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There are over fifty thousand people in Belize with ties to Honduras, according to Anthony Mahler, the Minister of Tourism. So, Honduras is a natural market for the airline industry. That is one of the main reasons why Tropic Air now has a non-stop flight from Belize to Honduras. The direct flight also opens a […]
Written on November 15, 2022 | Posted in
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A giant leap has been taken in the process of drafting a new Constitution of Belize. Upon taking office in November 2020, the Briceño administration introduced the Ministry of Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform and Religious Affairs, with the intent of carrying out an extensive revision of the Constitution of Belize. Earlier this year, they […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The last time such a constitutional reform exercise took place, it was done by the Constitution Reform Commission back in 1999. The difference with the current undertaking is that the P.C.C. has legislative backing. The commission will also operate as an autonomous body, free of influence from the Government of Belize. Former Belmopan Mayor Anthony […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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In his remarks, Francis Fonseca, the Minister or Education, Culture, Science, and Technology, encouraged Belizeans to become familiarized with the Constitution of Belize and to play an active role in the reform process. He called on high school and tertiary level students to become educated on the role of the constitution in Belize’s future development. […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Following the ceremony, we spoke with Prime Minister John Briceño about the historic launch and his expectations of the outcome of this process. Here is what he had to say. Prime Minister John Briceño “Certainly what is next, it is up to the commission to come up with a work plan. I think they […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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There is also controversy surrounding the makeup of the People’s Constitutional Commission, as certain groups felt that their voices have been excluded. We asked the Prime Minister about those criticisms, as well as the approach that the P.C.C. will take when there is a difference of opinions on critical issues. Here is how he responded. […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Twenty-eighth-year-old Travis Navarro was acquitted of the murder when he appeared before the Supreme Court Justice Sandcroft earlier today. In 2013, he was charged for the execution-style slaying of twenty-one-year-old Rajiv Gonquez, the son of former Chief Meteorologist Dennis Gonguez. Navarro was represented by attorney Oscar Selgado, who delivered the news that the D.P.P.’s office […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Independence police are investigating a burglary that took place in Bella Vista Village over the weekend that resulted with the alleged thief being found dead inside a home he was attempting to break into. This morning, just before five o’clock, a Belizean domestic from Bella Vista reported to police that someone was breaking into her […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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A pair of armed robbers appeared before the magistrate’s court in Belize City today after being arrested and charged for a holdup on Amara Avenue that took place on Friday. Twenty-seven-year-old Troy Augustus and his accomplice, twenty-two-year-old Orlin Garcia, have been charged with two counts of robbery and one count of kept firearm without a […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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A former police officer was the victim of a road traffic accident this weekend after he fell out of a vehicle near Blackman Eddy Village. Thirty-nine-year-old Desmond Gordon was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in an unconscious state after reported falling from the pan of a pickup truck. He received serious head and […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Climate change experts, including the Belize delegation are at COP27 defending the need for financing from developed countries, by way of loss and damage, to adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change. But there is an added fire under the negotiators as Belize was, less than two weeks ago, battered by Hurricane Lisa, an […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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As government leaders and climate change experts converge on Sharm El Sheikh to negotiate a way forward in addressing climate change, others are stationed outside the meeting rooms are engaged in peaceful protest. Hundreds of persons gathered on Saturday to express their concerns. Residents, the world over, are calling for immediate action, as they continue […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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It was another busy day for Climate Change Minister Orlando Habet and the team of Belizean negotiators at the twenty-seventh annual United Nations Conference of the Parties in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Minister Habet is now joined by C.E.O. Doctor Kenrick Williams, who has also hit the ground running, sitting in on negotiations around climate […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Orlando Habet also delivered the keynote address with the Nigerian Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, at an official side event at COP27, in Egypt, in the nighttime. The event, co-hosted by the Government of Nigeria, the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency and the Center for Clean Air Policy, addressed the role of transparency in […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s been running for slightly over three months since it was opened on August second after the Emancipation holiday, but the deadline for the 2022 Amnesty Program is about to come to its cut off point. This coming Saturday, November nineteenth has been chosen as that final date, when for the second consecutive weekend, Dolores […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Welcome to this week’s edition of Sports Monday. I am Paul Lopez. Let’s kick this week’s coverage off with our player of the week. We had a conversation with one of our Female National Volleyball Team players, Fatima Ramirez, who is making major moves in Jacksonville, Florida. Ramirez is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Edwards […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The Inter-American Development Bank, I.D.B., has approved a two hundred thousand U.S. dollar donation to Belize to help families affected by Hurricane Lisa. This type of Emergency Technical Cooperation is aimed at humanitarian aid, which includes food, drinking water and cleaning supplies, among other emergency items. Those funds will be channeled through the Government of […]
Written on November 11, 2022 | Posted in
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According to Horace Glaze, Disaster Management Coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, an additional half-a-million Belize dollars is being made available to the disaster relief effort. Those funds have been earmarked by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Geneva, Switzerland. Horace Glaze, Disaster Management […]
Written on November 11, 2022 | Posted in
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A package of suspected cocaine weighing approximately one point one kilograms was discovered on November seventh in the vicinity of Caye Chapel. Police were informed that on Sunday, October sixth, during the late hours of the night, a black rectangular parcel was discovered. Upon closer inspection, it was observed that the content appeared to be […]
Written on November 11, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are investigating what appears to be a suicide at the Belize Central Prison on Thursday afternoon. Officers were summoned to Tango Eight where they observed the motionless body of twenty-three-year-old Evan Morales Gonzales on the ground with marks on his neck. An initial investigation revealed that at around eleven-twenty-five a.m., a prison officer making […]
Written on November 11, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize City resident, Elston Willoughby, was badly injured earlier this year while on the job at the Port of Belize Limited. The career stevedore was wounded when a shipping container crushed his right arm. Since then, the waterfront worker has been forced into retirement after being deemed medically unfit to work. In the wake of […]
Written on November 11, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, the country needed a look on the bright side, as we anxiously awaited the arrival of Hurricane Lisa to make landfall on Belize. It’s been ten days and we have seen several good news, particularly in the manner in which communities have come together to help each another. This week, Sabreena Daly takes […]
Written on November 11, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have recovered several guns that were stolen from the residence of the former Commissioner of Police, Allen Whylie in Lemonal. The firearms were discovered in two different locations, one in the same village where Whylie resides, and three additional weapons were found further north in Orange Walk. Of note is that earlier this week, […]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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Last evening, we reported on two incidents of attempted kidnappings that involved children, in one case, a six-year-old in Orange Walk, and a teenager in another instance, as she walked to school near Neal Pen Road and Central American Boulevard, in Belize City. There were two audio recordings that lent to the credibility of the […]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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Despite the tension between A.S.R./B.S.I. and the B.S.C.F.A., the management of the sugar mill is still hopeful that a commercial agreement can be signed before the start of the sugar crop. This is despite indications from the Minister of Agriculture that an agreement will not be reached before the end of the year. Notwithstanding the […]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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