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Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (D.I.A.) is one of two main programs under the Trust for the Americas. And today, the Trust officially launched its D.I.A. Youth Innovation Lab in Belize. The objective behind the initiative is to build a network of youths from across the country that will be trained to create solutions and […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Training begins at the University of West Indies Open Campus on Saturday. As of today, a total of one hundred and fifty youths have signed up for the training courses. Audrey Robin, Local Coordinator, Trust for the Americas Belize “We see a brilliant tremendous interest from the youths which are very encouraging and inspiring […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, a collection of art pieces from talented children who are living with disabilities were on display at the Fort Street Tourism Village. The items which include paintings, toys and other works were available for purchase by thousands of cruise ship tourists who disembarked and went shopping throughout the village. But the event was two-fold […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The hottest concert ticket in town is yet to go on sale and the controversy that has come with an announcement by the B.T.B. that there will be a first-of-its-kind international music and food festival at the end of July already has the local artist community buzzing. It promises to be the biggest lineup of […]
Written on May 25, 2022 | Posted in
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At this hour in San Pedro, the Ministry of Blue Economy is hosting a public meeting with fisherfolk from the island to discuss a recent amendment to the Fisheries Act. The regulation that governs the tail weight of lobsters is set and it is now about compliance. But as the ministry is going around doing […]
Written on May 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Building On Our Momentum, it’s a one-day forum that was hosted by the Belize Tourism Board today to highlight major achievements and opportunities, as well as the future outlook for the country’s tourism industry. In attendance were hoteliers, tour operators and industry partners from across the sector. Leading the presentations were the Zimmerman Agency and […]
Written on May 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The controversy continues over the operations of the second largest credit union in the country. Today, Former General Manager of Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union, Rafael Dominguez called a press conference to share more details of the letter that the credit union wrote him when he says they fired him before his contract actually ended. […]
Written on May 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Dominguez alleges that just today, an official at the credit union assaulted two members of the credit union’s supervisory committee, resulting in them suffering injuries. Those two persons, he said, will give statements to the police regarding the incident, the details of which he did not release. Dominguez challenges the grounds for his termination, quoting […]
Written on May 25, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s the prom season and students wanting to get dressed up to attend this gala event often struggle with its associated. One initiative by an Independence resident will see a number of young ladies, who may not be able to afford that elegant gown, say yes to a dress. It’s free of cost and it […]
Written on May 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Libertad villager Jermain Dion Zuniga was charged for the murder of Juan Arturo Mendez, which occurred in Concepcion Village on Sunday afternoon. The thirty-six-year-old construction worker was detained following the incident in which he allegedly hacked Mendez to death inside his own house before turning his attention to Wendy Mendez and chopping her […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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A post mortem examination on the body of seventy-nine-year-old Daniel Castellanos, a resident of Belmopan, certifies that he died of hypovolemic shock due to internal hemorrhage caused by multiple perforating gunshot wounds. But while it is clear how the elderly man died, police are still trying to zero in on who, exactly, shot and killed […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The World Justice Report is an annual series measuring the rule of law based on the experiences and perceptions of the general public and in-country legal practitioners and experts worldwide. The findings of the 2022 report indicate that seventy percent of Belizeans said that they believe the prime minister should always obey laws and court […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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As government discusses the climate justice and the 2030 agenda, the issue surrounding migrant populations, sex workers, and the L.G.B.T. community persist. While PlanBelize speaks to the cross cutting theme of gender equity and equality, Orozco asks for whom. Caleb Orozco, United Belize Advocacy Movement “It was the prime minister some months ago who […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Nineteen-year-old Darwin Orellana from Maskall Village is the Junior Farmer of the Year. He joins a growing list of relatives who have also won the title. We visited Darwin at his family’s onion storage facility in Belize District where we spoke with him and his cousin Freddy Orellana, the 2018 Junior Farmer of the year. […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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A call is being made for youth basketball players sixteen and younger to come out to a location near you this weekend as the Belize Basketball Federation launched its junior national team program. The regional tryouts which are being held on May twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth is a recruitment exercise where the best of the best […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Since taking over the leadership of the federation, Jacob Leslie and his team have been pushing full steam ahead with basketball programs to develop the sport. Recently, along with the National Sports Council, a primary school basketball competition is underway; there are the regional tryouts for the male U-sixteen team that you just heard about […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Arrests are yet to be made for unrelated bomb threats that were called in at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and City Hall earlier this month. While an investigation remains open in the matter involving a prank call at City Hall, police say that the bomb threat at the K.H.M.H. was the work of a […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The person, who attempted to poison almost two thousand residents of San Vicente Village, Toledo District sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning last week, has still not been arrested. If ever that individual is caught, he might be facing additional charges aside from those related to attempting to poison a village. That’s because the […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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During the course of the day public health officers have been visiting major supermarkets across the country to remove a series of Jif creamy peanut butter from shelves due to potential salmonella contamination. The Ministry of Health and Wellness has commenced a thorough investigation as a precautionary measure. These products, with lot codes one-two-seven-four-four-two-five through to […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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As many as eight hundred and seventy-nine residents of Orange Walk District are benefiting from medical care provided by the United States Southern Command’s Joint Task Force. At the conclusion of Trade Winds 2022, a medical team also completed a three-day outreach where they partnered with local N.G.O.s to provide courses on preventative medicine, pediatrics, […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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WhatsApp scammers reportedly targeted CARICOM Heads of State, in an attempt to have them transfer significant sums of money to a Chinese bank account. Numerous warnings exist about the perpetuation of monetary scams on social media. But, what happens when a world leader has no reason to doubt the legitimacy of a message that is […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Since the protest that took place in front of St Francis Xavier Credit Union in Corozal Town and subsequent press releases by the credit union, the former general manager of that financial institution has issued his own press statement. Rafael Dominguez says in his release his need to set the record straight, in which he […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Ms. Nicole Davison has been appointed British High Commissioner to Belize in succession to Ms. Claire Evans O.B.E. who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Ms. Davison will take up her appointment during September 2022.
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The North Stann Creek River is known for raging flood waters after incessant rainfall, like what happened in 2008 when Tropical Storm Arthur claimed eight lives when the river rose several feet above its banks. While this time the river did flood, the eight inches of rainfall that was dumped in that area where the […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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But while the downpour has subsided for the latter part of today, Young advises us along the coast and in southern Belize to keep those raincoats and umbrellas handy because there’s more rain to come on Thursday and quite likely an early start of the rainy season for this year. Shanea Young, Forecaster, National […]
Written on May 24, 2022 | Posted in
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