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In September, we told you about plans by the Central Bank of Belize to streamline fees charged by commercial banks to address customer concerns over high transaction fees. Well, today Central Bank Governor, Kareem Michael, announced that the Central Bank has taken action to address certain conditions that do not promote the fundamentals of an […]
Written on December 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Then there are fees associated with Instant Funds Transfer and Electronic Funds Transfers. According to the Governor of the Central Bank of Belize, Kareem Michael, domestic banks have given a verbal commitment to reduce the charges on using EFTs and IFTs. And to show the Central Bank’s commitment, Michael said that the bank will no […]
Written on December 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the Briceño Administration announced that the government would acquire and modernize the commercial port in Belize City. The settlement not only resolves all remaining Ashcroft judgment awards against Belize at a reduced cost, but also mandates the withdrawal of all litigation initiated by Ashcroft companies against the government. The Port Acquisition & […]
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The arrival of Belize City’s electric buses has been a long-awaited event that will be part of a bigger pilot project across the country. Those two buses, according to Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson, will arrive at the end of January and will be handed over to the Belize City Council to run in the […]
Written on December 20, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Transport has a new Chief Transport Officer – the second in less than two years. He is Leon Gentle, and according to the Minister of Transport, Gentle has spent eighteen years with the Ministry of Education and was appointed by the Ministry of the Public Service. Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Transport […]
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Following government’s announcement of its acquisition of the Port of Belize, it has come under criticism from employees at the Big Creek Port. These are also constituents of Stann Creek West Area Representative, Rodwell Ferguson. Despite a letter the constituents sent to the prime minister, slamming the government for the acquisition, Ferguson says he still […]
Written on December 20, 2023 | Posted in
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As the regulator of Belize’s financial system, the Central Bank of Belize supervises more than six point six billion dollars held by financial institutions. Domestic banks account for more than four point five billion, while credit unions account for one point three billion dollars. The two top domestic banks are Belize Bank Limited which holds […]
Written on December 20, 2023 | Posted in
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During the conference in Jamaica, Michael said “My bosses want us to do more of the draconian type of measures and it is important that I am able to explain to them why these things shouldn’t apply”. He didn’t share details, but today he said he may have used a strong word. Kareem Michael, […]
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Twelve years after husband and wife couple James and Keisha Young held their first community Christmas party for children in Lake, the annual event continues to grow and is eagerly anticipated by parents and kids, alike. Earlier today, a few hundred children descended on Lawrence Avenue where the street was blocked off to accommodate the […]
Written on December 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay is stepping down from his post as Belize’s chief diplomat in the days ahead. News of his pending departure was confirmed in a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister earlier today. Courtenay, a preeminent attorney, was appointed senator when the Briceño administration took office in November 2020, and was […]
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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A young father from the Corozal District died following a freak accident on Monday afternoon at the Belize/Mexico Border. Twenty-five-year-old Germain Rivera and his co-worker Julio Zetina fell from a crane while working at Princess Vegas Casino. Rivera died at the scene and Zetina is currently at a private hospital in Belize City. This latest […]
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, the trial of attorney, Oscar Selgado was scheduled to go a full day, but halfway through the morning session, it was adjourned until the morning of January twenty-second, 2024. The adjournment followed a concern raised by the defense in reference to whether they would be permitted to address the details that came out of […]
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Voir Dire that was held in the previous hearings was to test the admissibility of video recordings that the Crown’s main witness had provided but that mysteriously disappeared. Selgado is on trial for abetment to commit murder. The Crown’s main witness, Giovanni Ramirez, alleges that Selgado attempted to hire him to kill Marilyn Barnes […]
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Tourism Board’s Frontline Hero recipient for 2023 is Dwayne Garcia, a boat captain at the Conservation Compliance Unit at the Belize Fisheries Department. Originally from Placencia, Garcia’s career started out as a young boy who went fishing with his father. The forty-nine-year-old left the village as a youth with a dream to work […]
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A Belizean remake of a popular and beloved play dubbed Di Nite Befo Krismus comes your way this Thursday at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts where the Children’s Theater will perform before an audience of family and friends. Here’s more about the upcoming event.
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The era of digital and technological advancement has made life much easier than back in the day when missing a call would mean not being able to reach the person for several hours until they reached another point where there was a telephone. So now that there are countless brands and models of cell phones, […]
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Days before Christmas, a two-months-old baby boy was left without a father following a murder in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk. Forty-five-year-old Hugo Rodriguez was fatally shot while returning home from a local shop on Sunday night. Rodriguez’s murder unfolded after an altercation at the store. Hipolito Novelo reports. Hipolito Novelo, Reporting Baby Justin Daniel […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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A father of three was fatally stabbed to death in San Pedro on Friday night. It happened while he and his common-law wife were leaving their place of work, a resort that is located on the Mahogany Bay compound. Already, police have arrested and charged eighteen-year-old David Lambey for the crime. While police say the […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-eight-year-old Adela Ifield was found dead inside her home in San Pedro Town on Saturday morning. According to Ifield’s boyfriend, he had initially left her at their residence on Friday night in the San Pedrito area while he went out with his brothers. He returned with food at around ten o’clock before leaving once more. […]
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Twenty-five-year-old Leopold Solomon Wade met bail earlier today, after being accused of sexually assaulting a sixteen-year-old girl twice in one day. When the laborer appeared in the lower court this morning, he was read two charges related to separate incidents during which he allegedly kissed the teenager on her cheek without her consent. On another […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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A Belize City couple and three young children are left without a shelter after a fire destroyed their home last Friday evening. Claricia Brown told News Five today that she left her house sometime after four on Friday evening to attend a work function and received a call about an hour later that her house […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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The University of Belize has elected Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith as chair of its board of trustees. Smith replaces former chairman Anthony Sylvestre who has since taken up the office of the Attorney General. Earlier today, Smith was a guest on Open Your Eyes where he spoke briefly of what he envisions for Belize’s national […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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A new park has been inaugurated in Mahogany Heights, as the community tries to reshape its image. On Sunday, the village council, along with other members of the community, came out to celebrate the occasion. Chairman Jermaine Sanchez says that the new recreational space has been long in the making and serves to bring the […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Sanchez, the children in attendance were treated to Santa Claus and the Grinch and a valuable lesson was shared. Jermaine Sanchez, Chairman, Mahogany Heights “They were visited by two special people and the message that we shared was that loving your neighbors because those two people: one was Santa and the other […]
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The Miss Universe Belize franchise promises a new era of diversify and empowerment under its new ownership. We spoke with Former Miss Universe Belize 2019 and new national director of the franchise, Destinee Arnold on the change. Destinee Arnold, National Director, House of Crowns “The Miss Universe Belize franchise is now under new directorship. […]
Written on December 18, 2023 | Posted in
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