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From defending the land transaction to defending his predecessor’s borrowing. While criticizing Briceño’s economic response, Faber defended the Barrow administration’s daily million dollar borrowing to meet the wage bill. Faber says, “it was not a bad thing.” Patrick Faber, Leader of the Opposition “If it is Mister Prime Minster that is costing you a […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Legal Year 2021/2022 was officially opened on Monday, but unlike the many years in the past, this year, the official ceremony and speeches were pre-recorded and aired in a virtual ceremony. During the speeches, the Chief Justice, Attorney General, and President of the Bar Association would express concerns, reveal issues, and applaud achievements relating […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Twelve new homes for twelve deserving families; it is a charitable initiative that Heritage Bank Limited is undertaking. The donation is in celebration of the bank’s twentieth anniversary. In partnership with Hand in Hand Ministries, the bank has committed to donating one new home each month this year. According to a bank release, customers who […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party today called a press conference to address matters of national importance. It was held at the party’s headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive in Belize City. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was flanked by U.D.P. Senators Michael Peyrefitte and Sheena Pitts as well as Mesop area rep Moses Shyne Barrow and […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The opposition also criticized the Briceño administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber blasts the government for continuously politicizing the pandemic and blaming the past U.D.P. administration. He says that everything that the Briceño administration has done to battle the pandemic was merely building upon the foundation that the U.D.P. had laid. […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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From COVID to alleged corruption. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was asked about his colleague, former Minister of Works Rene Montero. The government wants Montero to face criminal charges for alleged acts of corruption during his term in office. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing has forwarded documents to the Commissioner of Police and the […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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After the People’s United Party won the November general elections, the Lands Department locked down as rumors of U.D.P. cronies taking documents from the office in Belmopan surfaced. It was reported before elections that U.D.P. ministers were issuing out parcels of land to voters. The question was if the issuance was done following the law. […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The indigenous communities in the south have collectively prevailed in the courts since they initiated legal action against the Government of Belize in the nineties. The fight has always been over continued incursions on Maya lands. Six years ago, the C.C.J. upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeal in respect of the common law […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Upon assuming office in November of last year, the People’s United Party created a specific ministerial portfolio for Indigenous People’s Affairs. That responsibility was given to Belize Rural Central area representative Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, also the Minister of Human Development. This morning, she sat in as a guest during the compliance hearing and was called upon […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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In acknowledging government’s solemn undertaking, M.L.A. spokesperson Cristina Coc says that they are elated by the newfound will to respect and recognize the traditional institutions of the indigenous community. Cristina Coc, Spokesperson, M.L.A. “We are pleased to report then that we have received clear indication from the new government that they will respect and […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Education issued a memo to managements of all schools, the Belize Teaching Services Commission, and the B.N.T.U. in which the matter of study leave with pay is addressed. In the memo, Chief Education Officer Yolanda Gongora states that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused heightened fiscal scrutiny and financial prudence, which has […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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During its press conference today, the Opposition condemned what it described as mass firings across the country. Some twenty-four employees at the Novelo’s Bus Terminal in Belize City were let go last week. A total of sixty employees were released from the Department of Transport. The government says that many of these persons were phantom […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The Opposition also criticized the government for its Grocery Bag initiative and called out specifically Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos Garcia. In a recent interview, Balderamos-Garcia told the press that there isn’t enough money to assist everyone. Today, Mesopotamia representative Shyne Barrow criticized the minister for failing the people. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Area […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Governor-General Doctor Dame Minita Gordon was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Lord Ridge Ceremony. While her sendoff was stately, she was not always treated with the respect and dignity deserving of her position. In fact, in her retirement, she was often seen around Belize City, where others who did not know her […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, the President of the Belize Hotel Association spoke off the underwhelming tourist arrivals following the airport’s reopening. While stakeholders are hoping that the cold weather in the North will incentive more travel to Belize, What about cruise tourism? Over the years, cruise travel has grown to be a significant player in the country’s […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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While those drugs weren’t linked to any individual, two cops Dion Bellini and Joel Cantun were both busted with weed in separate incidents in the north in less than a month. Cantun was caught with twenty-eight pounds of weed last Thursday, while Bellini was picked up with forty pounds in the last week of December. […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Some very promising news delivered by Minister Musa on Thursday was that the Witness Protection Programme is in the pipeline for Belize. Last week, the U.S Embassy hosted the Government of Belize in a second high level roundtable to discuss the implementation of a witness protection and victim care programme. The discussions centered on the […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The principal streets of Belize City were lined with spectators this morning, as a funeral procession rarely seen in the history of the country made its way to the Lord Ridge Cemetery. The cortege and interment of Belize’s first Governor General brought to an end three days of national mourning. It succeeded an ecumenical service […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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As for the Covid-19 regulations outlined in December’s Statutory Instrument, the Minister of Health had already confirmed that new regulations will be coming at the start of February. So, what kind of changes can we expect? We asked Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa. Musa said the details are still being ironed out, but the […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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On the curfew topic, today, Minister Musa responded to the Opposition, the United Democratic Party, who issued a press release last week calling for a revision of the current health protocols. The U.D.P. release said: “that this was the first time a curfew has been implemented without declaring a State of Emergency, which at the […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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2020 saw a major reduction in crime across the country. The COVID-19 regulations played a major role in crime reduction; the Police Commissioner Chester Williams disagrees. He says that the reduction of crime for 2020 is due to the hard work of police officers. Hipolito Novelo takes a closer look at the numbers. Hipolito Novelo […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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All eyes are on the North, not just for the major political changes but also for temperature drops. Tourism players are eyeing travel trends of Americans as the frigid winter weather sets in. Belize is one of many countries struggling to revive its tourism industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening of the sector in […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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And for Belizeans who are interested in travel to the United States. The U.S. Embassy issued its travel advisory detailing the new C.D.C.’s requirements for persons wanting to enter the United States. As of January twenty-sixth, all airline passengers traveling to the U.S., ages two years and older, will be asked to provide a negative […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The heavy downpour over Belize City today made the second national day of mourning to honor Belize’s first Governor General feel even more somber. The rains forced slight adjustments in the planned procession, but the cortege proceeded with all the pomp and ceremony. The late Dame Minita Gordon was taken to the House of Culture […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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On Monday, we reported a leaked letter sent by the new Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission to attorney Andrew Marshalleck. Chairman Molina is seeking legal advice regarding a sale made by the previous P.U.C. board. It was the purchase of the old Mirab building for a little over ten million dollars. The 2019 purchase […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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