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The Southside State of Emergency, which saw more than one hundred individuals incarcerated on July eight and was extended for two more months, comes to an end tomorrow, October sixth. However, in the last week or so, reports are that the around thirty gang members were being slowly released from prison back into society. At […]
Written on October 5, 2020 | Posted in
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On Saturday, law enforcement officers were deployed to the Belize-Guatemala border in the west following reports of a caravan with thousands of Hondurans was making its way through Guatemala to head to the United States. The Belize Defense Force soldiers were deployed with riot gears to block the entry of the caravan in the event […]
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Belizeans will vote on November eleventh to elect a new government. Both political parties are now engaged in mass campaigning to get the vote out during the pandemic. Historically young voters are not excited about elections though there is a lot at stake for them. So a campaign is now ongoing to get youths to […]
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When he burst onto the local entertainment scene a few years ago, he was considered the next big thing in music. But his career didn’t quite take off as his hit single, ‘See I Rise.’ It wasn’t for lack of trying or talent, but more so the lack of support and infrastructure in place to […]
Written on October 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Statutory Instrument one-thirty-four remains in place, which means that the Director of Health Services is, by law, compelled to surrender the list of COVID-19 patients to the Minister of National Security, Michael Peyrefitte. It was expected that the S.I. would have been amended by now due to Doctor Marvin Manzanero’s disagreement with the language of […]
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Douglas D’Silva Camp is located well within the lush forests of the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve. The facility has been retrofitted to accommodate COVID-19 patients, primarily deportees and border jumpers. Its remote location is a deterrent for those patients who intend to flee the facility since for miles and miles; the terrain is rugged and […]
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There is trouble within the F.F.B. as the re-election of President Sergio Chuc and the new executive of the Football Federation of Belize has been nullified by the chairperson of F.F.B.’s Electoral Appeals Committee. A decision rendered by attorney Jacqueline Willoughby identifies four areas of concern in respect of the Ordinary Congress that was held […]
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So what bearing, if any, does the chairperson’s singular decision have on the operations of the F.F.B.? According to Chuc, it is business as usual in Belmopan until and unless FIFA’s lawyers say otherwise. The decision, he says, is not recognized by the federation since the others who comprise the Electoral Appeals Committee did not […]
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Despite the individual decision taken by the chair of the Electoral Appeals Committee to nullify the outcome of the vote taken at the Ordinary Congress, F.F.B. President Sergio Chuc believes that there is collusion among members of the federation who have a vested interest in unseating him from leadership. Here is how he framed his […]
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American Airlines touched down at the Philip Goldson International Airport today marking the reopening of international flights to Belize six months after suspension. There was a buzz of activity at the P.G.I.A. including cultural presentations to welcome arriving passengers. Belizeans, as well as visitors, disembarked the American Eagle flight that came from Miami, Florida. A […]
Written on October 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The domestic airline industry has suffered an equally devastating blow as hotels, resorts and other tourism-related businesses that have seen a significant loss of revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. When air travel ground to a halt during the national state of emergency back in March, it included all local flights, severely crippling […]
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The speculation about the date of election has taken on intensity with each passing day and still no word. But at the last House meeting, the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño proposed that the day of the elections be declared a public and bank holiday because of the COVID pandemic. In a moment of […]
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During the last sitting of the House of Representatives Opposition Leader John Briceño revealed a trove of documents that showed that U.D.P. Minister Anthony Boots Martinez received rental monies for his building located near the “hand roundabout” in Belize City. The documents show that dozens of payments were issued, at first, to Martinez and then […]
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According to Alpuche the contract for the rental of the building expired this year in August and preparations were made for relocation prior to the expiration date. She says that an extensive search was done for an appropriate building and while the property owned by Martinez was not first choice, it was rented. Judith […]
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Both the Unemployment Relief Programme and the Food Assistance Programme are being audited by the Auditor General. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent and the opposition People’s United Party says that there has been abuse in both programmes carried out by the U.D.P. insiders. C.E.O. Judith Alpuche says that the program is not […]
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The Cybercrime Bill 2020 was approved by the Senate on Wednesday. The new law combats cyber crimes such as cyber bullying, harassment and extortion through technology. The bill is a product of extensive consultations and cooperation from several bodies including the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children, the Attorney General office and the Ministry […]
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Both the House and Senate have had their last sittings for the current term of this government and in the Upper House, senators said their farewells on Wednesday after passing a number of bills, including the Cyber Crime Bill which enjoyed support across the aisle. By this morning, there was a buzz on social media […]
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Special Envoy for Women and Children, Kim Simplis Barrow, today announced the closure of her office. Simplis Barrow was appointed Special Envoy for Women and Children in 2008 and today she marked the end of twelve years of public service. She says that it has been a great honor and privilege to have been able […]
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As for the Inspiration Center, Simplis Barrow says that will continue to be run as an N.G.O. She is hopeful that the partnership with the government will continue after the general elections as the center helps five hundred children countrywide. Kim Simplis Barrow, Special Envoy for Women and Children “The Inspiration is an N.G.O. […]
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The government decided not to table the controversial Equal Opportunities Bill after churchgoers, particularly the National Evangelical Association of Belize, began making their discontent with the bill known. The Cabinet said that the bill is overdue and was prepared to support it in its entirety. The bill was spearheaded by the National Aids Commission in partnership […]
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On Wednesday, senators on both sides of the floor bade farewell to the National Assembly where they have been serving as parliamentarians during the past five years. While they individually had parting words to their colleagues in the upper house, they also left words of encouragement and recommendations for their future successors. Leading off those […]
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N.G.O. Senator Osmany Salas also shared parting words, congratulating President Darrell Bradley for the evenhandedness with which he presided over the upper house. Osmany Salas, N.G.O. Senator “This has been an interesting three and a half years for me, an eye-opener indeed. I really appreciated the level of discussions that we’ve had here, especially […]
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U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte rounded off the goodbyes by speaking on democracy and the right for all parliamentarians to exercise their freedom of association and expression, despite testy exchanges that have arisen from hard line positions taken in the upper house. Michael Peyrefitte, U.D.P. Senator “I want to thank the Right Honorable Dean Barrow […]
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Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, remains subject to the controversial Statutory Instrument 134 which requires him to submit to the Minister of National Security the names of all COVID-19 patients. Failure to do so criminalizes the DHS. Despite concerns being raised about confidentiality between doctor and patient, there has been no directive from […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Confidentiality aside, the Minister of National Security, who doubles as the Attorney General, also argues that persons who refuse to remain in quarantine or self-isolation are, more often than not, reported to law enforcement authorities. He maintains that the police department is contacted regularly with reports of sightings of persons in open defiance of the […]
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