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Monday is going to be a historic day in Belize. The former Prime Minister Dean Barrow has been summoned to appear before the Commission of Inquiry. It’s the inaugural hearing of the commission that is tasked with investigating the sale of government assets in 2020. The hearing starts at nine a.m. and will stream live. […]
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According to Prime Minister John Briceño, his predecessor has a lot to answer to. The former Prime Minister Dean Barrow was the Minister of Finance, and he, according to Briceño, approved the sale of the assets. Briceño says if Barrow has nothing to hide, then he will make an appearance on Monday. Hipolito Novelo […]
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Another round of budget consultation was held today in Belmopan with members of the Public Service Union. Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, along with cabinet ministers Francis Fonseca and Henry Charles Usher, represented the government and were tasked with discussing the current financial state. The meeting’s purpose was to find common ground on developing a […]
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Also weighing on the much-debated wage cut is the Belize Chamber and Commerce and Industry. The Chamber wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño and shared concerns about whether or not G.O.B. should execute a public sector wage cut. In the letter, the Chamber recommends that if the government decides to implement a wage cut, they […]
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Wage cut, or not, is just one of the tough decisions the Briceño administration must make in addressing the economy’s dreadful status. Briceño and his party have continuously blamed the past U.D.P. government for the state of the economy. Well, today, Senator and U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte told the media that the P.U.P. inherited a […]
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Briceño did not mince any words in responding to Senator Peyrefitte’s comments. He called Peyrefitte a “fool” for not realizing the reality in the country. Hipolito Novelo “The chairman of the U.D.P. this morning, Michael Peyrefitte, said that your administration inherited a healthy economy and that you were warned about what you are supposed […]
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Roaring Creek resident, Arita Vanzie, died in a fatal car crash on the Stann Creek Valley Road. The three other persons traveling in the vehicle received various injuries and lived to tell the tale. The group was travelling from Belmopan to Dangriga when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The car ran off the […]
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The Senate met today in Belmopan, and the session ended in less than an hour. It was an unusually short Senate meeting, and that’s because there wasn’t much debate. The majority of the senators agreed to defer the second reading of three bills brought forward from the House of Representatives. Those three bills are the […]
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And while the Senate deferred the second readings of those bills, the Senate did ratify the appointment of members of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Oscar Sabido will chair the Commission, and its members include Orlando Espat, Phillipa Bailey, Conrad Lewis, and Alberto August. They will serve a term for five years, which was one […]
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Prime Minister Briceño updated the media on the Net Vasquez, B.T.L. Credit Card Scandal. Briceño says that the former Chairman of B.T.L. Nestor Vasquez is querying some of the credit card charges. Vasquez was forced to resign after News Five revealed that he had misused the company’s credit card and racked up bills at B.T.L. […]
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On Tuesday, reports started circulating that two Belize City councillors had tested positive for COVID-19 and that one was hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. When we checked with the city council, they responded that they did not have any knowledge of it. Today, it seems they did. Councillor Javier Castellanos did test positive and had been […]
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The institution was among the first to be hit with the pandemic; at the start of the pandemic in Belize, former employee Hubert Pipersburgh contracted the virus and died. Several other employees have also successfully recovered from COVID-19. But with municipal campaigns in motion, there are concerns about the interaction between Councillor Castellanos with staff […]
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One month after he was hired, the Sugar Cane Production Committee Manager was fired! On Tuesday night, Naim Cal was given his walking papers; terminated on the spot. The S.C.P.C., according to some in the industry, plays an essential role between the mill and sugarcane. What’s important to note is that Cal was named manager […]
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So, as you heard just now, Naim Cal is out from the Sugar Cane Production Committee. But who will replace him? That’s what we asked the chair of the Sugar Industry Control Board today. But this termination, as we told, is not the first. On the day the crop started at the end of December, […]
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The municipal elections are three weeks away. The chairman of the United Democratic Party says they are ready for battle. Michael Peyrefitte says all nine municipalities are prepared to contest the elections on March third. He believes that the electorate will send a strong message to the Briceño administration. Michael Peyrefitte, Chairman, U.D.P. […]
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A team of residents from Benque Viejo Del Carmen and Succotz carried out a search and rescue effort inside the Belize-Guatemala border. The search started this morning after local news outlets in Melchor shared that an eight-year-old girl went missing late Tuesday evening. They reported that the child’s clothing and bicycle were found in some […]
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The tourism industry in Belize continues to take a hit from the economic fallout caused by COVID-19. Usually, this time of year, tourists arrive by the thousands; these days, they trickle in smaller numbers. Some hotels are still struggling to attract tourists, while others are enduring notwithstanding the tough times. On our visit to Blancaneux […]
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