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Social distancing is also here to stay and will be enforced. There are some exceptions to this rule and, according to Michael Peyrefitte; the limit of a hundred persons at an event will also be lifted when the S.O.E. expires on Tuesday. Peyrefitte stressed that in some instances where social distancing is not enforced, face […]
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Unlike the Philip Goldson International Airport, land borders will remain closed. The Attorney General made it abundantly clear that the country’s borders with Mexico and Guatemala will remain close for the foreseeable future, especially since COVID-19 cases in both countries have been drastically increasing. Border jumpers rule remains in effect and, according to Peyrefitte, persons […]
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As of Wednesday, child daycare centers will be able to open and operate. Daycares were closed down because such a facility can be particularly fertile places for the spread of contagious illnesses, especially since children are more susceptible to the spread of infectious diseases. With the limits of social gathering set to expire, Attorney General […]
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Another land dispute is brewing; this time in southern Belize. The Red Bank village chairman is in the eye of a storm for distributing lands without consulting with the rest of council. Over the weekend, it became crystal clear that the council was not taking the heavy handedness lightly and a public meeting was held […]
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According to the chairman, a public meeting was held in October 2019 to address the concerns of the community where land was concerned. At that gathering, residents were informed that surveying of land would have been conducted in an identified area within the village, but that monies would need to be collected to cover the […]
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A stop order was issued on the construction of gas station in Punta Gorda recently after the public rose up against it. But over the weekend, about a mile away, work began for another gas station. The development is also mired in controversy because certain specifications are not been adhered to. And like the gas […]
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A housing development near mile fourteen on the Philip Goldson Highway is attracting dozens of first time homeowners. Eagle JEM Estate was launched by the Holy Redeemer Credit Union last year and on Saturday, ten families got the keys to their new houses in the first phase. More than fifty other families will be qualifying […]
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COVID-19 affected many businesses, including the town and city councils across the country; in Belize City, the revenue stream trickled as services came to a screeching halt, though CitCo provided some services virtually. But as the economy reopened, the revenue flow of the Belize City Council picked up. Mayor Bernard Wagner spoke to the media […]
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In March, prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Belize City Council launched a ten-million-dollar municipal bond. Back then, it was announced, that the monies would be used to retire any existing debt, pay fees and expenses, reduce short-term financing costs and fund projects or activities within the city. Among those projects is the rehabilitation of […]
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A gastronomic event took place this weekend; it was a Foodie Expo that brought together persons in the food industry. It was staged at 501 Hub in Belize City on Saturday. Due to the lookdown and the closure of restaurants and food vending, these businesses have taken a hit, so the expo presented them with […]
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On Friday, sparks flew in the National Assembly building during the Sitting of the House of Representatives when loan motions were tabled. One such involved the Caribbean Development Bank COVID-19 Emergency Response Support Loan motion of fifteen million U.S. dollars, presented by Prime Minister Barrow. The purpose of the loan is to provide funds to […]
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According to Opposition Leader John Briceño, Prime Minister Dean Barrow is playing politics. Briceño says that the Prime Minister is either not understanding the P.U.P.’s point or he was being disingenuous. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “The point that I am trying to make and maybe the Prime Minister was not listening intently […]
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The C.D.B. Enhancing Sugar Cane Farmers Resilience to Natural Hazard Events Loan motion was also tabled in the House on Friday. It is for one million U.S. dollars and the purpose is to assist the thousands of sugarcane farmers who were affected by the 2019 drought. The problem is that there are over four thousand […]
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“It is a non-decision” – that is what Prime Minister Dean Barrow stunningly said today during the Sitting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan. PM Barrow was speaking on the former Chief Justice’s ruling on January thirty-first, 2020. The then CJ, Kenneth Benjamin, ruled in favour of the Opposition and against the Barrow Administration, […]
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The People’s United Party is not sitting down on this matter and says it will take the legal fight to the Caribbean Court of Justice if they have to. When the PM stated that the former Chief Justice’s oral ruling was a non-decision, member for Cayo South Julius Espat was outraged; Espat had steered the […]
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At today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, four loan motions were tabled for approval, including the twelve million U.S. dollars from the I.D.B. for COVID-19 relief. The government had approached the I.D.B. for financial assistance for a programme to support minimum income levels for those affected by the coronavirus in the immediate period. A […]
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Belize’s bondholders have formed a creditor committee which will work with the Belizean government after they were asked to agree to defer payment of interest on the thirteen million U.S. dollar bonds. Reuters is reporting that the “committee looks forward to engaging with the government to exchange views on the economic pressures that may constrain […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow also asked about the International Monetary Fund and why is it that the government did not seek the IMF’s assistance for COVID-19 relief in the first instance. Member countries have managed to receive tens of millions of dollars in rapid financing at significantly low-interest rates. Belize has applied but according to Barrow, […]
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The Philip Goldson Airport is set to reopen on August fifteenth; as such a number of safety measures and protocols are being put in place to get the P.G.I.A. safe for travellers and employees. Government is getting two x-ray machines to be used by the Belize Customs and Excise Department. The machines will scan incoming […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow says that Belize Bank’s acquisition of Scotia Bank is consequential. Caribbean Investment Holdings, the parent company for the Belize Bank is buying out Scotia Bank at a cost of more than thirty million dollars. The transaction announced this Monday is before the Central Bank of Belize and that process can take […]
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Earlier in the newscast, you heard the PM say that a ruling by the former C.J. Benjamin earlier this year is a non decision. Outside the house, the PM was asked about an impending judgment from the C.C.J. on the matter of IMMARBE and the Registry which he took over years ago. The justices of […]
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Another matter that the Prime Minister dealt with had to with a proposal by Waterloo, for a two hundred million dollar cruise ship facility in the Port of Belize. That proposal has been presented to the government for years now. When he was asked about it today, the Prime Minister made very brief remarks, to […]
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A plan to distribute land in the Maxboro area of Sand Hill is being met with fierce opposition. Over the past weeks, Shyne Barrow, the U.D.P. standard bearer of the Mesopotamia Division has been advertising the Mesopotamia Land Distribution through which he says he will be giving two hundred lots in Maxboro. But the Village […]
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August fifteenth – that’s the day the P.G.I.A. is reopening as Belize opens back up for international tourism business. As we’ve been reporting, tourism stakeholders were divided about the reopening of the airport, but many wanted to see a date sooner rather than later. The Belize Hotel Association polled its members and most wanted an […]
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But as hotels and other accommodations get ready for tourists to return, what will it look like for Belize? Considering that the reopening date is within the slow season, the numbers are expected to be low. But even so, COVID-19 continues to sweep across the United States, which is Belize’s main market; unemployment numbers are […]
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