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Everyone will recall when the stevedores, most if not all of them being members of the Christian Workers’ Union, staged a strike against their employer, the Port of Belize Limited in February 2022. The industrial action resulted from a number of issues that the stevedores and the C.W.U had with the port. The Ministry of […]
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Attorneys for the stevedores and the C.W.U. raised a preliminary point of law, on the argument that they enjoy statutory immunity, and that they can’t be subjected to legal action under the law. But as Guerra explains, the P.B.L. has a very different view on that argument. The matter was adjourned until later in May […]
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On Tuesday night, Belizean-American Eduardo Usher was traveling through Escarcega, Mexico when he was allegedly extorted by Mexican police. Usher spoke to a local TV station in Mexico immediately following the incident where he recounted on camera what took place. He alleged that the officers informed him that his vehicle did not have permission to […]
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On Wednesday, the Statistical Institute of Belize released quarterly figures for the period ending March thirty-first, one day after the Briceño administration met to discuss the impact of global inflation on the country. Steep increases in the cost of goods and services are being felt at all levels of Belizean society and, following a cabinet […]
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A master plan to upgrade and expand the Philip Goldson International Airport was also reviewed by Cabinet earlier this week. The comprehensive strategy to modernize the PGIA was requested by government and was put together on behalf of the Belize Airports Concession Company by INFRATA Airport Consultants, a company based in the United Kingdom. Improving […]
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The results of the latest population census are expected to be released later this year. The exercise which concluded in January is being finalized before the official figures, following the national count, are published by the Statistical Institute of Belize. Diana Castillo-Trejo is the Acting Director General at S.I.B. Diana Castillo-Trejo, Acting Director General, […]
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The port at Commerce Bight in Stann Creek District has been deserted for quite a number of years, but the Briceño administration is now looking at ways in which economic activity can be revived in that part of the country. Earlier this week, Cabinet discussed the development of a passenger port and marina at the […]
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Cabinet, during its weekly meeting on Tuesday, has decided that Belize will cite Article 226 (A) of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas which will allow Minister of Immigration Eamon Courtenay to immediately impose a visa requirement for Haitians wishing to travel to Belize. It will also require Jamaican nationals to provide evidence of fully paid […]
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From the world stage of beauty pageants to creating a card game like no other, Miss Earth 2021, Destiny Wagner is back in the spotlight. Back in November 2022, Destiny Wagner did a soft launch of a card game she developed called “Weh Yuh Di Seh”. It is a four player or more game, rated […]
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus, in collaboration with the Department of Youth Services and the Belize Police Department, hosted a presentation today on crime prevention and crime control. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Doctor Richard Rosado, and Kevin Cadle, the Director of the Department of Youth Services led the presentation. They introduced the […]
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A man was found dead inside his vehicle this morning with a gunshot wound to the head. The discovery was made just off the Philip Goldson Highway near Sand Hill Village. Investigators were called out and News Five was at the location as they processed the scene. There have been quite a few comments made […]
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The Senate debate over the 2023-2024 national budget saw parliamentarians for both major political parties and those from the churches and civil society underscore the portions of the document that they supported or had concerns over. For Senator Kevin Herrera who represents the business community, there were concerns with the backlog of audits. He expressed […]
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During the Senate debate on Wednesday, Senator for the N.G.O. community, Janelle Chanona thanked the Minister of State in Finance, Chris Coye, Financial Secretary, Joe Waight and the Ministry of Finance team for meeting with the senators prior to the debate to brief them on the draft estimates for expenditure and revenues for the new […]
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Today, a graduation ceremony was held for a group of female cane farmers who successfully completed the Women Farmers Field School. Over the last twelve months, these women attended sessions out in the field, at the B.S.I. mills at Tower Hill learning the theory and then practical aspects of the sugar industry from start to […]
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While women make up just over forty percent of the registered farmers population, sixty percent of male farmers are above the age of fifty. Farming in the sugar industry is a traditional livelihood and there have been efforts to have youths engaged in the future of the industry. Cane Farmer Relations Manager Olivia Carballo-Avilez told […]
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There is good news coming out of the north as it relates to the 2022-2023 sugar crop season. It was off to a rough start with the issues surrounding a commercial agreement between the miller and the sugar cane farmers association, but today, Belize Sugar Industry Limited is saying that over half a million tons […]
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As we reported last week, Belize Sugar Industries Limited saw its Fairtrade certification suspended following an audit back in January that flagged the millers for noncompliance. According to a release from B.S.I., the major noncompliance related to a change in classification of B.S.I. in the FLOCERT System. The other technicalities have been addressed and B.S.I. […]
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This morning at the Biltmore, Belize Telemedia Limited introduced its latest offering, an all-in-one product called Digi One. It’s a quad play service that includes Internet and television, as well as other features. B.T.L.’s Chief Executive Officer Ivan Tesucum told us more.
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The Port Loyola Football Club has its eyes set on the Premier League of Belize’s Championship trophy. With only a few games left before playoffs for the closing season begins, Port Loyola FC sits at second place with Verdes FC. Their excellent performance this season is a huge turnaround from what the team was able […]
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