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The redistricting exercise is already underway and within a year’s time, the committee which has been set up to carry out the daunting task, will be presenting its recommendations to the Elections and Boundaries Commission. The exercise was requested due to disparity in the number of constituents across divisions. The challenge was that there was […]
Written on March 18, 2022 | Posted in
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While with Minister Henry Charles Usher, News Five asked him about initial information coming out of the redistricting which would suggest that Fort George, the smallest division, could come to include Caye Caulker and Saint George’s Caye. Henry Charles Usher, Area Representative, Fort George “We have to see what is coming out of the […]
Written on March 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The performance of the P.U.P. Government will be put to the test very soon when village council elections begin. Today Minister of Local Government, Oscar Requena, shared a possible time frame that his ministry and the Elections and Boundaries Department are considering. Oscar Requena, Minister of Local Government/Area Representative, Toledo West “We’re looking at […]
Written on March 18, 2022 | Posted in
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It is the one factor that has caused many a heartache when we go to fill up, or in many cases now, just replenish the fuel we consume in order to move around. It has forced bus operators to threaten a nationwide shutdown if the government does not seek to give some type of relief […]
Written on March 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Government & Social Partner Representatives Meet to Discuss Way around Exorbitant Fuel Prices
House Speaker Valerie Woods announced the completion of the Report from the Office of the Speaker, House of Representatives – Thirteenth Parliamentary Session on Tuesday during a meeting of parliament. In her introduction of the document, Speaker Woods says, quote, the purpose is to foster the principle of open parliament by providing an end of […]
Written on March 16, 2022 | Posted in
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A group of investors from varying backgrounds and social brackets pooled together to buy an island off the coast of Belize for approximately one hundred and eighty thousand U.S. dollars. But, the manner in which they intend to develop the island has created some controversy. The investors say they are using the island to establish […]
Written on March 16, 2022 | Posted in
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While the Briceño Administration takes its victory lap in the Prime Minister’s presentation on its 2021 fiscal performance, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is not impressed. According to Barrow, the economic growth that the Briceño Administration boasts of is not an accurate reflection of the relief that Belizeans are seeking from increased prices on the local […]
Written on March 15, 2022 | Posted in
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PM Briceño responded to the Leader of the Opposition’s criticism by conceding that we are not yet out of the woods. But, according to PM Briceño, anyway you look at it, Belize has moved forward over the last year. Prime Minister John Briceño “I always remember what Mr. Price, the Father of the Nation, […]
Written on March 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Looking at the projections for the 2022-2023 budget, PM Briceño says Government must remain cautious. The nation’s economy is vulnerable to several factors, including inflation, climate change, rise in fuel prices, and the threat of another wave of COVID-19 infections, to name a few. PM Briceño did not introduce any new, major tax revenue measures […]
Written on March 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The new budget targets a primary surplus of fourteen million dollars; some point thirty-five percent of G.D.P. The overall deficit is projected at ninety-eight million dollars or two point five percent of the G.D.P. The Briceño Administration proposes to retire ninety-seven million dollars in public debt in the year 2022, a projected increase of over […]
Written on March 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minster John Briceño is preparing to meet with social partners on Wednesday to address the rising cost of fuel. Affected by several external factors, including the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, fuel prices have reached an all-time high. Hard on the heels of the pandemic’s harsh financial constraints, Belizeans are feeling the pinch. […]
Written on March 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on PM Briceño to meet with Social Partners on Increasing Fuel Prices
And, the Leader of the Opposition says, it is high time the government seek to address the rising cost in fuel. Barrow reminded reporters that he has been advocating on behalf of the Belizean people on this issue since becoming a member of the House. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “Every since […]
Written on March 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Shyne Calls for Action on Increasing Fuel Prices
