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United and American Airlines are set to resume commercial flights beginning this Thursday. More than seven hundred Belizeans and visitors are to land at the Philip Goldson International Airport in the next few days. For months, the industry has been preparing for the day when the tourism industry can begin to bounce back and spur […]
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With the reopening of the P.G.I.A. on Thursday, at the start of a new month, there is a general belief that additional measures to accommodate the arrival of visitors to Belize will be introduced. That school of thought has led many to believe that bars, nightclubs and gyms will also be allowed to reopen. If […]
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The government has sold the National Fire Services headquarters in Belize City to Atlantic Bank. The sale was approved by cabinet in February of this year and the prime piece of property was sold for two point eight million dollars. But the Ministry of Transport and Minister Edmond Castro will need to relocate the National […]
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As the People’s United Party gears for national elections to be held sometime in November, it has been releasing its Plan Belize policies. This morning, the P.U.P. unveiled its blueprint for rural development, affordable housing and infrastructure, promising to create the right environment to improve the lives of citizens in rural communities and build ten […]
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Earlier in the newscast we told you about the P.U.P.’s plan to build ten thousand starter homes for first time home owners. That plan will only come to fruition is they are successful at the polls in November. The starter homes will be built in five phases and eligible Belizeans will be given the opportunity […]
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Party leader Elect Patrick Faber is set to formally take over the reins of the U.D.P. on October eighth when he will be introduced to the masses of supporters as the official successor to outgoing party leader Dean Barrow who has remained at the helm since 1998. The event will be televised and is also […]
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Still on the matter of general elections, the Belize Peace Movement says that the Elections and Boundaries Commission is displaying gross negligence. It has launched a case, requesting the court to order the government to carry out a redistricting exercise for fair representation. The B.P.M. says that it had requested annual reports from the Elections […]
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A quarantine facility manned around the clock by military personnel has been opened in Mountain Pine Ridge. Camp D’Silva which has for many years been used as a B.D.F. outpost has been retrofitted to accommodate persons who will be placed in isolation for COVID-19. The facility will now become the nerve centre for all quarantine […]
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Last Friday, a group of thirty-seven deportees arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport on a repatriation flight. They were processed with rapid testing, all returned negative. The deportees were then whisked off to a holding facility in the Mountain Pine Ridge area of Cayo District to the Douglas D’Silva camp which is manned by […]
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The senate met in its final session for this five-year term this morning. Parliamentarians in the upper house bade farewell to each other and President Darrell Bradley, as there is no certainty who will be returning in that capacity following general elections in November. While the atmosphere was lighthearted, the issue of the Land Tax […]
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In clarifying the purpose of the Land Tax Amendment Bill, Senator Mike Peyrefitte responded to the statement that the revised piece of legislation will only benefit wealthy land owners who simply choose not to pay their taxes. The law, he says, ties the minister’s hands, preventing discretion to be used willfully, except in cases where […]
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This morning, the upper house also passed the Cyber Crime Bill which was met with unanimity on both sides of the floor. That piece of legislation criminalizes activities online in which persons are targeted using electronic information, including videos and other images, and cyber bullying and online harassment. Osmany Salas, N.G.O. Senator “This, for […]
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Brian “Yellow Man” Audinett today threatened News Five’s journalist Hipolito Novelo. The first form of intimidation came via text in which Audinett warns Novelo to not mess with him on the news. The threats escalated over the phone when Audinett threatened Novelo with physical injury before cutting off the call. It is no surprise that […]
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Will there be a prime ministerial debate? Well, there has not been one except for a radio exchange between former prime ministers Manuel Esquivel and Said Musa in 1998. The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, believes there will be one, two weeks prior to the date of general elections in November. A release today […]
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The M.S.M.E. Support Programme was launched on August first to assist business owners who are feeling the economic brunt caused by the COVID pandemic. As of mid September, six hundred and ninety-three grants were paid amounting to one point seven million dollars and loans have been approved for one hundred and ninety-six businesses totalling two […]
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And this news, the Embassy of Mexico in Belize is paying tribute to Maria Luisa Mena de Espat, a well-known Corozal resident. Espat is being awarded the Ohtli 2020 Award in recognition of the long years she has been assisting Belizeans as well as Mexicans on behalf of the Mexican government. “Ohtli” is a Nahuatl […]
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An investigation into the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four Belize Defense Force airmen, conducted by Bell, the manufacturer of the military aircraft, has concluded. On February twenty-seventh, majors Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizar, along with corporals Yassir Mendez and Reynaldo Choc perished when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a […]
Written on September 29, 2020 | Posted in
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From the standpoint of the Ministry of National Security, recommendations will be made in respect of persons in the B.D.F. chain of command who may be held responsible and will be charged for failing to carry out their respective duties on that fateful February night. Isani Cayetano “Can you share with us whether anyone […]
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The families of the four deceased airmen have been experiencing difficulties with compensation following the deaths of their loved ones. In a previous interview with the Attorney General, he had informed that at least two of the families had received compensation from government. That turned out not to have been the cases as there were […]
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As we reported on Monday night the headquarters of the National Fire Service has been sold to the Atlantic Bank. The bank sits just across the fire station on Cleghorn Street in Belize City. The property is considered a prime location in that area of the City. On Monday, Minister Edmond Castro did confirm the […]
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A maze of electrical wires dangling from a lamp post in the Holy Emmanuel area is proving to be dangerous for the Geban family. Families who live in the area have been connecting illegally to get electricity into their homes so the network of wires runs in any direction. The Geban family lives in front […]
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The Phillip Goldson International Airport is less than two days away from resuming all operations, following a suspension of arrivals and departures, with the exception of repatriation flights, since March twenty-third. American and United flights are said to be full but the passengers are mostly Belizeans. Tonight final preparations are underway, including a walkthrough of […]
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With the resumption of daily flights from the P.G.I.A., tourism stakeholders are looking at ways in which the local industry can benefit from the advantage of a lower cost structure. A number of small hotels have been brutally affected and have to close permanently. The competition, says Burgos, is coming from Mexico, Guatemala and other […]
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The fleecing of the government: leaked document show a substantial sum of money paid to the macebearer, Brian Audinett, also known as Yellow Man. Audinett is a well-known sympathizer of the government who has held the post of macebearer of the House since 2008. Up until November 2019, he was employed at the Sports Council, […]
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Back in 2018, the Garcia family of San Ignacio was shocked at the death of one of their own, Bobby Garcia. The young man was killed atop the Cahal Pech Maya site in a bizarre way. At the time, it was said he was killed in a ritual. Two of his friends were charged for […]
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