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The discussion around price gouging involving local Chinese business owners became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Briceño Administration steers the ship of economic rebound, Belizeans across the country have been bitterly complaining about the increased cost of goods at the stores. The blame, for the most part, has been placed on the […]
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Another commodity that has seen a recent increase is poultry. Viewers might have taken note that the price of poultry increased by ten cents earlier this week. As a result, some of the popular fast food restaurants have already increased their prices to reflect this change. We asked Minister Mai about this latest increase. Here […]
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There was a huge bust of contraband pharmaceuticals over the weekend in Orange Walk. The information is that customs officials intercepted a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on the San Antonio Road. Inside the vehicle were German Antonio Lobos and Maribel De Leon and over two dozen boxes of illegally imported medications, valued at a little […]
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During last week’s budget debate, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton questioned the budget in terms of the allocation for medical supplies and medication to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. According to the draft estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2023/2024, medicine and technology for last fiscal year were over twenty-five million dollars, but the […]
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The Albert Area Representative also made reference to the number of non-established staff in the health sector which since 2022 has been up to six hundred and forty-one. The wage bill for these persons is estimated at four hundred and twenty-one thousand, five hundred and two dollars. But there is also the issue of nurses […]
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Speaking about the increase in allowance for community healthcare workers, nurses have been migrating for better wages. It is among the many issues that have been brought to the Ministry of Health and Wellness over the past months. Minister Bernard says that the ministry is looking at adjustment of salaries for nurses, pharmacists and those […]
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U.D.P. Standard Bearer Ian Jones stepped down as the party’s candidate of choice for Collet on Wednesday. His choice to withdraw as the nominee for that constituency was shared in a social media post on Facebook. But was there more to that decision than what we were privy, based on Jones’ statement? Earlier today, Collet […]
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen arrives in Belize on Sunday evening at four o’clock. The visit of the head of government to the Jewel, her second call on Belize since taking office as president, will be covered live on Channel Five. Earlier today, we caught up with Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie who shared an itinerary of […]
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The case of thirty-six-year-old Jared Ranguy, accused of killing his mother, sister, and stepfather, took an interesting turn today when the trial judge announced that he has decided to recuse himself from the case. The announcement by Justice Ricardo O’Neill Sandcroft followed a sequence of uncertainties when attorneys who were assigned to the case also […]
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Police have released information on Thursday’s fatal shooting incident near Sand Hill Village on the Philip Goldson Highway that claimed the life of thirty-three-year-old Justin Pollard. The Belize City resident was discovered dead sometime around seven-thirty Thursday morning inside his Toyota 4-Runner S.U.V that was parked a few yards off the highway between miles thirteen […]
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It is one of the worst things that can happen – a medical professional in who trust is placed to carry out a job, and that individual perverts that role and sexually abuses the patient. It is not a common allegation that has surfaced in the news in Belize, but it is making the news […]
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The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management is tonight calling out the Toledo Alcalde Association and the Julian Cho Society. According to a press release from SATIIM, back in 2018, the Julian Cho Society received one point eight million dollars to further their work in implementing the Free, Prior, and Consent Order. SATIIM says the […]
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Pablo Mis, the executive director of the Julian Cho Society, responded to SATIIM late this evening. The release from J.C.S. says that under the project, TAA/JCS supported the community consent process with over five thousand people, together with village leaders, elders and expert knowledge holders. The release goes on to say that they deployed the […]
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The Forest Department is not yet allowing the importation of ostriches into Belize until it can come to a categorization on whether the flightless bird is wildlife or poultry, but that has not stopped one businesswoman from carrying on with one of her dreams – opening a restaurant and serving ostrich as one of the […]
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International Women’s Month culminated today at the end of March. During the past four weeks, we have highlighted the achievements of women in various aspects of professional life. Tonight, we take a sneak peek into the career of the first female captain to pilot the Aggressor Three dive yacht. It’s a preview to a story […]
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Earlier this week we aired an interview with one of the candidates vying for B.N.T.U.’s presidency in their upcoming convention. In that story, we reported that two individuals are contesting the seat. Since then, a third individual has come forward to announce his bid for the presidency. He is Ray Martinez, the President of the […]
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For many, it has been out of sight and out of mind, but COVID is still very real – new cases are being detected and patients are accessing medical facilities. Belize was recently the recipient of a donation of Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccines from the government of the Netherlands. The donation was delivered by Belize’s […]
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At the Department of Youth Services in Belize City, Special Olympics Belize held its Family Health Forum 2023. The two-day event, which commenced today, saw the participation of the athletes, as well as their parents/guardians and supporters. The space was used to discuss issues affecting the three hundred plus Special Olympic athletes across the country. […]
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The opening forum was to see the participation of several ministers of government, including youth and sports, education, human development and health. While several of them could not make it to the opening ceremony, Minister of Health and Wellness Kevin Bernard was there. He says that there must be equal health for all, including persons […]
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With over three hundred Special Olympic athletes across the country, Chairperson Doctor Maxine McKay spoke of how they were able to stay engaged during the height of the COVID pandemic and lockdown. Dr. Maxine McKay, Chairperson, Special Olympics Belize “Special Olympics Belize we never fell dead. We still communicated with Special Olympics International. So […]
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History is as recent as yesterday and the future is a second away. In looking to the future, it’s important to recognize how far we’ve come. As we celebrate International Women’s Month, Sabreena Daly found this week’s look on the bright side through women that have used their voices to bring about change for other […]
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Everyone will recall when the stevedores, most if not all of them being members of the Christian Workers’ Union, staged a strike against their employer, the Port of Belize Limited in February 2022. The industrial action resulted from a number of issues that the stevedores and the C.W.U had with the port. The Ministry of […]
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Attorneys for the stevedores and the C.W.U. raised a preliminary point of law, on the argument that they enjoy statutory immunity, and that they can’t be subjected to legal action under the law. But as Guerra explains, the P.B.L. has a very different view on that argument. The matter was adjourned until later in May […]
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On Tuesday night, Belizean-American Eduardo Usher was traveling through Escarcega, Mexico when he was allegedly extorted by Mexican police. Usher spoke to a local TV station in Mexico immediately following the incident where he recounted on camera what took place. He alleged that the officers informed him that his vehicle did not have permission to […]
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On Wednesday, the Statistical Institute of Belize released quarterly figures for the period ending March thirty-first, one day after the Briceño administration met to discuss the impact of global inflation on the country. Steep increases in the cost of goods and services are being felt at all levels of Belizean society and, following a cabinet […]
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