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Guerra also spoke of the possibility that the latest decision of the Supreme Court may be appealed yet again by Stake Bank Enterprise. Hector Guerra, Attorney-at-law “The primary reason was that the judge felt that Stake Bank did not have a realistic prospect of success. The entire reason leave to appeal is necessary is […]
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The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is going to be an above-average one for hurricanes, and while Hurricane Agatha currently poses no threat to Belize, it is projected to cause major flooding as the Category 2 storm slams into the pacific coast of Mexico today as the first hurricane of 2022. Chief Meteorologist, Ronald Gordon was […]
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Gordon advised that there are factors that are going to be in play during this hurricane season’s above normal prediction. Already, he said, there are between sixteen to twenty-one storms forming, with between six and ten becoming hurricanes. Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorologist, National Meteorological Office “When it comes to seasonal prediction, there are two […]
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Monkey Pox – it was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research. Then the first human case of monkey pox was detected in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And it’s in the human population again, most recently detected in Mexico. But the […]
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But what should you be looking for if you’re not sure that you might be infected with monkey pox? Hidalgo says the symptoms are varied but quite pronounced and they can be very painful as well. Dr Jorge Hidalgo “They start to exhibit those types of symptoms – fever, muscle ache, associated with a […]
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Over the weekend, Holy Redeemer Credit Union held its annual general meeting. The meeting with the member-owners of H.R.C.U. follows the cancelation of the 2020 and 2021 A.G.M. Aside from the completion of the Jane Usher Building, which was inaugurated back in May 2021; the credit union will now have a presence in Belmopan. […]
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In the coming weeks and months, Belize will join the rest of the world in replacing the current way of doing business within the public sector with a whole new digital system. Today the Ministry of E-Governance led the way in launching a series of training courses in digital transformation for public officers and employees […]
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The National Agriculture and Trade Show 2022, held over the weekend recorded approximately twenty-six thousand, eight hundred persons who attended the fiftieth anniversary of the event. While Saturday saw upwards of ten thousand persons entering the show grounds, Sunday had the highest turnout with fifteen thousand, plus visitors. These figures do not include invited guests […]
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Belize Bank’s digital wallet, E-kyash was also a big feature at the National Agriculture and Trade Show in Belmopan. Taking a selfie with Raymoni mascot gave visitors an opportunity to win an E-kyash package valued at one hundred dollars. And if you visited the booth to cash-in, you got double the funds, as much as […]
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Belizean musician, Alexander Evans is one of ten contestants to make it to PanoGrama’s finals. Evans is currently in ninth place and made the cut into the top ten of the steel pan competition with his rendition of one of Leela Vernon’s pieces, entitled “Welcome to Belize.” Here’s the announcement of Evans’ placement, followed by […]
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During the course of Saturday and Sunday, the Belize Basketball Federation convened tryouts, as it searches for the best athletes fifteen years old and younger who will form the male U-16 national team to compete in regional games. These qualifying matches are in the hopes of making it to the World Cup of Basketball COCABA […]
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The Belize City Council met in caucus on Thursday, the first session since Mayor Bernard Wagner returned from a working visit to Barbados. On adjournment, a motion was tabled by Councilor Albert Vaughn to decide the fate of embattled Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin. That motion was supported with one voice by those in attendance. Tonight, […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Prior to his departure for Barbados on May fourteenth, Mayor Wagner informed the council that in the wake of the shooting incident involving Deputy Mayor Goodin, he would retain oversight of the day-to-day operations at City Hall. He says that the decision to remain in charge was in the best interest of employees, as well […]
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We caught up with Prime Minister John Briceño just before news time in Belmopan. We asked him to weigh in on the internal leadership crisis at City Hall and his relationship with Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin. He says that he has not gotten a chance to speak with Mayor Wagner, but he intends to do […]
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So how does Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner find his way amid the constant personality clashes within his administration? Here’s how he responded. Bernard Wagner, Mayor, Belize City Council “It’s a tough job, you constantly have to be navigating personalities, egos and own self-interests. As a mayor, and all previous mayors will tell you […]
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The entire country was thrust into an unplanned power outage around five this evening and the electricity supplier, B.E.L. issued notices on its Facebook page. The utility company blamed the power failure on a fault with its Mexican supplier, but assured that teams are working to stabilize power supply by sections to parts of the […]
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Canadian national Jasmine Hartin has lost the custody battle for the five-year-old twins she shares with Andrew Ashcroft. News Five has confirmed that on Wednesday, Director of the Belize Family Court, Dale Cayetano handed down a decision, granting legal custody of the children to Andrew Ashcroft. That decision was handed down at the Belize Family […]
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Tomorrow marks one year since the shooting death of senior cop Henry Jemmott, which occurred in San Pedro on May twenty-eighth, 2021. His family continues to mourn his death, as his alleged killer, Jasmine Hartin goes back and forth to court for a charge of manslaughter which was slapped on her following the incident. This […]
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The Opposition has written to the Government of Belize under the Freedom of Information Act, requesting full disclosure on how much the government is paying Courtney Coye LLP in legal fees. PM Briceño defended the government’s decision to continuously retain the services of his ministers’ law firm arguing that they are the best in the […]
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Prime Minster John Briceño confirmed that the Government of Belize is contracting former Deputy Prime Minister Florencio Marin Sr. as an advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture. PM Briceño justified the decision by arguing that Florencio Marin Sr. is one of the most knowledgeable persons on the ever-tense relationship between sugar cane farmers and A.S.R./B.S.I. […]
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Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Jose Mai played a critical role in brokering an intervention between sugar cane farmers and A.S.R./B.S.I. back in December of 2021. So, if Minister Mai has shown that he is prepared to act as a mediator between both parties, why are the services of former Deputy Prime Minister […]
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As we reported on Thursday, Belize has been classified as a “high” risk category destination for travelers by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The classification for Belize came along with five other countries to Level Three or high risk for Covid-19. The “Level Three Covid-19 High” category applies to countries that […]
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Castaneda says that despite the “high risk” classification that Belize has received, it has not and hopefully will not negatively impact our tourism arrivals. Abil Castaneda, Director of Cruise, Quality Management and Capacity Development “The reality is that up to today we have not really received any sort of negative impact from our industry […]
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There has been some controversy at City Hall regarding the purported awarding of a contract to Cattouse Trucking for the expansion of the Eternal Garden Cemetery at mile thirteen on the George Price Highway. The councilor whose responsibility includes cemeteries, has come forward to voice his objection in other parts of the media. While we […]
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Mayor Wagner returned from a recent trip to Barbados earlier this week. While he met with other Commonwealth officials during his visit, Mayor Wagner also took the opportunity to experience that country’s e-transit system, a mode of electric transportation that he intends to introduce in Belize. He describes that part of his trip. Bernard […]
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