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The 2023 Belize Investment Summit is attracting potential investors from all over. The gathering was officially opened this morning at the Grand Caribe on Ambergris Caye. Some five hundred individuals have registered for the two-day event which will include in-depth conversations on the blue, green and orange economies. Key components of the summit are conservation […]
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A lot of attention is being placed on the orange economy at this year’s investment summit. The orange economy is also known as the creative sector and it includes music production, movie production, culture and heritage, among other opportunities. Now, there was not much to show at the summit from Belize’s orange economy. It is, […]
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As the discussions surrounding the blue, green and orange economies takes center stage at the Belize Investment Summit, there is one sector that is not given much attention. That is the grey economy. This is the informal economy or the sector that is not taxed and often proves to be the most challenging to monitor. […]
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A small protest was staged by the United Democratic Party earlier today in San Pedro to coincide with the start of the 2023 Belize Investment Summit. On Wednesday the opposition party indicated that it would be taking to the streets of the island town, despite not being granted a permit by the Belize Police Department […]
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We asked Prime Minister John Briceño for his thoughts on the U.D.P.’s picketing procession when we caught up with him at the summit. He focused on the fact that the U.D.P.’s Belize Rural South executive has dissociated itself from the group’s action. Here is how P.M. Briceño responded to the request for a comment. […]
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But, as we said the purpose of today’s protest was to send a message to the Government of Belize about Andre Perez, the Minister of Blue Economy. Today, Prime Minister John Briceño broke his silence on the issue. He told reporters that he believes everyone needs to be more careful about how they share personal […]
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Prime Minister Briceño also contended that what is done in a private setting should remain private, unless of course it is an illegal act. He further revealed that Minister Perez is not being paid during his leave of absence. Prime Minister John Briceño “We need to now really talk about setting up some standards […]
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The Belize Chocolate Company is among the leading chocolate manufacturers in the country. The industry is made up of only a handful of local producers. Chris and Jo Beaumont moved to Belize two decades ago and started a sailing company. Ten years after their relocation, the couple traveled down to Punta Gorda for the first […]
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On Tuesday, the President of the Belize National Teachers’ Union, Ruth Shoman questioned what she referred to as a rush to implement the competency-based curriculum by the Ministry of Education. Shoman reasoned that some teachers have not yet been consulted on the new curriculum and pointed to the lack of basic resources at some schools, […]
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The murder of Belize City businessman, Ricardo Borja continues to be investigated by police. As we recently reported, a real estate agent from southern Belize, Frik de Meyere was detained by police for questioning in connection with Borja’s murder. Borja called the names of various individuals in a recorded testimony that revealed details of an […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño was also asked if the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, will be investigated after it was revealed that Ricardo Borja possessed ten gun licenses. PM Briceño said he has to first look into the report. He did, however, take a hard stance against the possession of firearms in Belize. Prime […]
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Last night, we told you about the attempt made in the lower courts by former P.U.P. standard bearer Dorla Vaughn and Gary Ayuso to challenge Shyne Barrow’s legitimacy as a voter in Mesopotamia. As we reported, that challenge was unsuccessful. Today, Prime Minister Briceño told reporters that he had nothing to do with the challenge. […]
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Brothers Tyrone and Ellis Meighan appeared in court today where they both chose to give unsworn statements from the dock arguing the charge of being members of a gang. According to Tyrone Ellis, he was charged for being a member of a gang in February 2020 and the evidence brought against him in court was […]
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As we reported on Tuesday, twenty-seven-year-old Jahleel Goodger was shot shortly after nine that morning as he sat on a step at a house on Vernon Street at its junction with Pine Street. He has since undergone surgery for the bullet wound. Goodger is known to police. In 2017, he was shot in the leg. […]
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Earlier this week, police detained Belgian national, Frik de Meyere for questioning in connection with the August nineteenth murder of businessman, Ricardo Borja on Coney Drive. de Meyere is said to have been the business partner of Ricardo Borja, who made recorded two audio testimonies with details of real estate scams that were allegedly being […]
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On Sunday, the body of eighteen-year-old Randy Gorosica was discovered in southern waters where he went fishing with a group of men from the Corozal District. He messaged his mother, Rosy Gorosica to inform her that he’d return in a couple of days. But the fishing expedition went wrong. The group went on its own […]
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Extreme heat temperatures in the Caribbean place workers at risk, creating a sense of urgency for the need for risk-reduction strategies. Heat exposure from climate events is a major concern in the Caribbean. Heat stress in particular is quite common, primarily in the dry season, but hotter conditions have also been recorded during the wet […]
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The 2023 Belize Investment Summit gets underway on Thursday morning in San Pedro. Businesses, of all sizes, as well as entrepreneurs from across the region will converge on the island of Ambergris Caye to participate in the two-day event being hosted by the Briceño administration. But the conference comes at a time when there are […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Peyrefitte, the Commissioner of Police did not offer a cause for turning down the request. The Chairman of the United Democratic Party goes on to give several reasons why they will protest outside of the location where the summit is being held. Mike Peyrefitte, Chairman, United Democratic Party “There was no reason […]
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Late this evening, News Five caught up with Commissioner Williams here in Belize City. When we spoke with him, the head of the Belize Police Department gave his reasons for rejecting the application for a permit to demonstrate. He also said the motion was not supported by U.D.P. supporters in Belize Rural South. Chester […]
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Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is presently out of the country. He was in the United States recently where he attended the 2023 Invest Fest in Atlanta, Georgia. From there, he made his way to the Caribbean island of Grenada where he met with former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell. News Five also spoke with Barrow from […]
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A News Five Belize Team is in San Pedro to cover the 2023 Belize Investment Summit. A day ahead of the start of the event, we sat down for an exclusive interview with former President of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez. The former president will be the guest speaker at tomorrow’s opening ceremony. He is known […]
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As we said, the former Colombian President co-authored a book on the orange economy in 2013. According to Duque, the orange sector played a critical role in Colombia’s economic rebound, following the Covid-19 pandemic. He told us why he believes Belize is poised to become a leader in the creative market within the region with […]
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As we reported, the 2023 Belize Investment Summit is being held in San Pedro, the hometown of Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez. We understand that the embattled Minister of the Blue Economy was scheduled to sit as a panelist during a roundtable at the event. Earlier this month, amid the sex scandal involving […]
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The recent gang-related murder in Belize City, as well as the flood of illegal firearms into the country, remain an area of serious concern for the opposition. In maintaining its call for the removal of the Minister of Home Affairs, his Chief Executive Officer and the Commissioner of Police, party chairman Michael Peyrefitte says that […]
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