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Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales arrived in the country on Thursday evening via the P.G.I.A., in a private jet and departed today. He was here on an official visit for the fifty-second SICA Summit which we will tell you about later in this newscast. But first, we go to the very short interview President Morales afforded […]
Following President Jimmy Morales’ departure from the summit, we got a chance to speak with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who symbolically handed over the Tempore Presidency of SICA to President Morales. With regional matters concluded, Barrow and Morales held bi-lateral talks. One of the topics they discussed is the Belize/Guatemala dispute, specifically the rising tensions […]
As we said earlier, Prime Minister Dean Barrow and President Jimmy Morales held bilateral discussions ahead of the SICA summit today. Leaders of both countries spoke on the upcoming I.C.J. referendum scheduled for April tenth 2019. Guatemala held its referendum in April last year. The vote there was a “YES” and the turnout was twenty-six […]
Belize handed over the Presidency Pro-tempore of the Central American Integrated System, SICA, today to Guatemala, ending a six-month rotation of the presidency. The fifty-second meeting of the Heads of State of SICA took place at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. At least four presidents traveled to Belize for the event. For six months, […]
A two-year-old-boy was gravely injured and is hospitalized tonight at the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital. Tevin Cacho sustained severe injuries to the head after he was crushed by a truck on Iguana Street Extension. The accident happened almost at the blink of an eye. Tevin was running across the street to his mother who was […]
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A fisherman from the King’s Park area of Belize City remains missing and his family and friends fear that he is lost at sea. Thirty-two-year-old Greg Dillon left home on Saturday on a routine trip to his fishing camp. He went diving for lobsters on Sunday and by Monday left the camp at Turneffe en […]
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The search continues for twenty-three-year-old Anisha Young. It’s been five days since she has gone missing and search parties have been combing the Philip Goldson and the George Price Highways, looking for Young. Reports also surfaced on Thursday that her body may have been dumped off the main road leading to Lemonal Village. All searches […]
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Nigel Hawke will be the country’s Solicitor General only until December, thirty-first, 2018. Hawke’s contract expires then and it will not be renewed. Word is that he will be going into private practice. Hawke will be succeeded by Elisa Montalvo, the deputy who is to be sworn in after Hawke’s exit. Hawke assumed the office […]
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Two public health advisories have been issued by the Ministry of Health in respect to the detection of mercury in fish and the recall of a Del Monte canned product. M.O.H., in collaboration with the Department of Environment and the Belize Electric Company Limited, has completed another assessment of mercury levels in fishes from the […]
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A team of nurses and medical practitioners at Belize Healthcare Partners Limited has been certified in the field of hemo-dialysis treatment. The accreditation follows an offer that was extended by the Mexican Nephrology Association to assist with putting together a local program that would meet international standards. This included examinations geared at establishing protocols. Ingrid […]
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Today marks the culmination of that process. For Gomez, it is a momentous occasion because the unit that they have put together at BHPL is being internationally recognized. Ingrid Gomez, Certified Dialysis Nurse “It’s a big day, it’s something big for the hospital itself because we have other units also but it’s the first […]
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At this hour, global talks are still under way in Katowice, Poland, to develop a rulebook to enforce the 2015 Paris agreement to address climate change. After two weeks of negotiations, which countries have described to be slow and contentious, there is still not a final agreement because of persisting differences over key issues such […]
Countries have not been able to come to a consensus on certain points. One of the areas that the small island developing states are concerned about is the issue of double counting emission reductions. Here Carlos Fuller explains exactly what that issue is and why they have been sticking to it: Carlos Fuller, Negotiator […]
Corozal Town was one of the municipalities that the People’s United Party won in the municipal elections earlier this year. The current mayor is Rigoberto ‘Rigo’ Vellos who defeated the U.D.P.’s, Richard Quan. Well tonight, Mayor Vellos is accusing the former Mayor, Hilberto Campos of overspending. Vellos and his council have released a nine-page financial […]
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Jenelli Fraser, Miss Universe Belize, is undertaking final preparations for Sunday’s competition. She has already appeared in the swimsuit, introduction and evening gown segments representing the Jewel the best she can. On Sunday, she will be on stage for the final round in Bangkok, Thailand in front of a live audience and millions of viewers […]
A first-of-its-kind Football for Life peace match took place today at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City. The under-eighteen national teams from Belize and Guatemala converged on the pitch for the international friendly organized by the In the Gap Institute in collaboration with Belize Telemedia Limited. While the mission is to promote sports […]
Quality Poultry Products is feeling the spirit of the Christmas season and giving back to its customers. For the first time in over forty years of service, the company is doing a sale on chicken in December, making it affordable for residents to stack up on their favourites to celebrate in the season. Whether its […]
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