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The Cabinet met today for well over six hours. One of the topics of discussion in the meeting was the ratification of the UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. It has been in our laws since 1980, but on Thursday, the Senate is expected to ratify the convention. After today’s […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister also responded to questions about the Public Service Commission. Like the Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, Estevan Perera, the Public Service Commission members refuse to resign, even though it is known as a politically appointed body. When there is a government change, the commission members would usually leave, but they […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The disposal of public assets, including vehicles, office furniture, and electronic equipment, just ahead of the November 2020 general elections, will be investigated. The Public Service Union roundly criticized the fire sale of the property of the Government of Belize. Earlier today, the Office of the Prime Minister announced the signing of an order to […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The Briceño administration has yet to finalize its list of diplomatic postings. In fact, for weeks, we have been receiving reports that individuals sent on diplomatic missions at Belizean embassy overseas were refusing to return home, delaying the government’s plan in appointing new ambassadors and other diplomats. Today, PM John Briceño says that the announcement […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister was also asked about Amilin Mendez. In a press release dated December fourth, the Briceño administration announced Mendez’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Economic Development. The release stated that as C.E.O., Mendez would support the prime minister’s efforts, who is the substantive minister. But news of her appointment […]
Written on January 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The Caracol Road Project was always a divisive issue in the House of Representatives. The road is being done in phases – and the current administration has shared that they do not support the entire project. In the first week of January, Minister of Infrastructure Julius Espat told the press that he supports the first […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone reopens on February first. The reopening is one of the campaign promises that the P.U.P. made before the election. Since the new government made the decision, an inter-ministerial committee that includes the Health, Home Affairs, Agriculture, and Tourism Ministers has been reviewing plans and protocols for a safe reopening. Businesses must […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, Corozal Mayor Rigoberto Vellos renegotiated the one point three-seven-seven million-dollar contract with U.D.P. contractor Imer Hernandez. The agreement was signed between the former U.D.P. Mayor Hilberto Campos and Imer Hernandez Development Company in February 2017 for ten years. Since taking office, Vellos complained that the contract was unsustainable because, between January and March […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Voter registration for persons wanting to participate in the upcoming municipal elections ends on Monday, January twenty-fifth. With the deadline for registration looming, the Elections and Boundaries Department has issued a public notice that all offices countrywide will be open on Saturday, January twenty-third, from eight a.m. to four p.m. The weekend shift is to […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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With the municipal elections a little more than a month away, the opposition United Democratic Party has only finalized one slate here in Belize City. KREM News reporter and anchor Orson Picart is leading the U.D.P. slate as the mayoral candidate. But on March third, there will also be a by-election in the Corozal Bay […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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At their press conference on Thursday, the United Democratic Party said it would sue the Briceño Administration over the land matter brought to light during the Sitting of the House of Representatives earlier this month. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources Cordel Hyde revealed that the past government paid six million dollars to Barbara […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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From defending the land transaction to defending his predecessor’s borrowing. While criticizing Briceño’s economic response, Faber defended the Barrow administration’s daily million dollar borrowing to meet the wage bill. Faber says, “it was not a bad thing.” Patrick Faber, Leader of the Opposition “If it is Mister Prime Minster that is costing you a […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Legal Year 2021/2022 was officially opened on Monday, but unlike the many years in the past, this year, the official ceremony and speeches were pre-recorded and aired in a virtual ceremony. During the speeches, the Chief Justice, Attorney General, and President of the Bar Association would express concerns, reveal issues, and applaud achievements relating […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party today called a press conference to address matters of national importance. It was held at the party’s headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive in Belize City. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was flanked by U.D.P. Senators Michael Peyrefitte and Sheena Pitts as well as Mesop area rep Moses Shyne Barrow and […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The opposition also criticized the Briceño administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber blasts the government for continuously politicizing the pandemic and blaming the past U.D.P. administration. He says that everything that the Briceño administration has done to battle the pandemic was merely building upon the foundation that the U.D.P. had laid. […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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From COVID to alleged corruption. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was asked about his colleague, former Minister of Works Rene Montero. The government wants Montero to face criminal charges for alleged acts of corruption during his term in office. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing has forwarded documents to the Commissioner of Police and the […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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After the People’s United Party won the November general elections, the Lands Department locked down as rumors of U.D.P. cronies taking documents from the office in Belmopan surfaced. It was reported before elections that U.D.P. ministers were issuing out parcels of land to voters. The question was if the issuance was done following the law. […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Education issued a memo to managements of all schools, the Belize Teaching Services Commission, and the B.N.T.U. in which the matter of study leave with pay is addressed. In the memo, Chief Education Officer Yolanda Gongora states that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused heightened fiscal scrutiny and financial prudence, which has […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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During its press conference today, the Opposition condemned what it described as mass firings across the country. Some twenty-four employees at the Novelo’s Bus Terminal in Belize City were let go last week. A total of sixty employees were released from the Department of Transport. The government says that many of these persons were phantom […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The Opposition also criticized the government for its Grocery Bag initiative and called out specifically Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos Garcia. In a recent interview, Balderamos-Garcia told the press that there isn’t enough money to assist everyone. Today, Mesopotamia representative Shyne Barrow criticized the minister for failing the people. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Area […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Governor-General Doctor Dame Minita Gordon was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Lord Ridge Ceremony. While her sendoff was stately, she was not always treated with the respect and dignity deserving of her position. In fact, in her retirement, she was often seen around Belize City, where others who did not know her […]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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On the curfew topic, today, Minister Musa responded to the Opposition, the United Democratic Party, who issued a press release last week calling for a revision of the current health protocols. The U.D.P. release said: “that this was the first time a curfew has been implemented without declaring a State of Emergency, which at the […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Minister of Works Rene Montero has been accused of engaging in shady land deals, among other allegations of misuse of resources. Since late last year, former chairman of Buena Vista Village Eddie de la Rosa, who was one of Montero’s closest operatives, alleged that Montero was engaged in these activities while he was a […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The United States of America has a new president. This morning, President Joe Biden took his oath as the forty-sixth president of the United States of America. Alongside him was Kamala Harris, who became the forty-ninth vice president and the first woman and woman of color to ascend to national office and hold the post […]
Written on January 20, 2021 | Posted in
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The municipal election will be held on Wednesday, March third. Both major political parties have been working on finalizing their slates in each municipality. In Orange Walk, the P.U.P. selected the new mayoral candidate following the successful election of Kevin Bernard as Orange Walk East area representative. Councilor Ladrick “Mad Bull” Sheppard has stepped up […]
Written on January 19, 2021 | Posted in
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