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A group of Chinese nationals arrived in Belize in mid-January with permanent residency cards, although they had never set foot on Belize soil before that trip. While they were sent back to their home country, an internal investigation has been launched by the Ministry of Immigration into the falsification of those documents. Likewise, the Commissioner […]
Written on February 2, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Minister Courtenay, it was observed that a number of persons were arriving to Belize from an area of mainland China that local authorities from the Immigration Department were not familiar with. It immediately raised a red flag. Courtenay says that he is disappointed with the situation considering the efforts that have been made […]
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As for the delay in the issuance of new passports, Minister Courtenay explained the issue that arose out of the orders that were initially made for new travel documents around the time that a new passport system had been implemented. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Immigration “We did an assessment of the amount of passports […]
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Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, also known as M.S.M.Es, stand to benefit from a technical cooperation agreement that the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Inter-American Development Bank have signed. The project, worth one point two million dollars, aims to offer technical support and training in digitalization and the ease that digitalized processing […]
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We are a few days away from the United Democratic Party’s Standard Bearer Convention in Belmopan. As we have reported, three persons are vying for the position in the open convention. They are retired Colonel George Lovell, Emil Torres, and former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar. Earlier this week we showed you an interview with […]
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While we met Emil Torres on the campaign trail for a face to face interview, Saldivar was less open to talking with our newsroom. Instead, he opted to give one interview with our Open Your Eyes host on the morning show. From the questions asked this morning we were able to get some insight into […]
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It’s the high season for Belize’s tourism industry and tour operators are trying to make much of every job they can land in the Old Capital, but the eighteen who own vans and operate on the outside of the Fort Street Tourism Village have a gripe. They say they are ticketed when they take their […]
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On tonight’s episode of Belize On Reel, we continue our coverage of the coconut water industry. We take a look at the symbiotic relationship between the sale of coconut water and the sale of single-use plastic bottles. Businesses that sell single-use products, like plastic bottles, are very much reliant on the success of vendors that […]
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The Uwarani Dance Group from Dangriga left Belize today for Galveston, Texas to take part in activities as part of Black History Month in that U.S. city. The opportunity came about after a group visited Dangriga last year as a part of the same celebration. Their attention was captivated by Uwarani and the rest, as […]
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He’s known in Belize as the Manatee Man for his love of and campaign for the protection of the slow-moving aquatic mammals. The West Indian Manatees have made it to the endangered list of animals because of their reducing numbers, largely caused by boat propellers and coupled with their low reproductive rate. And the efforts […]
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Under heavy police guard earlier today, Elmer Nah, the man accused of the heinous triple murder in Belmopan on New’s Year’s Eve, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman in Belize City. Along with his common-law wife Epiphania Caliz and his brother-in-law Police Constable Manuel Caliz, Nah is on trial for two counts of kept […]
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Closing arguments in the manslaughter trial of Kareem Martinez, a former Corporal of Police charged for the shooting death of fourteen-year-old Laddie Gillett, will be heard on Thursday before Justice Antoinette Moore in the Dangriga Supreme Court. This follows today’s session that occurred inside, as well as outside of the courtroom when the judge, along […]
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There is a disturbing allegation that has surfaced about a teacher at one of Belize City’s high schools. A parent has come forward to say that a male teacher at Canaan Seventh day Adventist high school sent his teenage daughter, who was a student at the high school up until today, a series of indecent […]
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The Maya Leaders Alliance has responded to offensive statements made by Toledo East Area Representative Mike Espat during the annual P.G. Day celebration on January twenty-eighth. The comments were made by the senior politician in respect of the Maya land rights issue and construed it as a matter of the Maya people against other ethnic […]
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This morning, Prime Minister John Briceño, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat and a handful of government ministers and C.E.O.’s were on hand for the unveiling of Blackberry Ridge Estate, the latest housing initiative to be undertaken by his administration. The site is a few minutes outside of Burrell Boom Village and is […]
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Attorney for Ritchie’s Bus Line, Orson Elrington, has written to the Department of Transport, demanding that the bus line be given a renewal of the road service permit that it has held since 2008. In a letter addressed to the department and copied to the Chief Transport Officer, Dian Vasquez Garbutt and to the Attorney […]
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The Dominican Republic has officially handed over the chairmanship of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Central American Integration System (SICA) to Belize. Roberto Alvarez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Dominican Republic and Werner Vargas, the Secretary General of SICA, arrived in Belize on Tuesday on an official visit. During their two-day stay, […]
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And, given the Dominican Republic’s geographic location to Haiti, we asked Foreign Minister Alvarez about the migration challenges his country is facing. The migration flow out of a severely impoverished Haiti has become a growing regional issue. Minister Alvarez offered some insight into how other Central American and Caribbean can address this issue, given his […]
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Today marked the start of the Bowen and Bowen National Spelling Bee competition among primary school students. The event, now in its twenty-sixth year, started today throughout the country in what is called zone eliminations. The Belize Brewing Company’s Coca Cola Brand Coordinator, Vanessa Bowman told News Five today that the preparations started soon after […]
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The fiercely competitive contest has seen thousands of schoolchildren spell their way to the final rounds, where reserved and extra reserved lists of words are then used in the competition. Bowman explains how the list of words is selected. Vanessa Bowman, Coca Cola Brand Coordinator, Belize Brewing Company Ltd. “We have a group that […]
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The Benny’s Belize Hurricanes held a press conference this afternoon at the Belize City Civic Center to introduce its star-studded line up of players ahead of Friday’s matchup against the San Pedro Tiger Sharks. Last night, we showed you interviews with players from the team during their practice on Monday night. We were also at […]
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And, it is not often that we hear about controversy within the realm of local basketball. But, as the stakes increase within the B.E.B.L. there is bound to be disagreements and disputes. And, such is the case with the signing of Kirk Smith Junior to the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes. If the name Kirk Smith sounds […]
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Tensions are brewing in the Stann Creek West constituency over a swath of land that covers a hundred and twenty-five acres. The tract is divided into equal parts among five farmers. Tonight, those farmers are alleging that immediate relatives of Rodwell Ferguson, the Area Representative for Stan Creek West, are attempting to force them off […]
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The manslaughter trial of former police Corporal Kareem Martinez continues before Justice Antoinette Moore in the Dangriga Supreme Court. The final three witnesses took the stand today, officially entering into evidence key elements in the case. Among the evidence submitted was the transcription of an interview with the accused the day after the deadly shooting […]
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There have been questions about the standard procedures that are to be exercised by officers when responding to reports, as well as the policy for officers to discharge their weapons. Today, during the testimony of Sergeant Holly Vasquez, the matter came up and he disclosed that there is a police manual that guides officers on […]
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