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Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Local Government and Labour, Oscar Requeña, Minister of State Ramiro Ramirez and C.E.O. Valentino Shal are on a tour of the nine towns cities ahead of the upcoming March third municipal elections. They are getting a firsthand view of various departments’ needs – from human resources issues to lack […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the Belize Defense Force held a ceremony at the Sir Colville Young Parade Square at Price Barracks in Ladyville to celebrate its forty-third anniversary. The B.D.F. was formed on the first of January 1978 when the Belize Volunteer Guards and the Police Special Force amalgamated. The parade is normally held the last Friday in […]
Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Senate today ratified the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. It is also known as the New York Convention, which has been part of Belize’s law since 1980. But ratify now? According to the government, the formal ratification aims to facilitate the possibility of a debt-for-conservation-related transaction, which […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Senator Courtenay also explained that upon ratification, the Government of Belize will enter a reservation. It will take the position that the ratification of the New York Convention has no retroactive feature. Eamon Courtenay, Senator for Government Business “The formality of ratification provides no legal benefit because it is already part of the law […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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And while that was the hope of the Government, they did not enjoy the support of the Opposition Senators. Lead Opposition Senator made it quite clear that senators on his side of the house were never consulted. He says bringing the convention to be ratified now raises a lot of questions and concerns. Michael […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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In response to Lead Opposition Senator Michael Peyrefitte, Senator for Government Business Eamon Courtenay pulled out black and white proof that shows that what was done today was a plan created by the Barrow Administration. The P.U.P. Government says that this process was in motion before the November eleventh elections. Today, Senator Courtenay whipped out […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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One of the hardest-hit communities in the COVID-19 pandemic is San Pedro Town. The once-bustling tourist hotspot was the first part of the country to go into a lockdown in March of 2020. Then the borders were closed for the better part of the year. Even after reopening at the end of last year, businesses […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier today, the United Democratic Party introduced its candidates running in the upcoming municipal elections for the Orange Walk Town Council. Led by mayoral candidate Orlando Castillo, the U.D.P. Seven slate was presented at the party’s headquarters here in Belize City during a live event. The Castillo ticket is made up of new faces representing […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold has taken up office as Director of Sports at the National Sports Council. It’s an appointment given to him by the People’s United Party government following his defeat in Collet during the November 2020 general elections. He’s also a member of the Belize City Council under Mayor Bernard Wagner. Earlier […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Arnold is among four councilors, including Michael Noralez, Ryan Elijio and Doctor Candice Pitts, who will not be seeking reelection at the municipal level. Pitts took to Facebook over the weekend to inform the residents of the city that she will not be seeking re-election, “due to my other national assignment and commitment.” While Pitts […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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He was the chairman of the U.D.P. when they were in government, and now he is the Deputy Chairman of the U.D.P. while they are in opposition, but tonight Alberto August is the man who has is challenging the Commissioner of Police. August took to Facebook on Wednesday afternoon to send a direct message to […]
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With the new U.S. travel regulations that came into effect on January twenty-sixth, all persons entering the United States must present negative test results. Local airline Maya Island Air has taken up the challenge of installing COVID-19 Testing Clinics at its locations across the country. Over the weekend, the Caring Hands Clinic – Antigen Test […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health will add those test results from the private testing sites to their daily reports. Today, four new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded along with twenty-nine new confirmed cases. The number of confirmed cases now stands at eleven thousand eight hundred and forty-five. When News Five caught up with Minister of Health […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Executive Director of SATIIM Greg Ch’oc has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Toledo Land Rights Commission. In speaking with News Five, Ch’oc outlined the scope of his responsibilities in terms of implementing the consent order that was handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice in respect of the Maya Land […]
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A virtual town hall was held on Thursday night as part of a public consultation process on hemp and cannabis’s possibilities as a new growth industry in Belize. Regrettably, the discussion was not carried live by the media. Nonetheless, it was a healthy conversation discussing the benefits of legal cannabis cultivation. Several persons also participated […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Senator Osmany Salas says there are many benefits that can be derived from hemp. According to Salas, the Belize Network of N.G.O.s has not formalized an official position on the matter yet, but says his only concern is that the small farmers may be left behind. Osmany Salas, Senator for N.G.O.s “The Belize […]
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Earlier this week, we reported on the pending handing over of the Belize City Center to the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The building is the last structure to be surrendered from the control of Belize Infrastructure Limited to the respective ministries under the Government of Belize. Today, we visited another facility, the Marion Jones […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Sports Kevin Bernard is setting the record straight. Bernard says that he was deeply offended when he heard that a group of footballers, who were caught practicing, told police that the Ministry of Sport permitted them to do so. Bernard took offense because it is against COVID-19 regulations to engage in contact sports […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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We also asked Minister Kevin Bernard about the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk Town. The facility was used regularly for sporting and other big events, but since COVID-19, it has hardly been used, but when the Minister made a visit there, he realized that it has hardly been maintained. Bernard says the facility was so […]
Written on January 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted thousands across the country, including those on the frontline in the medical profession. Since the first case in Belize was recorded back in March of last year, limited access has been granted to the media to view firsthand how the COVID-19 Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital operates. It’s […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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There have been eleven thousand, seven hundred and eighty-eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Belize. Of that number, two hundred and ninety-three deaths have been reported. It is a case fatality rate of approximately two and a half percent. Not all of those who tested positive for the disease were admitted to the ward at […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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Doctor Marvin Manzanero was the face of the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but tonight the good doctor is still on the road to recovery. Doctor Manzanero says that he considers his mental and emotional recovery almost complete. He says that as someone who doesn’t really get sick, this has been a rather difficult […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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The Senate meets on Thursday in a special sitting to ratify a United Nations convention that will advance Belize’s international obligations as a member of the organization. The United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards was recognized in October 1980, before Belize becoming an independent nation. However, it will be […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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“We will do everything possible not to retrench anyone.” Those are Prime Minister Briceño’s words on Tuesday when speaking about budget preparation for the upcoming financial year. In March, PM Briceño will present his first budget. It will be a challenge considering the debt accumulated under the Barrow Administration; that revenue collection has decreased by […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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What is the future of the food assistance program? Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, has publicly stated that the program has funds that will continue to the end of the financial year – essentially two more months. The Ministry merged the COVID-19 Food Assistance Program and the Grocery Bag Program (formerly known as […]
Written on January 27, 2021 | Posted in
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