Its been twenty years since the laws passed by the National Assembly were compiled and published in volume form. In order to add all the new acts, remove those which are no longer in force and incorporate the supplemental pages published in 1990, Dr. Nicholas Liverpool has been appointed Law Revision Commissioner. He will produce […]
Before they were elected to office almost a year ago, the People’s United Party pledged to appoint an Ombudsman to investigate complaints from citizens who felt they were being abused or wronged by government ministries, town boards or police. At today’s meeting of the House of Representatives the government put forth their choice for the […]
As expected, the United Democratic Party voiced their objection to the appointment. Leader Dean Barrow says he was never consulted during the selection process, and that Paul Rodriguez is so well known as a P.U.P. supporter that the public will never get the impartial investigator they deserve with him in office. Dean Barrow, Leader of […]
Also in the House today Minister of Human Development, Women and Youth, Dolores Balderamos Garcia presented a bill seeking stricter and more consistent penalties for child molesters and another making marital rape a crime under certain conditions. Dolores Balderamos Garcia, Minister of Human Development “We are similarly concerned about molestation whether it be of a […]
Funding has been received from the European Union for two major projects: one for the Barrier Reef complex and the other for a component of the government’s Financial Management Development Project. One million three hundred dollars will go towards the conservation and sustainable use of Belize’s coastal marine resources by developing a framework for the […]
Following the controversy surrounding the shooting death of a Guatemalan by a B.D.F. soldier at Arenal earlier this month, Cabinet will appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate. The commission, which will consist of three members, will be appointed shortly. The Guatemalan government has requested a full report on the incident in which an evangelical […]
If you have access to the Internet, you probably use it to find information from other countries. But now, you can find out about your own country and how it is governed. Today News Five attended the launch of G.O.B.’s website. The Belize Government website will give visitors to the site immediate access to information […]
The United Democratic Party Representative for the Mesopotamia Division of Belize City is alleging that despite his repeated communications to the Prime Minister Said Musa, a number of former U.D.P. members of the House of Representatives have yet to receive their pensions and gratuities. News Five asked Finnegan how many former members have yet to […]
In Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting it was announced that the government’s Amnesty Program, which was scheduled to end tomorrow, will be extended until the 30th. Over 13 thousand applications have been received at amnesty centers so far. Although no date was given for its establishment, the Ministry of Public Utilities will be presenting a bill for […]
In their weekly Cabinet meeting, amendments were made to a bill to amend the Criminal Code. The bill is designed to protect women and children. Among the proposed changes are increasing the age for which children are considered capable of committing a crime from 7 to 9 in accordance with the Convention on the Rights […]
Today Prime Minister Said Musa toured the Orange Walk Hospital and district schools. He was accompanied by Orange Walk North Area Representative Servulo Baeza. At Douglas Roman Catholic School they inaugurated a basketball court which was provided by the Douglas community and the Belize Sugar Industry employee holdings. Other schools on the tour included San […]
The National Civil Society Steering Committee, the National Garifuna Council and the Dangriga Civil Society are hosting the third annual Civil Society Assembly. The two-day event at the Round House in Dangriga will focus on bringing about the proposals of the People’s Manifesto which was developed in December of 1997. The sessions, which end tomorrow, […]
Belize will sign the Inter-American Convention on Corruption and support the revival of the Committee on Public Probity and Ethics in order to implement the convention. The decision at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting follows the Prime Minister’s attendance several weeks ago at a conference on Corruption in the Americas held at the Carter Center in Atlanta, […]
The Ministry of Immigration has responded to allegations by the Opposition United Democratic Party that permanent residency permits are being sold to people in Asian countries without the applicant ever coming to Belize. The Ministry vehemently denies the charges saying that there is a standard policy for the issuing of permits which requires all applicants […]
The United Democratic Party claims the Ministry of Immigration is bypassing the normal procedures for permanent residency and selling Belizean residency to Chinese, Taiwanese and Indian nationals without them ever setting foot in the country. The U.D.P. alleges that residency cards are being sold for a flat fee of three thousand dollars and that the […]
Plans for the satellite town to be built at La Democracia were reviewed at today’s Cabinet meeting in Belmopan. Adolf Lupp Structural and Engineering Firm of Germany presented designs for the town which will be modular so that it can be expanded as the population increases. Under the Ministry of Tourism a bill will be […]
The new governor of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico Joaquin Hendricks Diaz is on a familiarization visit. This afternoon he met with Prime Minister Said Musa and various officials of the Belize government. Governor Hendricks’ delegation includes the Ambassador to Belize Enrique Hubbard, Secretary for Economic Development Juan Manuel Marzuca, President of the Chamber […]
The government will be streamlining its operations. At the weekly Cabinet meeting in Belmopan today it was announced that the Ministry of Works will be identifying all public buildings, taking inventory and grouping them according to ministry. The ministries will then be responsible for all rehabilitation or maintenance. The assessment program encompasses road infrastructure and […]
The House Meeting in Belmopan was short and sweet today, but not without some highly charged debate. The hot topic for the day was the Gaming Control Bill. According to Prime Minister Said Musa gambling is widespread and uncontrolled. He says this bill is designed to both regulate and collect some revenue from this growing […]
But while the Prime Minister maintains that the Gaming Control Bill is to regulate what is already occurring, Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow contends that the bill paves the way for large scale casino gambling and that it is not as innocent as it seems. Dean Barrow, Leader of the Opposition, U.D.P. “What this […]
Minister of Tourism Mark Espat refused to let Dean Barrow’s comments go unchallenged, however, and cited the establishment of several casinos under the U.D.P. administration. Mark Espat, Minister of Tourism “Let me also remind the Leader of the Opposition that it was during a U.D.P. town board tenure in San Pedro and during a U.D.P. […]
More classrooms and expanded programs for other schools were among the topics discussed at this week’s Cabinet meeting in Belmopan on Tuesday. The Ministry of Education reported that ten classrooms will be built for Belize Continuation School. Plans are also being made to refurbish classrooms at the Youth Enhancement Academy in Ladyville to transform it […]
Prime Minister Said Musa visited the Toledo District this weekend to hold public consultations on that often forgotten district’s problems and prospects. The P.M. held a meeting in Big Falls Saturday afternoon to address topics such as roads, public utilities, education and land distribution. He addressed another gathering Saturday night at the Sports Complex in […]
The Prime Minister and a number of government ministers will be in the Toledo District this weekend for public consultations. Prime Minister Said Musa will hold a district meeting in Big Falls Saturday afternoon to address topics such as roads and public utilities, education and land distribution. At 7 p.m. the Prime Minister will hold […]
On Monday, TACA suspended its flights to Miami. Today the government announced it will be looking to other airlines to fill the void. It was agreed during Cabinet’s meeting in Belmopan that the Ministries of Tourism and Transport would continue negotiations with other carriers to accommodate these passengers. The Ministry of Tourism will also be […]
