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Back to the issue of the audit of the National Sports Council, the Belize Youth Movement is expressing outrage at the fleecing of public funds at the National Sports Council by ex-ministers and cronies of the government. It notes that in a single year, according to an audit, close to one million dollars was not […]
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As you know, a new government took over in Guatemala this week. The president is conservative Alejandro Giammattei, and while not much was heard from him in respect of the territorial claim during the campaign, on Thursday he spoke on the matter. Now, Guatemala is make submissions this year in the International Court of Justice […]
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The illegal airplane landings have increased in recent years and civil aviation and security authorities believe that a new radar system will help to crack down, or at lease track these previously undetected planes once they are within Belize’s airspace. The twelve million dollar primary radar system will boost the way civil aviation manages air […]
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On Thursday night, the Ministry of Human Development and National AIDS Commission held a public consultation in Belize City as a part of its community outreach to get feedback on the Equal Opportunities Bill. The seventy-five page document, which seeks to address issues resulting from close to twenty different forms of discrimination, was developed following […]
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So, following those three presentations, as well as remarks from Enrique Romero Executive Director of the National AIDS Commission, the public had the opportunity to make comments and give feedback on the Equal Opportunities Bill. There was a mixed crowd – with support from the bill coming from a wide cross section of society. Here’s […]
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And while there was support for the bill – there was a group of independent persons who wanted clarity on some of the points. But there were many who didn’t support the bill. Many of them offered comments identified as Christians and/or members of a certain religious group. Most of their contention centered on elements […]
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Battle for control over the Santa Cruz Village Expansion project continues in the south. We first reported the issue in January 2019 when a public meeting was held to clarify certain concerns raised by villagers with regards to the project. One of those concerns was that the U.D.P. Stann Creek West Standard Bearer Ivan William is […]
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The Santa Cruz Village Council is also facing another threat. According to Chairman Vincent Scott, more than thirty farmers have been cultivating land at the rear of the village for some eleven years but now there are moves by a company to purchase two thousand acres of land, including the land of the farmers. He […]
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Last year we were there when a group of Belize City youths completed an apprenticeship programme. Today, we were at Youth for the Future Drive, when they happily received their certificates. The occasion was energized with the participation of Daniel Loveless from What You Know as well as a former graduate of the programme, Akeem […]
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The popular YouTube show “What Yuh Know” will feature Belize in one of its upcoming episodes as the twenty-year-old founder embarks on a tour to promote education through an entertainment show outside of the region. The social media icon travels around the world seeking answers to a variety of questions to expand his knowledge. Daniel […]
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Earlier this week, a meeting was held to present the findings of an Agri-Tourism study of Ambergris Caye. The twelve-month study looked at agricultural produce that is consumed by the tourism sector. Now, for the first time in 2019, the tourism industry met its goals in exceeding half a million overnight guests and so the […]
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Still reeling from the Lev Derman scandal, the government is hit by yet another black eye. An audit of the finances of the National Sports Council by the Auditor General is revealing massive fraud involving well-known names. The report outlines serious breaches in government regulations at the N.S.C., where huge amounts of cash were paid […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow received the report months ago in October 2019. On Wednesday, he told the media that the report will be tabled on Friday at the Sitting of the House of Representatives. When asked what could be done regarding the findings, PM Barrow says that it can be turned over to the police. […]
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There is a developing story tonight on a caravan of Central American migrants heading north in search of a better life. Thousands of men, women and children left Honduras a few days ago via San Pedro Sula and have reached as far as Peten, Guatemala. A group of them have left the main caravan and […]
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The Lev Dermen debacle, the recent political scandal to plague the Barrow administration, brings to light the importance of the Integrity Commission, as well as a need for campaign finance regulations. With allegations being made against two U.D.P. government officials who were the recipients of monthly twenty-five thousand U.S. dollar payouts from the accused Armenian/American […]
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The issue of campaign financing, as well as the absence of laws to regulate donations to political parties and their candidates, has resurfaced in light of the Lev Dermen scandal. While it cannot as yet be confirmed which so-called U.D.P. ministers received the twenty-five thousand-dollar bribes from Dermen, PM Barrow painted a picture that receipt […]
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There is more to report on Lev Dermen’s ties to Belize, including an application through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for him to be appointed Honorary Consul to Las Vegas. PM Barrow says that Dermen initially approached Minister Michael Finnegan, who in turn referred him to the Foreign Ministry with the request. When the application […]
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U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Lake Independence Dianne Finnegan made headlines last week after lines of immigrants were seen at her constituency office. Finnegan maintains that she is only assisting individuals with the required documentation for them to obtain Belizean nationality. But political observers are suggesting that it is a calculated move to then convert the […]
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The use of Dianne Finnegan’s Lake Independence constituency office to facilitate preparatory immigration transactions has raised the ire of many in the opposition People’s United Party. The move which is reminiscent of what took place in 2012, ahead of general elections that year, has been condemned as an act that enables corrupt practices within the […]
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Hundreds of persons flooded Swift Hall on Monday hoping to get citizenship, including scores of nationals from Guatemala. But government has decided that because of the territorial dispute, there will be a moratorium of citizenship to these nationals who instead can opt for permanent residency. The matter was raised at the Monday night meeting and […]
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In his New Year’s Day address, the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño made bold allegations that cabinet ministers were complicit in the landing of drug planes which in 2019 were plenty. The Attorney General confronted John Briceño, demanding proof or an apology for what, he said, were slanderous claims. Prime Minister Dean Barrow, referencing […]
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A public consultation led by the National AIDS Commission and the Ministry of Human Development is underway at the SJC Auditorium tonight where the topic of discussion continues to be the Equal Opportunities Bill. We will have more on tonight’s meeting in our newscast on Friday. But on Wednesday night in Punta Gorda, the PG […]
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Julian Murillo is the new liquidator for Choice Bank Limited. On Wednesday the Central Bank of Belize announced Murillo’s appointment and if the name sounds familiar, that’s because Murillo is the current liquidator for Atlantic International Bank Limited (A.I.B.L.). A Central Bank release states that Murillo will take up the post because the current liquidator […]
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For some time there have been continuous efforts to get Belizean produced sugar in CARICOM and now finally there has been a breakthrough. Agriculture Minister Godwin Hulse, on Wednesday, said that throughout 2019, there were a string of meetings with the Council for Trade and Economic Development, known as COTED, at which Belize was able […]
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There is also a strong possibility that locally produced sugar will be sold in the Taiwan market. Minister Hulse says there have been ongoing discussions for B.S.I. to export sugar to Taiwan. Here’s how he explains it. Godwin Hulse, Minister of Agriculture “The Ministry of Trade, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the […]
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