The budget is to be presented at the House of Representatives on Tuesday as the Briceño administration charts the 2022 fiscal year. News Five will have coverage of that presentation, but one huge concern to most Belizeans is the cost of fuel, which is at its highest in decades. Fuel prices are at or passed […]
Written on March 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, you’ll hear from Tracy Panton, one of the two candidates in the U.D.P. Leadership Convention slated for March twenty-seventh. She spoke with News Five earlier this afternoon via zoom saying that she is resolute on leading the U.D.P. Panton is going head-to-head against Shyne Barrow, who some would say has had a leg up […]
Written on March 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Panton describes her ambition to be the next leader of the U.D.P. as unprecedented. She is the first woman who is contesting the leadership of a mass political party in the history of Belizean politics. She says that her thirty-eight plus years in economic development is what is needed at this time for her party, […]
Written on March 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Five hundred and seventeen delegates from constituencies across the country will have the daunting responsibility of determining who will be the next leader of the U.D.P. Tracy Panton says she has been meeting with delegates and for the next thirteen days, she will ensure that she has contact with all of them. Tracy Panton, […]
Written on March 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Oceana Vice President Janelle Chanona will succeed parliamentarian Osmany Salas in the upper house as the next N.G.O. Senator. That change will come into effect as early as the next sitting of the house. Senator Salas tendered his resignation recently, prompting the N.G.O. community to seek a replacement. When the call was made for interested […]
Written on March 11, 2022 | Posted in
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With Chanona’s pending appointment to the upper house, there are now ten women in the National Assembly. Chanona says her selection was not based on gender, but is a welcome addition to the House in terms of women’s representation in national leadership. Janelle Chanona, Senator Designate “Dr. Saunders and I were the two that […]
Written on March 11, 2022 | Posted in
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With only a couple of weeks left, the race towards the U.D.P.’s leadership convention, to be held on March twenty-seventh, continues. Leader of the Opposition and U.D.P. Party Leader Candidate Shyne Barrow, declined to comment today, saying he is once more on the campaign trail. On Thursday, he was in Corozal visiting delegates alongside Area […]
Written on March 11, 2022 | Posted in
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At its last meeting, Cabinet also recommended that the Cannabis Control and Licensing Bill be introduced at the next Sitting of the House of Representatives. Upon adoption of the Cannabis Control Bill, the licensing of the Cannabis industry and the establishment of necessary legislative framework will be undertaken. This is to govern and control how the […]
Written on March 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Ministry of Blue Economy Gets Approval to Establish Mariculture Policy
The Supreme Court has struck down an application for judicial review by the United Democratic Party in connection with the Microsoft contract awarded to SMART Belize Limited by the Government. On Wednesday, Justice Sonya Young found that the three point four million dollar contract awarded to SMART for Microsoft 365 licenses for a period of […]
Written on March 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Supreme Court Finds G.O.B.’s Microsoft Contract with SMART Was Valid
As we’ve mentioned, Herbert Panton is the husband of Tracy Taegar Panton who is one of two candidates vying for the leadership of the United Democratic Party on March twenty-seventh. While the date for the leadership convention has been set for several weeks now, the U.D.P. chairman says that the convention is not on the […]
Written on March 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Following the March first and second meetings in San Pedro next week, CARICOM leaders will engage Central America’s leaders at a CARICOM/S.I.C.A. Heads of Government meeting. This is to be held on Thursday March third at the same location. It is the hope of the CARICOM Secretary General that this meeting will lead to enhanced […]
Written on February 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Village Council Elections are quickly approaching and will likely be held in April of this year. According to Prime Minister John Briceño, new legislation is being passed to amend the act. He says this is to ensure that there’s no abuse in the voting process and that those who vote are registered to that particular […]
Written on February 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Village Council Act to Be Amended Ahead of April Election
There was no cabinet meeting earlier this week because the ministers will instead gather on Thursday for an overnight at Dream Valley Resort in Teakettle, Cayo. The change in venue has many asking what’s wrong with the House of Culture in Belize City where they would often meet and at what cost to taxpayers. According […]
Written on February 23, 2022 | Posted in
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