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As to the issue of violent crimes across the region, ComPol Williams says Belize is at the bottom of the list for 2022. According to the commissioner, countries in the Caribbean that were trailing Belize in violent crimes are now ahead, while some of the more violent Caribbean states are now logging record and close […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Soon after her arrival in Belize on December second, Ambassador Michelle Kwan met with Belize’s Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay. She says that the initial meeting was to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between both countries. Ambassador Kwan, a former decorated Olympic figure skating athlete, is an advocate for youth and people in general. During her first […]
Written on December 8, 2022 | Posted in
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A Spanish explorer from the Royal Academy of the Sea, who has spent the last two years navigating the high seas aboard a nine-foot-long jet ski, has stopped in Belize along his tour of the world before heading back to Spain where he began his journey. Alvaro de Marichalar (MA-RICH-A-LAR) has spent the last forty […]
Written on December 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Councillor Micah Goodin is away studying at law school. His stint as deputy mayor was short-lived, following a shooting incident in which a shadow youth councillor was injured. So who takes over Goodin’s portfolio at the council? Mayor Wagner says that he has been attending the council’s caucus meetings virtually and that the technical team […]
Written on November 30, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council will soon acquire two garbage trucks to compliment its fleet in its sanitation department. The purchasing of the new compactor trucks will be made possible through a donation of over five hundred thousand Belize dollars from the Government of Japan. Today at City Hall, a grant contract signing ceremony was held […]
Written on November 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Petrocaribe, a regional oil procurement agreement between Venezuela and Caribbean member states, is back and Belize is among the beneficiaries of the revitalized program under President Nicolas Maduro. During Prime Minister John Briceño’s visit to the South American nation, President Maduro announced that Petrocaribe was being renewed and expanded to cover products, in addition to […]
Written on November 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Well-known Belizean cyclist, Oscar Quiroz has officially signed with the Miami Blazers, a racing team from the United States. The Galen graduate and junior environmental policy analyst within the Department of Environment began participating in the sport from the age of fourteen and became one of the country’s top cyclists, competing nationally and internationally. Quiroz has […]
Written on November 23, 2022 | Posted in
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So who are the Miami Blazers? Well, the 2022 Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic champion is a member of the team. Zamir Guerra, the Public Relations Officer of the 501 Valvoline Cycling Team, for which Quiroz is a member, shares insight on the fairly new team that has been making its mark in cycling […]
Written on November 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The Eleventh Commonwealth Youth Parliament is underway in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As we reported on Monday night, Belize has representation at the event. Young Leaders Alliance of Belize (YLAB) members, Kalen Middleton and Daril Avila today made their contributions to the debate on a Remote Work Bill 2022. It is a fictional […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Inter-American Development Bank (I.D.B.) has elected a new president. Today, during a Special Meeting of the Bank’s Board of Governors at the I.D.B. Headquarters in Washington, D.C, Ilan Goldfajn (e-lan gold-faj) was elected to head the bank. Nominated by Brazil, Goldfajn will take office for a five-year term on December nineteenth, 2022. As president, […]
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Trinidad and Tobago is hosting the Eleventh Commonwealth Youth Parliament under the theme, Youth Involvement in Parliamentary Democracy. The Young Leaders Alliance of Belize has selected two youth representatives from its membership to participate in the event. Those individuals are currently in Trinidad preparing to debate a remote work bill. The event brings together participants […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
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As the final stretch of negotiations for the twenty-seventh United Nations Conference of the Parties is ongoing in Egypt, there are growing concerns over the slow progress on loss and damage. Small Island Developing States, like Belize, want commitment to financing arrangements as these countries are most affected by extreme events such as hurricanes, sea […]
Written on November 18, 2022 | Posted in
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COP27 has been billed as the implementation COP, but for mitigation and adaptation to take place, there must be access to finance, so engaging in bilateral meetings outside of the official negotiation sessions is key. As we have been reporting, the Belize delegation has been putting in the work, as it relates to furthering our […]
Written on November 18, 2022 | Posted in
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COP27 is winding down as final meetings are being held. Today, there were bilateral discussions held with the leadership of the Belize delegation, a methane ministerial session and a meeting with the Singaporeans. But there was also space provided for the youth and indigenous peoples of the world to be heard. Thousands of young people […]
Written on November 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Like the youth, there is also an indigenous people’s pavilion at COP27. They believe that as traditional stewards of the earth, they should have a seat at the negotiation table, as their practices may possibly be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Indigenous people from across the world, some whose lives are under […]
Written on November 17, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday evening, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow issued a release calling for the removal of the climate change portfolio from Minister Orlando Habet. Barrow claims that the Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management has abused his authority and falsified the COP registration process for personal reasons. This is because, for the […]
Written on November 15, 2022 | Posted in
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It was another busy day for Climate Change Minister Orlando Habet and the team of Belizean negotiators at the twenty-seventh annual United Nations Conference of the Parties in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Minister Habet is now joined by C.E.O. Doctor Kenrick Williams, who has also hit the ground running, sitting in on negotiations around climate […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Orlando Habet also delivered the keynote address with the Nigerian Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, at an official side event at COP27, in Egypt, in the nighttime. The event, co-hosted by the Government of Nigeria, the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency and the Center for Clean Air Policy, addressed the role of transparency in […]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The News Five team of reporter Duane Moody and cameraman Kenroy Michael are at the United Nation’s Conference of the Parties, better referred to as COP27, being held in Sharm El Sheikh (shawm el shake), Egypt. Approximately one hundred and twenty world leaders and other stakeholders have gathered in this African city to work out […]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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There are a number of additional activities in which members of the Belize delegation will be engaged. But apart from the negotiations, meetings and side events, bilateral meetings are equally very important for things that Belize can gain – be that project funding, capacity building, equipment or for the implementation of the national determined contributions. […]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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Victory has been declared at the United Nation’s Conference of Parties, even before the twenty-seventh edition of the World Climate Change conference is completed. On Wednesday, something those small island developing countries and others were able to successfully lobby for is compensation for loss and damage arising from the adversities of climate change. Earlier this […]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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Caribbean countries and small-island developing states have welcomed the inclusion of loss and damage on the U.N. Climate Change COP Twenty-seven, taking place in Egypt this year. One hundred and twenty world leaders and relevant parties are meeting at the forum to strategize the best way forward in the global response to climate change. Small […]
Written on November 9, 2022 | Posted in
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A scholarship opportunity to pursue higher education at Howard University in the United States is being made available to Belizean students who are interested in pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in technology and other related disciplines. Earlier today, the Sean “Diddy” Combs Belize Full Scholarship was announced by U.D.P. Party Leader Shyne Barrow. In a […]
Written on November 9, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño has wasted no time in responding to the needs of residents who have been most affected by Hurricane Lisa. Various government and non-government organizations have also sprung into action to provide much needed humanitarian relief. On the part of the Briceño administration, monies have been deposited into the Constituency Development Funds […]
Written on November 8, 2022 | Posted in
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The Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) is being held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Like COP 26 in 2021, Belize has representation at this year’s event. Prime Minister John Briceño did not attend COP 27. But, according to United Nations Climate Change […]
Written on November 8, 2022 | Posted in
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