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Belize’s own Marie Sharp’s Pepper Sauce has made the headlines again after being named the best pepper sauce at the Dubai 2020 Expo. It is a huge win for Marie Sharp’s Fine Foods, especially since their product was measured against Caribbean pepper sauces. Owner, Marie Sharp, told us what the Dubai recognition means to her […]
Written on February 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health will no longer recommend Ivermectin as a treatment drug for COVID-19. The decision comes after medical professionals; both at home and abroad have indicated that Ivermectin is not effective in the treatment of the virus. But even though the infection rate for COVID is on the decline, if there is ever […]
Written on February 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The means by which the seven-figure sum would be defrayed has raised several questions, including the passage of legislation to facilitate the payment. According to PM Briceño, it will not be necessary as government would simply include that figure in its budget for the 2022 fiscal year. Prime Minister John Briceño “That is not […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team met with its government counterparts today to discuss the state of the nation’s finances and the reinstatement of the ten percent salary cut for public officers and teachers. The meeting was held at the House of Culture in Belize City and ran for four hours. At its conclusion, we were […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The Attorney General’s Ministry has reportedly made a New Pay Scale Proposal to the Ministry of Finance. Reports are that, this seeks to increase the salaries of legal officers within the Ministry. Given the current economic climate and ten percent cut to public officer salaries, last week, Dean Flowers, the President of the Public Service […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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We also received a comment from Dean Flowers, the President of the Public Service Union. He says the issue was raised today in the Joint Union’s meeting with the government counterpart. Flowers maintained that matters involving the salary of any public officer fall within the purview of the Public Service Commission. Flowers asserted that the […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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There was no cabinet meeting earlier this week because the ministers will instead gather on Thursday for an overnight at Dream Valley Resort in Teakettle, Cayo. The change in venue has many asking what’s wrong with the House of Culture in Belize City where they would often meet and at what cost to taxpayers. According […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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While the Belize Police Department received a virtual forensic laboratory to assist in combating cybercrimes, as we found out today from Kareem Musa, specialised units within the department have been using body cameras for some time now while performing their duties. The Home Affairs Minister says that it provides a different perspective when there are […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa also supports the removal of the curfew, which is likely to take effect on March first. But does this help with the bigger issue of crime? Musa says contrary to what people may think, the curfew does not hinder crime – it simply changes the timeframe during which criminal elements […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Did ComPol Chester Williams approve gun licenses for two M-sixteen rifles for an unnamed but reportedly well-known businessman? Here’s how he responded to that question this morning. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Total nonsense. That’s all I will say.” Reporter “Not true.” Chester Williams “Total nonsense.” Reporter “Can we kindly get […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Port of Belize Limited filed an application for an injunction in the Supreme Court of Belize to restrain the Minister of Finance, Prime Minister John Briceño from making any payment to the Christian Workers Union from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. For context, on the third of February 2020, the Government of Belize agreed […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have confirmed a report that a drug plane crash-landed during the night, north of Belize City. While Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams has indicated he won’t divulge any information until security forces have completed their forensics gathering from the area, News Five has learned that the plane landed several miles behind the Blackburn area, […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Elections and Boundaries Department has finally gotten approval to commence a long overdue redistricting exercise which will effectively see all thirty-one constituencies across the country being redrawn. This has not been done since 1998, resulting in an unequal distribution of registered voters in many constituencies. Government has identified funding for the activity and the […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The redistricting exercise has a timeline of approximately twenty-two months and will be carried out in various phases. According to Josephine Tamai, social research among the population is necessary to ensure that households fall squarely within a particular constituency. She also says that upon completion of this process, recommendations will be made to the Elections […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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As mentioned earlier, the purpose for redrawing the respective electoral districts is to evenly distribute the number of voters, as best as possible to address the existing malapportionment. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “We all know that in terms of a redistricting exercise and the exercise has several benefits and one of them is […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Notwithstanding a matter that is presently before the Supreme Court which was filed by the Belize Peace Movement, Tamai says the work of the Elections and Boundaries Department to conduct the redistricting exercise is not affected by the ongoing case. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “The matter with the court, I will tell you […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Traffic death is among the top five killers in Belize, and the Government of Belize is spending millions of dollars on improving highways. Through a grant from the European Union and a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank, approximately sixty-five million dollars have been invested in the upgrade of the George Price Highway and the […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, headed by Minister Jose Abelardo Mai, is currently in El Salvador as Belize further explores trade with Central American countries. They travelled as part of a convoy that will see locally grown vegetables sold in that country. At the official inauguration of the Roaring Creek Bridge and a […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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During his keynote address on Monday, Prime Minister John Briceño took time to acknowledge the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing. According to the PM, millions of dollars have been saved in infrastructure development under the leadership of Minister Julius Espat. In a break down, he shares that cost-cutting measures were done for the Caracol […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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If you are heading out of Belize City via the Haulover Bridge, you would see on the right-hand side that works are in its initial stages for the installation of a new state-of-the-art bridge. But further up the highway, near mile seven, there is still a slight diversion where a portion of the road had […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council is owed twenty-one million dollars in property taxes. According to the Mayor, at the peak of COVID, the Council was forced to acknowledge the hardships faced by many residents who were losing their jobs and income. Now, with this shortfall in tax collections, the council is not able to fully carry […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Mayor Wagner announced that his council has also walked back on the garbage tax proposal that many felt would be burdensome. Instead, they are now looking at how garbage could be used to generate energy. Bernard Wagner, Mayor, Belize City Council “With the pandemic and people not being able to meet some of those […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Back in January, we asked parents if they would be sending their children back to school for hybrid learning. Many of them were sceptical due to concerns over the omicron variant that had been raging. But it would seem that they may have had a change of heart because Education Minister Francis Fonseca says that […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A new Police Cyber Crime Center has been created. This afternoon the Police Information Technology and Cyber Crime Unit, along with the Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa, and Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, joined the representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for a ribbon cutting ceremony. […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize City Mayor, Bernard Wagner, says the council is exploring several ventures as new streams of income. The first being an electric transit system. The Mayor says three buses will be placed on an identified route in a one year pilot project. Bernard Wagner, Mayor, Belize City Council “First one we are looking at. […]
Written on February 22, 2022 | Posted in
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