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It has been almost three weeks since the Chief Elections Officer verified that the churches had met the petition threshold to trigger a referendum on the cannabis legislation. That would legally give the government up to sixty days by which the voting must take place. The final day on which the referendum can be held […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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While the titular head of state is yet to issue a writ of referendum, the church is wasting no time galvanizing its flock ahead of the national vote. Pastor Louis Wade is the spokesperson for the Belize Coalition of Churches. This afternoon, he spoke with fellow reporters about the actions being taken by the religious […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The price tag for the referendum is in the millions and so there was a suggestion being made that the referendum ballot should be used to simultaneously poll voters on whether or not Belize should remain part of the monarch. Minister Henry Charles Usher told News Five that the Referendum Act does not provide for […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The People’s Constitutional Committee will be formally introduced at the beginning of August. While that taskforce is comprised of a cross-section of representatives, it includes a seat for a representative of the media, the fourth estate. Earlier today, following a meeting on Wednesday with the Good Governance Unit, the media chose Pastor Louis Wade of […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister of Constitutional and Political Reform, Henry Charles Usher also weighed in on the work of the commission which will be activated in the days ahead. Viewers would recall that the People’s Constitutional Commission succeeds a piece of legislation that was introduced in parliament last Friday. The commission is being headed by Cesar Ross, a […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, it was reported elsewhere in the media that the father-in-law of Minister Henry Charles Usher, former Belmopan Mayor Anthony Chanona, had been tapped to head the People’s Constitutional Commission. On Thursday, the Ministry of the Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform and Religious Affairs debunked that information as false. We asked Minister […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Usher was also asked about youth representation on the People’s Constitutional Commission. He stated that the Good Governance Unit has been unable to identify an umbrella youth organization to select a youth representative. Notwithstanding this challenge, Usher says, identifying a youth representative to appoint to the commission is a part of the process. […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Henry Charles Usher confirmed with News Five today that the contract for several members of the Public Service Commission, including that of Chairman Charles Gibson, expired at the end of June. Prime Minister John Briceño is in the process of recommending a new chairman and replacements for the other members are being identified. So […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Early this morning, there was a road traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway near Rhaburn Ridge. The three-way vehicular collision involved a Bowen and Bowen delivery truck, a B.S.I. delivery truck carrying molasses and a passenger bus from Enriquez Bus Company. Information to News Five suggests that several persons were injured during the early […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Amid public concerns raised since the announcement of the Social Security Board investing in the D.F.C. mortgage program, the Development Finance Corporation today issued its own press release clarifying the loan facility it is being provided. News Five contacted the Chairman of D.F.C.’s Board of Directors, Henry Anderson, who explained that the D.F.C. has borrowed […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Anderson explained that since May of 2021, the demand for mortgage loans have increased by forty-three percent. Concerns from the public came about as a result of the number of mortgage loans that end up in delinquency and on auction. But Anderson said the D.F.C.’s record of repayment has been unquestionable over its lifetime. […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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As August second draws closer for Belize’s Amnesty Program to kick in, the hubs that the International Organization for Migration (I.O.M.) has been holding across the country over the last several months to educate interested immigrants have now ended. But if you still have interests but are concerned about certain aspects of the application process, […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize High School student Karina Espat today successfully completed a STEM Summer Camp with youths from her community. Around fifteen children were engaged in learning science concepts and were handed their certificates. Espat also invited some of her peers from the robotics team at B.H.S. who exposed the camp goers to the fundamentals of this […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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It is one of three summer camps that were organized in the Fort George constituency. Area Representative Henry Charles Usher says that the youth within the community were also engaged in an art and sport summer camp, which he says it critical for their overall development. Henry Charles Usher, Area Representative, Fort George “Every […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Youth Innovation Incubator Summer Program is a feature program by the Belize City Council and the Belize City Child Advisory Body. The three-week experience gives participants an opportunity to build useful skills for the future. A myriad of courses offered during the program include steel pan, entrepreneurship, communications, self development, sports, and financial literacy. […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Five years have passed since the Belize Tourism Board revised its Cruise Tourism Policy. With the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, B.T.B. says the time has come to address the gaps within the tourism industry. This morning, cruise tourism stakeholders gathered in Belize City for a national cruise tourism policy planning workshop to update […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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To thrive in the future of cruise tourism, Belize’s cruise industry is in need of berthing facilities. Royal Caribbean, one of Belize’s partners in the industry, recently announced that its largest cruise vessel to date, Utopia of the Seas, will be launched in two years. In the absence of a berthing facility, Belize will be […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Evan Tillett also answered questions pertaining to the rebound of the cruise tourism industry. Tillett says, while the industry is yet to record 2019 numbers, the outlook for the sector in Belize is promising. Evan Tillett, Director, Belize Tourism Board “In terms of the numbers, it is not at 2019 numbers, and it will […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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And, while cruise tourism is steadily bouncing back, the Phillip Goldson International Airport has been inundated with overnight travellers outside the regular tourist season. While Tillett conceded that the current travel experience at the P.G.I.A. may negatively affect the experience of visitors, he gave some details of an expansion project that the airport’s management is […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s the end of a two-week summer camp at Tina Johnson’s free tutoring program. The kids have completed the academic session of the camp, but it was surely not short of fun. What began as an initiative to keep kids engaged academically during the pandemic, has blossomed into a registered program and a growing number […]
Written on July 22, 2022 | Posted in
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