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Will the upcoming general elections be held on November fourth or eleventh? It’s anyone’s guess. Despite the Prime Minister’s son, Shyne, alluding to the national vote to be held on the first Wednesday in November, PM Barrow has not committed to a date. This morning, Stann Creek West Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson raised the issue […]
Written on September 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The controversial Equal Opportunities Bill has been removed from the table. As we reported on Tuesday, Cabinet decided not to proceed with the motion, despite majority of its members agreeing on the proposed legislation. This afternoon, PM Barrow told the media that government rescinded following a last-minute call from Bishop Philip Wright, head of the […]
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The government says that more than thirty-nine thousand households have been assisted countrywide with up to four food baskets. Since April eleventh, 2020, the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation has assessed over a hundred thousand applications. During the most recent lockdown period, a little over six thousand households in San Pedro […]
Written on September 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party is calling for a complete audit of the Food Assistance Programme and the Unemployment Relief Programme. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent on the programme and the P.U.P. is saying that there is hanky panky going on in both programs and that the audit would reveal the many irregularities. […]
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More money was today approved for the Caracol Road Project. The Supplementary Appropriation Bill taken to the House includes an additional one point five million dollars for the Caracol Road. Tens of millions of dollars have already been allocated and approved for the project so for the Opposition, approving a million dollars more is cause […]
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Tropical Storm Nana made landfall as a weak Category One hurricane in southern Belize around midnight on September second. Hardest hit were the agro and aquaculture industries and according to NEMO Minister Edmond Castro, Hurricane Nana caused damages to the tune of approximately five point four million dollars. And while much attention is being given […]
Written on September 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The Equal Opportunities Bill was scheduled to be tabled in the House of Representatives this Wednesday, but it has now been shelved. Late this evening, the government confirmed that cabinet decided not to proceed with the bill at this time and to withdraw it. The government says that while for some there might have been […]
Written on September 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Ahead of cabinet meeting today, as the sun began to rise, tires were set on fire on two major highways. The vehicle tires were set ablaze near mile thirty-eight on the George Price Highway. Police and firefighters were called to the scene where the fire was doused and the highway cleared for traffic. The same […]
Written on September 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The National Evangelical Association of Belize, NEAB, is the religious group leading the charge against the Equal Opportunities Bill. NEAB Second Vice President, Pastor Scott Stirm says that the bill infringes on the rights of Belizeans and goes against the constitution. Stirm says that NEAB supports equal opportunities, but doesn’t agree with the LGBT fraction […]
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So it is not expected that the bill in its current form will go to the House before Election Day and the government has decided to play it safe other than be sorry. Though the bill enjoys the support of the Special Envoy, Kim Simplis Barrow and the Speaker of the House, Laura Longworth, with […]
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The C.E.O. on the office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Wallace who is also a member of the B.T.L. Board is leading the investigation in the B.T.L. Chairman, Net Vasquez who is also the owner of Channel 7. Vasquez is a consummate U.D.P. insider who has enjoyed privileged appointments to many boards over the life […]
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In an update to a story we ran earlier in this newscast, embattled B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez has tendered his resignation from the executive of the national telephone company. A statement released by Vasquez a few moments ago, reads as follows: “I take this opportunity to thank the Right Honourable Dean Barrow, members of the […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has nine ventilators in its COVID-19 isolation unit. Since the first case was detected, the K.H.M.H. has treated up to five COVID patients on ventilators at one given time. But even prior to its first COVID hospitalisation in March, the unit was expanded and is now equipped and manned properly […]
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During the months of April to June 2020 the economy shrunk twenty-three percent. It is the largest quarterly decline seen and the contraction was the result of the COVID-19. The economic downturn is still being felt across sectors even as the national debt continues to mount from loans from international financial institutions for relief to […]
Written on September 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The topic of land distribution and ownership has been a long and thorny issue in Belize. For most, the opportunity to acquire a piece of land in the village or town they grew up in is not easy. The process is time consuming and often times costly. But tonight, there is one chairman in Belize […]
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This week we feature a small family business that has grown leap and bounds and has carved it niche in the private sector. Caribbean Treasures started with an inventory of imported T-shirts, and while it has maintained T-shirts at the core of the business, it has branched to embroidery and screen printing. These days it […]
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Fake news versus facts: that was the topic of a media literacy event earlier today. Now, fake news is not the best term to be used in relation to news because news in itself is about facts and truth. Real news is also about accurate information presented to the public on a number of issues. […]
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the social distancing regulations in place, the traditional market expo of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry that takes place part of the September Celebrations will not take place. As you know, the expo attracts thousands upon thousands of persons looking for deals. And while the event won’t […]
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The Department of Transport is clamping down on motor vehicles and trailers operating without license plates or with unauthorized license plates. A team of enforcement officers will be conducting operations countrywide to check on those traffic violators. The Department of Transport says that the operation is the first in a series of targeted measures to […]
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For days, there have been reports that the B.T.L.’s credit card has been misused by B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez who has been at the company since it was taken over by the government. A figure of four hundred thousand dollars has been thrown around. Vasquez says it is merely an allegation at election time. News […]
Written on September 14, 2020 | Posted in
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On the morning of September fourth, more than thirty vendors from Belmopan and surrounding communities were up in arms because they were removed from the proposed site of the Belmopan Market Plaza, which sits on the south ring road and the Bliss Parade in the capital. The vendors complained bitterly that current market arrangements are […]
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It is expected that the General Elections will be held in the first week in November. In fact, the Prime Minister’s son, Shyne Barrow who is running in the Mesopotamia divisions claims it will be on Wednesday, November fourth. If so, this would mean that the last day to get on the voter’s list to […]
Written on September 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Forming part of that list of newly registered applicants are the dozens of Indian students who registered last week at the Elections and Boundaries office for Belize Rural in Ladyville. They were taken to register by U.D.P. operatives. One U.D.P. operative was holding their passports as they waited in line. The opposition’s candidate, Dolores Balderamos […]
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Still on the matter of impending elections, P.U.P. Leader John Briceño says that this year’s General Election is probably the most important election since 1979. In November, the U.D.P. will either win a historic fourth consecutive term or the P.U.P. will form the government under Briceño. But with the COVID-19 pandemic still lingering and the […]
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Close to one thousand five hundred positive COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The Orange Walk District has the highest number with five hundred and eleven cases. Orange Walk is the hometown of Opposition Leader John Briceño and he was also asked if he believes that the Orange Walk District should be locked off from the […]
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