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On Friday we told you about the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill that was introduced in the House. The bill seeks to establish licensing, registration and operational requirements for the cultivation, processing, distribution and delivery of cannabis products for adult use in Belize. As a part of its provision it will also seek to expunge […]
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COVID numbers are once again spiraling out of control and the Briceño administration is implementing stringent public health measures to stem the spread of the virus in other parts of the country. In the Toledo District, the lockdown of three villages, including Barranco, Midway and Conejo, has come into effect and will remain in place […]
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Before it was even tabled in the House of Representatives on Friday, the Eleventh Amendment Bill was controversial. It seeks to provide additional grounds for the disqualification of an individual as a member of the National Assembly. The proposed piece of legislation has been described as “ambiguous” by former Prime Minister Dean Barrow in other […]
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The Belize Police Department is mourning the loss of one their own over the weekend. Corporal Jose Blanco reported for duty to the Caribbean Shores Police Station just after midnight on Sunday morning, but was found dead a few hours later. It is known that he had diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension, but there was […]
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And while the department is looking into Corporal Blanco’s death, members of the media asked what efforts are being made by the Belize Police Department to keep officers healthy, like the other security forces. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “You touched on Coast Guard, B.D.F., they are not out here patrolling […]
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Should the Governor General be held to a term of five years, similarly to what is being proposed in the Tenth Amendment for the constitutional appointments? That’s what Opposition member Tracy Panton says should happen. But in Section Two A of the amendment bill for the G.G.’s condition of service act, this administration wants the […]
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At Friday’s House Meeting, the resolution was passed to amend the schedule of the Governor General’s conditions of service act to increase the G.G.’s salary from a little over fifty thousand dollars to seventy-five thousand annually. It also makes provisions for duty allowances to be increased from two thousand dollars to twelve thousand dollars per […]
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On Friday, a number of bills were introduced that seek to encourage a more “business friendly” climate in Belize. One of these amends the Companies Act by removing fees for certifying documents and streamlining the process. PM Briceño says this bill will make it easier to start a business in Belize. Prime Minister John […]
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Among the complaints raised by public officers facing salary cuts and increment freezes is that G.O.B. is not doing enough to come down on tax evasion. On Friday, a bill was introduced to amend the tax administration and procedure act. It would allow the government to publish the names of tax defaulters and make provisions […]
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Just now you heard the Prime Minister discuss the three primary unpaid taxes that collectors will be going after – but added to these are people who owe back taxes on their land. According to Briceño, G.O.B. will confiscate land if necessary. Prime Minister John Briceño “As the honorable member of Lake I has […]
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The Ministry of Infrastructure Development will be executing a scaled-down road works project on the Caracol Road. According to Minister Julius Espat, his Ministry has deferred phase two of the project, but after they did a review of the plans in place they were able to recuperate twenty-eight million dollars in savings. He says they […]
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For years, Cemento Progreso has been imported into Belize from neighboring Guatemala. The powder for concrete has been used extensively in the infrastructure development and housing construction of the country. Following a visit to Belize, on the heels of the opening of Santander Sugar in Cayo District, however, the Chief Executive Officer of the company […]
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It’s been in the news for the last couple of days and today, the much talked about constitutional amendment bill was introduced in the House. Minister of Constitutional and Political Reform, Henry Usher introduced the bill for an act to amend the constitution to provide for additional grounds for the disqualification of a person as […]
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And the man who has been talking about this bill is no other than the new Leader of the Opposition himself, Moses Shyne Barrow. He says that while he supports the scope that touches on anti-corruption measures, he strongly opposes the way it is being presented. He believes he is being targeted with this specific […]
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Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa says he wants to untangle marijuana policies and expunge police records for possession of the weed. Today, he introduced a bill for an act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act to establish licensing, registration and operational requirements for the cultivation, processing, distribution and delivery […]
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So, what does this all mean? Well, following today’s House Meeting, Minister Musa told reporters that they have already set up a commission – it joins up with the Hemp Committee and is now called the “Industrial Hemp and Cannabis Control Commission.” The commission will help to ensure fairness and that small scale planters can […]
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And in today’s House proceedings, Moses Shyne Barrow made his first presentation as the Leader of the Opposition. And he made his debut by, for the first time in the history of the Sitting of the House of National Assembly, engaging Standing Order Twenty-Two for which he was granted leave to make a personal explanation. […]
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The Belize Hotel Association hosted its annual general meeting today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. The AGM served as an opportunity to meet face-to-face after a long time apart, and to share issues of concern to the six hundred hoteliers and property owners who form the BHA membership. Today’s meeting addressed the COVID-19 […]
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At the AGM today, Ted Tejada stepped down as president of the Belize Hotel Association; he had been at the helm of the association for the past five years. So we asked him about his experience and accomplishments in that role, while still carrying out his duties as the general manager at the Best Western […]
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Earlier this week we told you about the Statistical Institute of Belize’s Poverty Study for 2018 and 2019, which used data from a 2018/2019 Household Budget Survey. S.I.B. has now found it necessary to conduct a poverty analysis over the next few months to get a true picture of COVID-19’s impact on poverty in Belize. […]
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History was made today for the volleyball sport when for the first time a Belizean athlete was signed to play professionally in Europe. He is the third athlete from the Central American region to be drafted to play professionally in that part of the world. Twenty-six-year-old volleyball player and News Five anchor Bryton Codd has […]
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A cohort of thirty police officers successfully completed a two-week training program in which they were taught the fundamentals of criminal investigations. Organized through the United States Embassy, the men and women of law enforcement learned how to conduct an inquiry to determine whether, in fact, a crime has been committed based on a civilian […]
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According to the Chargé d’Affaires for the U.S. Embassy Keith Gilges, the idea is to strengthen the capacity of officers at all levels within the Belize Police Department. The objective, he says, is to ensure that justice is served as a result of proper investigation and evidence gathering. Keith Gilges, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy […]
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If you passed by Swift Hall or Central Health Region clinics today, you probably noticed some long lines. This follows Wednesday’s announcement by the Government of Belize that persons eighteen years old and over are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 jabs. And the mandate that frontline workers only have thirty days to get their […]
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While it seems that there were indeed lines at vaccine centers today, the Deputy Regional Manager for the Central Health Region, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa gave News Five some numbers for comparison. She says although people have been coming in steadily for their vaccinations under the phased system which begun in March, this week there has […]
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