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Continuous training for tourism stakeholders is also part of the strategic plan for the tourism industry. Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler explains its importance. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations “In the past when I was at the Board, people use to say in the high season, they are too busy to mess […]
Written on March 2, 2021 | Posted in
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The territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize is before the International Court of Justice, with Guatemala having completed its submissions to the court on its claim of Belize’s land and maritime area. For the next year and a half, the team of attorneys on our side of the border will be filing its position on […]
Written on March 2, 2021 | Posted in
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While a larger list of priority groups for the vaccine rollout was shared today, Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, Anthony Mahler told the media over the weekend that eight thousand tourism stakeholders will be vaccinated when Belize receives its first allocation of Astra Zeneca vaccine from COVAX. Minister Mahler says that this will help […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Did the previous board of the Belize Tourism Board dip into the pension fund to pay salaries last year? Allegations are that over four hundred thousand dollars in pension funds was used for this purpose between July and November 2020. Current Chairman Evan Tillett tells News Five that Tourism Director Karen Bevans and former B.T.B. […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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During a media mixer this weekend, Prime Minister John Briceño, Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler and C.E.O. Nicole Usher-Solano, as well as senior staff from the Belize Tourism Board were all in attendance. But visibly absent were Marketing Director Misty Michael and Tourism Director Karen Bevans. As the new leadership embarks on its strategy to return […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness remains without an active Director of Health Services. The substantive holder of the position, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, was placed on administrative leave last Tuesday pending investigation into alleged misconduct. The acting DHS, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa abandoned the post last week. Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat says that […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Tourism has been the hardest hit industry when it comes to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of dollars have been lost from the industry that once contributed up to forty percent of G.D.P.; some properties have had to close their doors for months on end or are on the verge of bankruptcy, while […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Stakeholders in the tourism industry have invested their life savings into their respective businesses and a number have gone belly up. Minister Mahler speaks of help from the Inter-American Development Bank to facilitate a small grants programme. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism & Diaspora Relations “We have a small grants programme that we want […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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But what about cruise tourism? Up until the COVID-19 pandemic, over a million cruise ship passengers would come to the Jewel annually. That came to a screeching halt last year, but tonight there is both good and bad news. The good news is that cruise tourism will restart in late May early June; the bad […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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An amendment to the Central Bank Act is before the Senate that, when passed, will make available fifty million dollars to invest into the productive sector. Prime Minister John Briceño says the tourism industry is the primary target group because it will also help to generate foreign currency, which has been depleting since the start […]
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The Elections and Boundaries Department is handling the logistics of the municipal elections on Wednesday, as well as the by-election in Corozal Bay. Both mass parties are responsible for mobilizing their supporters and getting them to and from the polls as efficiently as possible. But in these COVID times, the role of the Belize Police […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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So what will the police department be doing differently this time around? On the night of November eleventh, following the general elections, officers were powerless in containing throngs of party supporters who took to the streets. Police say they do not plan to let this happen again. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We saw […]
Written on March 1, 2021 | Posted in
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Did someone say Bingo? The first jackpot winner for Mega Bingo collected his winnings today. Mister Harrison is sharing the winnings with two others who have yet to come forward. Each person gets a little over two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars before taxes. The total jackpot was almost six hundred and seventy-six thousand dollars. […]
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The controversy over the embattled Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero has been playing out in the media for the past two weeks, with little to no word from the Ministry of Health and Wellness. Today, Minister Michel Chebat confirmed to News Five’s Duane Moody that in fact as the country is in the […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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As you know, Doctor Marvin Manzanero has been placed on administrative leave as an investigation on allegations of misconduct continues. But what’s been happening with the DHS has been seen by the public as an attack on his reputation and a move to frustrate him out of his substantive position. The Association of Public Service […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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But what about land borders? Given the economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemalan residents have been clamouring for the reopening of the western border. Even though Mexicans are allowed to travel to the Corozal Free Zone, Belizeans have not been able to visit to neighbouring Chetumal or Melchor, Guatemala for business or […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources, Hugo Patt, took his turn in the hot seat this morning when he appeared before the Commission of Inquiry in its second session. The Corozal North Area Representative was peppered with questions from the three-member panel about a pickup truck he had asked to purchase from […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Entwined in the saga involving the late model government vehicle is the purchase of multiple parcels of crown land by businessman Kelvin Li. It is believed those transactions were expedited for Li through the Ministry of Natural Resources where Hugo Patt was the political boss. Not surprisingly, monies for the purchase of the vehicle came […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Appearing with his legal representative, Zhourong Li was also quizzed about his knowledge of the former Minister of Lands and how he amassed over twenty properties across the country within the span of just a few months. Li also detailed how he got involved in the purchase of the government vehicle sold to Juvencio Herrera. […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Attorney Andrew Bennett also appeared as Li’s counsel, objecting to his client being compelled to disclose the names of persons he did business with in the acquisition of the various properties. Andrew Bennett, Attorney for Zhourong “Mr. Chairman, this is an inquiry into the sale of government assets. What is Mr. Li’s business arrangements […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The 2020 Toyota Tacoma that made its way through a labyrinth of handlers once the sale had been green lighted by the Government of Belize, ended up in the possession of Car Guys Belize Limited, an auto dealership owned by Said Perdomo. According to the well-known businessman, when he perused the paperwork for the vehicle […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the Opposition called a press conference to sound off on issues of national importance including the Commission of Inquiry. Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber says the commission is on a witch hunt and has failed to show that there was a fire sale of government assets. He says that that three serviceable vehicles […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party came out swinging today in support of Doctor Marvin Manzanero. The party says their position is one of principle and not a political statement. According to Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber, Doctor Manzanero is a consummate professional who is being unfairly targeted and victimized. The U.D.P. also slammed the government […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party is heading to court to get P.U.P.’s Mayoral candidate Bernard Wagner disqualified from the 2021 municipal race. The U.D.P., through its Chairman Michael Peyrefitte, launched a Supreme Court application which will be heard before the court on Monday afternoon. The contention is that Wagner doesn’t live in Belize City and according […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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If you are a young Belizean passionate about climate change, the Italian Embassy in Mexico City is looking for delegates to send to a youth climate summit in Milan this September. Successful applicants will join four hundred of their peers aged fifteen to twenty-nine from United Nations member countries. You must be able to demonstrate […]
Written on February 26, 2021 | Posted in
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