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The Hydro Maya Power Project Bill, 2019 was brought before the Senate today. It is strictly a financial bill that seeks to extend the concession agreement that was signed in 1998 by the Esquivel Administration. The bill provides certain exemptions from taxes and duties to The Belize Hydroelectric Development and Management Company, which owns Hydro Maya and […]
Written on December 6, 2019 | Posted in
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Senator for the N.G.O.s Osmany Salas and Private Sector Senator Mark Lizarraga questioned what are the benefits that Belizeans are receiving through the concessionary agreement given to the private company. Osmany Salas, Senator for N.G.O.s “Here we have a company that supplies small portion when it comes to the overall power that B.E.L. purchases […]
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Young athletes from across the country gathered at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex today where they participated in the annual Special Olympics. Children with diverse abilities were given an opportunity to compete with their peers in three sporting disciplines, including bocce, football and track and field. At the end of the competition each participant was […]
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The C.E.O. in the office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Wallace, in her role as the owner of Colorblind Productions, a private company, has partnered with B.T.B. and NICH to launch a travel channel called See Belize. The event has held today in Belize City. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has a report. Isani Cayetano, […]
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If part of your routine involves commuting by foot or by vehicle, private or public, there is something to look forward to. Traversing the Central American Boulevard can be a headache, but now a set of traffic lights should ease your commute and provide safety. City Hall today showed off what it calls state of […]
Written on December 5, 2019 | Posted in
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One of the issues haunting City Hall is the huge payment ordered by the Supreme Court to former City Administrator Candice Miller. As you know, the court awarded Miller a package of some four hundred thousand dollars after she sued the council for wrongful termination. Soon after the court’s decision, Miller proceeded to crow foot […]
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During the traffic light unveiling, Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner came under fire for recent decisions that have a semblance of nepotism. Now, the City Administrator is Stephanie Lindo, her father Bill, has been awarded a contract for repairs to the Swing Bridge and her brother is one of the Council’s attorneys representing City Hall […]
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There was a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday and absent for the umpteenth time was U.D.P. Area Representative for Orange Walk North Gaspar Vega. Vega has been M.I.A. from House sittings for a considerable amount of times after resigning from Cabinet. His resignation came after evidence surfaced that as the then […]
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On Wednesday, the Government introduced the Firearms Amendment Bill 2019. The bill provides for new licensing fees which will be lowered tremendously to appease gun license holders since the cost of security has increased. The decision to lower the fees but limit the amount of ammunition that a license holder can purchase per year was […]
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The end of the year is quickly approaching and so is crunch time. At City Hall, Mayor Bernard Wagner says he is biting the bullet and will not be offering discounts to residents for taxes or licenses because sooner or later, bills will have to be paid. Today, he told the media that he has […]
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One way by which the Council plans to become fluid, is by selling bonds through the municipal bond. Now, the bond received the support of the House and Senate in August and apparently it also caught the attention of the private sector. Mayor Bernard Wagner said today that the process is in train and more […]
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Belize, along with other CARICOM member states, has signed a memorandum, launching the Caribbean Small Business Development network. Penning the memo on behalf of the government was Minister of State for Investment, Trade, and Commerce, Tracy Taegar-Panton. Panton says that the newly formalized network of Caribbean S.B.D.C. programmes will be linked with each other to […]
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The House sitting on Wednesday was chock full of pressing matters. The House passed the Hydro Maya Power Project Bill, 2019 which seeks to give effect to certain undertakings and obligations of the Government. Those obligations are in connection with a concession agreement for the establishment and operation of a hydroelectric generating facility in Belize. […]
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After the house adjourned for committee meeting, PM Barrow consulted with Financial Secretary Joseph Waight and returned, apologizing for having misspoken. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Accept that I misspoke. I just had a hurdle with the Financial Secretary. He had told me certain things on which I had relied, certain things that have now […]
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Today, a Disability Awareness parade was organized by the Stella Maris School under the theme, “the Future is Accessible.” As we found out, the purpose of the initiative is to break the stigma against differently abled persons, who in recent times, have been seen to function normally in the workplace and at schools. The parade […]
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Earlier this week, the Ministry of Education held a workshop with teachers and other stakeholders about the roles they play in the education system and working with students with diverse abilities. Felicia Garbutt spoke about the work that Stella Maris does with its students. Felicia Garbutt, Teacher, Stella Maris School “Over at Stella Maris […]
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Today’s house sitting in Belmopan was fiery and spirited as the LPG price war wages. Prime Minister Dean Barrow is loading the government’s arsenal, expecting some sort of retaliatory effort from the three major butane importing companies which are owned by one Mexican family. On November sixteenth, the government announced fixed prices per gallon of […]
Written on December 4, 2019 | Posted in
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The Government introduced and passed the Supplies Control (Amendment) Bill which increases penalties that may be imposed on these three companies if they continue to sell LPG below the fixed price. In anticipation of some sort of retaliatory move, the Government has prepared a Statutory Instrument that would give the Supplies Control Unit the power […]
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Contractor Imer Hernandez and the many multi-million dollar infrastructural contracts that he has been awarded under this U.D.P. government was the subject of a heated debated between Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Opposition Leader John Briceño. Hernandez is the nephew of the former DPM Gaspar Vega. Speaking on the adjournment, Briceño spoke on what he […]
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In response to the statement made by Briceño, Prime Minister Dean Barrow defended Hernandez saying that these contracts are awarded by international entities which carry out their due diligence. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “You start off accusing this government of giving all these contracts to Imer, contracts that he doesn’t deserve because again you […]
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Before the Imer Hernandez debated unfolded, during the Sitting of the House Minster of Works Rene Montero made a statement related to multimillion dollars Coastal Road contract that Hernandez’s firm was awarded. According to Montero, in June of this year the procurement process was initiated. Six companies made bids for Lot One and five made […]
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Works Minister Rene Montero also spoke of government’s plans for the Haulover Bridge which his rapidly deteriorating. The Barrow Administration, in mid-October 2017 secured a twelve-million U.S. dollar loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development to replace the bridge. It was also pointed out back then that in 2014 the government had already secured sixty […]
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In the House today, the government today passed and approved a loan motion for ten million US dollars to improve the quality of education in the country. The Inter-American Development Bank – Education Quality Improvement Programme is design to mainly improve the quality and gender equity of education at the primary and secondary levels. The […]
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Members of the Opposition questioned the purpose of the loan, pointing out that there is a lot left to be desired for Belize’s education system. While the education system isn’t perfect, PM Barrow says that today’s signature programme calls for a celebration. Said Musa, Area Representative, Fort George “I would like to hear from […]
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Christmas will be a happy time for a family in San Ignacio. That’s because Mirna Cuellar and her children today received the keys to a new house, which will bring ease to their life in the upcoming festive season. The two-bedroom house was built by the Hand in Hand Ministries in partnership with the Belize […]
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