says that because Belize imports most of […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Is the price of bananas going to go up? We have been reporting on the precarious situation in which the banana industry finds itself. The cost of fertilizers has skyrocketed, so fruit production has decreased. Then there is the higher cost of fuel to access the fruit from the farms in the south and also […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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U.S. Ambassador to Belize Michelle Kwan is almost three months into her diplomatic posting in Belize. And while she has hit the ground running with attending official events that the U.S. government supports, she took a break over the weekend to join the host of Open Your Eyes, April Martinez, on a cultural tour of […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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She’s known as the leader of the Belize People’s Front and as a businesswoman and farmer. Now Nancy Marin is celebrating the first ostrich egg that was laid on her fledgling ostrich farm – the first that is also on record in Belize. It’s possible that other farmers who have had ostriches in their possession […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Lamb and mutton are restaurant delicacies across the world. The meats are also very popular in the local market, so much so that several requests have been submitted for their importation. Through the Taiwan I.C.D.F Sheep Project, the quality of meats being produced in Belize has increased over the years. Farmers involved in rearing these […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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In 2022, Belize exported approximately thirty-five thousand heads of cattle. It’s the largest figure to date. Today we asked C.E.O. Servulo Baeza whether this year will see a similar output. Aside from removing tariffs to Mexico, C.E.O. Baeza says that the high figures were due to the surplus of cattle in pastures since exports were […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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In case you missed it, the Belize Forest Department is reminding the general public that the hunting season for gibnut, iguana, armadillo and game birds is currently closed. The Department has found it necessary to advise the public in light of the upcoming La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge and Easter Celebrations. This means anyone […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Nago Bank Road in rural Belize District was officially opened today after almost nine months of road work. C.E.O.s from five line ministries including economic development, rural transformation, infrastructure development, agriculture, and transport along with agro-producers from the area gathered to celebrate the occasion. With the improved road, farmers will have better access to their […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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While the Nago Bank Road is the first infrastructure project completed under the Resilient Rural Belize program, many other access roads will soon be underway. These include projects in the villages of Valley of Peace, San Carlos, Trio in the south, Cow Pen, San Jose, San Roman, and a project at Bomba. As part of […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The Department of the Environment is conducting a sensitization session on national water quality monitoring. Several stakeholders from both the public and private sectors, as well as N.G.O.s, are participating in the session. D.O.E. expects that through the session, they will be able to build awareness and use of Belize’s National Water Quality Monitoring Program […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, Sabreena Daly goes looking for some profound answers. Following the love high from Valentine’s Day, after the flowers have died and the chocolates are consumed, how do couples make the love last beyond the love month? She sat down with two brave couples willing to share their secrets. Here’s On the Bright Side with […]
Written on February 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform and Religious Affairs, through its good governance unit, concluded a corruption survey in several departments where there have been multiple and sustained reports of alleged bribery and corruption. We’ll get to that next. First, we asked C.E.O. Rolando Zetina about the case of alleged corruption taking […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Now to the survey…among those departments studied were the immigration department, the vital statistics unit and the lands department, notoriously referred to as a “hot bed of corruption” by former Prime Minister Dean Barrow. C.E.O. Rolando Zetina shares some of the findings of the survey. Rolando Zetina, C.E.O., Ministry of Public Service “Recently we […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Where are we with the implementation of UNCAC legislation? The previous administration signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Today, the C.E.O. of the Ministry of Public Service, Rolando Zetina, gave an update indicating that conversations are ongoing. He also said that experts will visit the country in the months ahead to review where Belize […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the union leaders called for the Government to legislate the Whistleblower’s Act. This would allow public officers to expose – without fear of victimization – any act of corruption by politicians and any senior government officials. The C.E.O. of the Ministry of Public Service confirmed that that bill was tabled, but that was […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Today at Dream Valley Resort in Teakettle Village, Cayo District, an integrity innovation training commenced for public officers. It builds the capacity of the participants to provide training for others within the public sector, namely the clerical promotional program, the secretarial promotional program, and the professional development program that includes a mandatory good governance module. […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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The Annual Gian Ghandi Memorial Lecture was held today, with several key speakers presenting on topics of national importance. The first presenter was a lecturer at the University of Belize, Melanie Smith. Smith spoke about talent migration and development. Talent migrants are people who are seeking better opportunities outside their countries of origin, ready to […]
Written on February 16, 2023 | Posted in
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