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The past twenty-four hours have been most unfortunate for two police constables attached to the Eastern Division of the Belize Police Department. Just after five o’clock on Tuesday evening, Police Constable Darien Skeen was traveling on a motorcycle on the Philip Goldson Highway when he collided into a delivery truck that was making a left-hand […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was involved in a fender-bender while overtaking another vehicle on the George Price Highway over the weekend. There has been a lot of criticism targeted towards the top cop since the accident occurred. An image from the scene showed two solid double lines in the middle of the highway, an […]
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Police are reporting the discovery of human remains believed to be that of a man who was reported missing about two years ago. Just after midday on Tuesday, officers visited a farm located at mile forty-one on the Hummingbird Highway, Cayo District. They were directed to an area at the end of an Orange Orchard […]
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The Communications Director of the Belize Police Department also confirmed with the media today that Police Constable Walford Smart is spending his first night behind bars after he was criminally charged and arraigned in court today. Smart is being remanded in connection with a firearm that went missing from police exhibit, ended up in the […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams recently returned from a regional commissioners’ conference in Miami. During the conference, ComPol Williams engaged in a number of discussions on issues related to violent crimes within the Caribbean. The discourse also had a cybercrime component to it. And, one of the pressing issues for ComPol Williams is the proliferation […]
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As to the issue of violent crimes across the region, ComPol Williams says Belize is at the bottom of the list for 2022. According to the commissioner, countries in the Caribbean that were trailing Belize in violent crimes are now ahead, while some of the more violent Caribbean states are now logging record and close […]
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One of the reasons cited for the decrease in violent crimes, particularly in Belize City, is the free education program implemented in four high schools. But, with progress comes its own problems. The increased access to education has funneled some not so well behaved youths into the school system, which has taken some street rivalries […]
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As many as seventy-seven schools across Belize City and other parts of central Belize were affected by Hurricane Lisa in early November. That is according to Minister of Education Francis Fonseca who referred to a final report that has been submitted on the extent of damages caused by the natural disaster on school buildings. In […]
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Police intake one hundred and ninety-six is making history by becoming the first cohort to receive structured training in human rights and the use of force. The Human Rights and Use of Force Curriculum has been under development for some time. It was officially launched today at the National Police Training Academy where the course […]
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The Senate met today at the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. A minute of silence was observed in honour of the late Sylvia Flores, who served as the first female Speaker of the House from 1998 to 2001, as President of the Senate from 2001 to 2003, as first female Area Representative for Dangriga from […]
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There was a second set of loans that was supported during today’s Senate Sitting. It comes from the Inter-American Development Bank, which has implemented a global credit program. This first portion is for thirty million Belize dollars and is to support the sustainability of micro, small and medium enterprises. As part of the I.D.B. line […]
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Belize has been without an Ombudsman since April 2021, when Lionel Arzu demitted that office. The role of the Ombudsman is to receive and investigate complaints by people who feel that they have been wronged or have sustained injury or abuse by an authority. The role of the Ombudsman is especially important for people who have […]
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The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels was adopted in 1977 and later amended over time. It was the first international convention to establish clear requirements and standards for the safety of fishing vessels. Today in the Senate, Leader of Government Business, Senator Eamon Courtenay, presented a motion to have the convention […]
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Senator Janelle Chanona, who represents the non-government organizations, and who has been vocal in campaigning for the protection of the oceans and the environment, supported the motion because it calls for proper practices to be enforced and proper outfitting of fishing vessels, which means safer fishing for the people onboard. Janelle Chanona, Senator, NGO […]
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There was also the presentation of a Supplementary Appropriation Bill which comprised three sums of money: one for thirteen million dollars under the recurrent expenditure and an additional forty-two point eight million dollars under the Cap Two budget and another fourteen point eight million dollars under Cap Three budget. These add up to seventy point […]
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This morning at City Hall, the Feinstein Group handed over a check for fifty thousand dollars to the Belize City Council to assist with disaster relief efforts, in the wake of Hurricane Lisa that ravaged the Old Capital a little over six weeks ago. Presenting the monetary donation to Mayor Bernard Wagner was Ben Feinstein. […]
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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed earlier today between the ministries of Education and Sports, the Football Federation of Belize and the Belize Basketball Federation. The M.O.U. will see the Government of Belize, through the previously mentioned ministries, providing financial assistance to as many as thirty students pursuing tertiary education in the United States. The […]
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Minister of Transportation Rodwell Ferguson provided a brief update on the public transportation industry, in light of changes that will come into effect with respect of an upgrade to fleets of buses that will be introduced in early 2023. According to Minister Ferguson, commuters will observe new buses on the roads as early as January […]
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For most Belizeans, Christmas is not Christmas without rice and beans, potato salad, cranberry, stuffing and a protein – be that ham, turkey or even chicken. The folks over at Bowen and Bowen understand that and so for the past thirteen years, they have been successfully carrying out their Jingle Box program that sees hundreds […]
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The United States Embassy in Belize handed over a significant donation to the Belize Police Department today in Belmopan. The donation, which is estimated at a little under one million U.S. dollars will certainly bolster the department’s crime fighting efforts, if used effectively. It includes buildings, vehicles, and a number of other equipment used within […]
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Christmas came early this year for approximately a hundred and twenty-five primary school children from Belize City and neighbouring villages in the Belize District, when they were handed gifts at the Yarborough Multipurpose Complex. It was a festive occasion, as there were performances from the Police Cadet marching band and Santa Clause himself was there […]
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Since the Belize Peace Movement filed a claim against the Government of Belize a few years ago, pertaining to a long overdue redistricting exercise, the matter has been languishing in the Supreme Court. The most recent development where that lawsuit is concerned involves a decision taken before Justice Genevieve Chabot where both parties have entered […]
Written on December 13, 2022 | Posted in
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The Attorney General’s Ministry will also prepare draft legislation in accordance with Section Ninety of the Belize Constitution to amend the First Schedule of the Representation of the People’s Act to reflect the recommendations of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Those proposals will be presented to the National Assembly before July thirty-first, 2023. Lastly, both […]
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Founder of the Belize Peace Movement, Robert “Bobby” Lopez, notwithstanding the latest legal developments, continues the call for equity where voting by constituency is concerned. He reiterates the idea of one man, one vote. Robert Lopez, Founder, Belize Peace Movement “Whether it’s thirty-one or thirteen or fifty-one, for us, we want the constituencies to […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness organized a virtual conference today with the Director of Public Health Services, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa. The interview was to give an update on the increasing COVID-19 numbers. For the second week in a row, the numbers have jumped by more than a hundred and between the weeks of December […]
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