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The long-awaited press release that the Belize Bus Association had demanded the Ministry of Transport issue on Wednesday is out, but the B.B.A. says that the release contains a few points that they never agreed to. B.B.A President Thomas Shaw had told the media on Wednesday that following their meeting with transport officials, the B.B.A. […]
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April first is the deadline imposed by the unions for the return of annual increments to teachers and public officers. But is it likely that the Briceño administration will acquiesce and set aside roughly twenty million dollars to further adjust salaries for persons who qualify for increments? Earlier this week, the National Trade Union Congress […]
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On Tuesday, Prime Minister John Briceño, in speaking with News Five, also broached the issue of pension reform which goes in tandem with increments for teachers and public officers. According to Martinez, government’s intent to introduce pension reform by April first, is unrealistic considering the necessary research, consultations and work that need to be done […]
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An Orange Walk resident is tonight clinging to life at the Northern Medical Specialist Plaza after he was shot multiple times this morning just outside of his house on Cuello Street in that northern municipality. Even as he was shot, Bradford Hall got into his pickup truck along with his son, but loss control of […]
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An investigation into the male teacher from Canaan SDA High School who stands accused of predatory behavior against one of his female students is near completion. The Ministry of Education and the high school have been repeatedly accused of not moving swift enough in taking action against the teacher. Well, the result of that investigation […]
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Cabinet met on Thursday for a special meeting to discuss the 2023/2024 budget. A major point of discussion has been the joint union’s demand to have their increments unfrozen by April first. Now, the Briceño Administration has committed to unfreeze those increments during the upcoming fiscal year. But, the question still remains, will it be […]
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We also heard from the Minister of Education on the Inter-American Development Bank’s tour of the construction site of the Itz’at STEAM Academy in Belize City. The tour was held on Wednesday, led by Prime Minister John Briceño and Minister Fonseca. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “Very exciting project of course. The future of education […]
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The National Primary School Volleyball Championships were held today at the Orange Walk Multipurpose Complex, where twelve teams in male and female categories competed for bragging rights, medals and trophies after a three-year hiatus. While they are all district champions, only one female team and one male team will walk away with the title for […]
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And while the national volleyball tournament is coming to an end, National Sports Coordinator Kaya Cattouse says that there are four other countrywide competitions that will be executed before the end of this school year. Kaya Cattouse, National Sports Coordinator, National Sports Council “Of course this year we started with volleyball. We next move […]
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While we were with the National Sports Coordinator, we also asked about her preparation for the 2023 Female Cross Country Cycling Classic. The Belize City Councillor is also a professional cyclist with a U.S. team, L.A. Sweat. Kaya Cattouse last won the title in 2019 and says that while her training in the U.S. is […]
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This morning in Belize City, Mayor Bernard Wagner, Freetown Area Representative Francis Fonseca and representatives of the Rotary and Rotaract clubs were present for the handing over of a play set at the Love Park in Belama Phase One. A team of Rotarians and Rotaracters is in Belize from Canada and has been working closely […]
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Twenty-nine residents of Gales Point Village are now tour guides after they have successfully completed a three-month course provided by the Belize Tourism Board. It was a rigorous course, according to Gales Point Chairman, Jason Altschaft, but the majority of those who enrolled in the program finished it. And even before the new tour guides […]
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, through the National Climate Change Office, on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement with the Agriculture and Natural Resources Institute in Stann Creek for the renovation and expansion of its model farm. ANRI, as it is also known, is located some four miles off […]
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Edward P. Yorke High School is recognized for producing top performing students in academics, but it’s not every day that you hear of students running a business simultaneously. Sabreena Daly met one such student at his high school preparing for his future by establishing his business at sixteen. This week’s Bright Side features the inspiring […]
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