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A local marine conservation organization has been awarded internationally for its role in promoting responsible tourism. ReefCI, founded by Polly Alford in 2003, operates in the Toledo District and is dedicated to wildlife conservation. The NGO has been formally recognized by World Travel Market and won in the category of Best for Responsible Wildlife Experiences […]
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On October twenty-third, in the midst of an investigation into massive corruption in the Immigration Department, a confidential informant came forward. She provided a firsthand account of meetings in which she paid Minister of State Edmund Castro money to facilitate and expedite visas for Chinese nationals. She detailed the entire process – from delivering the […]
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Alverine Burgess’ ordeal at the U.S. Embassy lasted three hours, and she says that faced with intense interrogation and recorded evidence, she told them all she knew. That includes names of all the persons involved with her in the facilitation of visas for Chinese nationals, and Castro is allegedly right in the middle of it […]
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So what happens next? Well Minister of State Edmund Castro has sued Alverine Burgess, but she’s not fazed in the slightest. In fact, she says that she is prepared and even anxious to tell her story in Court, because it is the truth and she’s prepared to stand behind it. Burgess claims that when she […]
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The Caribbean Court of Justice today heard an application against the governments of Belize and Trinidad in which Maurice Tomlinson is challenging the immigration laws of both countries. The hearing was scheduled for two days, but it concluded today, shortly after noon. Tomlinson is Jamaica’s prominent supporter of the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and […]
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Tonight there are very credible reports that University of Belize President Carey Fraser is contemplating resignation from the institution. Dr. Fraser has been President for two years, and came to Belize from Pennsylvania State University. In his very few interactions with the media, Dr. Fraser has been circumspect, but there have been challenges at the […]
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Tonight, eight men remain in lockdown in San Ignacio following the discovery of what are believed to be chemicals used in the manufacture of the drug methamphetamine. A Police Quick Response Team was on patrol in the Bullet Tree area when they noticed a container truck parked on the side of the road near the […]
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We reported on Monday that two missionaries were fined for failing to declare close to fifty thousand dollars. Tonight, another couple has been charged for the same offence and they are Chinese nationals. While their visas do not seem to have come under question, it was the money in their pockets that attracted the FIU’s […]
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Relations between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and the Belize Sugar Industry are tonight sour. B.S.I., on Monday, said that it will not engage in revenue sharing discussions in respect of bagasse. Since December of last year, BSCFA and B.S.I. have been negotiating a business and bargaining agreement, but back in September, BSCFA walked […]
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According to BSCFA executive, they have received a record breaking seventy-four dollars and twenty cents per ton of cane delivered to B.S.I. But the price of cane is not linked to the economic benefits from bagasse. The executive says that the improved price per ton of cane is a result of the efforts by cane […]
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The rains have been incessant for weeks upon weeks. In the Belize River Valley, the Crooked Tree causeway is under water and residents, including students, have to be shuttled by boat. Food has run out, tourism activity is non-existent and now health problems are creeping up. The number of persons experiencing cough and athlete’s foot […]
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Since its construction in the summer, the roundabout at the intersection of Coney and Princess Margaret drives has alleviated congestion during the morning and evening rush hours. Students from the nearby high schools, as well as those from the University of the West Indies, the University of Belize and St. John’s College traverse the area […]
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Today officials of the Central American Integration System, SICA, met on the University of Belize campus in Belmopan to discuss education – or rather the future of education within a new framework. That framework is called the Central American Education Policy, and is a set of guidelines which will endow the region with a general […]
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After numerous rounds of competition, Allen Mendez and Roselli Coc were selected as the reality wedding couple for this season of from Yes to I do. The happy couple now begins with wedding preparations with fabulous Wedding Planner Rachael Roe. In tonight’s episode, Allen and Roselli decide on the flower arrangements, accessories, menu and the […]
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There has been relative peace in the City streets, but that was broken over the weekend when two stabbing victims succumbed to injuries. We start with the most recent murder, a Guatemalan national, twenty-eight year old Edgar Salazar who was stabbed on Coney Drive shortly after midnight on Sunday morning. He died minutes later at […]
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In the other homicide…Kevin Anthony Jex was remanded on Friday for the attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm upon former security guard of Brown Sugar Market Place, Desmond Miller. But tonight, that charge will be upgraded to murder after Miller passed away this morning. Last Tuesday evening, Miller was routinely […]
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There is word tonight that police are looking for a staff member of the Ministry of Housing. The officer allegedly forged the signature of the Minister of Housing on vouchers for small grants recommended by Minister Michael Finnegan. The amount of money involved is said to be in the range of seven thousand dollars. The […]
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At the last sitting of the House of Representatives on November first, the government tabled three amendment bills following public outcry in the immigration and visa scandal. The bills include the Immigration Amendment Bill, the Belizean Nationality Amendment Bill and the Passport Amendment Bill. The first of the three bills deals with the issuance of […]
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When the government turned down the restructuring of the Public Accounts Committee, the Opposition walked out and the hearing continued by the committee made up only of Government ministers. Julius Espat, the P.U.P. Deputy Leader has been at the forefront of the charge to change the composition of the PAC. The social partners have […]
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An American couple, a Pastor and his wife, were detained by the police and taken to court for failing to declare some twenty-eight thousand U.S. dollars, that’s a little under fifty thousand dollars when entering the jurisdiction. The couple who is from Minnesota apparently came to Belize attempting to start a new church, but the […]
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When we caught up earlier today with the P.U.P. Deputy Leader, Julius Espat, he told us that the recall effort of U.D.P. Cayo Northeast area representative Elvin Penner is one step closer to becoming a reality for voters in that constituency. The opposition, he says, has garnered more than the prescribed number of signatures necessary […]
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A recently issued report by the United Nations shows that in respect of important indicators, Belize has regressed. The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 provides a comprehensive overview of current performance over the last eight years by a number of countries. Notably, no country in the world has achieved gender equality. But of the one […]
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The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is making its media rounds this week. BSCFA, as you know, wants to get a slice of the pie in respect of millions of dollars that are being realized by the Belize Sugar Industries and its parent company, the American Sugar Refinery, in respect of bagasse, which is used […]
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Since their dismissal from the Belize Water Services Ltd. in early February, a group of five former employees, including Don Gillett, Colin Morrison, Charlette Barnett, Michael Novelo and Journett McKoy, has proceeded with legal action against the company. The lawsuit is the result of what they strongly believe is an act of wrongful termination since […]
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Furthermore, the terminated employees say they are aggrieved by the fact that the Belize Water Services Workers Union, to which they were all members serving in various capacities, failed to support them during the investigation. Instead, they were thrown under the bus by the president of the union. Don Gillett, Former Employee, BWS “On […]
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