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According to Fonseca, while the new administration is prepared to work with political appointees from the previous government, a number of those contracts are under revision. Isani Cayetano “Do you find that it either binds or constricts you ability to be able to bring in new blood, so to speak, bringing new ideas in […]
Written on December 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Fonseca’s Minister of State, Doctor Louis Zabaneh agrees, saying that he has been unable to fully settle in and form his team to execute the vision of the government because of the U.D.P. cronies who have armed themselves with contracts. In an interview conducted on Tuesday, Minister Zabaneh says that a gamut of recently issued contracts […]
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The National Library Service celebrated its eighty-fifth anniversary today and while it is a milestone achievement, the N.L.S. is tasked with keeping up with technological advancements which have seen more students searching for updated information in the online space. Nonetheless, with a new Minister of Education in office, the National Library service is looking forward […]
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Cultural icon Andy Palacio would have turned sixty years old today. The legendary Garifuna musician was born in the coastal village of Barranco on December second 1960. Palacio became a household name after he launched his music career in 1981. He significantly impacted the country, the region and the world through his craft. The National […]
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There are a number of changes being rolled out this week for commander positions across the country within the Belize Police Department. A notable change is that of the new Commander of Special Branch in the person of Senior Superintendent Sandra Bowden. As she takes over the post, she becomes the first woman to do […]
Written on December 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The most recent H.I.V. statistics for Belize show an alarming trend. Executive Director of National AIDS Commission Enrique Romero says that the worrying numbers is cause for grave concern. In 2018, there is an estimated five thousand persons living with H.I.V. but only half of them are aware of their status. And even more worrying […]
Written on December 1, 2020 | Posted in
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So, how does Belize respond to those worrying H.I.V. stats? Romero says that it will take a collaborative effort to tackle this growing problem. He says the National AIDS Commission will lead the charge with a new plan that will employ new and proven methods that are being used regionally to address H.I.V. in Belize: […]
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The new COVID-19 measures were amended over the weekend. Two major changes were announced, the first being the time the curfew comes into effect. Initially, Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat announced that the twenty-one-day curfew, which began on Saturday, would have started at nine p.m. The curfew now starts at ten p.m. There […]
Written on November 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Statutory Instrument 170 of 2020 came into effect over the weekend. You’ll recall that the Ministry of Health outlined a number of measures being taken to contain the spread of COVID-19. These measures include a curfew from ten p.m. to five a.m.; the continuation of the mandatory wearing of masks and social distancing. The latest […]
Written on November 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Commissioner Williams told the media that he was simply following the directives initially given to him and could not explain the decision to move the curfew back an hour. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Well, I guess people were relying on the press release that the Ministry of Health had issued prior […]
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On the day he was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the country, P.U.P. leader John Briceño made it clear: he wanted all U.D.P. political appointees to do the right thing and resign. Those U.D.P. appointees heard him and reports surfacing from all ministries are that they are refusing to leave. Contracts for […]
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According to Minister Perez, several contracts were sent to the office of the Attorney General for revision. He says that because these U.D.P. political appointees do not want to vacate their posts, it has left the government without the capability of forming new boards. Andre Perez, Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation “Right […]
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A Honduran woman delivered her baby early this morning inside a police station. Amparo Lopez was detained at the Orange Walk Police Station where she was scheduled to appear before the court on immigration charges later today, but by four-thirty a.m., she began to experience labour pains. Two police officers, including Corporal Teresita Higinio, assisted […]
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There was an uproar in the southern community of San Vicente on Sunday night where residents faced off with Belize Defense Force soldiers. The men who are assigned to the village observed a group of six boys playing football at a nearby field. As it stands, participating in any contact sport is prohibited under an […]
Written on November 30, 2020 | Posted in
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According to residents of San Vicente, the B.D.F. soldiers stationed in the village have been seen on previous occasions frequenting the nearby Guatemalan border to purchase contraband beer and liquor and were reportedly under the influence when the incident transpired on Sunday evening. On the Phone: Juan Ca’al, Spokesperson “Within that commotion reports surfaced […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has also weighed in on the confrontation in San Vicente and explained the need for police to have intervened in the fracas. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Yesterday in the late evening, there was some issue in the village between elements of the B.D.F. and some villagers which resulted […]
Written on November 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Former BTL Chairman Net Vasquez has reportedly begun paying his eight hundred and fifty-nine thousand one hundred and ninety-seven dollars and eighty-seven cents bill which he racked up while at the helm of the company. This includes more than six hundred thousand dollars in credit card expenses, mostly for personal use. His bill also includes […]
Written on November 27, 2020 | Posted in
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And on the topic of defence and border security, we also asked C.E.O. Dario Tapia about the Sarstoon River and what role they will play in navigating the maritime issues encountered there with the Guatemalan Armed Forces, as well as the illegal Guatemalan fishers: Dario Tapia, C.E.O. , Ministry of Defence & Border Security […]
Written on November 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The COVID-19 figures continue on the rise across the country. More than five thousand cases have been confirmed positive, with more than two thousand, three hundred active cases scattered across the country. Almost every day the Ministry of Health and Wellness records at least two COVID-19 related deaths and the death toll keeps rising. The […]
Written on November 27, 2020 | Posted in
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At the top of the newscast you heard from C.E.O. Dario Tapia when we met him at a celebration held at the Belize Coast Guard’s headquarters today. The press was invited to witness the symbolic cutting of the cake as the Belize Coast Guard commemorated its fifteen-year anniversary. Here’s a report on how that went: […]
Written on November 27, 2020 | Posted in
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On Thursday, we reported on the tragedy that was averted at sea when a vessel carrying two coast guard petty officers and three law enforcement officers capsized somewhere in the Belize Harbor and they were rescued by a fishing vessel. As we had shared, two of the officers were taken to the hospital. Today we […]
Written on November 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The Belize Coast Guard says that they have managed to keep the COVID-19 infection rate low among their members because they have implemented strict measures. According to Acting Commandant Gregory Soberanis, there are only twenty-two officers who are currently COVID-19 positive. He says that they have kept the figure at a little over twenty or […]
Written on November 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight, the Belize Coast Guard is breathing a sigh of relief in what could have been a tragedy at sea for two of its sailors and three cops. The Coast Guard reports that on Wednesday night they received a call about a drowning at Turneffe Island Resort and this morning the team deployed to sea […]
Written on November 26, 2020 | Posted in
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So, there you heard how the five officers were rescued after their vessel capsized. It’s a major tragedy that was averted – and we asked the Acting Commandant how so? Commander Gregory Soberanis tells us that it could have gone terribly wrong, but thanks to an adherence to protocols, the five persons made it out […]
Written on November 26, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party’s manifesto committed to making the Belize Police Department four thousand strong and on November eleventh, when they formed the government, the people are holding them to that promise. At the moment there are over two thousand cops in the force and considering all the constraints the government faces, including dwindling coffers […]
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