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The appointment of a new presiding judge to lead the High Court, an amalgamation of the various arms of the justice system, will see Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana being elevated to the Court of Appeal bench. She will be succeeded in a full-time capacity by Justice Louise Esther Blenman, as the highest ranking court […]
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The United Democratic Party remains in shambles since losing the general elections in November 2020. Despite the meteoric rise of Shyne Barrow within the ranks of the political organization to become its new leader, internal strife has threatened to upend all efforts to reunite the deeply fractured party. The latest attempt by the Leader of […]
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When reporters caught up with the Leader of the Opposition on Thursday in Belmopan, he was also asked to weigh on his father’s criticism of his leadership, and efforts at building a formidable opposition. The former Prime Minister is on record saying he hopes the warring factions within the U.D.P. can meet on common grounds […]
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The countdown to the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival that will be taking place at Saca Chispas in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye continues. The mega concert is now only four weeks away. On Thursday, we headed to the island town to sample some of the amazing foods that will be on sale for […]
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While preparations are underway for the upcoming music and food festival, the Government of Belize and the World Food Programme Caribbean have signed an agreement that will see Belizeans negatively impacted by a storm, hurricane, or intense rainfalls receive much needed cash assistance. The World Food Programme Technical Assistance Agreement will see the organization provide […]
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The National Climate Change Office hosted Belize’s first Climate Change Catalogue Showcase in Belmopan on Thursday. The event brought to the fore key climate change policy documents such as the country’s Updated National Climate Change Policy, Strategy and Master Plan, among others. The launch of these climate change policies, in collaboration with the Ministry of […]
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The International Day of Parliamentarism presented an opportunity for Belize’s parliamentarians to assemble for a master class on human rights. In collaboration with the United Nations Country Office, fifteen parliamentarians attended lectures on Belize’s normative and legislative human rights commitments, human rights and the principles of leaving no one behind, and the human rights based […]
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A summer program for at-risk youths who are interested in learning about the tourism industry. It’s an initiative that is being supported by the Belize Tourism Board and the Belize Audubon Society and will see participants from across the city travel to various destinations to learn about the travel and leisure sector. The initiative is […]
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Timmy Stamp has headed his Jah Love program for the past fifteen years. In that time he has seen many of the young men he has mentored resort to crime and gang activity. This effort, he says, will help to form a bond among the participants. Glenford “Timmy” Stamp, Organizer, Summer Program “Yoh got […]
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Last week, the outgoing President of the Belize Hotel Association, Alina Saldivar indicated that the majority of the membership of that association wanted the insurance fee charged to visiting tourists to be done away with. Saldivar said that there has been consensus on this issue ever since the COVID pandemic slowed down earlier this year. […]
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The story of the ancient Mayas precedes the classic period. Some data puts the first Maya in this part of Central America even before the birth of Christ. We know about their excavated temples that still stand so majestically across our country, as well as their sacrificial rituals, there many gods, and their popular past […]
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Minister of Blue Economy Andre Perez will be returning to Belize over the weekend following his participation in the United Nation’s Ocean Conference 2022. During his time there, Minister Perez, joined global leaders at a high-level side event on fisheries enforcement. It was to highlight international and regional measures to tackle organized crime in the […]
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Belize has lost a melodious voice and entertainer in the person of Radiance Thompson. The sixty-two-year-old passed away on Thursday. Ms Radiance, as she was affectionately known, graced the stage many times to deliver her rendition of patriotic songs like: Belize By the Sea, and Thank You God for Beautiful Belize, and more secular music […]
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Up north in San Joaquin, Corozal District, one family is changing the lives of the eldery who cannot look after themselves. Sabreena Daly tells us more in this week’s look on the bright side. Sabreena Daly, Reporting Up north in San Joaquin, Corozal District, one family is changing the lives of the eldery who […]
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