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After three years on the drawing board, Government is rolling out a national investment policy and strategy. The NIPS starts at the doorsteps of BELTRAIDE where investment proposals will be evaluated and then moved to relevant agencies before a final approval. Small and medium size investments will be handled differently than those that are valued […]
Written on December 2, 2019 | Posted in
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A forum encouraging men and boys to end violence against women was held today as events take place within the launch of Sixteen Days of Activism. Participants were encouraged to be part of the solution to create safer environments for women and girls. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo reports. Hipolito Novelo, Reporting As part of […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Founded in 1968, the booming Jamaican Stock Exchange has been named the world’s best-performing stock market, twice. According to online articles, Jamaica’s success in its stock exchange is greatly due to its “dramatic economic turnaround that culminated in the country exiting its IMF programme with flying colours last month.” Chairman Ian McNaughton and Managing Director […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The government asserts tonight that it has no agreement with the United States as a safe third country. The statement from the government was prompted by an international news article stating that the Trump Administration has identified Belize as a “safe third country” for immigrants trying to reach the U.S. According to the article, the […]
Written on November 22, 2019 | Posted in
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In early November, the Belize Tourism Board released its mid-year insight into tourism performance for the Jewel. And while there are some ups and downs, the industry continues to boom. Overnight stays and the cruise tourism industry continue to be a driving force behind the record numbers over the years and while for the past […]
Written on November 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Work for a twenty-seven-mile stretch of road linking Corozal Town to Sarteneja started last week following the inauguration of the fifty-million-U.S.-dollar project. The major infrastructure project is being funded by the government of Taiwan through a loan to the government. While the Area Representative Florencio Marin Junior was not at the launch last week, there […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Today, Taiwanese Ambassador Remus Li-Kuo Chen gifted the Belize Police Department a brand new coaster. A short ceremony was held for a symbolic handing over, as the coaster bus will be in country until another couple weeks. A similar thirty-two-seater will also be handed over early next year. The buses will be used to transport […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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The Miss Universe pageant will be aired live on December eighth from the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. As that day inches closer, Belize’s delegate for the international pageant, Destinee Arnold is making her rounds on the media and preparing to put her best foot forward when representing the Jewel. […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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More than thirty Guatemalan families remain not only on the western border but on Belizean territory. These families claim they settled there since the year 2000 illegally squatting on a parcel of land owned by Belizean businessman Jorge Espat. The residents there say they have documents for the properties and are adamant that the houses […]
Written on November 18, 2019 | Posted in
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In early 2004, the then P.U.P. administration relocated some thirty families from the area after it was established that they had erected permanent structures in this side of the border. The persistent problem normally emerges after elections are held in Melchor de Mencos and the mayor, in this case, Amada Yanes, promised land to his […]
Written on November 18, 2019 | Posted in
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The Washington Post is reporting that the government of Guatemala is considering the resettlement of migrants in the Peten Department which is not too far from the western border of Belize. According to the newspaper, Guаtеmаlаn Іntеrіоr Міnіѕtеr Еnrіquе Dеgеnhаrt, was in Wаѕhіngtоn оn Frіdау tо fіnаlіzе hіѕ соuntrу’ѕ аѕуlum соореrаtіоn аgrееmеnt wіth thе Unіtеd […]
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The economies of Belize and Barbados are dependent on tourism, but there are other opportunities that can open up for further trade between both countries. This is why a mission from Barbados is in the country. Representatives from ten companies are looking at new markets and similarly, Belizean counterparts, particularly in the agricultural sector, want […]
Written on November 12, 2019 | Posted in
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As it relates to CARICOM, some of Belize’s agricultural products have made their way into the regional market. But even as discussions are ongoing to introduce Belize Sugar Industries’ plantation white sugar into the Caribbean, it is not yet a done deal, posing tremendous challenges to A.S.R./B.S.I. Minister of State for Investment, Trade and Commerce […]
Written on November 12, 2019 | Posted in
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While CARICOM is natural trading partner, Minister Panton says that Belize is looking at other opportunities outside of the CARICOM region to export the Belizean produced sugar. A delegation is on the return from Taiwan where a series of meetings took place with Belize’s Trade Negotiating Team and initial reports are that an economic cooperation […]
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Tonight a Belizean, forty-year-old Carlos Cirilo Chayash is recovering in a hospital in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico after being stabbed on Sunday morning. Mexican media report that Chayash, a resident of Orange Walk Town was ambushed by robbers and left on a streeta. He sustained a gash to his […]
Written on November 11, 2019 | Posted in
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Reynaldo Verde remains locked up in the U.S., facing charges of extortion and attempted extortion. The former Deputy Director of General Tax Services pled not guilty to those charges. Verde was arrested while transiting the U.S., on his return to Belize. He is being accused by the owner of Orchid Bay in Corozal, Chris Williams. Williams […]
Written on November 6, 2019 | Posted in
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The sixth Biennial Conference of CAJO came to a successful conclusion on Saturday in Belize City. About one hundred and fifty members of the judiciary from the wider Caribbean took part in the three-day event. The conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers conference looked at a number of issues including how to build […]
Written on November 4, 2019 | Posted in
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Belize is traditionally known to open its doors to refugees, in particular those from Central America countries who come here seeking a better life. Some resettle for economic reasons and others arrive in the Jewel fleeing very difficult situations in their homeland. There continues to be a steady interest in Belize and the United Nations […]
Written on November 4, 2019 | Posted in
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A number of countries from the Caribbean region have completed a one week training programme to tackle an online scourge targeting children. Online child exploitation involves the sharing of images of children involved in explicit sexual conduct on the internet. The training was organized by the Interpol Cybercrime Capacity Building Project to free children from […]
A two-day leadership summit kicked off at the Bliss Center for Performing Arts this morning in Belize City. The Global Leadership Summit is an empowerment event that helps to empower and inspire leaders across all fields of work. The sold out summit features fourteen world renowned coaching and thought leaders speaking via video cast to […]
EXPO Taiwan 2019 kicked off today at the showroom at the Caribbean Tyres. More than ten businesses from Taiwan are exhibiting their products for three days, starting today. The event opened with an official ceremony this evening followed by the expo showcasing tech, exercise, jewelry and other products. Both Belize and Taiwan are hopeful that […]
In Belize City this morning, a conference began bringing together the judicial arm of the courts from the entire region, including the Caribbean Court of Justice. The conference will be discussing a number of important judicial issues that will lead to an improvement of the administration of justice including reform and the ethical expectations of […]
CAJO Interim Chairman, Justice Peter Jamadar says that this year’s conference promises to surpass the expectations of attendees. The team of panelists is first-rate and renowned regional jurists are taking part as well as representatives from as far as Europe and Africa. As part of the discussion, the use of social media by the courts […]
Crucial to the discussion are ethical guidelines that judges should adhere to as it relates to the adjudication process. C.C.J. President Adrian Saunders says judges need to be sensitive to the possibility that they might be accused of bias. Adrian Saunders, President, C.C.J. “There are certain ethical guidelines that govern that kind of judicial […]
Belize’s under eighteen football team brought back silver from the Centro-American de Futbol (UNCAF for short) tournament. The team played their hearts out, but in the end they lost the gold medal to powerhouse Costa Rica. But the second place finish is being celebrated as a big win for team Belize. The team arrived back […]
