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A meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited. It was mediated by the Labour Department and focused on a three-day interruption at the port. On Saturday morning, stevedores decided to support trailers because they could not work the ship. But it is all resolved on […]
Written on June 3, 2020 | Posted in
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A family of three was home on Tuesday night when their house came crumbling down. Thalia Westby and her two sons have been living in the small wooden house on Baldwin Street in Belize City for two years, but the heavy rains have damaged the beams causing them to cave in. The single mother has […]
Written on June 3, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 has left many families disenfranchised across the country. While some have joined the unemployment pool and are dependent on relief from government, others are unable to meet rent, pay their bills and purchase basic necessities. But every bit helps so the Young Women’s Christian Association has launched a feminine hygiene product drive as an […]
Written on June 3, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a developing situation along the western border near Jalacte Village. Reports in the Guatemalan media claim that Belize Defence Force soldiers illegally crossed the border into Guatemala. The online media reports say that the B.D.F. soldiers crossed the adjacency line to take land measurements at a Guatemalan community known as Santa Cruz, San […]
Written on June 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Still on the B.D.F….On Monday night, we told you about the press release sent out by the Ministry of National Security on the conclusion of the investigation of the allegations of extortion, mal treatment, sexual assaults and other misconduct at the Belize Defense Force. In that release, the ministry acknowledges that the investigation found some […]
Written on June 2, 2020 | Posted in
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An additional forty-five samples were processed today for the corona virus and the Ministry of Health is reporting that all were negative. Belize has now entered its eight week since the last confirmed case but the safety of Belizeans is at risk by persons who enter Belize illegally. Over the weekend, five Mexican fishermen were […]
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Seventy-eight more persons were added to the list of over one thousand persons who have been arrested and charged for various offenses under the emergency powers regulations. According to the official number released by the Belize Police Department for the weekend, forty persons were charged for breach of curfew; another fifteen failed to wear a […]
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Three government ministries have begun reviewing applications submitted by Belizeans stuck overseas due to the coronavirus and want to come back home. Close to five hundred applications have been received and that number is expected to grow as the days go by. Those looking to return must fill out an online form and await approval […]
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A number of Belizeans, who were employed in the cruise ship industry, has made it home. In their case, the cruise ship companies made the arrangements for their return and are covering the costs of quarantine. They are on quarantine at the Radisson Fort George Hotel and will be there for a total of fourteen […]
Written on June 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Hundreds of Belizean students remain stranded in many countries due to the corona virus that spread so quickly they were unable to get back home. The P.G.I.A. and borders remain closed but some Belizeans who work on cruise ships have been able to get back in the past week. Mexico and Taiwan are worlds apart, […]
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The Philip Goldson International Airport will not resume operations to allow for the arrival of flights from other countries on the initially scheduled July first timeline. That announcement was made on Friday by Prime Minister Dean Barrow who informed that government had to revisit its position at the eleventh hour based on recommendations made by […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Further Delay of Airport Reopening is Killing Local Airlines
With ninety-eight percent losses being incurred by one carrier alone, the cost of delaying the reopening of the P.G.I.A. is staggering. Investments have been made to improve the overall efficiency of Tropic Air, but with only a trickle of revenue coming in, the airline company is tethering on the brink of financial collapse. According to […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Tropic Air is Down to 2% of Its Revenue
You’ve heard that Tropic Airlines is looking at a second wave of lay-offs and the matter is also under consideration at the Philip Goldson International Airport. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the P.G.I.A. is being held to determine what’s next. But word is that with little revenue coming in, airport staff may […]
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The tourism industry, from airlines to hotels to tour operators, continues to be battered by the corona virus pandemic. Hotels, restaurants and the value chain were hoping that further losses would be minimized with the re-opening the Phillip Goldson International Airport. But on Friday, the PM said that that international travel is not resuming on […]
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As the domestic airlines and hoteliers push for the resumption of international travel, keeping a lid on the coronavirus is not lost on them. The plan to reopen the P.G.I.A. to international visitors, according to Ted Tejada, includes looking at the processes in other countries such as Jamaica and Aruba where their international airports will […]
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The announcement that the P.G.I.A. will not reopen on July first triggered further shocks in the already weakened tourism industry. Last Thursday, the Government of Belize was set to announce the reopening of the Philip Goldson International Airport on July first. Just a few hours before addressing the nation in a scheduled virtual press conference, […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier today, a bench warrant for the arrest of disgraced former minister Elvin Penner was issued by the Supreme Court after he failed to show up in court to answer to a charge of manslaughter by negligence. In June 2017, the erstwhile U.D.P. Northeast area representative knocked down and killed Kenrick Myvette, a security guard […]
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The Ministry of National Security has concluded its investigation into allegations of misconduct within the Belize Defense Force and tonight, they are admitting to some wrongdoing and negligence by personnel in the units involved. A press release, however, doesn’t offer any specifics on these findings, only to say that they are being addressed internally by […]
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Robert Reich of the Channel Broadcasting Company is in trouble with the law in the United States; the businessman is being sued by DISH Network for appropriating copyrighted content owned by DISH Network. The U.S. television provider says it conducted an investigation last year and found that its content relating to X-View was being advertised […]
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Former Minister of National Security John Saldivar, a trained economist and aspirant for leadership of the United Democratic Party, has put forward a proposal for Belize’s economic recovery post COVID-19. The Belmopan area representative, who was forced to step down as the newly elected U.D.P. leader in February amid the Lev Dermen scandal, proposes five […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The wage bill for public officers has ballooned significantly since the United Democratic Party first assumed office in 2008. The cost of paying salaries for teachers and other public officers hangs heavy as one of government’s biggest financial responsibility. Saldivar proposes a streamlining of the public sector to modernize its operations. Likewise, he proposes tax […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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As for leadership ambitions, John Saldivar has been marred by the Lev Dermen scandal earlier this year, which resulted in a humiliating resignation as U.D.P. party leader elect as well as his removal from cabinet. Saldivar says he is not fazed by those events since he stands behind his innocence in accepting monies from the […]
Written on June 1, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of National Security today received sixty thousand surgical masks courtesy of the Taiwanese government. The masks were presented to Minister of National Security Michael Peyrefitte by Ambassador of Taiwan to Belize Remus Li-Kuo Chen. The donation is a result of a request from the government to provide surgical masks for frontline workers. Minister […]
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As you know by now, the new Statutory Instrument number seventy-eight of 2020, the Belize Constitution (Emergency Powers) Regulations came into effect today, June first. As was announced last Friday, several of the measures in place are being relaxed and on Saturday, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte appeared on the Ask the Experts webcast to break […]
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Comments Off on Curfew Still in Place, Slight Relaxation for Fridays & Saturdays!
While the measures continue to be scaled down and the economy continues to open up slowly, don’t expect social distancing and face masks to go away so quickly. Those remain in place up until the end of this month and will very likely be extended as the national oversight committee sees fit. Attorney General Michael […]
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