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On Wednesday, you heard the Prime Minister respond to the unions. During the union’s press conference on Tuesday, the issue of increments, travel allowances, and the collective bargaining agreement for teachers came up. The B.N.T.U. and Public Service Union demanded that the Government restore them by April first or else. Today, we asked Minister of […]
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Minister Fonseca says that as it relates to travel allowances, his ministry spends approximately ten million dollars on transportation – including buses for students and hardship allowances. Fonseca says that the union is asking for an increase in allowances and allowing more teachers to access the hardship allowance. He confirmed with the media today that […]
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Meanwhile, the United Democratic Party says it is supporting the joint unions. In a press release on Tuesday, the Opposition expressed that it supports the unions’ fight for better working and living conditions. The release cites matters related to public borrowing, public health, promised legislations under Plan Belize that are yet to be passed, inflation, […]
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On Tuesday, the joint unions raised hell over reports of salary increases for Justices of the High Court of Justice in Belize. This information came via a January ninth, 2023, Ministry of Finance memorandum with news that the base salary for Justices of the High Court has been increased to one hundred and seventy-five thousand […]
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This evening, Ministry of Education officials, including Chief Executive Officer Dian Maheia and Chief Education Officer Yolanda Gongora, are meeting with the father of a female student from Canaan High School in Belize City over allegations of inappropriate behaviour from a male teacher. Reports are that the teacher made unsolicited advances toward the student and […]
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In our interview this afternoon with the opposition leader, Shyne Barrow, we got to hear his thoughts on the Belmopan Convention on Sunday. More so, his thoughts on John Saldivar’s victory. Viewers will recall that Barrow openly endorsed the candidate Retired Colonel George Lovell, and publicly condemned John Saldivar. So, what does Barrow make of […]
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Barrow also responded to questions on the Saldivar-lead Caucus for Change. The group, primarily consisting of former U.D.P. Area Representatives, supported Barrow’s candidacy for party leader in February 2022. But, since Barrow has publicly spoken against Saldivar, what does he think about Caucus for Change, and is he concerned that they are coming after his […]
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The President of Cuba is expected to arrive in the country on Sunday. But don’t expect to see Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow at any of the events scheduled for the official visit. Barrow has repeatedly gone on record to speak out against what he views as an anti-democratic and dictatorial regime in Cuba. And today, […]
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On Wednesday, we reported on a deadly collision on the Spanish Lookout Road. The impact of the crash killed thirty-seven-year-old Jacob Giesbrecht, who resides in Unitedville, Cayo, instantly. Giesbrecht, a mechanic and computer technician was riding his motorcycle when it crashed head-on into a white pickup truck in the vicinity of the Belize National Energy […]
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Twenty-two year old Guatemalan national is in serious trouble tonight. Donald Samuel Cruz Lopez was detained during a bus search when he showed police his passport and they could not locate an entry stamp. Cruz Lopez was travelling along with a thirteen-year-old minor who was placed in the care of the Human Services Department. But […]
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K.H.M.H. C.E.O. Chandra Cansino today responded to a released issued by the K.H.M.H. Workers Union reference shortages of medicine and access to critical equipment. But is it mischief by the union whose president sits on the Board of Governors of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital? Here’s that comment from Cansino. Chandra Cansino, C.E.O., K.H.M.H. […]
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The Belize Bank Limited is one of the highest credit-rated banks in the country. And on December twenty-first, 2022, the Caribbean information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) reaffirmed the bank’s near-excellent national rating. It is good news for the bank, which represents almost fifty percent of Belize’s financial sector. This is also an advantage […]
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Today, at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City, a book chronicling the life of a well-known educator was launched. “Service, Generosity, and Grace: The Story of Belizean Educator Deanna Encalada Nisbet” is authored by Jeanette Winsor. The book details the inspiring messages and philosophical ideals shared by Nisbet. The eighty-three-year-old retired educator still believes […]
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The Ministry of Local Government spearheads the delineation exercise being conducted countrywide. This exercise attempts to recognize the growth that some municipalities have experienced since their boundaries were first established. But, as viewers will recall, the exercise got very tricky in Cayo when Succotz residents were up in arms saying that Benque was being expanded […]
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At P.G. Day less than two weeks ago, Area Representative Mike Espat was caught on video referencing the Maya communities using words that the Maya Leaders Alliance called “nothing short of racist.” It did not sit well with many, and a request has been made for an apology from Espat for the derogatory comments towards […]
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Effective the start of this year, labourers the minimum wage has been raised to five dollars, up from three dollars and thirty cents. And while the increase is welcomed, given inflation and the soaring cost of living, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the Briceño Administration did not accept the recommendation […]
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, the Ministry of Labour, the National AIDS Commission, and five organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming their commitment to introduce an HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy. But even before that signing, representatives from over a dozen companies from the public and private sectors received certificates for having completed […]
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It’s been three months since Hurricane Lisa made landfall near Belize City. The Category one storm caused extensive damage to homes and families across central Belize. It isn’t just private residences trying to recover but also group homes like Sister Cecelia Home for the Elderly in Belize City and Liberty Children’s Home in Ladyville. And […]
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Many of us can attest that honey, often infused with a few plugs of garlic or a grated slice of tumeric, was the go-to miracle medicine that grandma or mom used to offer as a home remedy for a stomach ache, a cough, or a sore throat. But the once thriving honey industry waned in […]
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The Belize Agricultural Health Authority is reporting a significant increase in rabies cases among livestock. BAHA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is reminding livestock producers to vaccinate their animals against Rabies if they have not been vaccinated in the last six months. According to a BAHA […]
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In tonight’s episode of Belize On Reel, we feature a facial butter that is now available in the Belizean market. Hope’s Glow is the brainchild of a woman battling skincare issues who stumbled upon the right all-natural ingredient and created a product that finally solved her skin woes. Now she’s offering it to others who […]
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