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The Port of Belize Limited has written to Ombudsman Gilbert Swazo for a second time following up on a request made on May twenty-ninth in respect of an investigation into corruption and wrongdoing by Erwin Contreras, the former Minister of Economic Development. The letter, written by Stewart Howard, a director of the company, provides eight […]
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The controversial Portico Definitive Agreement continues to make headlines. Tonight, Michael Peyrefitte, the Chairman of the United Democratic Party, is in the hot seat. Peyrefitte was questioned by reporters earlier today about his relationship with businessman Barry Williams, an American national. In a previous story elsewhere in the media, Williams was accused of money laundering […]
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Peyrefitte further argued that his relationship with Williams in a professional capacity is being used to distract the public from the real issue surrounding the Definitive Agreement. That issue, says Peyrefitte, is that the agreement was taken to Cabinet for approval. Michael Peyrefitte, Former Attorney General “What, what does that have to do with […]
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So while former U.D.P Attorney General, Mike Peyrefitte spoke in great detail about the now famous Definitive Agreement between the government and Portico Enterprises Limited, Minister of Tourism, Anthony Mahler and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Chris Coye are revising the document to see what portions of it needs to be amended. […]
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On Wednesday, we reported the devastating story of four-year-old K’Lee Flores who perished inside a burning house on Sarstoon Street in Belize City. The special needs child was sleeping inside a bedroom in the upper flat of the home when a fire broke inside the house. Attempts were made by a thirteen-year-old to rescue the […]
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We also got a word with Minister of Human Development on the issue of the fires that have claimed people’s lives this year. She urges parents especially to take extra care when it comes to the safety of their children. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister of Human Development “My response on the family’s issue would be a […]
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An elderly man is dead after he was knocked off his bicycle in the Cayo District on Wednesday evening. Police say that shortly after four p.m., they were summoned to the Bullet Tree Road where they saw a Ford F-150 pickup truck and the victim’s bicycle on the road. The driver of the vehicle, sixty-one-year-old […]
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On Wednesday, we brought you the story of the Deer Dance, a traditional and colourful display performed by the Mayas of southern Belize at the Lubaantun Archaeological Reserve. That exhibition represented the culture of this indigenous people and how they are trying to preserve it. They are doing so through the help of the ministries […]
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Last November, residents of Santa Rosa Village, Stann Creek gave written consent to the Free, Prior and Informed Consent, also known as the FPIC Agreement. The agreement indicates that Santa Rosa Village has given its consent for the Resilient Rural Belize Program to commence work in the community. For any activity to be implemented in […]
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Eighteen students are receiving great news tonight because they will be able to continue their academic journey through high school. It is an initiative that began in August 2022, through the Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families & Children, in partnership with the Embassy of Taiwan. The awardees were selected from […]
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Last week, there was a meeting of industry stakeholders about the potential threat of avian influenza detected in neighbouring countries in Central America. The Belize Poultry Association’s Poultry Health Committee met with technical personnel from the Ministry of Agriculture, BAHA and OIRSA to review and update the emergency preparedness and response policy plan. Minister of […]
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The 2022-2023 sugar crop officially came to a close today. The figures are almost finalized, but the preliminary reports do not look good. The Belize Sugar Industries Limited says there was a thirty-five percent decrease in sugarcane deliveries for the season, when compared to seasons past. This has directly impacted the quantity of sugar the […]
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Vice-President McLachlan also responded to questions on the outstanding Commercial Agreement between B.S.I. and the Belize Sugarcane Farmers Association. Both entities entered into an interim agreement for the 2022-2023 crop on grounds that they would finalize a new commercial agreement by the start of the 2023-2024 season. McLachlan was asked about his expectations of those […]
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The Minister of Agriculture and the executive of the Belize Sugarcane Farmers Association are both of the opinion that the only way the sugar industry will see improvement is if a Commission of Inquiry is launched. Now, there are deferring views as to the purpose of the inquiry. B.S.I. certainly does not agree with having […]
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Today at the Ministry of Agriculture Station in Orange Walk District, the Sembrando Vida Belize Project was officially launched. The steps to get to this point began back in May of 2022, when an agreement was struck between Belize and Mexico during a state visit of the president. The project was piloted in Mexico four […]
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Stann Creek West Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson and the Prime Minister have gone on record to say that citrus is a dying industry, but stakeholders in the industry, including the Citrus Growers Association, say otherwise. So today, when we caught up with the Minister of Agriculture, the media asked who’s right. Minister Jose Abelardo Mai […]
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Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai and a delegation of officials from his ministry returned to Belize on Wednesday from a visit to Mexico. They attended meetings focused on opening new agriculture export opportunities for Belize. The National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service, better known as SENASICA, is the Mexican counterpart of the Belize […]
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Also discussed during the meeting was the ongoing bilateral agricultural cooperation between Belize and Mexico focusing on soursop, pitahaya, dragon fruit and soybean. As it currently stands, Belize is producing a surplus of soybean and mechanisms are being prepared for the exportation of soybean and soybean meal to Mexico. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister […]
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