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What was most feared about the reopening of in-person learning at schools has happened. Today, a number of parents did not send their children to school at two primary schools in Belize City after word spread like wildfire on Monday night that there was a high possibility that COVID-19 was detected in a few students. […]
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Contact tracing is continuing after the COVID-19 outbreak at the Princess Casino in Belize City that started on May fifteenth. As you heard just now, the Central Health Region surveillance team has been able to link positive cases at Queen’s Square Anglican School and Wesley Primary School in Belize City. They are also urging anyone […]
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Today marks seventeen consecutive days that the unions have been on strike. This is historic. No union in Belize has ever undertaken strike actions for such an extended period. On Monday, we saw main thoroughfares across the country being blocked by protestors and now, protesters are getting more creative in their attempts to get public […]
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The Joint Unions Negotiating Team held a press conference at the headquarters of the Belize National Teachers Union in Belize City. During the briefing, B.N.T.U. National President, Senator Elena Smith brought to light several omissions that were made in government’s proposal last Thursday. According to Smith, despite meeting with government representatives and agreeing on certain […]
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Of concern for the Public Service Union is the fact that a definitive timeline has not been set for when a reduction in the salaries of ministers and other high-level government officials comes into effect. Coupled with that, says P.S.U. President Gerald Henry, is also the fact that community votes are never audited. That’s an […]
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The offers made by PM Briceño to the unions last Thursday are, for all intents and purposes, government’s final proposal. There is no date for when both sides return to the table, however, the unions plan on formally responding to the prime minister’s offer in the days ahead. Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. […]
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Government’s proposal to issue teachers and public officers with promissory notes, as part of the package being offered to the unions, is yet to materialize. Despite an agreement which they say was approved by the Prime Minister, that understanding was never formalized. As for the docking of salaries for teachers who are paid directly by […]
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The Ministry of Labour has issued a statement this evening reminding unions and their membership to adhere to the laws of Belize during all protest activities. In particular, the Ministry points out that the blocking of highways and bridges are “unlawful actions which are not internationally recognized industrial action nor those permitted by our domestic […]
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The court case for the two Benque Viejo del Carmen teachers who were arrested on Monday has been adjourned. As was reported, two teachers were arrested and charged for a single count of “attempting to set a bonfire without the permission of the police.” Police say the teachers were seen putting tires on the highway […]
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The Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated to Belize by the United Arab Emirates in early April is now available to the public. Those doses had been shelved, awaiting approval for emergency use from The World Health Organization. With that approval, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is now prepared to offer the vaccine as an option […]
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Belize’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carlos Fuller, presented his credentials to the Secretary General of the U.N., António Guterres, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May seventeenth. Ambassador Fuller delivered greetings on behalf of the Governor General, Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay, and the Government and people of Belize. The Secretary […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise has notified chairpersons of the various sugar cane producers association in the north that the Santander Sugar Group has received a manufacturer’s license. This means that the company can now produce any sugar, ethanol or derivative of sugar cane under Section Fifty-eight of the Sugar Industry Act […]
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A new statutory instrument which extends the curfew hour on Thursdays comes into effect at twelve midnight. The S.I. says the new curfew hours are twelve midnight to five in the morning, from Thursday to Saturday. The curfew hours for Sunday to Wednesday remain at ten in the night to five in the morning. The […]
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The Belize/Guatemala Joint Commission met today in Belize City, following instructions from the foreign ministers of both countries who met in March at the Adjacency Zone, to reactivate the work of the Belize/Guatemala Joint Commission. The Joint Commission received reports on the status of implementation of four of the thirteen agreements that were signed between […]
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On Sunday, a race for non-elite, non-professional and semi-pro cycling athletes was organized by Gons Auto and JC Consulting Belize. The event was done to get the youth involved in the sport, but saw participation from riders up to sixty-two years old. The race took approximately forty riders from the start at the Northern Shops […]
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It’s sometimes confused with softball, but a pair of baseball athletes from Belmopan is now trying to revive the sport in Belize. For about three years now, they have been working out with the youth out of west to teach them the techniques and foundation of the sport, which was lost among the new generation, […]
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