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According to Young, while he made a mistake initially during the filling out of the form, he was assured by the Social Security Board that the matter would have been rectified. In fact, he received a message from them informing him that it had been corrected. Still he received no disbursement. Voice of: James […]
Written on October 29, 2020 | Posted in
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There are eleven villages in Orange South. The area is large and has more than six thousand five hundred voters. This election, the pandemic has changed every imaginable way of life. The campaign strategy has had to be adopted to keep voters and party stalwarts safe. Jose Abelardo Mai is a powerhouse in the constituency […]
Written on October 29, 2020 | Posted in
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He was a former P.U.P. minister and tonight the family and friends of Ainslie Leslie are mourning his passing. Leslie died early this morning after suffering complications caused by the deadly novel coronavirus. The seventy-three-year-old two-term Cayo North Area Representative was admitted to the San Ignacio Hospital earlier this week before being transported to the […]
Written on October 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The northern border remains closed, but when it reopens, Belizeans wishing to cross the border will have to pay a new fee to enter Mexico. Press reports from Вullеt QRоо says that the Federal Government this week approved a fee to be slapped on Belizeans. This fee, it is reported, is not linked to the […]
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The Belize City Council is on a roll…on Wednesday, traffic lights were inaugurated; today, Duck Lane – a one-way street just off Albert Street was reopened. Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner says it is one of twenty-five streets that have been rehabilitated despite the COVID pandemic that put the brakes on a number of projects […]
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Orange Walk Town Mayor Kevin Bernard says that fake news created by the U.D.P. and reported by certain media houses was aimed at tarnishing the reputation of one of his councilors and the town council. Bernard says he was informed of cell phone videos showing councilor Haresh Vaswani with an accompanying report stating that the […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The touted leadership debate organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is set to take place tonight at eight o’clock, although it will be missing the major political protagonists from the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. who have both complained that the B.C.C.I. neglected to provide responses to their queries. The absence of party […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Also joining the debate is the Belize People’s Front leader Nancy Marin, who, along with twelve other B.P.F. candidates is on the ballot for the upcoming general elections. Marin is running against the P.U.P.’s Orlando Habet and the U.D.P.’s John August in the Cayo North East division. But even though the B.P.F. is not fielding […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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There has been much chatter in various corners about tonight’s debate some of which has not been entirely accurate. The murmur about Patrick Faber and John Briceño backing out of the event has prompted the Leadership Debate Committee to issue a release clarifying a number of issues surrounding the debate. Chamber President Marissa Longsworth addresses […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for the country stands at three thousand two hundred and thirty-two; of those numbers, thirty-five percent alone have been identified in the Orange Walk District, which since the outbreak of the virus, has recorded one thousand one hundred and forty-eight. There are one thousand one hundred and thirty-six […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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With rising COVID numbers in Orange Walk, there is added stress on the Northern Regional Hospital which is the main facility in the north for the hospitalization of critical COVID-19 patients. That aside, the NRH has to treat other patients and also engage in contact tracing. DHS Marvin Manzanero says that fortunately at this time […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The President of the P.S.U., Gerald Henry says that a corrupt system exists in the public service. A letter has been drafted by the Joint Union Committee, namely the Public Service Union of Belize, Belize National Teachers’ Union, and Association Public Service Senior Managers requesting a meeting with the leaders of political parties including Patrick […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight, we continue with our coverage leading up to the General Elections 2020. There are three candidates contesting the Cayo North East constituency. One is the incumbent, hoping for a second term; the other is hoping to make his way back into electoral politics following a loss in 2015 and the third candidate is the […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The flow of traffic will be better controlled along Central American Boulevard and Chetumal Boulevard. This morning, the Belize City Council inaugurated two sets of state-of-art traffic lights in the area, which Mayor Bernard Wagner says is in keeping with a campaign commitment to keep Belize City residents safe in heavily trafficked thoroughfares. Here is […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Now, it is common knowledge that Councillor Allan Pollard is contesting the general elections as the P.U.P. standard bearer for the Queen Square division. The traffic lights have also been installed in the Freetown and Port Loyola constituencies. So today, the media asked whether the initiative, exactly two weeks prior to the general elections, is […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Everywhere, everyone is struggling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In early months of the pandemic, the Belize City Council had to cut staff salaries by fifty percent as the revenue stream into city hall dried up. As restrictions were relaxed and businesses were allowed to reopen, things have picked up at the council. […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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While we were with the mayor, News Five asked about three councillors, who have all thrown their hats in the race for a seat in central government. Allan Pollard is running in the Queen Square Division, Oscar Arnold in Collet and Doctor Candice Pitts in Mesopotamia. And with municipal elections to be held five months […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The British High Commission awarded its first ever Outstanding Woman of the Year Award today. In a virtual presentation, British High Commissioner Claire Evans presented the award to Ilsa Villanueva. The awardee is the three-time and current chairlady of Placencia and is credited for exemplary community work. Evans visited Villanueva today in Placencia where she […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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On Monday, it was announced that a curfew will be in place on the night of November eleventh when counting is expected to be getting underway. Here is what will happen. Polling stations in all thirty-one constituencies across the country will be officially closed at six o’clock. Voters who are already in line at that […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Where it concerns the media, ComPol Williams has given assurances that we will be able to move about freely in the conduct of our duties to you, our viewing public, to bring live coverage of the elections results. Again, for those in line after six o’clock, should the curfew period catch you there, you will […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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At the close of polls on elections day, supporters of both major political parties, as well as those rooting for other candidates, would traditionally gather at various locations in anticipation of the results. Those watch parties are often loud and celebratory and they usually go well past midnight. With a curfew in effect from eight […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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With a clear winner having been declared at last count, it will be difficult for the Belize Police Department to prevent either of the political parties or their candidates from taking to the streets in an impromptu victory rally. So how will they attempt to temper unplanned events such as motorcades and does the police […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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The prime ministerial debate, despite the absence of the leaders of both major political parties, is proceeding on Wednesday night as scheduled, according the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. While the organizers were hoping that the debate on national issues prior to the general elections would see the participation of all leadership candidates, including […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Longsworth, while Party Leader Patrick Faber had indicated last Monday that he will be participating in the debate, he reached out personally via email to the leadership debate committee to hinge his participation on the debate once all participate. Marissa Longsworth, President, B.C.C.I. “As it relates to the leader of the United […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Six-year-old Arturo Godoy Junior was laid to rest on Monday evening in his hometown of Orange Walk. Arturo died at the K.H.M.H. on Saturday. He was the first child in Belize to contract the deadly novel coronavirus and to die from the disease. The COVID-19 virus worsened Godoy’s health as he battled kidney disease for […]
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