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The Commissioner said that the police department is also relying on technology to help them fight crime. He said that surveillance cameras have been installed in San Pedro and more will be placed at strategic locations in other parts of the country, including the John Smith Road. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We are […]
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The Lamanai Archaeological Reserve was designated back in 1985; four years after Belize gained its independence. It is said to be the archaeological site with the longest occupational history in Belize. It encompasses nine hundred and fifty-eight acres of land. Lamanai is also home to over three thousand species of plants and five hundred and […]
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Four high schools in Belize City are currently benefiting from the Ministry of Education’s free education program. Last week Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño announced that students in the Toledo and Stann Creek districts will soon see the free education program come to their schools. When we caught up with Minister Fonesca today in Orange […]
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The rollout of the free education program to four additional high schools will come at a cost. That is one of the many reasons why the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has the second highest projected spending in the 2023 General Revenue Appropriation Bill, a whopping two hundred and sixty-one million dollars. And, […]
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Minster Fonseca also responded to concerns about the safety of students attending high school in Belize City, following recent reports of violent altercations in a couple of schools where the free education program has been rolled out. There have been suggestions that police officers should be stationed inside these troubled compounds. We asked Minister Fonseca […]
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The Belize Police Department has joined others that have decided to honour their female members during this, Women’s Month. Today, the department recognized sixty-two women through promotions they have earned in their career as police officers. They were all promoted one level up from where they were, from constable to corporal and all the way […]
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In previous years there have been reports that the officers who sit the exams perform poorly with most of them failing to record a passing mark. That oftentimes prohibited them from being promoted. But the Commissioner explained that the difficulty level is intentionally set this way. Nonetheless, this year, the officers’ performance is said to […]
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And in keeping with its mandate to uphold law and order, the Belize Police Department will add more to its numbers in the coming months. Commissioner Williams explained that while they will prepare to graduate new officers, they will also be taking in new applications for young men and women to join its ranks. […]
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William Dawson, the venerable head of the Leadership Intervention Unit, passed away from health complications in late January. Since then, the Ministry of Home Affairs has yet to name a successor to interface with the Government of Belize and various inner city groups. Late this afternoon, a peace march was held through the streets of […]
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The topic is often a sensitive one—the placement of a child in the children’s home system does not come from the best circumstances. There are currently nine children’s home functioning in Belize. These include both private and governmental. Each facility is placed strategically in different municipalities over the country to support the placement of children. […]
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Last Friday, the decomposing remains of Freddy Chicas was discovered in the vicinity of the Eight Mile Community. He was executed; shot once to the head. Today, police formally arrested and charged Bevan Curtis Alford, an eighteen-year-old labourer of Ladyville for the crime of murder. Earlier today, when the media caught up with Deputy Commissioner […]
Written on March 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-two-year-old Gregory Aaron Brown, an American national of Connecticut, says he arrived in Belize seeking asylum. He was, however, busted for living in Belize illegally and was today brought before Acting Chief Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson on an immigration offense. He was handed a non-custodial sentence but was unable to pay a fine of one thousand […]
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2021 was a record year for plane landings in Belize. At the time, it appeared as though illegal plane landings were occurring on a weekly basis across the country. In 2022, those reports significantly decreased and months have passed since we have reported on any confirmed drug plane landing on Belizean territory. So, what has […]
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Today, the media caught up with Minister of Labour Oscar Requeña at a workshop on child labour – we’ll have that story later in the newscast. But we took the opportunity to get an update on the trade licensing bill. Viewers will remember that back in May 2022, there was pushback by several persons, including […]
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If you run or actively participate in a non-profit organization then you may want to keep a close eye on the government’s recently tabled Non-Profit Organization Bill 2023. The Belize Network of N.G.O.’s has signaled several concerns with the proposed legislation and has gone ahead to bring those concerns to the Prime Minister via a […]
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A little over seventeen million dollars have been earmarked for recurrent expenditure in the Ministry of Public Service for the new fiscal year. That is close to four million dollars more than last year’s estimates. On the other hand, the estimated expenditure of capital two investments has more than doubled, from one point four million […]
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Are there plans to de-reserve the Machaka Reserve in southern Belize? The simple answer is yes. The Machaka Forest Reserve is located in Toledo and is situated nearby Laguna and Dump community and extends to new Mabilha and Aguacate Villages. Today, Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña confirmed to the media that he had requested […]
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Tonight on Belize on Reel, we visit a family-owned farm in the Belize District that continues to grow in popularity for a variety of meat produce being delivered to your favorite supermarkets. Yemy Farm started off as a small operation by former Immigration Director Mario Arzu in 2012. Since then it has taken off as […]
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A group of fifty women is now better equipped to launch their own business ventures following an eight-week skills training course. Peace Work Belize and the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund partnered to organize classes in cake making, jewellery making, sewing, pedicure and manicure. The exercise officially came to an end today with a […]
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Last year, the Briceño administration piloted a free education program on south side Belize City. It was a campaign promise under the People’s United Party’s PlanBelize manifesto. Today, Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña confirmed to the media that come September, the free education program will be rolled out in the Toledo District. While the […]
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The Journey to Freedom healing program has been gaining momentum in several Belize City high schools, as it caters to at-risk youths. Already, at least three Belize City high schools, as well as the Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute in Ladyville, have enrolled students. Tubal graduated sixty-five of its students from the course earlier today. […]
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The Leadership Intervention Unit, in partnership with Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute in Ladyville, today graduated a cohort of over eighty-one men and women who will now have the opportunity to become entrepreneurs or to be employed in an apprenticeship program. It is part of a strategy to address the crime situation in Belize City, […]
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Today, at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, the Ministry of Labour held a seminar for frontline workers from across various ministries. The child labour training seeks to develop the capacity of the participants to understand what child labour is, how to identify it and what can be done to eradicate child labour. Minister of […]
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But what are the statistics? Well, as has been reported, the data shows that child labour is primarily found within the agricultural sector. Oscar Requeña, Minister of Labour “We see a presence primarily in rural area in the agricultural sector and certainly we need to work with that sector to ensure that our children […]
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During his 2023 budget presentation on Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño announced that seven million dollars have been earmarked for the expansion of the National Health Insurance program in Orange Walk. It’s a huge announcement for residents of that district, because they will now be afforded the opportunity to access low-cost, quality healthcare services. On […]
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