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A group of Belizeans was repatriated into the country today. About fifteen Belizeans entered through the northern border with Mexico. We understand that they flew from Houston in the U.S. to Cancun before touching down in Chetumal. They arrived this morning and were met by Ministry of Health and Foreign Affairs officials. The repatriates were […]
Written on June 10, 2020 | Posted in
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General elections were generally expected to be held in November of this year, but the global COVID-19 pandemic has put the plans of the political parties on pause. The ruling United Democratic Party has yet to elect a new leader after the John Saldivar rein of three days. The Prime Minister has stated the date […]
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Former Leader of the People’s United Party and current Fort George area representative, Said Musa is recovering. The veteran politician and two-time Prime Minister suffered a mild stroke in early May. The seventy-six-year-old was hospitalized for some days and his son, Henry Charles Usher, today assured the nation that Musa is on the road to a […]
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Tonight, the operators of the B.B.O.C. are calling on the Ministry of Transport to intervene in what they say is an unlawful run being operated out of the Belize City Bus Terminal en route to the northern districts. Ewart Metzgen says that a bus line called “B.T.S.” is chartered to transport police officers back and […]
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Three weeks ago we took you to the border village of Arenal in the west. Because half of the village is in Belize and the other half lies in Guatemala, the people move back and forth freely. But during a time of pandemic it is of big concern and there is still movement of Guatemalans […]
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The Government’s Unemployment Relief Programme was closed off to the public on April twenty-fourth, less than a month after it was launched. More than eighty thousand applications were received and a little more than fifty percent of that number was approved. However, those who were approved have been complaining that they have not received any […]
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The International Monetary Fund has been advising the government for years that there is a need for pension reform, cutting down on the wage bill and retrenchment in the public sector. PM Dean Barrow has managed to dodge those economic prescriptions. The Prime Minister has said that the IMF and IFIs will extract their pound […]
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COVID case number twenty was recorded on Tuesday here in Belize, but in Guatemala the latest numbers show almost eight thousand confirmed cases and three hundred dead. And one of those deaths is suspected to include the head of the Guatemalan Immigration in Melchor. He is said to have died suddenly and the community there […]
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The National Sports Council has gotten creative and is using the media to reach out to children who are stuck at home during the state of emergency. It’s called P.E. in the living room and various well-known athletes from across the country are hosting videos that teach children physical education by engaging in fun activities […]
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Salary cuts have been an ongoing exercise across most companies and quasi-government agencies. Earlier this week, the National Sports Council informed its employees that their monthly grant from the Ministry of Sports had been reduced by forty percent. Of an estimated one hundred and ninety thousand dollars that is earmarked for salaries and other expenses […]
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Most businesses are now open, from hotels to casinos to boledo, but tonight, we have the story of those that are not. Along the entertainment strip on Princess Margaret Drive, Belize City, night life has come to halt. Since the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed at the beginning of April, night clubs were shuttered and have […]
Written on June 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Two men remain hospitalized after enduring a horrible and dangerous incident on Monday. A pair of linesmen, employed by the Cayo Television Network, was electrocuted while they were working on cable lines in San Jose Succotz in the west. The men were jolted by electricity when their ladder touched a high tension wire. The two […]
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The tourism sector continues to plummet as Belize remains locked off from international visitors. There is no set date for the reopening of the international airport and worse so, border entry points as the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Mexico and neighbouring Central American countries. Even though domestic tourism is now […]
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Flour and toilet paper are two items that have been added to the list of items for importation. The Supplies Control Import Export Regulations have been amended via statutory instrument number seventy to reflect the need to now apply for an import license to bring in the flour and toilet paper that are used in […]
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The Financial Intelligence Unit is advising the public to be aware of the increased risk of COVID-19 related fraudulent activities. In its advisory, the F.I.U. notes that there has been an increase in different types of scams capitalizing on COVID-19 and the changes in the way we live and conduct business. Deputy Director of the […]
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Major Eric Neal became the first Belize Defense Force officer to achieve a Masters of Defense Studies degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, following the completion of the Joint Command and Staff Programme in Toronto, Canada. Today, the former aide-de-camp who spent twelve years of his professional life in the B.D.F. as the […]
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Former coach Kent Gabourel, who has been with the Football Federation of Belize in various capacities for the past twelve years, has been let go from the F.F.B. and his contract going forward will not be renewed. According to Gabourel, he and his wife who has also been with F.F.B. since 2004, were both released […]
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Tonight there is new information coming out the B.D.F.’s internal investigation into the fatal helicopter crash. News Five has learnt that the investigation has uncovered a series dereliction of duties, which resulted in some cases in the failure to carry out standard operational checks. Now, sources say that the B.D.F. is looking at four persons […]
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A Guatemalan national is hospitalized after he was shot on the leg inside the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. Porfilio Ramirez Tirgeros, from the border community of La Rejoya, was along with another individual when they were caught poaching illegally, by an F.C.D. patrol. Ramirez Tirgeros is said to have advanced toward the patrol and this is […]
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While schools are now preparing to reopen, there is yet no date for the reopening of Philip Goldson International Airport and stakeholders in the tourism industry are divided on the idea of a July first reopening. On Sunday, Tropic Air President Steven Schulte wrote to the Belize Tourism Industry Association asking for support in the […]
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The government has assured public officers that their salaries will remain untouched despite the present economic crisis but it education subsides will be facing cut backs. But what about the private sector? According to Burgos, B.T.I.A. has approached the Development Finance Corporation to see what can be done to assist tourism stakeholders with much needed […]
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Last week, we told you that the Ministry of National Security had concluded the investigation into the allegations of misconduct within the Belize Defense Force. The release admitted to some wrongdoing and negligence by personnel in the units involved, but didn’t provide any details into the investigation. That report has now been shared publicly and […]
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But about a month and a half after the report was concluded, a female officer reported that she was raped while inside her bedroom sleeping. This, according to Retired B.D.F. Captain Derricia Castillo is indicative that there is a problem at the B.D.F., which the report does not address when it comes to the systems […]
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A planned meeting called by land activist Nigel Petillo on Sunday was moved at the last minute to Harmonyville, the community that Petillo established on the George Price Highway. Petillo says he has identified another tract of land and is inviting prospective land owners to squat as a way of owning a piece. Though squatting […]
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In respect of repatriation, hundreds of Belizeans remain struck overseas in nearby or far flung countries due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Five hundred and seventy Belizeans have applied to return to the country; one hundred and sixty eight have been approved. The bulk of applicants are in the U.S., as many […]
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