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Back to the violence at the port, National President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Senator Elena Smith commented on the tense situation at the Port of Belize. She says that the actions taken by the state, specifically the GSU was uncalled for. Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. “I think uncalled for. What […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Is two-time Dangriga Area Representative Frank “Papa” Mena in or out of the race for his constituency come the November 2020 general elections? The U.D.P. area rep was recently called out by his own committee in a letter written to party leader-elect Patrick Faber. In that letter, a lack of confidence in Mena’s ability to […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The appointment of the chair of the Integrity Commission was hotly debated in the Senate last week, but it got the nod of the Upper House. This morning, at the Belize House in Belmopan, attorney Deshawn Arzu-Torres took the oath of office for a second term as Chair. Her first term was from June first […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The Young Men’s Christian Association is moving its classes online to meet the changing times to serve its population. The center can accommodate fifteen students but has the capacity to accommodate more with the necessary equipment. The Y.M.C.A. has put its courses online via moodle, which is an open-source learning management system. Today, we stopped […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, police received a new pickup truck to boost its fleet of vehicles. The 2020 JAC four door pickup truck was gifted to the Department by businessman Alistair King of Kings Energy. The donation was received by the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams at the Belmopan headquarters. It will be used by the Crime Investigation […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Primary and high schools students are getting ready to go back to the classrooms on August tenth. But to end off the summer break, some were on the field today enjoying a football camp. Seasoned players are on hand teaching them the fundamentals of the sport as well as team work. The activity is hosted […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The tourism industry is gearing up for the arrival of international visitors to designated properties. In less than a month, the Philip Goldson International Airport will reopen with flights from the U.S.A., where the number of persons affected by the coronavirus continues to break records. In some Caribbean countries, the virus has been spreading with […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Residents in the Cayo District can breathe a sigh of relief tonight. The COVID-19 case involving a male in his early fifties does not seem to be a community spread. The man had visited the San Ignacio Community Hospital last week after experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms and a loss of sense of taste and smell. It was […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Two more COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Monday. This brings the total of active cases to eighteen. The tests resulted positive after sixty six more samples were processed, mostly from repatriates who had arrived in the country on Friday, July seventeenth. The two new cases are both males. One person entered the country through the […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Police continue to investigate a wild shooting that happened on Joseph Andrews Drive in San Ignacio on Sunday morning. The shooter was targeting football player, Windell Trapp, but he also killed a taxi driver and injured three other innocent persons. As we’ve shared, Trapp and Samuel Hill were killed on the spot. And although Danny […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, following a senate meeting last Wednesday, told the media that the families of deceased B.D.F. airmen, Majors Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizar and Corporals Reynaldo Choco and Yassir Mendez, had been compensated. The four Belize Defense Force soldiers perished in a helicopter crash on February twenty-seventh in the vicinity of Gales […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 has put a severe financial strain on families, and according to Matura, a suggestion was initially made for the Choco and Mendez families to receive an advance until they were able to sort through the legal maze ahead of them since neither of the deceased airmen left behind a will. She says that the […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The widow of one of those deceased airmen continues to reside at Price Barracks, despite the likelihood that she will be asked to vacate the home since, as a civilian, she has no legal grounds to remain on the military compound . It is on that basis, Matura says, that a request for an advance […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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In political news, Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington and former minister Gaspar Vega both announced they will not seek re-election in the Pickstock and Orange Walk North constituencies. Their decision came immediately after Minister Patrick Faber became the leader elect of the U.D.P. less than two weeks ago, on July twelfth. In Punta Gorda, Mayor […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Schools are scheduled to reopen on August tenth and across the country, preparations are underway to keep students safe when they return to classrooms as COVID-19 cases inch upward. The Ministry of Education is putting in place the required protocols for the new normal in classrooms. Social distancing is a major factor under the new […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Education continues to receive financial assistance, as well as other donations from agencies across the country as it prepares for the reopening of schools on August tenth. A number of organizations and businesses have come onboard with that initiative. While Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb has gone on record to list […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The northern communities San Felipe and Blue Creek remain under lockdown during a thirty-day state of emergency prompted by a rash of COVID-19. Amid the S.O.E. are concerns about the sitting of CXC exams by secondary students who are unable to leave those villages. There are also fears that there may not be adequate preparation […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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There are also reports that San Felipe Village and Blue Creek will see some relief. The two villages have been on lockdown since July tenth, after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was detected in Blue Creek Village. Residents of San Felipe point out that many factors were not considered when they were placed on lockdown. […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Last week, we reported that government had decided to cut the National Health Insurance’s Annual Budget as part of cost saving measures. In order to sustain the programme and the operations of Primary Care Providers, past the fifteenth of July, clients have had to pay for services. The cut to N.H.I. was initially a whopping […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The N.H.I. is not the only health institution that is carrying out cost-saving measures. Hospitals across the country have been asked to tighten up its budget by removing unnecessary costs. The Southern Regional Hospital has made cuts that include the availability of coffee for staff and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has also been reducing […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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For days we have been reporting on the escalating situation at the Port of Belize and stevedores who have been protesting for days. Tonight, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has become involved in the standoff at the Port of Belize and is seeking to file a request to the Supreme Court on Wednesday for an injunction […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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A case management session was held this morning involving attorneys for the Government of Belize and the former LPG importers who have since filed a constitutional claim challenging the legality of a decision to cancel their license to import butane into the country. Since the National Gas Company has become the sole importer of liquefied […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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It is rough for consumers across the country due to COVID-19 pandemic and this Wednesday, it is going to be tougher. That’s because the price of diesel will take a hike; it is going up by sixty cents and will retail at eight dollars and twenty-one cents per gallon. This increase comes on the heels […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The Holy Redeemer Credit Union gave almost half a million dollars in educational grants in time for the new school year. It is the biggest amount in financial aid that H.R.C.U. has awarded per year. COVID-19 is affecting families all over the country so the grant is much needed to help transition students back to […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Last week, a video made its rounds on social media, showing a Ministry of Health pickup truck and alleging that health officers had crossed the western border into Melchor in the vehicle and were seen with contraband beers. The Ministry launched an investigation into the matter and according to Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin […]
Written on July 21, 2020 | Posted in
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