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Brace yourself for the effects of Tropical Storm Julia. The weather system is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Sunday morning, as a category one hurricane. TS 13 is barrelling along a westward trajectory at sustained winds of forty miles per hour and moving at a speed of eighteen miles per hour. Rapid weakening […]
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Direct landfall from Tropical Storm Julia is not expected in Belize. And while tropical storm or hurricane conditions are unlikely to affect the country, the system will produce heavy rainfall which could lead to massive flooding across the country, especially in the south. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon says that residents in flood prone areas should […]
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Current weather conditions are already affecting the country with a total of one to two inches of rainfall today. There will be an additional one to two inches of rainfall on Saturday and then three to five inches of rain on Sunday and Monday. Belize City, which is already below sea level, is known to […]
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Earlier today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay addressed the Fifty-Second Regular Session of the O.A.S. General Assembly in Peru. The annual gathering is being held under the theme, Together Against Inequality and Discrimination. In his remarks, Minister Courtenay highlighted the inequalities observed across the Americas, from high commodity prices to income inequalities. Minister Courtenay […]
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On the subject of discrimination, the Minister of Foreign Affairs raised issues faced by the indigenous community and the L.G.B.T. community. He also highlighted racial discrimination and reparations for people of African descent. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs. “We must also fight against racial discrimination, especially where it is woven into the social, […]
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October twelfth was recognised as Columbus Day in celebration of the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492. But the Briceño administration did away with that and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance Day. The public and bank holiday will be observed on Monday, October tenth, in lieu of the twelfth. Minister […]
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A new passport system will be introduced in Belize later this month at a cost of roughly twenty million dollars to the Government of Belize. The introduction of an updated procedure is expected to do away with the bottleneck that has plagued the existing, antiquated system. It will also eliminate the small-time hustling that has […]
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With a new passport system to be launched in the next two weeks, how much will applicants have to pay for the various service? Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Immigration “The cost of the passport, again, like the amnesty, it’s still before Cabinet. We have taken a cabinet paper, there’s a debate, you know how these […]
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There was a brazen attack on a food vendor at her home on Park Street in the Lake Independence area on Thursday night. It happened just after seven p.m., and the assailants were so bold that at first, the victim did not think it was a home invasion being carried out – that is until […]
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For the first time in recent memory, a person who is accused of murder will be brought before the Supreme Court to be tried a second time, after having gone before all levels of the court system during her previous trial. Calaney Flowers, accused of the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Lyndon Morrison in August 2012, […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture is launching an initiative in terms of starting a coconut industry in northern Belize. Minister Jose Abelardo Mai says that the goal is to diversify the agriculture industry in the north and that the coconut seeds have already been acquired. Jose Abelardo Mai, Ministry of Agriculture “We are trying to […]
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The Ministry of Agriculture recently took a trip to Guatemala in an effort to identify areas of technical cooperation between both countries to improve the agriculture industry. Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai says that there is interest in best practices for fruit trees and have made advancements in gender inclusion in the agriculture industry. In […]
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Stig Da Artist is in Miami, Florida tonight to perform for the Miami Carnival Caribbean Connect event. But, before flying to Miami, the musical artist made a stop in Los Angeles, California to meet with the Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group Jeffrey Harleston and U.M.G.’s marketing team. Viewers may recall that a group […]
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Musical artist Unlmtd (Unlimited) has merchandise on the market. You may know him for his dancehall and reggae songs. What you may not know is that Unlmtd also owns and run Third World Finger Licking Barbeque on Vernon Street Extension. And, this budding entrepreneur is now in the merchandising business, by selling Unlmtd t-shirts. He […]
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This week, teachers were celebrated in recognition of their efforts through International Teachers Day. It’s a day where all teachers can be given their flowers for the cohort of children they adopt each school year. For many teachers, this profession is their life’s passion and the reward is seeing their students walk down the aisle […]
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