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The United Democratic Party has welcomed a new leader. All roads led to the big Bird’s Isle on Sunday, where over five hundred delegates cast their votes to elect a successor for Patrick Faber. It was a festive and friendly affair, complete with drumming and well-wishing from both camps. The leadership convention was the culmination […]
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Of the total number of delegates on the voting list for Sunday’s convention, seven were no-shows. Perhaps their participation in the election process could have changed the outcome for either candidate. But the count was final and Shyne Barrow is the new party leader. His first order of business is to look at reforming the […]
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Magnanimous in defeat, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton has pledged to work closely with the new leader of the United Democratic Party to present a stronger and united front ahead of the next general election. Tracy Taegar-Panton, Leadership Candidate, U.D.P. “I will rally behind the leader of the United Democratic Party, we have a […]
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In her appearance on Open Your Eyes this morning, Tracy Panton alluded to certain discrepancies with the voting and counting process at Sunday’s leadership convention. And according to Panton, while she was denied a recount, she does not intend to challenge the results in court. Tracy Taegar-Panton, Area Representative, Albert Division “I am still […]
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What’s the future of John Saldivar and the United Democratic Party? He lost his constituency in the last general election; nonetheless, Saldivar has still proven himself as an influential figure in U.D.P. politics, rallying up his delegates to secure a win for Shyne Barrow. But, does this mean the former Belmopan area rep is making […]
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One vehicle overtaking another on the highway has lead to two deaths over the weekend in the Corozal District. Police say thirteen people were travelling in a van in the Louisville Village area when a van with a Dangriga license plate carrying three passengers tried to overtake them. In the process the vans collided, leaving […]
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There is tragic news coming out of Hopkins Village as a weekend fire claimed the life of businessman Jing Tan. Residents of an apartment building told police they attempted to alert Tan to the blaze but couldn’t get his attention in time. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communication Director at the Belize Police Department, says the cause […]
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Police are investigating reports of an attempted abduction in Orange Walk over the weekend. Police say the alleged victim visited a police station claiming he had just escaped from a brightly colored vehicle. This detail has caused police to question his story. They are, however, seeking two people for questioning. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications […]
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U.D.P. loyalist, Bryan “Yellowman” Audinett faced off with police officers on Saturday night outside a Belize City establishment. Details as to what triggered the altercation have yet to be released, but a video is circulating. This morning we asked ASP Yearwood for a comment on the incident. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police […]
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The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley, sent a Women’s Day message to the female officers of the Belize Police Department over the weekend. She singled out Sargeant Lisa Jones, who was on her personal detail when she was in Belize earlier this month, noting her outstanding professionalism. Here is her message, shared by the […]
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Over the weekend, there was one player visibly missing from the Belize versus Cuba game held on Sunday– Woodrow West. That’s because the Football Federation of Belize and the management of the Verdes Football Club issued a joint release saying that West was suspended from the national team and participating in the FIFA friendly match […]
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Belize’s first author to receive international acclaim for her book “Beka Lamb”, professor and journalist, the late Zelma Edgell, nee Tucker, M.B.E., was remembered today at an official ceremony. The event at the House of Culture came fifteen months after her death in December of 2020. It was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols and scheduled […]
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While Edgell’s writings were set before the digital era, a lot of the Belizean culture depicted thrives, particularly in the rural settings. Coupled with that, the quality of the work presented is among those considered to be the best in the region. Keeping Zee Edgell’s work in the school curriculum is important, according to Minister […]
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Katherine, have completed their tour of the Caribbean in celebration of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second. But in the wake of their tours of Belize, Jamaica, and the Bahamas—and amid protests in Belize and Jamaica— is the question of whether our respective countries want to carry […]
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Last week we told you about the four high schools in Belize City that will be benefiting from the Briceño Administration’s free education program’s initial rollout. The initiative is called the Education Upliftment Project. According the Ministry of Education’s C.E.O., Dian Maheia, a large number of high-school students in Southside Belize City dropped out during […]
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The Ministry of Education indicates in their data that children are also going hungry. C.E.O. Maheia says the Ministry will also be rolling out a National Healthy Start Feeding Program for high schools. Dian Maheia, C.E.O., Ministry of Education “One of the primary reasons we have found has to do with the economics of […]
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C.E.O. Maheia says the Education Uplifment Project also includes additional training for teachers and administrators who will be working with students who dropped out over the last two years. As they return under the free education program, the needs will be diverse. Dian Maheia, C.E.O., Ministry of Education “Starting next month we begin a […]
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The National Trade Negotiation Commission convened on Friday under the chairmanship of Ambassador Amalia Mai, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Emile Mena, private sector representative. The commission was updated on the outcome of the second round of ongoing negotiations with Guatemala to expand the Belize-Guatemala Partial Scope Agreement. Preparations […]
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The Bishop of Belize City and Belmopan, Reverend Lawrence Nicasio has issued a statement on the Catholic position on drugs and a warning about what would occur if Belize were to become “a marijuana republic.” The Bishop reiterates statements by Pope John Paul the Second and Pope Francis over the years on drug addiction and […]
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Health care is being offered once again at the Chunox Polyclinic. This is through its National Health Insurance Service provider, the Northern Medical Specialty Plaza Limited. According to the government of Belize, this private-public partnership will give eight communities in the Corozal district access to affordable, primary healthcare services when a valid Social Security card […]
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Last week, News Five reported how the sharp increases in fuel prices are negatively impacting the services offered by the Belize Emergency Response Team. While BERT relies heavily on international donors, Executive Director, Andre Carillo, says it is becoming difficult to tap into the same pool of people that have already donated, so whatever help […]
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Miss Earth 2021, Belize’s Destiny Wagner, seems destined for bigger things. This month she is featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazard Vietnam edition and has been asked to be a judge in the upcoming Miss Vietnam Ethnicity 2022. The winner will go on to represent this Southeast Asian country at the Miss Earth pageant […]
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The plan for parking meters in Belize City by Mayor Bernard Wagner has been met with some resistance since the concept was first introduced earlier this year. But as it appears, the city council is going full steam ahead with its plan to install parking meters. It provides parking in key areas in the B.T.L. […]
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So, what does this mean for drivers who leave their vehicles in these areas where parking meters have been installed? A dollar and fifty cents for every half an hour is being charged when a motorist uses these designated parking meter spots in Belize City. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “We had extensive consultation […]
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Electric buses are coming to Belize City. Today, while in an interview with Mayor Bernard Wagner, he also disclosed that three electric buses will be integrated into the public transportation system in the city. This pilot project, which will be managed by the City Council, will commence sometime in July. He divulged that capacity building […]
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