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Earlier today, former Assistant Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal visited the Belize Police Department. He did so in the company of Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith, following a stop at an establishment in the Maya Mopan area of Belmopan on January fourteenth. He was accompanied by two other men who alighted a sports utility vehicle along […]
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This morning, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa was a guest on Open Your Eyes. During his appearance on the morning show, Musa shared his view on what took place over the weekend regarding Marco Vidal’s visit to the establishment in Belmopan. He also detailed what transpired in the wake of the incident. Kareem Musa, […]
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On the issue of witness intimidation, Minister Musa also spoke about witness protection programs that are being explored with other countries within the region, including Trinidad & Tobago. First, he shared his view on the video that has been in circulation. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “I am very, very, very disturbed, as […]
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Passports – they’ve been in high demand ever since the new electronic system was introduced, but there’s a shortage of them at the Immigration Office, leaving many passport applicants questioning what’s going on. According to the Minister of Immigration, Eamon Courtenay, the issue is simple. There was an error in judgment in the number of […]
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Belize assumed the presidency of SICA from the Dominican Republic on January first, and there are several issues that Belize intends to zero in on during its six-month term. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Courtenay shared that those include migration, food security and climate change. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs “SICA is important […]
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Housewives and bakers who use condensed milk for pastries and sweetener will be happy to learn that the price you pay for a can of condensed milk should not increase, once the brand you buy is from the CARICOM market. Brands that originate outside of the region, however, might see an increase of twenty percent, […]
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Condensed milk is not an item under the price control regime, but if you find that the price of the condensed milk at your grocer is grossly inflated, you can report it to the Bureau of Standards. While the bureau has been overwhelmed with reports of price-gouging across the country, it does try to keep […]
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The U.S Embassy in Belize handed over one hundred and thirteen thousand dollars in furniture and equipment to the National Fire Service in Belmopan. The donation will be used to furnish the newly constructed Belmopan Fire Station which was handed over in May of 2021. Additionally, the fire station’s dispatch centre has been retrofitted with […]
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Today, the Department of Youth Service revealed that it is about to launch an app in early February that will be able to track the location of buses and their schedules. It will be piloted particularly in the Belize Rural North and Belize Rural Central and is specifically for students. It is being made possible […]
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The Central American Regional Security Initiative Economic Support Fund, through the United States Embassy in Belize, awarded four grants to organizations in Belize that are fighting human trafficking and improving transparency in the management of government finances. All four grants total seven hundred and ten thousand U.S dollars. A handing over ceremony was held at […]
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Over the weekend, the media travelled to Calabash Caye and were exposed to an alternative livelihood to reduce pressure on the traditional fisheries products. It’s a seaweed farming project by The Nature Conservancy, the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association and the Fisheries Department. It is an economical option that is being piloted with eight fishing camps […]
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On Wednesday, we brought you the story of Reina Garcia and her family who are losing pets and livestock to what she says are problem jaguars roaming in the area of the Boom/Hattieville Road. Garcia told us that they have been living at the location for over twenty years and the problem never presented itself […]
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The Belize Bank Limited has signed an agreement with American Express to process American Express transactions within its merchant network. This process became effective on January thirteenth. The Belize Bank’s statistics show that a majority of American Express cardholders use used their cards at the point-of-sale terminals at hotels, restaurants and tour companies. Belize Bank […]
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On July fourteenth, 2021, fourteen-year-old Laddie Gillett was vacationing in Placencia when he was shot and killed by then police officer, Corporal Kareem Martinez. Martinez has since been dismissed from the Belize Police Department and is to stand trial for the shooting death of the minor. That trial is to commence next Friday, January twenty-seventh […]
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