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It is confirmed. U.D.P. power-broker, financier and three term area representative Gaspar Vega is getting out of politics, or at least that’s what it looks like. The rumors started circulating on Wednesday, and News Five has managed to get hold of a copy of a letter written by Vega, dated March eighth. It’s addressed to […]
Written on March 10, 2016 | Posted in
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There’s no smoking gun in Vega’s letter but there’s no doubt a cannon has been fired somewhere by somebody. Speculation is roaming wild and free. Did Vega resign because he felt he was punked by Prime Minister Barrow when his powerful lands portfolio was taken away? Is there a serious rift in the U.D.P.? Is […]
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The unintentional shooting of self-employed DVD salesman Jamal Young, presumably by officers in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle, remains a whodunit mystery; at least within the Belize Police Department. That’s because Young is confident that he would be able to positively identify that officer in an ID parade. ‘Bounty’, as he is popularly known, was […]
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According to Commander Mark Flowers, the Gang Suppression Unit did not engage the suspects being pursued. In fact, they only came to the aid of the responding officers before carrying on with their assignment. Young, on the other hand, also reiterates that the GSU were not part of the shooting. On the Phone: Mark […]
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For weeks now, there has been a build-up of silt in the area of Southern Foreshore in the Belize City Harbor. It’s an eyesore for an area that is traditionally teeming with tourist activity. The waters have receded and have become shallow in some areas; and as the silt builds-up traversing the channel becomes a […]
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Unofficially, there have been twenty-eight murders in 2016 – fourteen in January, ten in February and four so far for March. That’s a record-setting trend when compared to 2014 and 2015. At the end of February 2014, there were fifteen murders, and at the end of February 2015, there were sixteen. At the end of […]
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Every day and in many forms, children endure acts of violence. The lack of awareness of the epidemic is a huge concern for agencies that want to build the confidence of the violated children. This morning, the Youth Enhancement Services concluded a training workshop aimed at putting an end to violence against children; in particular […]
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Healthy Reefs for Healthy People…an eco-audit is ongoing to determine how far Belize is in respect of a number of reef management measures. The launch of the audit took place today at the Radisson where marine conservation and research organizations are meeting. Environmentalists say that Belize is ahead in the management of the ecosystems and […]
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Today, key members of the Eastern Division put down their guns and batons, picked up paintbrushes and weed-whackers and got to work. It’s a cleanup timed to coincide with Women’s Month, but in reality it’s a part of an ongoing and intensive community policing effort which seems to be reaping tremendous dividends. The Police is […]
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Son of Hopkins Vince Lewis, popularly known as Belizean artist Aziatic and the man behind the punta song Chatty Chatty, touched down in Belize today. Aziatic has been working along with producer Juni Mar on a new album featuring paranda tracks. The album entitled “Automatic” is being finalized and will have ten songs including a […]
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Meanwhile, Tour Manager and C.E.O. of U.S.-based Urban Management is also in Belize. He’s Belizean American Jeff Christie, whose company focuses on providing high-quality industry services and artist management services from discovery and development to world tours and everything in between. Christie is in country to make a presentation to Belizean artists on the music […]
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International Women’s Day was celebrated on March eighth. The achievements and the important role that women play in our society are underscored throughout the entire month of March. Gender equity in health is a significant part of the conversation. As women, we do have biological predispositions and specific gender-related health issues, and tonight in Healthy […]
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Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega was not at Tuesday’s Budget Presentation in the House. And there is word that the DPM has dropped a bombshell. News Five has been reliably informed that Vega has informed the Prime Minister and U.D.P. Party Leader Dean Barrow that he will not be seeking endorsement at the upcoming party […]
Written on March 9, 2016 | Posted in
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Atlantic Bank International has reportedly met with cigarette traders operating out of the Free Zone and has informed them that effective March fifteenth, their accounts will be closed. It’s a situation we’ve been following closely because observers say that the Free Zone is failing and the movement of cigarettes is one of the few things […]
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Where the dreaded loss of correspondent banking relationships is concerned, PM Barrow says there is little to report following the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting held in Placencia recently. Coming out of that meeting a decision was taken to send a high-level mission on a round of meetings with federal regulators and other pertinent agencies. […]
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The derisking phenomenon is an offshoot of continued pressure from the U.S. to crack down on money laundering and other financial improprieties, real or perceived. The superpower feels that illegal money could be used to fund the narcotics movement into the US or even terrorism. Belize has been feeling the pinch of crippling financial regulations, […]
Is your electricity bill going up again in the months ahead? This afternoon, the Public Utilities Commission held a press conference to make public its initial decision to increase the mean electricity rate for the Full Tariff Period as of the first of July, 2016. The increase is part of an application made by Belize […]
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B.E.L.’s submission included a proposed increase in the Mean Electricity Rate from thirty-five cents per kilowatt hour to thirty-nine cents. John Avery, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission “So at the next rate review there will still be some corrections to be made in the favor of consumers because during this six months period we’re in […]
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Where does the People’s United Party stand on going to the International Court of Justice? It hasn’t been exactly clear. There are those who are obviously in favor of resolution through the Court if that is the decision of the people in a referendum. And then there are those who nix the idea completely, claiming […]
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It didn’t make it into Tuesday’s news, since the 2016/2017 Budget took center stage, but was a significant political change on the Opposition side of the gallery. The expected change was that newly sworn in Leader of the Opposition John Briceño would change position to reflect his leadership role. But what wasn’t expected is that […]
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Against the backdrop of the Budget, bills were passed which may have flown below the radar of first scrutiny, but they are significant. For example, one piece of Immigration legislation pushed through the House will allow the Minister of State in the Ministry of Immigration to sign documents, like passports, when the Constitution specifically gives […]
And finally for political news tonight, we asked Prime Minister Dean Barrow about his new title of Right Honorable conferred on him recently. Generally it’s offered to government leaders in their second term of office, as it was to former Prime Ministers Said Musa and Manuel Esquivel, but Barrow now earns that distinction in his […]
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About fifteen hundred residents of Maskall Village, located on the old Northern Highway, will within a year have access to reliable potable water. The million dollar project will be funded by the Caribbean Development Bank and managed by the Social Investment Fund. Today ground was broken on the first stage which includes the construction of […]
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Latin America and the Caribbean is the second-most urbanized region in the world with eight out of ten people living in cities. During the last sixty-four years, the region has urbanized significantly to eighty percent since 1950. That being said, the Inter-American Development Bank, in partnership with the Belize City Council, is conducting a citywide […]
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The House of Representatives met in session this morning, and in short order there was the much anticipated presentation of the budget for fiscal year 2016/2017. It’s Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s ninth budget over three terms of a United Democratic Party administration, and is being called Stability in a Time of Change. Barrow prefaced his […]
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