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The Young Women’s Christian Association has been around for the past sixty-six years, training Belize’s underprivileged young women on how to become their own micro and small enterprise owners. A part of that training also comes with basic education. But at its Annual General Meeting held at the end of September, the “Y” elected new […]
Written on October 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, three additional vehicles were handed over to the Tourism Police Unit, the Institute of Archaeology and the Forest Department, respectively. During a brief ceremony, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, through the Sustainable Tourism Program Two, presented the pickup trucks valued at sixty-five thousand dollars each, to support the respective institutions to […]
Written on October 5, 2022 | Posted in
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Since travel restrictions have been lifted, there has been an increase in tourist arrivals to the Jewel. In an update, the numbers have been up to almost ninety percent of the pre-COVID figures and it is believed that the upcoming high season for the industry will see those numbers return and possibly surpass 2019 figures. […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Over the past two weeks, the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations has been actively attending high-level meetings with regional leaders and tourism counterparts in the Caribbean, as well as engaging with Belizeans living in the U.S. In the Cayman Islands, a delegation of senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, headed […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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What about the recent meeting with Belizeans living in the diaspora? Minister Mahler says that the meetings in New York and Washington D.C., for which Prime Minister John Briceño was present, explores the opportunities available from Belizeans living in the diaspora for the socio-economic development of the country. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & […]
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The Minister of Civil Aviation and senior officials from his ministry are still in Montreal Canada attending the forty-first Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization Sixth Plenary Meeting. During his address today, Minister Andre Perez emphasized on Belize’s plan to improve its airspace. This follows recent discussions to advance Belize’s aviation industry as a […]
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This is only a first step that will include a feasibility study and seeking investment partners. And so for this Belize air cargo hub to be realised, the ministry is turning to countries that have successfully explored this aspect of the aviation industry. Andre Perez, Minister of Civil Aviation “We have had talks with […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s a popular restaurant and nightspot where tourists and locals visit in Hopkins Village for the best food and cold drinks. But in June of this year, Ella’s Cool Spot was intentionally burnt down. Though momentarily fazed by the incident, the owner regrouped and decided to muster whatever courage, and money, she had left to […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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If you’ve noticed the construction of new food stalls on Mahogany Street and the digging up of that stretch of road between Lake-I Baptist Church and the nearby police precinct, that’s because works are underway to transform that main artery into a commercial hub for food vendors. The idea, according to everyone involved, is to […]
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On Monday, Minister of Rural Transformation, Oscar Requeña delivered the keynote address virtually at the Fourth Urban Economy Forum in Toronto, Canada. Requeña posited that the events of the last couple years, including COVID, the war in Ukraine, the impacts of climate change, high fuel prices and cost of living have forced us to rethink […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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According to Minister Requeña, the Government of Belize recognizes its role in creating the enabling environment for local and urban economies to thrive. He said that with the support of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, the government recently took on an initiative to develop a concept paper. This is for the advancement of a […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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As we have reported, the Belize Supreme Court granted the Belize Bus Association judicial review in a case it is bringing against Floralia and the Department of Transport. B.B.A. is contending that there are improprieties in relation to Floralia’s entry into to the public transportation system. We caught up with Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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And, as we have told you the Minister of Transport has set a deadline for December to allow members of the Belize Bus Association time to present their plan of action for mandatory upgrades to their fleet of buses. The deadline has caused quite a stir among bus operators, but Minister Ferguson says those operators […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Senior officers in the Belize Police Department will be receiving training in leadership and management skills over the course of the next two weeks in Belmopan. Senior Officers Development Training kicked off this morning with its first cohort of commanding officers. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says the training was developed to increase the efficiency […]
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The National AIDS Commission (NAC) is encouraging Belizeans to be prepared and always saddle up, through the launch of its Behaviour Change Communications Campaign. The campaign was launched on Monday, to promote correct and consistent condom use, as well as available services, including Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), H.I.V. self-testing, and Hepatitis B vaccines. A release from […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, we took you inside the Belize International Institute of Neuroscience on University Drive, to find out more about their E.E.G. technology and the good it is doing for brain patients. Tonight, we take a look at a second of medical equipment at BIN that is helping Belizeans to address a number of conditions […]
Written on October 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Crime statistics from various jurisdictions across the country are being compared by the Belize Police Department in an effort to strengthen law enforcement in areas of weakness. This morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams led the first national Com Stat meeting held with commanders from various formations since the number of COVID-19 cases receded. Together, […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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A Ladyville resident lost his life in a fatal road traffic accident on the John Smith Road overnight on Saturday. Nineteen-year-old Randy Pollard was riding his motorcycle and lost control less than a mile from the intersection with the George Price Highway. It is believed that he crashed into a concrete marker on the shoulder […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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After several years without an assigned diplomatic representative in the country, the U.S. senate confirmed former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, a longtime Democratic activist, to serve as ambassador to Belize. She succeeds former Ambassador Carlos Moreno as United States Ambassador to Belize. The State Department, in a release, said, “Kwan’s extensive work experience at […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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The illegal influx of Cuban migrants into the country remains a serious concern for the Government of Belize, particularly the Ministry of Immigration. A spike in the arrival of Cuban nationals has the ministries of immigration and foreign affairs working overtime to address the issue. The most recent bust took place near El Pillar at […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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And from the Hard Rock Boyz, came the MVP for the Live Life Youth Basketball Tournament. He is none other than Kevin Hamilton. Hamilton, at only twenty eight years old, has enjoyed a great deal of personal success in the sport. He has defied many of the odds stacked up against him, coming from a […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Around mid-September, the Government of Belize lost a legal battle with former Tourism Director Karen Bevans, who sued for unlawful termination from the Belize Tourism Board on March twelfth, 2021. At the time of her termination, Bevans was less than a year into a five-year legally binding agreement signed by the former Minister of Tourism. […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Tourism Board has launched a tax amnesty program for property owners that have been operating illegally without a license and not paying their tourism taxes. Reports are that approximately two hundred small properties like vacation rental homes and guesthouses have been operating without a license. The delinquency is in the millions. Now to […]
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There have been issues with supply chain management, exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. Organizations have had to either deal with long waiting times or sourcing goods and equipment from other regions. This was among the discussions held at the first-ever regional conference for customs brokers hosted by the Customs Brokers Association of Belize. Entitled, “The Twenty-First Century Customs Broker,” the conference […]
Written on October 3, 2022 | Posted in
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In an update to the triple fatality on Tuesday that claimed the lives of three men, police have formally arrested and charged Joel Disus for three counts of manslaughter by negligence and three counts of causing death by careless conduct. He was also slapped with a slew of traffic offences, including drove motor vehicle without […]
Written on September 30, 2022 | Posted in
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