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It is the season for giving and our friends at the Salvation Army are doing just that. Earlier today, as they do every year, the organization hosted children from numerous schools to their annual Christmas party. It is one of the biggest parties where the mood was celebratory. There were enough gifts and food to […]
Written on December 9, 2015 | Posted in
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How did a dentist from the U.S. charged and convicted for gross criminal abuse of office get a license from the Belize Medical Council to open a clinic and practice in Belize? That’s one critical question. Another is how did John Roberts Hall, that North Carolina dentist who pleaded guilty to injecting semen into the […]
Written on December 8, 2015 | Posted in
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Hall’s license has been revoked, but it seems quite clear that the council could not have done even the most cursory due diligence since that license to practice was issued under a false name – Robert Bob Hall. Interestingly, when San Pedro Police picked up John Roberts Hall on Monday he had a temporary work […]
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There is no significant news on the fate of more than four thousand Cubans stuck in Costa Rica because they cannot access a transit point to the US. Late last week Prime Minister Barrow revealed that he had been contacted via phone by the Costa Rican President with a request to facilitate the transit of […]
For the first time in history on Monday, a vessel, the Caribe Navigator from Miami, sailed away from the Belize Port without offloading its cargo following a seven-hour strike taken by stevedores attached to gang number seven at the Port of Belize. The industrial action, discovered to have been sanctioned by the Christian Workers Union […]
Written on December 8, 2015 | Posted in
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Vasquez says that they have been having good negotiations with the CWU on the Collective Bargaining Agreement, but that the stevedores cannot hold the Port hostage when they disagree on a component of the CBA. The strike on Monday was a result of discrepancy on the amendment to a pension plan that is currently in […]
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But what are the implications of the ship leaving the port with cargo destined for Belize? Well late this evening, The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued a release strongly condemning the abrupt strike action taken by Gang Number Seven of the Christian Workers Union. As the only Employer’s Organization in Belize recognized by […]
Written on December 8, 2015 | Posted in
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There is a bit of good news for caneros tonight as the first cane payment will increase to thirty-six dollars and sixty-five cents based on a revised first cane price estimate, which increased from forty-one dollars and fifty-six cents. According to Belize Sugar Industries Limited, the increase fully reflects growth provided under the new Statutory […]
The arrival of COPA Airlines’ maiden voyage to Belize at midday heralded the beginning of air traffic to and from Belize and Panama City. It has been a little over four months in the making and today Panama’s flagship carrier, Compania Panamena de Aviacion, COPA, landed at the PGIA to much fanfare. The non-stop airlift […]
Written on December 8, 2015 | Posted in
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There will be a Senate meeting on Wednesday when a request will be made to conduct an inquiry into allegations of corruption at the Immigration Department. Those allegations have resurrected in the wake of a scandal involving fugitive David Nanes Schnitzer, found with every manner of Belizean ID issued under a fake name, David Banes. […]
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The Holy Redeemer Credit Union is the largest credit union in Belize. With over fifty-one thousand member-owners the HRCU ranks third in the region with assets amounting to a little over half-a-billion dollars. Over the weekend the lending institution opened a new branch in the south which means that residents of the Stann Creek and […]
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In November of this year, sixty-one year old American tourist Edwin Simmons drowned trying to save his wife’s life. Edwin and Esther Simmons were on a tour at Shark Ray Alley in the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve. Police say that the couple was in the water and Edwin died while trying to rescue his wife […]
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This morning, representatives of the Kareem Clarke Memorial fund presented just over two thousand six, hundred dollars each to two separate feeding programs in Belize City. The money was collected from generous donors by friends and colleagues of slain journalist Kareem Clarke who also held a commemorative event and fund-raiser on his birthday on November […]
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Some two hundred primary school students from Belize City were hosted at the Fort Street Tourism Village for an annual Christmas party organized by the Belize Tourism Board and the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. A total of ten primary schools participated. Duane Moody was there and has this report. Duane Moody, Reporting The annual […]
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One man has been arrested and charged after he knocked down a young student last Thursday on the Belize Corozal Road in Orange Walk Town. The student was crossing the busy road at the very busy lunch hour when the tragedy occurred. Gerardo Lopez, nine years old, died at the KHMH on Saturday, and the […]
Today as the school mourned, parents gathered to express their anger and frustration at the death of a student – a death they feel could have been avoided by the placement of a speed bump on the busy highway which passes right next to the school. The President of the Parent/Teachers Association Alexander Torres told […]
The stevedores are once again on strike. This morning around eleven o’clock, Gang Seven staged a protest at the Port of Belize which disrupted operations and threatens the unloading of a shipment of Christmas goods from Miami, Florida. On December third, a the Christian Workers Union and the Port met for negotiations on the Collective […]
Written on December 7, 2015 | Posted in
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At this time, the Port of Belize is in discussions with the labor commissioner and reps from the CWU over the situation at the port. Earlier today, the shipping company fired off a letter to the Port of Belize saying that it could not afford to keep its vessel in the port. We have now […]
Written on December 7, 2015 | Posted in
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After two successive crop season delays underscored by tension and strife in the industry, the 2015/2016 crop season started right on schedule. But even with that start there is concern since world market prices have dictated a very low first payment for farmers this crop. And if that’s not bad enough there is worse on […]
Written on December 7, 2015 | Posted in
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Traditionally, on the first day of crop cane trucks and tractors-trailers are lined up to weigh in and deliver. Today was different, with trucks trickling in to the point where the factory could not start milling until almost midday instead of early morning. There are many factors which contributed to the very slow start, including […]
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Because the last survey estimated one point seven million tons of cane in the field, and the factory can only mill one point three, the Sugar Cane Production Committee had to juggle and jump through hoops to make magic happen. S.C.P.C. Chairman Jose Novelo explained the formula used to get as much cane delivered and […]
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The Maya Leaders Alliance received the prestigious Equator Prize 2015 Award earlier today at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. The organization is being acknowledged on the world stage for its outstanding achievement in improving sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities. The MLA is among twenty-one winners of the prize this […]
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Cabinet’s recent approval of a policy to permanently prohibit offshore oil exploration in areas along the Belize Barrier Reef System and within seven World Heritage Sites in Belize, does not include the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, nor does it include the Turneffe Atoll. While a moratorium is yet to be formalized and made official in […]
Written on December 7, 2015 | Posted in
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December seventh, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, is recognized globally as International Civil Aviation Day. The purpose of the celebration is to generate worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation. Today, the local Civil Aviation Department observed the day with a solemn ceremony in honor of pilots who have left […]
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The joy of the holiday season was felt this morning by the children of Stella Maris School. Hosted by the Belize Bank, the children had an unforgettable party at the Radisson Hotel. Some liked the food, others practiced their dance moves and they all waited anxiously for the arrival of Santa. Duane Moody also caught […]
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