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The Office of the Attorney General has finally responded to the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in respect of the UNCAC implementation process. On October twenty-second, the Chamber wrote to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte regarding the carrying out of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The business organization took that opportunity to register its […]
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On Monday Justices of the Court of Appeal heard submissions regarding Government’s appeal to the 2016 Chief Justice ruling to read down section fifty-three from the Criminal Code of Belize. Before August tenth, 2016, section fifty-three criminalized consensual intercourse between two adults of the same sex. In his ruling, the CJ Kenneth Benjamin declared section […]
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner recently visited Krooman Lagoon along with Canadian engineers to assess the living conditions of residents and identify alternative housing solutions. Krooman Lagoon is in the Collet Division and is a water reservoir. Building on or over it gives cause for severe environmental concerns. The idea caught the attention of Collet […]
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Two weeks ago, the Department of Environment issued a stop order to businessman Hiasam Diab who has intention to construct a pizza parlour along Sand Lighter’s Promenade, beside the south end of the Ramada Princess Hotel. The construction was halted after D.O.E. expressed concerns. The stop order addressed one major issue; the disposal of garbage and […]
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An invitation has been extended to Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to visit Belize in December during the upcoming summit of the Central American Integration System, SICA. AMLO, as the incoming Mexican head of state is popularly known, takes office on December first and, should he accept PM Barrow’s invitation, should be here two […]
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The travel and leisure industry continues to be the primary source of profit for the country, as well as the number one contributor to its Gross Domestic Product. Prime Minister Barrow is touting the turnaround in performance of the economy, attributing it to the expansion of tourism. The PM shares the most recent outlook on […]
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The business of cultivating land, producing crops and raising livestock is also a factor in the improved economic performance, but agriculture continues to experience its share of ups and downs, with the struggling banana industry poised for a rebound. PM Barrow says that embattled businessman John Zabaneh has leased farmland to a Chinese company which […]
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Road works and maintenance are a huge part of the infrastructure development taking place across the country. A number of projects underway and several others are set to commence by year’s end. Those include the Airport Link Road which will connect the Philip Goldson and George Price highways between Ladyville and the Eight Miles Community, […]
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For the past few weeks, students from southern villages like San Jose, Dolores, San Benito Poite, Barranco, just to name a few, have been affected by the terrible road conditions. The road leading to Toledo Community College is in horrible conditions due to the heavy rains. The road is so bad that buses are having […]
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The Caribbean Tourism Organization today met with stakeholders of the tourism industry in Belize to discuss the organization’s disaster risk management guide for the tourism sector. Participants trained on how to implement actions to develop responses to activities in the event of a disaster. Stakeholders were also taught how to recognize and appreciate the important […]
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Meet the 2018 Ocean Hero Award Winners—they are Captain Earl David Junior and Michael Heusner. The men were recognized over the weekend by OCEANA in Belize for their individual contributions to ocean conservation. David Junior has lived and worked in the South Water Caye Marine Reserve as a seaman, captain and fisherman and has advocated […]
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A skills gap study was officially launched today by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the International Labour Organization. Due to financing constraints, the study looked particularly at agriculture and information and communications technologies. The findings are that there is a mismatch between the demand of the industries and the students coming out […]
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It is the responsibility of tertiary institutions to have students gravitate to technical and vocational education, which are key to the development of a country. So present at the launch today were representatives from the University of the West Indies, Galen University and the University of Belize as well as officials from the Ministry of […]
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Open Government in Belmopan? Well, it may not be farfetched. A first activity on the concept of opening up government and freeing up data is taking place. Belize Open Week is currently looking at the release of digital information that is created by government institutions and how it can be used as a resource to […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow hosted an extended press conference today, following an equally lengthy hiatus from the public eye since his return from medical treatment in Havana last month. This morning’s brief touched on a raft of national issues, from Belize’s economic performance to the pending I.C.J. referendum and all points between. The PM first […]
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Perhaps the most striking of his many responses during the subsequent question and answer session is the fact that Cabinet has not discussed or sanctioned a series of proposed excursions to Gracias A Dios via the Sarstoon River. Last Tuesday, the Ministry of National Security announced on its social media page that planned visits to […]
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Still on the Sarstoon…the establishment of a protocol between Belize and Guatemala to govern the movement of people along the Sarstoon River is long in the making. In 2015, representatives of both countries met in Istanbul, Turkey to hammer out an agreement, but that has not materialized. Despite a concerted effort by the Organization of […]
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The proposed legalization of marijuana by Opposition Leader John Briceño has elicited responses from all corners. Government has come out strongly against the idea, blasting Briceño for suggesting that a legitimate marijuana industry can and ought to be established in Belize. Not only did Cabinet pan the thought, today Prime Minister Barrow said such a […]
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While all is not lost in the legalization debate, PM Barrow says that the Ministry of Agriculture is looking into the possibility of establishing a hemp industry for the export market. The Office of the Attorney General, says the PM, is drafting the necessary pieces of law to accompany the proposal. Prime Minister Dean […]
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The date for eligible voters to determine whether the territorial dispute between Belize and Guatemala should go before the I.C.J. is fixed. The referendum will be held on April tenth, 2019 and, according to PM Barrow, there is no possibility of postponing the exercise. The Leader of the Opposition, in a one-on-one with the prime […]
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Is government’s education awareness campaign already running out of cash? With pledges for financial assistance from a number of countries, including Mexico, the United Kingdom and Turkey, funding for the countrywide rollout has been defrayed through the O.A.S. and U.N.D.P. and not from government. At today’s press conference, Ambassador Alexis Rosado painstakingly explained how the […]
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There has been a great deal of concern from business owners in the north who are fearful that a pending change of economic activity in neighboring Mexico will adversely affect their bottom line on this side of the Belize/Mexico Border. Not only has PM Barrow gone on record to say that Chetumal will not become […]
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The PM says that there is a new master plan for the Commercial Free Zone in Corozal which will be rolled out in the coming months to revamp economic activity in the Corozal District, with exemptions being made for businesses willing to relocate to the CFZ. Government is also going to be boosting tourism activities […]
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Government will be spending millions of dollars on infrastructural projects across the country, including ninety million dollars on the Caracol Road. Tourism is the main driver of the economy and continues with record breaking number of arrivals. Citrus is on the way to recovery and the sugar industry is seeking I.D.B. investment loan funds to […]
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The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the matter of Attorney General versus Caleb Orozco. Up until six o’clock, the court heard arguments in government’s appeal to part of the 2016 Section Fifty-Three ruling by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. Two years ago, the Chief Justice handed down a historic ruling in the matter […]
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