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Micro, Small and Medium-sized businesses will be given a seat at the proverbial table in the coming months and will be allowed to engage with government on a contractual basis. This, according to a new effort by the government, is to give those categories of businesses a chance to further develop. The impetus behind this […]
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Today’s launch of the micro, small and medium enterprise strategy and road show, as was just highlighted, will aim to advance business among the companies that fall under these categories. Prime Minister John Briceño told reporters after delivering his speech that providing business owners with these opportunities is meaningful in the development of Belize, simply […]
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Belize is working along with other CARICOM member states to develop a strategy that seeks to achieve gender equality, and to empower all women and girls within the Caribbean Community. The policy document is being referred to as the CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy. Representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat are in Belize conducting consultations, as […]
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The draft CARICOM Regional Gender Equality Strategy speaks to additional thematic pillars such as, social inclusion, freedom from violence, access to health services, inclusive education, and sustainable development. Participants at today’s workshop were divided into seven groups. Each group was given a single pillar to review, and to provide actionable steps that the Government of […]
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During today’s CARICOM gender consolation workshop in Belize City, we also got a chance to speak with the Program Manager for Culture and Community Development for CARICOM, Doctor Hillary Brown. Her office works closely with the CARICOM Reparation Commission created to establish the legal case for the payment of reparation by governments of former colonial […]
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The CARICOM Reparations Commission is made up of representatives from all independent CARICOM member states. Belize is yet to name its representative. Doctor Brown says, CARICOM’s reparatory justice movement continues to work towards building the region’s legal argument for a developmental approach to reparations. Dr. Hillary Brown, Program Manager, Culture and Community Development “The […]
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The U.S., on Thursday, declared monkeypox a public health emergency after the virus was found to be spreading from state to state. But although about eighty percent of Belize’s tourists come from the U.S., there is no cause for serious concern at this time in Belize. That is what C.E.O. in the Ministry of Tourism, […]
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On May twentieth, the Caribbean Court of Justice declared that the re-incarceration of Hillaire Sears in April 2014 had breached his constitutional right to personal liberty and that the revocation of his parole by the Parole Board in May 2014 breached his constitutional rights to both personal liberty and equal protection of the law. Most […]
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Today, the Belize Defence Force concluded its annual summer camp at Price Barracks. Over one hundred and forty young persons, ages seven to seventeen, were engaged in two weeks of camp. They learned more about techniques in different sports, cooking and baking and even the creative arts. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, […]
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The Belize Electricity Limited has introduced a mobile application called B.E.L. 24/7 which is being made available to its customers to access essential services online. Forget the long lines at its offices, or being placed on hold while on the telephone, B.E.L. 24/7 allows users to access their accounts on digital devices to monitor power […]
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A joint statement was released late this evening from the Government of Belize and the churches regarding the issue of the Writ of Referendum. This follows the churches’ request for the Governor-General to defer issuing the Writ until a date to be set. The joint statement mentions, in part, that the Government of Belize recognizes […]
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During its regular Tuesday meeting, the Cabinet discussed the National Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise, or the M.S.M.E. Policy and Strategy for 2022-2025. The new policy and strategy were approved along with key recommendations and efforts to strengthen M.S.M.E.s in Belize. This national effort compliments the recent strategy to appeal for support for Belizean businesses […]
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As a part of the Government’s effort to keep its expenditures under control, it has announced that it will suspend all new hirings, creation of posts, filling of vacant posts, and approval of salary advances, new allowances, workshops and non-essential purchasing of supplies. The decision to hold back on these undertakings follows the reinstitution of […]
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A state of emergency came into effect on Saturday morning in a portion of south side Belize City. The S.O.E. is in the wake of numerous incidents of gun violence amongst feuding gangs in the Lake Independence area, which is the division of Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde. During an interview with the media today, […]
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So what is the solution for the situation in Lake I? DPM Cordel Hyde says that there are many factors over time that have led to the current state of affairs and that the solution has to be methodical. Minister Hyde says that mediation should be done in the short term. Cordel Hyde, Area […]
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Since 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources has been going across the country setting up land clinics. For years, residents have been complaining about the delays in processes at the Lands Department in Belmopan and the mobile clinic has been established to address just that. Day one of a land clinic was at the Price […]
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The Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, along with a team of engineers, visited the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base in the Toledo District on July twenty-ninth. The visit follows reports concerning the integrity of the FOB due to erosion. During the trip, engineers conducted a site survey and collected data with a view to […]
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When twenty-three-year-old Micah Miguel took her own life last week, her grieving family did not expect that they would have to forego a proper sendoff for the Belize Defense Force soldier. Suicide is not an issue that is often covered in the media, however, the circumstances surrounding the treatment of the woman while enlisted raises […]
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When asked about the tragic incident, Minister of National Security Florencio Marin Junior told the media that there are ongoing efforts to seek psychiatric assistance, as well as help with financial literacy for B.D.F. personnel. Minister Marin refrained from responding to questions regarding the family’s concerns. Florencio Marin Jr., Minister of National Security “We […]
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The United States Government today declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, with over seven thousand cases confirmed in the U.S. Neighboring Guatemala announced its first confirmed case on Wednesday, while over ninety cases of the monkeybox has been identified in Mexico as of today. Across the globe, over twenty-six thousand cases have been […]
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And, with no confirmed case of monkeypox in Belize, schools across the country are preparing to welcome returning students at the end of the month. Minister Fonseca also gave an update on how the preparation process has been coming along from his ministry’s end. Here is what he had to say. Francis Fonseca, Minister […]
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In July 2021, it was announced that Doctor Vincent Palacio, the then Dean of the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences at the University of Belize, would be named the Interim President of the national university. One year later, Doctor Palacio has been confirmed as the President of the University of Belize. It is a […]
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The United Democratic Party is calling for a full accounting of every dollar that was used to finance the Belize International Music and Food Festival this past weekend. A release from the U.D.P. says, “sadly, of the one million Belizean taxpayers money spent, the small amount of Belizean artists that were hired amounted to less […]
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The month of September is quickly approaching and the National Celebrations Commission is finalizing the list of events for the month. Apart from the traditional celebratory events, like the carnival road march, and the Independence Day ceremony, events that were introduced virtually in 2021 will now be held in public venues. Minister Francis Fonseca gave […]
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After twelve years, stakeholders within the energy sector have come together to review and update the National Energy Policy. Implemented in November of 2011, with the aim to put Belize on a path to energy efficiency, sustainability, and resilience up to 2040, the emergence of new and advanced renewable energy technology has prompted stakeholders to […]
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