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Tonight, we have more from the Senate Special Select Committee’s public hearings with Director of Immigration Diana Locke on Wednesday. The Auditor General’s Report cited multiple instances where fees for visas were waived or not collected at all. But unlike passport or nationality fees which are legislated, visa fees are subject to the Department’s decisions. […]
The Immigration Department has a backlog of files for persons seeking renewal of their immigration documents, mostly passports. But in the case where the files are missing, or the source documents appear suspicious, the applications have been on hold. This is despite separate Cabinet directives issued in 2014 to predecessor Maria Marin and again in […]
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On Wednesday, Director of Immigration Diana Locke gave an example of how the humble birth certificate is the gateway to all things Belizean. If parents of foreign nationalities can claim to be Belizean, almost anyone can – witness David Nanes Schnitzer, Rafic Labboun or those scammed in Caye Caulker by Marleny Castellanos a few years […]
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It has now been fifteen months since the murder of thirty-year-old Krystal Mitchell, who was found dead at the apartment of an acquaintance in San Diego, California. The divorced mother-of-two from Phoenix, Arizona, struck up a relationship with thirty-three year old Raymond Samuel McLeod Junior, a Marine Corps recruiter and bodybuilder. They had gone to […]
The Red Cross would like your help to reach out to the Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Irma. Over a million people have been impacted and countries are still assessing the extent of the damage. At this time, several thousands are without a roof over their head and are in need of food, clothing and […]
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Thirty-six students won’t have to worry about the cost of education for this school year. Thanks to the annual “I am Belize” scholarship award, the high schoolers’ tuition, uniform and books will be covered. The scholarship program has been running for seven years with the support of the Belize Natural Energy Trust and several corporate […]
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September is a month of celebration for all Belizeans, as we commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of St. George’s Caye, as well as the annual observation of Belize’s independence. The itinerary of activities has grown to include other events that are not officially listed on the celebrations calendar, but nonetheless enjoy their share of […]
Since its inception and inaugural voyage a year ago, the BTV initiative has seen support from Belizeans in the Diaspora. Heading a team of fundraisers from California is Belizean/American volunteer Mario Lara. Together with several others in the States, he has been able to raise enough funds to contribute as prize monies for the growing […]
A twelve-year-old girl is missing. Lucera Constantino, a standard five student of Ladyville left home on last Friday in the company of a twenty-four-year-old man identified as Luis Sinturion. According to the child’s mother, she got suspicious when her daughter woke up early that morning and shortly after she got a visit from Sinturion. She […]
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With all the festivities taking place this month, Belizeans will be spending more time outdoors. It means exposure to the sun will be more than usual and while it can cause a host of skin problems it may lead to the cancer of the skin. In tonight’s Healthy Living we look at why it is […]
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Is there a bitter sibling rivalry brewing within the ranks of the Belize Police Department that may very well end up in the Supreme Court? Since succeeding Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams as head of Eastern Division South on July first, Senior Superintendent Marco Vidal has expressed a different approach in fighting crime. Those […]
We caught up with Senior Superintendent Vidal this evening during a Meet and Greet event on Curassow Street in Belize City and asked for a response to Williams’ Facebook post and the threat of a lawsuit. He kept his responses rather short; suffice it to say that he also has his opinions of social media. […]
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The Senate Special Select Committee on Immigration hosted Director of Immigration Diana Locke for the second consecutive week and we will have highlights of her testimony shortly. But the bigger concern is the announcement made by the Prime Minister last week that the current allocation for the functioning of the Committee will not be continued […]
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As for further witnesses to be called, the Committee’s schedule is known for at least its next meeting on September twenty-seventh, when Director of Immigration Diana Locke continues her testimony and the C.E.O. of the Ministry, Edmund Zuniga, may make an appearance. As far as Chairman Aldo Salazar is concerned, Minister Godwin Hulse and Auditor […]
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While there has been no public comment from the business and private sector despite being apprised of the Prime Minister’s letter, the Senator representing them on the Committee, Mark Lizarraga today criticized the decision as a matter of priorities. Citing testimony from director Diana Locke, the Senator pointed out that Government seems to value politics […]
The final report of the Senate Special Select Committee will be highly anticipated. It has already been guaranteed that it will not likely lead to criminal charges unless there is further investigation by police and the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. But how exactly will the report be written – and might there […]
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A Belize City first time mom delivered triplets last week. Two boys and a girl were delivered by Doctor Jose Guerra at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Today the young mother introduced the babies to the media. On hand for the occasion were the Ministry of Health and several corporate donors who gifted the babies […]
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Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse has been on record commending the high number of Chinese seeking visas to “visit” Belize. Of course, these persons pay as much as two thousand per visa in addition to whatever is paid to agents and so on. But flying under the radar are visitors from neighboring Central America, particularly […]
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The Committee has expressed interest in bringing in the top person at the Vital Statistics Unit; a division of the Attorney General’s Ministry that is responsible for recording and registering all births, deaths and marriages in Belize and is often the first stop for those recording these milestones. In her testimony this morning, Immigration Director […]
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This afternoon, with Senator Mark Lizarraga in the chair on behalf of Aldo Salazar, there was further probing into the processes of the Department and in particular the Visa Vetting Committee established in the aftermath of the Penner/Won Hong Kim scandal. Last week, Senator Eamon Courtenay questioned at length the validity of the Committee’s actions […]
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An indelible stain on the nation’s consciousness was left by protests a week ago tonight in Orange Walk Town against the handling of another complex Ministry – natural resources. There have already been calls for a commission of inquiry into the tenure of Gaspar Vega as minister there, but the greater focus of public ire […]
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For a country that imports far more than it exports and has for all of its existence, fuel is particularly important. Belize has for the past decade or so taken advantage of a cheaper source of fuel from Venezuela via Curacao under the Petrocaribe accord. Belize has outstanding loans under that program at what the […]
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In the weekly police meet and greet, we caught up with Regional Commander of the Eastern Division South Marco Vidal on the south side of the city. Vidal and other cops were interacting with residents in the Iguana, Curassow, and Gibnut streets area. Vidal told the media that he was pretty impressed with the feedback […]
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The official Tenth of September celebration was reduced to a mockery of the prestigious Queen of the Bay. It all played out on live television from the Memorial Park where for the first time in history two queens were crowned. Aliyah Ysaguirre of Stann Creek was announced as the winner on pageant night and crowned […]
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In the aftermath of Sunday morning’s national embarrassment, and indeed even before, social media has been blowing up with recriminations between members of the judging panel and other observers. Persistent reports to News Five indicate that there is bad blood between several district committees overseeing regional pageants and national coordinator Zenaida Moya. In Cayo for […]
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