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Since Tuesday, there has been rampant speculation on social media and everywhere else about the appointment of Chief Executive Officers. Names have been flown left, right and centre and it has been causing an uproar. Tonight in a recorded statement, Briceño says that C.E.O.’s have to go through a process of appointment and that has […]
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Details are beginning to emerge on the charges made to the B.T.L. corporate credit card by its former chairman, Net Vasquez. These were racked up generally for personal matters and not for company business. When it came to public attention, Vasquez resigned and the former government appointed Allan Slusher to lead the probe at B.T.L. […]
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There are two additional COVID-19 deaths to report tonight, bringing the total deaths to ninety-six and the fatality rate to one point nine-five percent in Belize. On Tuesday night, a female in her late fifties from Orange Walk and a man in his seventies from Belmopan succumbed to the virus. There were also thirty-seven new […]
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Across the country, Garifuna Settlement Day will be celebrated on Thursday. The nineteenth of November is traditionally a time of year when the culture of the Garifuna people is honored through music, food and an overall awareness of their plight as they journeyed from St. Vincent to the Bay Islands of Honduras and onward to […]
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Activities for this year will include an ecumenical service in Dangriga which is preceded by a re-enactment of the arrival of the Garinagu. Sebastian Cayetano, Garifuna Activist/Historian “Where it comes to the city, everything here in the city will be happening virtually. There will be a mass, they will have the re-enactment and of […]
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In some parts, at this time of the year, customers will be flocking to Thanksgiving sales just prior to the Christmas season. In Belize, the Garifuna Settlement Day sales have taken root and this weekend, major stores are making use of the holiday to bump up sales. For customers, it is generally the start of […]
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The National Emergency Management Organization is advising the public to be on the lookout for the possibility of flooding in some areas in the country. While the remnants of Hurricane Iota continue to move away, the system is expected to bring some rainfall for the country that may see flooding in low lying communities, as […]
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Principal Hydrologist Tennielle Hendy says that they have received reports that water is already high in some areas. For now, the Iguana Creek Bridge in Spanish Lookout is closed – as well as the low-lying bridge in the twin towns of Santa Elena and San Ignacio. Hendy says that while the north wasn’t impacted in […]
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And on the topic of rising waters – residents in the community of Monkey River are reporting that they are experiencing an elevation in the water levels. Today, we asked Hendy about the situation in that southern coastal village. Here’s what she had to say. On the Phone: Tennielle Williams-Hendy, Principal Hydrologist “We have […]
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And to find out more about the overall weather conditions, we got an update from Chief Meteorological Officer Ronald Gordon. He says that while the system associated with Hurricane Iota continues to drift away, the next few days will be wet as the country experiences some rains. On the Phone: Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorological […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is lobbying for authority to summarily dismiss officers within the department who are found guilty of abusing their powers. It is a proposal that was initially pitched to the previous administration to avoid the tedium of having to go through a lengthy process in order to deal with rogue cops. […]
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Today is being celebrated as World GIS Day and is used to celebrate innovative applications of geographic information system technology in everyday lives. Held virtually this year, Total Business Solutions Limited shared out GIS is used in analysis into geospatial data. Given the COVID-19, organizations have had to use GIS to better understand and mitigate […]
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GIS technology is also used by the sugar cane industry in the north and links the various stakeholders under one platform. Cane Farmers Relations Manager at B.S.I., Olivia Carballo Avilez presented during today’s virtual celebration. Olivia Carballo Avilez, Cane Farmers Relations Manager, B.S.I. “This process starts in the fields and in locations. I really […]
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The newly-formed Briceño administration continues to take shape with the appointments of Chief Executive Officers to various government ministries. What we know thus far is that Channel Five’s C.E.O. Amalia Mai has been tapped to serve in the same capacity in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration where Eamon Courtenay and Ramon […]
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The new government under Prime Minister John Briceño held its inaugural cabinet meeting on Tuesday and the first order of business was to be updated on national issues affecting the country. Sixteen elected ministers, six elected ministers of state and three senate ministers were briefed on four important topics. On matters of national security, Cabinet […]
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The Briceño administration is assuming office in difficult times, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on and industries struggle to bounce back. The P.U.P. government has promised to realize progress and development in all sectors. But for there to be the development that Prime Minister Briceño has promised, there must be money. The P.U.P. […]
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The ballooning wage bill stands at six hundred and eighty-eight million dollars for sixteen thousand public officers and teachers. One of the recommendations that the Public Service Union has offered as part of its belt-tightening is to reduce the government’s bill by releasing contract officers. P.S.U. President Gerald Henry also recommended that the government cease purchasing […]
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On the day that he was sworn in as the country’s new Prime Minister, John Briceño sent a subtle warning to all U.D.P. political appointees, asking them to tender their resignations. There are reports that some of those individuals are refusing to step down, while others are expected to be fired. On Monday, we asked […]
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There were four more COVID-19 related deaths reported on Monday night, three males and one female. According to the Director of Health Services, two of those deaths were registered in the Toledo District, one in the Orange Walk District and the fourth death reported in the Corozal District. The COVID-19 fatality rate now stands at […]
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There were two murders reported overnight in Belize City and Ladyville where a well-known deliveryman from Gungulung lost his life to gun violence. Another man, thirty-five-year-old Delroy Chaplin met the same end when he went to purchase marijuana on Perez Road. Tonight, police are investigating both incidents and while the first is said to have […]
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Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa kicked off his first day on the job with a tour of two Belize City precincts this morning. The initiation began with a meeting that was held at the Queen Street Police Station with the brass of the Belize Police Department. There, he sat down with Commissioner of Police […]
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While the mandate of the police department balances community police and active crime-fighting, in charting a new course more emphasis will be placed on community policing, an area in which ComPol Williams has extensive training and experience. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs & New Growth “We need to emphasize more the importance of […]
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Over the years, the Gang Suppression Unit has gained notoriety for fighting fire with fire and for meeting the civilian populace with brute force. It’s a brand that has left a bitter taste in the mouths of many who have encountered the GSU in action. Well the unit is getting a much needed makeover in […]
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Weighing in on the pending changes, ComPol Williams agrees that while yes, the GSU needs to be done away with, there is still a need for a specialized unit to tackle gang activity and organized crime. Notwithstanding these changes, the Commissioner of Police also acknowledged that police brutality is endemic within the department. Chester […]
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According to Commissioner Williams, transforming the GSU requires more than just a name change, the culture that has become intrinsic within that unit also needs to be improved since it is part of the reason why the citizenry has become apprehensive of interacting with its officers. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “It is not […]
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