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The world continues to grapple with the effects of climate change. In Belize, the sugar industry is facing a climate crisis. The industry has already recorded losses in the millions of dollars, extended droughts and prolonged rains linked to global warming. The Belize Sugar Industries is seeking to secure the future of the sector from […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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During the house meeting on Monday, there was a second reading of the People’s Constitution Commission Bill. The proposed legislation calls for such a commission to draft and guide the process of promoting a new constitution for Belize or amendments to the Belize Constitution. Education Minister, Francis Fonseca spoke about educating the people on what […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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As fuel prices across the world are starting to take a dip, Belizeans have been asking when they will start to see the same at home. It was a topic that Prime Minister John Briceño had addressed before when he explained that the government would keep the prices where they are for a little while […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Hurricane Julia did not hit Belize directly, but the torrential rains that accompanied the category one hurricane caused severe flooding across Central America. Those flood waters are still affecting portions of Belize and during the house meeting, Prime Minister John Briceño shared his view that Belize can learn from the landslides that occurred in neighboring […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management through the National Climate Change Office and the Department of Environment is hosting a regional training course on energy data collection, analysis and integrated assessment of climate, land, energy and water. The week-long training commenced on Monday and is being funded through the International […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Returning home today, after capturing gold at the Annual Global Challenge in Switzerland, was a group of students from the Belize High School in Belize City. Their achievement was the building of a robot so sophisticated that it captured the judges’ hearts in the contest which bore the theme “Ocean Opportunities.” This was Belize’s second […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The usage of GPS tracking devices on government vehicles has been introduced as a means of gathering sensitive data from municipal bodies, as well as the Department of Transport. On Monday, a training session facilitated by the Ministry of Economic Development, through the Second Road Safety Project, familiarized users with the capabilities of these devices. […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Four-year-old Zanden Villanueva lost his life in a fatal road traffic accident this morning, along the George Price Highway. A Ford Expedition was traveling between sixty and sixty-one when it crashed into a culvert. Thirty-six-year-old Erika Trapp, a domestic of Georgeville, was accompanied by four minors, including four-year-old Zanden who was seated in the front […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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The schedule of public and bank holidays for 2023 has been made official. A release from the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries earlier today indicates that as many as fourteen days on the upcoming calendar have been designated for festivities and recreation. With the exception of Easter, there is a total of […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, we bring you the success story of a six-year-old boy who, after battling cancer for over three years, can proudly say that he is cancer free. The story is one of inspiration, which gives hope to others who have been fighting the deadly disease. Cancer continues to be one of the major causes of […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize’s potpourri of ethnicities brought with them, along with their customs and traditions, their favourite dishes to these shores and those recipes have helped to make Belize the unique and popular tourism spot that it is on this side of the world. We went exploring in the kitchens of a couple dinettes to see what […]
Written on October 18, 2022 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
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There was a fatal shooting in Burrell Boom Village on Sunday night that left one man dead and three others injured. But at this time, it is not being categorised as a murder, but rather a death investigation because the deceased, a father of three from Reggae Street, is believed to have been the gunman […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
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On Sunday morning, Police Constable Lorray Arzu succumbed to injuries she received during a shooting incident in Dangriga a few days earlier. The twenty-seven-year-old officer had been placed on life support inside the Intensive Care Unit at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital since being transported from the Southern Regional Hospital on Wednesday night. It’s a […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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This morning, Assistant Superintendent of Police Fitzroy Yearwood, as well as Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa spoke fondly of the fallen constable. In an appearance on Open Your Eyes earlier, Musa recalled PC Arzu being a member of the very first intake since he took over as Minister of Home Affairs. ASP Fitzroy […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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A resident of Antelope Street Extension has been charged in connection with a near fatal chopping incident in Scotland Halfmoon on Saturday afternoon. Just before four o’clock today, Roberto Arana was reportedly attacked by a group of men and brutally chopped multiple times to the head and body. He remains hospitalised at this time in […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Thirty-one-year-old Nicholi Rhys beat a murder charge in court earlier today, after spending almost four years on pretrial detention at the Belize Central Prison. Rhys was accused of the shooting death of Jose Moh, a cab driver who was killed near the Eight Mile community. Represented by attorney Leeroy Banner, a no case submission was […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives met today in ordinary session where the issue of crime also became a matter for debate. The Leader of the Opposition, Shyne Barrow chastised the government over the current murder rate. But Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa explained that fixing the crime rate is not an overnight job. Shyne […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The Orange Walk Magistrate Court is hearing an application for further retention of funds by the Financial Intelligence Unit. The F.I.U. has applied to have the court grant permission for them to keep in their possession, for an additional three months, over three million dollars seized from the Caribbean International Brewery Company Limited’s compound on […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Court Battle Continues Over Seized CIBL $3.1 Million
We also heard from Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith. Following his first day on the case, he says that he is satisfied that the seizure of three point one million dollars was lawful, and that there are grounds for the magistrate to rule in favor of the F.I.U.’s application. Smith’s confidence is based on the argument […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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All indications are that despite the outcome of the hearing in the Orange Walk Magistrate Court, the matter will be taken to the Supreme Court for a verdict. As for the gravity of the case, both senior counsels on different sides of the courtroom are former attorney generals of Belize. As we said, Smith was […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the Court of Appeals ruled in favour of former Tourism Director, Karen Bevans and against Prime Minister John Briceño and Love FM. The court upheld a previous decision handed down in August by the Supreme Court: that Bevans is due a total of ninety thousand dollars from the media house and Briceño […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on PM on Bevans Ruling: I Stand by My Position
The Public Service Commission remains without a chairperson. For health reasons, Crescencio Sosa, the last nominee that was agreed upon by government and the opposition, had to give up the position before he even occupied the seat. Now the government has come up with another name which it hopes the opposition will agree to. Public […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Politics |
Comments Off on Government Nominates another Person to Chair Public Service Commission
Hurricane Julia swept through Central America almost two weeks ago and left in its wake several countries coping with flood damages. In Belize, early estimates are that tens of millions of dollars in losses or damages have been identified, with more projected in the coming days as the waters continue to push across the landscape […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
Disasters |
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Today, we travelled to Crooked Tree Village, where Lionel Smith, NEMO’s District Coordinator for Belize Rural, gave us an update on the flood situation on the ground. As was expected, two areas along the causeway are under approximately one foot of water. In other areas in the Belize River Valley, access roads were inundated and […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The impasse between A.S.R./B.S.I. and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has extended well beyond the close of the 2022 crop. All this while there is Florencio Marin Senior acting as an intermediary contracted by the government to try and bring both sides to some common ground. Following today’s house meeting, Prime Minister John Briceño […]
Written on October 17, 2022 | Posted in
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