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If negotiations fail, even with an independent mediator involved, then the Government of Belize must no longer neglect its responsibility to the sugar industry, says Andrew Westby, the Chairman of the Committee of Management at B.S.C.F.A. Andrew Westby, Chairman, Committee of Management, B.S.C.F.A. “To put things straight, if that would fail then I think […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Belize Defence Force expanded its fleet of vehicles when it was officially handed five heavy duty military trucks. The donation from the U.S. Government is to the tune of one point two-five million Belize dollars. The gift will strengthen Belize’s capacity for disaster relief, humanitarian assistance and border security. A brief ceremony was […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The guessing game in tracking illicit activity when it comes to drug plane landings is soon to be over. The Belize Defence Force will shortly acquire an air asset, by way of a donation from the United States government, to assist not only in the expansion of its air wing, but also the improvement of […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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While the media spoke with the Acting Chief of Staff of the Belize Defence Force, Lieutenant Colonel Jermaine Burns, he was asked about an update on the forward operating base at Sarstoon. As we reported earlier this year, the F.O.B. had been compromised by erosion and the soldiers had to be relocated to Barranco Village […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Almost a year ago, in December 2021, the Biden Administration announced that two-time Olympic medallist and the most decorated figure skater in the United States, Michelle Kwan was nominated as its next ambassador to Belize. So when the opportunity presented itself, we asked Chargé d’affaires Leyla Moses-Ones when the new ambassador will officially take up […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, a cohort of thirty employees at the Belize Central Prison, including prison wardens and other members of staff, was awarded for having completed the first-ever Corrections One Academy Online program. The unique program features a serious of courses on professionalism at prison, and promoting human rights, as well as organizational skills that should be […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The country’s first National Digital Agenda was introduced in 2021 with a comprehensive plan to place Belize on the digital stage with the rest of the world. Since then, a host of government ministries and departments have stepped up to the plate to become digitized in order to make everyday processes that much easier and […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Representing Belize at the United Nations’ recent International Telecommunication Union conference was the Minister of Public Utilities, Michel Chebat. The event dealt with all aspects of telecommunication and digitization. But perhaps one of the greater moments for Belize came during the election of officers. As Minister Chebat told us today, there were some assurances for […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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If you’ve visited the Belize Zoo, you’ve likely been close enough to a jaguar or a puma to admire their gorgeous coat or to marvel at the length of their incisors and paws. But unless you’re a zoologist, your understanding of the intricacies of their existence probably ends right there. So in this week’s inaugural […]
Written on October 20, 2022 | Posted in
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A thirty-six-year-old Georgeville mother was held in police custody overnight, following a deadly road traffic accident out west. According to police, Erika Trapp was driving her two daughters and two of the neighbor’s children to school when she ran off the George Price Highway and crashed into a roadside drain. The accident claimed the life […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Accused of killing a reputed gang member in January 2015, Troy Hyde has walked free from a murder charge that was brought against him in the wake of a deadly shooting on Central American Boulevard. This morning, Hyde, who has been out on bail since July 2018, appeared before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft in the […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Another suspect, accused of the murder of seventeen-year-old Cameron Hernandez in November 2021, has been freed of the charge after spending eleven months at the Belize Central Prison on pretrial detention. Shaquille Perrera appeared unrepresented before Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser this morning, where he was informed that the charge had been withdrawn on the instruction […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, police formally arrested and charged two Roaring Creek men for the crimes of robbery and aggravated assault. Nineteen-year-old Jahirm Thomas and twenty-two-year-old Derry Bennett were slapped with two counts of robbery and a single charge of aggravated assault on forty-four-year-old Jose Arnoldo Garcia, a Belizean Farmer of Armenia Village, Cayo District. The charges stem […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The exclusion of the National Kriol Council from the People’s Constitution Commission has raised the ire of the organization that represents the Creole community in Belize. Despite publicly announcing that the representative body would have a seat at the table, the news is tonight that they have been left out. This, notwithstanding the submission of […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A group of youth leaders from Korea, who engage in mind education, is currently in Belize for a forum with the Minister of Youth. The forum follows an invitation extended to Minister of Youth, Rodwell Ferguson to attend an international youth conference in Korea in August that looked at transforming the mindset of young people. […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Pastor Jermaine Garvey explained that the manner in which people have been approaching youths to discourage them from negative behaviour is the wrong way. He shared how he thinks we should be engaging youths to get them into more positive activities. Pastor Jermaine Garvey, Dir. International Youth Fellowship, Belize “The approach that people have […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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In November 2021, the Government of Belize and The Nature Conservancy brokered a deal that helped to reduce Belize’s international debt, better known as the Super Bond. That debt conversion will generate the country an estimated three hundred and sixty million dollars which would be invested in long-term ocean conservation – ergo the Blue Bond. […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
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So what is the Belize Sustainable Ocean Plan costing the country? Well, within the Blue Bond agreement, there is a conservation fund to provide financing for processes like these. TNC Program Director Julie Robinson explains that four million U.S. dollars will be available yearly. Julie Robinson, Program Director, TNC “We have also established the […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
Environment |
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The oceans have been identified as one of the key solutions to climate change globally, because the ocean absorbs far more carbon than terrestrial environments. The process allows the country to tackle climate change directly and indirectly. Minister of Blue Economy, Andre Perez says that while the plan does not focus specifically on the impacts […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A series of consultations conducted by the Ministry of Public Utilities and Energy pertaining to the generation of renewable energy using heat and power culminated with a training today on the use of organic waste as a source for renewable energy. Present at the session was Minister of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics and e-Governance Michel […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A small wooden house in Dangriga was gutted by fire on Tuesday night. Police say they were summoned to the area on George Price Drive around eight that night where they saw a one-bedroom measuring about twelve by twenty 20 feet engulfed in flames. Occupants, Shamel Ogaldez and Denson Flores reported that they were not […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have taken another illegal weapon off the streets, this time in Placencia Village. Police say that on Tuesday they searched an abandoned lot near the airstrip and found the Mossberg brand shotgun. No one was in the area at the time of the discovery, so labelled the firearm as found property.
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Back in September, we told you that the Belize Jaguars Football Team has been preparing to play against Ghana’s top football club. Well, the Ghanaian team has confirmed that they will arrive in Belize on November fifteenth. The team plans to be here for ten days, not only to compete in the highly anticipated match, […]
Written on October 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Sugar Industries and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association have agreed to employ an independent mediator, with only two months left before the opening of the 2022/2023 sugar crop. It is a critical step in their negotiations towards finalizing a commercial agreement. Both parties have not been able to see eye to eye […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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We also asked Chavarria about the role of Florencio Marin Senior in the negotiation process. As we have reported, Marin was hired by the Government of Belize to be an advisor to the Sugar Industry Control Board in the negotiations. We asked Chavarria if Marin’s role has resulted in any progress towards finalizing the Commercial […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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