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Earlier this weekend, the Cabinet announced its decision to defer any fee associated with the Trade License Bill for local entertainers while consultations continue. Cabinet says that in the interim it will conduct further consultations to develop incentives for the creative sector. Earlier this evening, we asked PM Briceño about this latest decision. Prime […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Brads Gaming Company Limited is challenging the Government of Belize over a recent amendment to the Lotteries Control Regulations which legislates a twelve point five percent tax on boledo, lottery, and jackpot. PM Briceño reasons that the new tax will see the government collect millions of dollars in revenue. He criticized the former administration for […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Charges have still not been filed against anyone at Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union, following an alleged assault on two of the credit union’s supervisory committee members. Chairperson of the committee, Mayet Castillo was part of a panel that called a press conference on Thursday to explain what transpired on Wednesday, when the incident allegedly […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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In less than twenty-four hours, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be receiving one hundred and twenty-four thousand, eight hundred doses of Pfizer vaccine approved for children ages five to eleven. Those vaccines, with the assistance of the Ministry of Education, will be administered in schools to the students who fall within that age […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The National Agriculture and Trade Show is back. The weekend event kicked off this evening with an official ceremony in Belmopan. Her Excellency Froyla Tzalam, the Governor General of Belize, Prime Minister John Briceño, a host of government ministers, officials, and dignitaries, were all in attendance. The ceremony featured cultural performances, and the three farmers […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Baseline Sports out of the U.S. annually hosts a basketball event where young athletes from across the world would converge for an opportunity to be scouted by basketball clubs and universities. Last year, six Belizean athletes traveled to Las Vegas for the event and two were scouted. Unfortunately, the athletes did not sign for various […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The CONCAFAC Games are about a month away and the National Team is in camp training for the event. Today, Football Federation of Belize National Team Director, Ian Jones told News Five that Belize has some very good players to put us in the spotlight. Ian Jones, National Team Director, F.F.B. “Ninety percent of […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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F.F.B.’s National Team Director, Ian Jones says that what they are doing at the F.F.B. is preparing youths for bigger and better chances at shining at the prime time level when they get to that stage in the next few years. Ian Jones, National Team Director, F.F.B. “We will be trying to target from […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Clyde’s is a Broadway play about a truck stop sandwich shop that offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a chance at redemption. The play features, among a host of incredible actors, Belizean/American actor Kara Young. She plays the role of a formerly incarnated mother Letitia (Le-ti-sha) who spent time behind bars for stealing medication for […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s the last weeks of school. Another school year engulfed in the chaos of COVID. Students will wind down in the few weeks granted to enjoy what is an altered version of summer break, while teachers will prepare for the new school year. The clock is ticking and for one person the children and school […]
Written on May 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Multiple gunshots rang out in Sugar City last night and when the shooting subsided two men were left for dead in front of a shop on Aurora Street. It is believed that the callous attack may have been carried out by rival gangs in the area and, despite an attempt by residents in the area […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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A resolution was put forward earlier today during a meeting of the Belize City Council for Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin to relinquish his post at City Hall by day’s end. Goodin, as we reported two weeks ago, was involved in a shooting incident on Newtown Barracks on the morning of May fourteenth, as he and […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Strong protest from the creative sector has prompted the Briceño administration to reconsider its stance on implementing a new tax regime for trade licenses. It comes hard on the heels of Monday’s House Committee meeting where various stakeholders within the artistic community shared their concerns with respect of the Trade License Bill 2022. Taking into […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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As of May twenty-third, 2022, over two hundred and sixteen thousand, or just over fifty percent of the total population, have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. Forty-nine percent of the country’s population has received two doses, while only eleven point nine percent of the population has received a booster shot. Those […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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At the end of this month, one hundred and twenty thousand doses of Pfizer vaccine expires. This is because residents have not been coming out to get their jabs – be that the initial dose, their second jab or even the booster. It is a great loss, in the millions of dollars, because it cost […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The last time we spoke with pediatrician Doctor Cecilio Eck, he was immobile – confined to a wheelchair, having lost control of his legs as one of the debilitating effects of COVID-19. He has since been engaged in therapy following his near-death experience with the virus. While he now moves around with the use of […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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For the next few months, managers in the Ministry of Health and Wellness are engaging in a capacity building workshop. The event sees the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization playing an integral part in providing the training. PAHO’s Health Systems Advisor, Dr. Edwin Bolastig explains the scope of the assistance they […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The training is being provided to all the managers in the ministry, across the six districts. The sessions are relevant to the quality of care that health managers provide to patients, advised Director of Hospital Services and Allied Health, Dr. Jorge Polanco. Dr. Jorge Polanco, Director of Hospital Services & Allied Health, Ministry of […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The first Export Competitive Forum since the onset of the pandemic saw large and small exporters converge in Belize City. A host of topics were presented, including keys to remain competitive regionally and globally. Belize’s national competitive performance was reviewed and a presentation was done on the export competitiveness roadmap that is in its final […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Dr. Osmond Martinez, the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Economic Development, weighed in on the cattle export situation in country. As we told you last night, the demand for cattle in neighboring Guatemala and Mexico has caused the price of beef on the local market to skyrocket. Cattle ranchers are reportedly sending their […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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We also asked Dr. Martinez about the country’s access to green climate funding through the Green Climate Fund. The fund was established in 2010 within the frame work of the United Nations Frame Work Convention on Climate Change. It assists developing countries like Belize in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. Coastal communities […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Ministry of the Blue Economy held a public meeting with fishermen in San Pedro Town to discuss the amendment to the fisheries regulation for a four point five ounce lobster tail weight. The meeting was held at the San Pedro Lion’s Den. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Minister […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Tourism Industry Association, B.T.I.A., held a Summit today that drew members from far and wide to hear about efforts to improve formal training for those in tourism, and how stakeholders should prepare their businesses for the future. The event, which bore the theme, ‘Reimagining Belizean Tourism’, took place this morning at the Best […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize has been classified as a “high” risk category destination for travelers by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Monday, the C.D.C. announced that Belize, along with the Bahamas, Montserrat, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the southern African country of Eswatini were moved to Level Three or high risk for […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (D.I.A.) is one of two main programs under the Trust for the Americas. And today, the Trust officially launched its D.I.A. Youth Innovation Lab in Belize. The objective behind the initiative is to build a network of youths from across the country that will be trained to create solutions and […]
Written on May 26, 2022 | Posted in
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