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At the Old Belize compound today, a container filled with two million dollars worth of medical supplies was being offloaded and handed over to emergency first responders in Belize City, San Pedro and Caye Caulker. The donation was made possible through Project CURE and Young Professionals, two organizations out of the United States that have […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The United States Embassy donated over thirty-five thousand U.S. dollars worth of COVID-19 response equipment and supplies to NEMO on Monday. The donation package includes cleaning supplies such as bleach, garbage bags, mops, brooms, disinfectant spray, and hand sanitizers, as well as gloves, masks, gowns, and face shields. In the press release about the donation, […]
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The new president elect of the United States, Joe Biden was confirmed on Monday and will be officially sworn in on January twentieth. Keith Gilges of the U.S. Embassy was asked about the priorities moving into this new term of office. He says that despite a new administration, the relationship between both countries remains the […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The National Gas Company began its operations back in May and has since been providing Belize with liquefied petroleum gas as the country’s sole importer. The private/public partnership was met with strong objections from other importers whose license to haul LPG overland from Honduras to Belize had come to an end. Notwithstanding the protest that […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The issue of fluctuating butane prices, despite a single importer in operation, was also addressed by the N.G.C. spokesperson. According to Daniel Gutierrez, the cost of purchasing butane has been considerably reduced since the company took over in May. Daniel Gutierrez, Spokesperson, National Gas Company “Facts are stubborn things and the fact is that […]
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The Building People Movement, through the support of the Embassy of Switzerland to Mexico and Belize, has launched a domestic violence laws project. And to kick start that project, they have published a domestic violence awareness book called ‘Woman! Know Your Rights!’ Founder and Director of Building People Movement Dorla Bowman says that the book […]
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Today, the Welcome Resource Center held its annual Christmas program for thirty-six of its participants. The guests are the homeless, the mentally ill, as well as the elderly that the center caters to all year round. Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, administrator of the Welcome Resource Center Joyce Ellis says it was still […]
Written on December 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Belize Keith Gilges left the Jewel today en route to Tennessee to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. Upon arrival he goes into isolation for several days before he gets to physically join his family. On Tuesday, when we caught up with Gilges, he sent best wishes, […]
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A father of two was killed in Belize City on Monday night. Keith Courtenay Junior was in his yard when the assailants attacked him. He tried to escape from his killers but he couldn’t get away from their bullets. The family reports that they heard the shots ring out in their neighborhood but they didn’t […]
Written on December 15, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard just now, Keith Courtney Junior’s family can’t say exactly why he was killed, although they acknowledged that he was being harassed by the members of his former gang. And tonight, police are saying that so far the investigation shows that Courtenay wasn’t the intended target. C.I.B. Commander for Eastern Division, Superintendent Alejandro […]
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Another mother is grieving the loss of a teenage son to gun violence tonight. Florentina Baltazar’s son was gunned down on Neal’s Pen Road on Monday night, several minutes after leaving his cousin’s home. Admittedly, Micah Baltazar was no saint, but his mother says that he was simply misunderstood. Police, on the other hand, say […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño today announced the members of the Economic Recovery Advisory Team. These members are tasked with getting the economy back on track. A working group of fourteen business professionals will make recommendations to engineer sustainable, economic activity going forward. A government press release says the team will also make recommendations to “protect […]
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Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega died from complications related to the novel coronavirus, leaving a vacant seat in the House of Representatives. This has triggered a by-election for which the constitution stipulates that voters within that division must return to the polls within three months, or by March eleventh, to decide who will […]
Written on December 15, 2020 | Posted in
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On the night of the November eleventh General Elections, former Corozal Bay Area Representative Pablo Marin announced that he was retiring from politics and hinted to former four-time Corozal Town mayor, Hilberto Campos as his replacement in that division. In the absence of Campos confirming his candidacy, this means that both major political parties are […]
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Corozal Bay was among the divisions that saw a high voter turnout; eighty-nine percent of the electorate came out to exercise their constitutional right. Back in November, some five thousand four hundred and sixty-two registered voters were eligible to participate in the general elections in Corozal Bay; that was the officially approved list of electors […]
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As you know by now, the municipal elections are scheduled to be held on the first Wednesday in the month of March, 2021. So on March third, voters from nine towns and cities will once again go to polls to cast their votes. It is expected that the deadline for nominations will be around mid-February […]
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The deadline to register in time for the municipal elections is January eleventh. Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai says that given the registration cycle, the approved list will include those registered up to that date. She encourages Belizeans to get registered, saying that COVID-19 safety protocols are being exercised at Elections and Boundaries offices across […]
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A second phase of the Empowering Communities to Empower Themselves initiative, funded by the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs grant, was launched today. Months ago, in the Yarborough community, a life skills centre was created to help empower members of the community to become entrepreneurs and to turn their backs to a life of crime. This […]
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Earlier today, Acting Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Commander Gregory Soberanis, along with his operational staff, met with the leadership of Sarteneja Village to discuss community collaboration and partnership on mitigating measures to deter the cross border transmission of the corona virus. Discussion was also held with members of Sarteneja Alliance for Conservation and Development […]
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The government today announced the launch of the Belize COVID-19 Cash Transfer Program. The program aims to provide support to vulnerable households affected by COVID-19. G.O.B. says that the program will provide supplementary short-term emergency cash to households that have not qualified for other social assistance schemes. A list of beneficiaries is being compiled using […]
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The Belize Crime Observatory partnered with the National Women’s Commission to assist forty-six professionals from across twenty different agencies working in addressing Gender-Based Violence to incorporate the gender approach in information management processes within their organizations. The training had four objectives, including promoting a more comprehensive understanding of the importance of gender mainstreaming. The participants […]
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The Belize Music Agency is switching its entire music operation to an online platform but for it do to so it needed funding. C.E.O. James Sanker looked to the Caribbean Development Bank given the continuous financial hardships brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanker applied for a grant and was successful in obtaining twelve thousand […]
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One of the Belize Music Agency’s first online events will be the annual Brukdown Festival scheduled to take place on Sunday, December twentieth. Sanker says that lovers of brukdown music can expect to enjoy the music on the online platform. James Sanker, C.E.O., Belize Music Agency “We have most of the songs on there, […]
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It was a solemn afternoon in Corozal Town, across the country and within the People’s United Party, as the man affectionately known as the “gentle giant” was laid to rest. An official funeral was held earlier today for recently elected P.U.P. Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega this afternoon. Vega died on Friday morning; […]
Written on December 14, 2020 | Posted in
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Ingrid Vega, the wife of David “Dido” Vega, remains hospitalized. She, too, contracted the deadly disease that ultimately took her husband’s life. On Saturday, she was rushed to Belize Healthcare Partners in Belize City where she is listed in a critical condition. At Vega’s funeral this afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa asked for prayers […]
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