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Monday is going to be a historic day in Belize. The former Prime Minister Dean Barrow has been summoned to appear before the Commission of Inquiry. It’s the inaugural hearing of the commission that is tasked with investigating the sale of government assets in 2020. The hearing starts at nine a.m. and will stream live. […]
Written on February 10, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Prime Minister John Briceño, his predecessor has a lot to answer to. The former Prime Minister Dean Barrow was the Minister of Finance, and he, according to Briceño, approved the sale of the assets. Briceño says if Barrow has nothing to hide, then he will make an appearance on Monday. Hipolito Novelo […]
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Another round of budget consultation was held today in Belmopan with members of the Public Service Union. Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, along with cabinet ministers Francis Fonseca and Henry Charles Usher, represented the government and were tasked with discussing the current financial state. The meeting’s purpose was to find common ground on developing a […]
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Also weighing on the much-debated wage cut is the Belize Chamber and Commerce and Industry. The Chamber wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño and shared concerns about whether or not G.O.B. should execute a public sector wage cut. In the letter, the Chamber recommends that if the government decides to implement a wage cut, they […]
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Wage cut, or not, is just one of the tough decisions the Briceño administration must make in addressing the economy’s dreadful status. Briceño and his party have continuously blamed the past U.D.P. government for the state of the economy. Well, today, Senator and U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte told the media that the P.U.P. inherited a […]
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Briceño did not mince any words in responding to Senator Peyrefitte’s comments. He called Peyrefitte a “fool” for not realizing the reality in the country. Hipolito Novelo “The chairman of the U.D.P. this morning, Michael Peyrefitte, said that your administration inherited a healthy economy and that you were warned about what you are supposed […]
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The Senate met today in Belmopan, and the session ended in less than an hour. It was an unusually short Senate meeting, and that’s because there wasn’t much debate. The majority of the senators agreed to defer the second reading of three bills brought forward from the House of Representatives. Those three bills are the […]
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And while the Senate deferred the second readings of those bills, the Senate did ratify the appointment of members of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Oscar Sabido will chair the Commission, and its members include Orlando Espat, Phillipa Bailey, Conrad Lewis, and Alberto August. They will serve a term for five years, which was one […]
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Prime Minister Briceño updated the media on the Net Vasquez, B.T.L. Credit Card Scandal. Briceño says that the former Chairman of B.T.L. Nestor Vasquez is querying some of the credit card charges. Vasquez was forced to resign after News Five revealed that he had misused the company’s credit card and racked up bills at B.T.L. […]
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The municipal elections are three weeks away. The chairman of the United Democratic Party says they are ready for battle. Michael Peyrefitte says all nine municipalities are prepared to contest the elections on March third. He believes that the electorate will send a strong message to the Briceño administration. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. […]
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A team of residents from Benque Viejo Del Carmen and Succotz carried out a search and rescue effort inside the Belize-Guatemala border. The search started this morning after local news outlets in Melchor shared that an eight-year-old girl went missing late Tuesday evening. They reported that the child’s clothing and bicycle were found in some […]
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The tourism industry in Belize continues to take a hit from the economic fallout caused by COVID-19. Usually, this time of year, tourists arrive by the thousands; these days, they trickle in smaller numbers. Some hotels are still struggling to attract tourists, while others are enduring notwithstanding the tough times. On our visit to Blancaneux […]
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The Los Lagos Community residents have been welcoming the inconvenience of traffic holdups, as the portion of the Philip Goldson Highway at the community’s entrance is being upgraded. Our news team checked out the progress of the road rehabilitation. Duane Moody, Reporting This is an amateur video from a tour guide showing the Philip […]
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Santander explained that the unprecedented rains last year wreaked havoc on the sugarcane in the fields and made conditions difficult for the company. Today, the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer spoke about the cost of climate change on their operations and productions. They estimate that the rains last November will cost the […]
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Another matter discussed at today’s press conference is one that Santander says will deliver a hit on Belize’s sugar producers. According to the company, Brexit – the official departure of the UK from the European Union – has never been adequately addressed regarding the impacts on sugar producers. The principals at Santander say that the […]
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Last month, the Government of Belize settled a trade dispute out of court with St. Kitts and Nevis. Last year, Belize sued St. Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago because they were importing brown sugar from outside of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy without paying the forty percent common external tariff. As a result of […]
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Tonight, the Maya Leaders Alliance, Julian Cho Society, and Toledo Alcaldes Association are speaking out against the former Chair of the Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission, Lisel Alamilla. According to the three groups, Alamilla is reportedly representing private interests in thousands of acres of land within the indigenous territory of Indian Creek Village, despite being […]
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As those critical budget consultations continue, the Briceño administration is hoping for compromise from the unions. The new administration, still within its first one hundred days in office, must figure out how to dig the country out of the massive financial crises that they have inherited. In responding to a question about norteños feeling abandoned […]
Written on February 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the People’s United Party announced that all of its nine municipal slates for the March third elections had been finalized. The final rounds of conventions for the municipal elections were held in the south over the weekend. On Saturday, one hundred and twenty-four delegates participated in Punta Gorda’s convention and elected mayoral candidate, Charles […]
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A new mayoral candidate has emerged in the capital city. Today, Ralston Frazer launched his candidacy as an independent mayoral candidate for Belmopan. Frazer has served as a U.D.P. councilor and deputy mayor of Belmopan, and more recently, as the city administrator. The now-independent candidate believes that his two terms in Belmopan City Hall have […]
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Things are heating up in the north in Corozal, where on March third voters will simultaneously select a new area rep for the Corozal Bay division and town council. That northern town currently has a P.U.P. council; led by Rigoberto Vellos. Vellos says their goal is to retain control over the local government, forging political […]
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And it is now official – Elvia Vega-Samos is the P.U.P. standard-bearer that will be going head-to-head against Hilberto Campos of the U.D.P. for Corozal Bay. The division was left vacant by former area rep, David Vega, who died one month after being elected to the post. The by-election will be held simultaneously on March […]
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Several persons had applied for the job to replace now deceased David “Dido” Vega as Corozal Bay area rep for the People’s United Party. But on Saturday night, the national executive of the P.U.P. came out en masse to officially endorse Elvia Vega-Samos as its new standard-bearer. Party Leader and Prime Minister John Briceño was […]
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Millions tuned in to the Super Bowl on Sunday, including many here at home who were glued to the TV screen to see one player in particular: Rakeem Nunez-Roches. He has roots in Belize, and so Belizeans were cheering him on. Nunez-Roches is Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman, and his team defeated the Kansas City […]
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Doctor Giovanni Solorzano has been appointed as the new chair of the National AIDS Commission and Country Coordinating Mechanism. Doctor Solorzano’s appointment was made effective on Wednesday, February third. He succeeds former Chair Laura Tucker-Longsworth. Doctor Solorzano has more than twenty-five years in the medical field and has worked with the government since 1991. Currently […]
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