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Daniel Gutierrez, the spokesperson for the National Gas Company, also gave us an update on how the establishment of N.G.C. has contributed to the economy since it began operations in March 2020. Gutierrez spoke to the emergence of additional butane retailers owned by Belizean entrepreneurs. Daniel Gutierrez, Spokesperson, National Gas Company of Belize Limited […]
Written on June 2, 2022 | Posted in
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There’s a new price regime for sugar on the international market that is favorable to cane farmers in the sugar industry. This morning, Prime Minister John Briceño told reporters that the price of sugar on the external market has improved and that things are looking up for cañeros in the north. John Briceño, Prime […]
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It has been four months since the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Immigration, Doctor Gilroy Middleton, has not forwarded the results of the interviewing panel as it relates to the Deputy Director of Immigration post. P.S.U. President, Dean Flowers, says the Public Services Commission needs to be kept abreast of the long delay in appointing […]
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Earlier in the news, we heard from P.S.U. President Dean Flowers, who chided the government for hiring former P.U.P. Minister, Florencio Marin Senior. But that was only one issue that the P.S.U. President had with government. Flowers also took aim at Prime Minister John Briceño for recent comments he made about the qualification and experience […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (N.T.U.C.B.) is the umbrella union that has been spearheading the effort, along with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to get the Occupational Safety and Health Bill, otherwise known as the OSH Bill, passed. The Bill was tabled in the House in January of 2014, but several […]
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It has been several weeks since we showed you the devastating images of sargassum plaguing the coastline, particularly across tourist destinations. Today, we returned to the island town of San Pedro where the situation has improved somewhat, by mitigating efforts of hoteliers, but also the change of weather conditions. There is also a solution from […]
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Earlier this year, the Rotary Club of U.K. asked the Rotary Club of Belize if its members would be interested in joining Rotarians across the Commonwealth in lighting a beacon in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Rotary Club of Belize agreed to participate, and that event takes place tonight at the Governor General […]
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And while Belizeans will get an opportunity to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Belmopan, Dame Froyla Tzalam, the Governor General of Belize, is in London for a weekend of celebrations. She joins other Heads of State of the Commonwealth in celebrating the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after seventy years of […]
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The first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival will be held in San Pedro and will see seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars invested into putting off the event. While the Government of Belize is being criticized about the level of investment and the exclusion of some Belizean artists, area rep and Minister of Blue […]
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An employee of the National Sports Council was targeted by gunmen only a short distance from his workplace. Thirty-three-year-old Michael Meighan left the National Sports Council compound at around ten a.m. this morning. A short while later, two men on a motorcycle intercepted him at a roundabout on Princess Margaret Drive. One of the men […]
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Well-known media personality, Javier Gutierrez faces two counts of sexual assault upon a former female employee who worked with the Border Management Agency at the western border. Earlier today, Gutierrez appeared before San Ignacio Magistrate Kara Walters to answer to the charges, to which he pleaded not guilty. Police alleged that Gutierrez touched his colleague […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño has commented once again on the situation involving embattled Deputy Mayor Micah Goodin, who has been asked by his colleagues in the Belize City Council to demit office in that capacity by next week. The motion followed a meeting at City Hall last Thursday during which Councilor Albert Vaughn tabled a […]
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The sharp increase in the number of active COVID cases is cause for concern to many. The daily infectivity rate is the highest it has been in several months. But what is the Briceño administration prepared to do to address the spike in new infections, given the fact that many of the regulations that were […]
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This morning at Tower Hill, Orange Walk, a graduating class of businesswomen from northern Belize was recognized by the Government of Belize and the Taiwanese Embassy, for completing several courses that will strengthen their capacity as entrepreneurs. Earlier this year, twelve women enrolled in a program that was offered by BELTRAIDE and today they received […]
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Belize suffered its first loss in a home game against the Dominican Republic in the CONCACAF Nation’s League tournament this evening. After ninety four minutes of game play, including extra time, the Dominican Republic National Team scored two goals. Team Belize scored none. While the Jaguars took many close attempts at the goal, ultimately […]
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Since the launch of the new vaccine for children ages five to eleven on Monday, there has been no report of any child having adverse reactions. In fact, from all indications so far, the vaccine has been widely welcomed. Over at Saint Joseph’s R.C. Primary School in Cotton Tree Village, the situation is no different, […]
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We begin tonight with a daring rescue at sea that saved the lives of three persons, including an infant. A family of three was stranded at sea on Tuesday evening when the kayak they were travelling in capsized off the coast of Caye Caulker. While leaving the island, tour guide Antoinne Parham observed at a […]
Written on June 1, 2022 | Posted in
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Two-year-old Melanie Santos is tonight in a critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after she accidentally ingested poison while at home in San Felipe Village, Orange Walk. The details of the incident, which has been confirmed by police, are frightening for any family that has a small child running around the house. According […]
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Ochaeta-Serrut says that since the Pesticide Control Board was formed back in 1988, there have been several incidents of children ingesting pesticide, which she says is totally inexcusable. She explains the possible effects of the poison and says that there is an antidote in the public health system. Miriam Ochaeta-Serrut, Registrar of Pesticides, Pesticide […]
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While the Registrar of Pesticides says that she cannot confirm at this time which lannate pesticide was used, she knows that there are three different formulations registered for use in Belize. But, how did Santos get access to the chemical? Ochaeta-Serrut says that there are limited options of pesticides for household use and so the […]
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An A.S.R./B.S.I. trailer truck carrying molasses overturned on the Hummingbird Highway, this morning. The driver was on his way to deliver molasses to A.S.R.’s Big Creek Port facility for export. A group of passersby rendered assistance to free the driver from beneath the truck where he was trapped. He was then transported to the Southern […]
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Neal also spoke about the company’s containment procedures when it comes to responding to a spill. He says A.S.R.’s Environmental Health and Safety team responded to the scene immediately, and contacted the Department of Environment. William Neal, Communications Director, ASR/BSI “At the same time, our EHS team, our environmental health and safety has been […]
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The above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is due to the likely presence of the La Nina phenomenon, as well as warmer-than-normal sea temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. In anticipation of the possibility of Belize coming under threat, today the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) and the National Meteorological Service held a press conference to advise […]
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Just a day ago, the forecast for remnants of Hurricane Agatha was that they would reformulate and dump considerable rainfall over the region, causing flooding in mostly northern Belize. Agatha, a category two hurricane, was the strongest storm to form over the Pacific in the month of May. It belted the southern coast of Mexico […]
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Following the rains overnight, a portion of the Crooked Tree Causeway was reportedly under at least one foot of water this morning. Residents fear that with inclement weather conditions in the north, the lagoon in the village will overflow and they will be faced with a road that is impassable by vehicular traffic. By midday, […]
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