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Police are investigating a road traffic accident in Bella Vista Village that has left one man dead. Reports are that sometime around five-thirty a.m. on Thursday; fifty-five-year-old Ramon Arteaga was driving a bus from Bella Vista to San Isidro Village when a male person ran across the road. Arteaga told police that he was unable […]
Written on March 24, 2023 | Posted in
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A Belizean woman living and working in San Diego, California has won a prestigious award. Belizean-born, Bernadette Griggs left Belize way back in 1980 and settled in the United States. There, she advanced educationally and in 2018, joined an organization called the Jewish Family Service, where she is the Chief Financial Officer, managing a budget […]
Written on March 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Tickets are sold out as the F.F.B.’s national ‘a’ team, the Belize Jaguars, goes head-to-head with the Guatemalan national team in the CONCACAF Nation’s League. It’s the home game for team Belize and for weeks, the team has been sharpening its skills to take down the Guatemalan footballers. Back in June of last year, Belize […]
Written on March 24, 2023 | Posted in
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She was a teacher and guidance counselor, but this all-arounder is also one tough cookie and she’s got a workshop to help you defend yourself too. I joined Renee Wentz for this week’s Look on the Bright Side and learned the five-step approach she prepared to help you defend yourself in the event you’re under […]
Written on March 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Today inside the National Assembly, the budget debate on the Revenue Appropriation Bill 2023/2004 resumed and Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber and Sista B, of Queen Square, were once again absent from the proceedings. During her presentation, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton flagged the Briceño Administration for not making good on the promises of the […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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During her presentation, Panton also spoke about the allocation of wages and allowances for non-established staff in the public sector. Now, it is no secret that the wage bill is one of the biggest expenditures for the government. But according to Panton, her research shows that the wage bill for these non-established staff has increased […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations and area representative for Pickstock, Anthony Mahler got up to support the 2023/2024 budget, but not before clapping back at Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow and Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton. Now the tourism sector provides for about forty percent of G.D.P. Mahler shared that contrary to what […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Over forty-two thousand, nine hundred and sixty-five workers have benefited from the minimum wage increase to five dollars. It’s the data shared by Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña in his presentation. He announced that the development priorities of the Briceño administration are poverty reduction, economic transformation and growth, trade deficit reduction and citizen security. […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Three Belmopan residents, including interdicted Police Corporal, thirty-nine-year-old Elmer Nah, appeared in court today and presented their defense as to why they were in possession of several rounds of ammunition. The case is in relation to the landing of a drug plane in southern Belize a few years ago. Nah, his common-law wife, Epiphania Caliz […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, we bring you the follow up to a story we aired on a Look on the Bright Side only two weeks ago. Children in San Jose Succotz were growing their own vegetables to test a hypothesis put forward by their teacher. The update, however, is a result of your reaction to the initial piece, […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The agriculture sector shrunk in 2022, but continues to be one of the main economic drivers for the country. It employs tens of thousands of Belizeans and experiences direct growth as the tourism sector expands. During his presentation, Orange Walk South Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai revealed that the citrus industry is facing challenges; meanwhile, […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, Orlando Habet, made his contributions to the budget debate on Wednesday. He gave an overview of his ministry’s accomplishments over the last fiscal year. And, according to Minister Habet, in the upcoming financial year, significant investments will be made in Belize’s watershed management efforts, as […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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We also heard from Michel Chebat, the Minister of Public Utilities, on Wednesday. Among the many investments proposed for 2023 is the more than twenty-million dollars allotted for projects under Belize Water Services Limited. Minister Chebat shared how those projects will benefit the country. Michel Chebat, Minister of Public Utilities “Despite the great challenges […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of National Defense and Border Security, Florencio Marin Junior in his presentation today spoke of projects – majority infrastructure and training – that will be taken up in the upcoming fiscal year. Florencio Marin Jr., Area Rep., Corozal Southeast “There are several projects planned for this financial year in line with infrastructure needs. […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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As for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, on Wednesday Minister Andre Perez doubled down on his vision to see the establishment of an aviation hub city in Belize. Furthermore, according to Minister Perez, the 2023 budget will see the recruitment and training of ten new air traffic controllers. Andre Perez, Minister of Blue Economy […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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We continue our coverage of the 2023 budget debate with contributions made by Dolores Balderamos Garcia, the Minister of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples Affairs. The Leader of the Opposition, in his presentation, chastised the Briceño administration for what he thought to be a decrease in the ministry’s budget. Well, Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia refuted […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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As Women’s Month begins to wind down, the National Women’s Commission and the Ministry of Human Development today celebrated the achievements of twenty-five conspicuously excellent Belizean women. They have stood out in various fields and levels of society, they have also been exemplary in the work that they continue to do for the development of […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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It came on stream in 2021, with its signature leather boots that got rave reviews from individuals who tried and liked them. But while Umbraland has waited for contracts to supply big companies or government ministries with the hand-made boots, it has now added a few more hand-made leather items to its line. Those include […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School is once again in the news, following a brief video that is being circulated on social media. The clip shows a teacher manhandling a student during a physical altercation. The educator can be seen wielding what appears to be a baton of some sort. While he does not hit […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The father of a former student of Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School has reached out once again to the media to express his disappointment that since a teacher at the school allegedly sent his daughter inappropriate messages in January, there has been no definitive action taken by any authority against the teacher. The teacher […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Association of Principals for Secondary Schools, BAPSS, met today in Belize City where school administrators from across the country gathered to discuss a range of issues. It was also an opportunity for members to learn from each other and take those experiences to their respective classrooms. Heidi Curry is the president of BAPSS. […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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World Meteorological Day commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization in 1950, which took over from its predecessor, the International Meteorological Organization, which was formed in 1873. This year’s theme is The Future of Weather, Climate and Water across Generations”. When one looks at changes that have been made across the world over the […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The March Madness comedy show is set to take place on Saturday night inside the Bliss Centre for Performing Arts. The event will feature performances from a host of local comedians, as well as two international acts, Eva Evans and Trixx. The headliner touched down in Belize today. We spoke with both comedians briefly about […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The three-day 2023 budget debate officially got underway this morning with a response from the Leader of the Opposition to the Prime Minister’s Budget Speech, which was delivered earlier in March. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, spoke for approximately ninety-nine minutes, roughly twenty minutes more than the Prime Minister spoke during his budget speech. And, Barrow spent […]
Written on March 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Opposition Leader also touched on issues pertaining to the cost of goods, employment, and foreign direct investments. And, it may come as no surprise to you that, in Barrow’s view, the Briceño Administration has been failing in all these areas. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “Look at the record of this […]
Written on March 22, 2023 | Posted in
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