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In response to the objections, as well as the concern raised, Senator Courtenay noted that the monies spent were utilized at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when medical equipment, supplies and vaccines were in high demand. He further explained that those monies were spent with authorization from the World Bank, and that all contracts […]
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The People’s Constitutional Commission is taking shape. The commission is being established to take a comprehensive look at the Constitution of Belize, as well openness and transparency in governance. The commission is also expected to deliberate Belize’s decolonization process. Nationwide consultations are to be held by the commission on these issues. Back in March of […]
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The Public Service Union and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize are among those that have been invited to name representatives to sit on the People’s Constitutional Commission. Dean Flowers, the President of the Public Service Union, during an appearance on Open Your Eyes, had this to say about his expectations from PSU’s participation […]
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On Saturday mariners, the world over, and their employers and families celebrated Day of the Seafarers. It’s set aside to recognize the invaluable contribution that seafarers make to global trade and economy. Today, in tandem with a week of activities, the various cruise ships that docked in Belize’s shores gave media tours to share a […]
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While we celebrate the shipping world and all those who contribute to this important industry, there is also the other side of that equation – holding ships accountable when they violate shipping regulations. The agency that registers ships in Belize is the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, also known as IMMARBE. It’s Deputy Registrar, […]
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Earlier we heard Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams speak of the burnt remains of a suspected drug plane in the remote area of Sunday Wood in Toledo. While the police were not able to reach the location in time to seize any drugs or apprehend anyone, the Belize Coast Guard has been able to keep […]
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While we spoke with the Coast Guard Commandant, we asked him about the Coast Guard’s success in removing illegal fishing camps that are set up on islets along the coast. He said there’s a specific area where they are focusing on now. Rear Admiral, Elton Bennett, Commandant, Belize Coast Guard “That’s continuous. We have […]
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The back and forth between Commissioner of Police Chester Williams and attorney Orson Elrington continues over disciplinary measures to be taken against Police Constable Alicia Trapp who is accused of violating the police department’s social media code. Earlier today, Elrington responded to a letter written to his client by the Officer Commanding the Professional Standards […]
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The Statistical Institute of Belize today held a press conference at the Radisson where it announced that in the first quarter of the year, the country’s economy improved by five point three percent when compared to 2021. While primary activities went down in the first three months of the year, there was growth in the […]
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Today, the Statistical Institute of Belize announced that the structure being used to measure the gross domestic product for the country did not provide a true representation of the reality on the ground. There was significant under coverage and industries were not being recorded in the G.D.P. estimation because the base mode of economy used […]
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The 2022 Fisher of the Year hails from Dangriga. She is Vonetta Dawson. As a child growing up on Tobacco Caye, Dawson made it a point to watch her father fish. But, being relegated to the sideline in fishing was never her vision. She wanted to get involved. So, her father taught her the skill, […]
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Today at the National Bank of Belize Office in Belmopan, an agreement was signed with the Football Federation of Belize for the rebranding of the National Amateur Inter-district Competition of the federation. The tournament is one of the many programs of the F.F.B. to develop youth football and young talent. The agreement came one week […]
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Ministers Dolores Balderamos Garcia and Oscar Requeña were in Jalacte Village, Toledo last week to celebrate a unique Mayan sacred dance known as The Deer Dance. The dance depicts a deer hunting scene from around the time of the Spanish conquest which began in the late fifteen century. The Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs sponsored […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño continues his working visit to far-flung countries across the globe and is currently in Lisbon, Portugal, for the United Nations Oceans Conference. Prior to his trip to Portugal, P.M. Briceño was in Belgium to participate in the European Development Days. He was also in Kigali, Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of […]
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P.M. Briceño will also be hosting the Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert the Second, on Wednesday. According to P.M. Briceño, an estimated fifty million dollars in potential funding will come to Belize as a result of his three weeks working visits. Prime Minister John Briceño “I am now in Portugal bone, because of the […]
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tweeted that he had a first productive meeting with Prime Minister John Briceño. In his tweet the Ukrainian president said, the first but productive contact with Prime Minister of Belize John Briceño. Agreed on the support for Ukraine in the U.N. and at regional platforms. I count on Belize […]
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On Tuesday in Lisbon, Prime Minister John Briceño addressed an assembly of world leaders during the Second Plenary Session of the United Nations Ocean Conference. Co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Portugal, the summit comes at a critical juncture as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies […]
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Homing in on Belize’s efforts, P.M. Briceño spoke about the country’s debt-restructuring for marine conservation initiative which is touted as the largest undertaking of its kind in the world. Prime Minister John Briceño “So, amidst a climate crisis, we are on track to blow up our global carbon budget and trigger even more catastrophic […]
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A weed seller who migrated from Supal Street to Gungulung was executed on Monday night by someone familiar to him. It is believed that the murder of Darrel Alvarez was the result of an altercation earlier in the day over monies owed to him for the sale of marijuana. When he stepped out of his […]
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Life in prison for twenty-seven-year-old Noe Gonzalez after pleading guilty to the murder of Ramon Cervantes Senior in July 2014. The seventy-one-year-old was killed and disposed of in a shallow grave in the Honey Camp area of Orange Walk District. Gonzalez’s accomplices, those who were arrested and charged along with him, also pleaded guilty to […]
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A trio of men, including Oscar Caretella, Dennis Matus and Rene Zetina, has been arrested and charged for the offense of kept firearm without a gun license and kept ammunition without a gun license. The men were busted on Sunday night by police on mobile patrol on Figaro Street in San Ignacio. They were traveling […]
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How much does relapsing into crime occur in Belize? And how much of it has to do with the treatment from people in the justice system, law enforcement and rehabilitation? That’s what is currently under research in Belize. Doctor Terrence Alladin is here from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. and today he made a […]
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We’ll now take you back to the prime minister’s virtual press conference from Portugal where he also responded to questions on the selection of a new Chief Justice of Belize. The United Democratic Party has been up in arms over the selection of Guyanese national Justice Louise Blenman as the proposed Chief Justice of Belize. […]
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Reporters also got a chance to ask the prime minister if he was able to catch the Leader of the Opposition’s performance at the B.E.T Awards that Belizeans all over are talking about. Well, as we have told you P.M. Briceño has been busy with his working visits. As a result, he says he did […]
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Prime Minister Briceño also gave a response to the ruling made by Justice Lisa Shoman in the case brought against the Commission of Inquiry into the fire sale of government assets. As we reported, former Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt was awarded a hundred and forty-five thousand dollars in damages as a consequence of the […]
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