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The President of the Caribbean Development Bank is on his inaugural visit to Belize. On Monday, Dr. Gene Leon met with Christopher Coye, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment. According to the Government of Belize Press Office, Minister Coye welcomed the C.D.B. team and President Leon underscored the C.D.B.’s […]
Written on February 8, 2022 | Posted in
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It started with the Belizean T-shirts he made for himself, but now a Belizean student studying in Taiwan is producing items for other international students with their country flags and colors. Twenty- three year old Josh Petillo from Punta Gorda is balancing his engineering studies with his entrepreneurship. His plan is to make his small […]
Written on February 8, 2022 | Posted in
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Is the tenure of the present United Democratic Party executive redundant? It’s a charge that Patrick Faber made on Friday in a letter written to Chairman Mike Peyrefitte. Faber suggested that the seats being occupied by the existing committee have since expired. When we asked Peyrefitte about a national convention to elect a new executive, […]
Written on February 7, 2022 | Posted in
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The president of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Gene Leon, is heading a delegation to Belize this week. According to the C.D.B., Dr. Leon will meet with Prime Minister John Briceño and the Cabinet, the Governor of the Belize Central Bank, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre. […]
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A man lost his life over the weekend following a stabbing incident in Lord’s Bank Village on Friday. The evidence so far suggests that a woman’s jealous boyfriend attacked Evan Mitchell and stabbed him to the head as they walked to a neighbourhood shop. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Forty-nine-year-old Lord’s […]
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Around six-thirty p.m. on Saturday, shots rang out on Antelope Street Extension in Belize City. When the echo from the blasts subsided, five persons, including two women, had been shot. Reports are Tyrone Teck, Kenyon Ramirez, Rochelle Reynolds and Garisha Tillett were near a yard when Robert Lamb walked by. A gunman opened fire on […]
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The weekend gun violence continued into this morning and just after ten o’clock, shots rang out on Cemetery Lane in the Yarborough area of Belize City. According to official reports, a gunman on motorcycle rode up and unleashed a barrage of bullets on a group of men working in the area. At least one bullet […]
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There was also a fatal accident in southern Belize over the weekend. On Saturday morning, police responded to an RTA on the Southern Highway in the Stann Creek District. Mario Sanchez was behind the steering wheel of a black Honda Pilot heading north; Elsworth Lamb was travelling with him on the passenger side. Between miles […]
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Communications Director for the Belize Police Department, ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, gave brief comments this morning on a video that went viral over the weekend. It captured a uniformed police officer on San Pedro assaulting a man. According to Yearwood, while a formal report has not been made by the victim, he did see the video […]
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The National Party Council met virtually on Saturday in a marathon session to discuss the way forward for the U.D.P., amid what appeared to be a leadership crisis. On Friday, the chairman of the United Democratic Party received a letter from Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber in which several concerns were raised regarding the direction […]
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With Faber’s departure, he is succeeded on an interim basis by former deputy prime minister and Corozal North Area Representative Hugo Patt. A leadership convention has been scheduled for March twenty-seventh at which time at least two candidates, including Tracy Panton and Shyne Barrow will be contesting the seat that has been vacated by the […]
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What about Mike Peyrefitte? Did the chairman also have his eyes on the provisional leadership of the U.D.P.? Here’s how he answered that question. Mike Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. “I don’t aspire to be interim anything, I don’t expect to be interim anything. I am a senator, why would I be interim when I could […]
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At last Friday’s House Sitting, Prime Minister John Briceño presented a Bill to amend the Central Bank of Belize Act. The Bill proposes to increase the authorized capital of the Bank to fifty million dollars and to adjust the profit-sharing ratio of net profits from a ten-ninety split to a thirty-seventy split. Here’s how the […]
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A few weeks ago the Prime Minister admitted a contract given to Smart as a telecoms provider for various ministries had been approved without first going to the Contractor General for final review. The PM said that there was nothing sinister, just that time was quickly running out for the government’s license to be renewed. […]
Written on February 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Two political parties have teamed up to blast the government on the current fuel prices. The Belize People’s Front and the Belize Progressive Party issued a joint press release today saying they have remained silent since the general elections out of respect for the choice of the electorate. They say now they feel they have […]
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While the two parties have lambasted the government for hiking fuel prices, Prime Minister John Briceño said on Friday that his government is committed to lowering the price of gasoline. But, he says it is the government’s largest source of tax revenue and G.O.B. still relies on it heavily. Prime Minister John Briceño “We […]
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The land borders and sea ports were finally reopened and it would appear, based on the current COVID numbers, that the timing was right on the mark. The infographics that the Ministry of Health and Wellness released today shows that the rate of recovery for COVID patients is now consistently outnumbering the newly infected ones. […]
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Missing their loved ones on the other side, it has been a long twenty-two months for Belizeans with family in Mexico or Guatemala. While tourists have been able to enter by land for some months now, it was only today that Belizeans could also go for purposes other than medical attention or some other special […]
Written on February 7, 2022 | Posted in
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We also asked Dr. Gilharry about the process someone will have to undergo if they test positive at the border upon return. She explained the process for Belizeans and tourists. Dr. Angela Gilharry, Medical Chief of Staff, Corozal Community Hospital “If it is positive and you are a Belizean, you will be allowed to […]
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As the vaccination and testing requirements for travelling through the land borders are being shared with the public, one question that has come up in online forums is: what happens if you want to take your children with you? On this morning’s Open Your Eyes, the hosts asked Dr. Julio Sabido, the C.E.O. of the […]
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Another issue the public has been wondering about is what happens to those who test positive during the border screening? OYE host, Isani Cayetano, gave Dr. Sabido the scenario of a traveller from Belize City who is wondering what they need to do after they get that result many miles away from their home. He […]
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The Parliament, which is often divided on matters of national interest, was today on the same page on the issue of gender-based violence. Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, lashed out against gender-based violence and presented a motion that sets out specific measures the government will take. The paper was prompted by the recent allegation […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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The Opposition, led by its newly reappointed Leader, Shyne Barrow, fully supported the Motion on Domestic Violence. Barrow, who himself was accused in October of 2020 of domestic abuse, recommended that the House goes further than just supporting the Act, but also deals with members who may be accused. The U.D.P.’s candidate now challenging Barrow […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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During today’s House Sitting, Prime Minister John Briceño presented a Supplementary Appropriations Bill for over seventy million dollars. It is a hefty sum that the Government is asking for Parliament for. But after his presentation, Prime Minister Briceño explained the need for that amount at this time, particularly for the Ministry of Health. John […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Recently, we heard from the Attorney General, Magali Marin-Young, speak about a new Libel Law that will come into effect. The Act was introduced today in the House, but many people, especially some in the media, question if its purpose is really to muzzle the media. Today, Prime Minister John Briceño quelled those concerns and […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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