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The Briceño administration inaugurated the new Coastal Plain Highway earlier today near Gales Point Village. While Prime Minister Briceño and several senior government officials were on hand for the ceremony, a press conference was being held simultaneously in Belize City. At the Radisson this morning, a team of consultants who did extensive work on Waterloo’s […]
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The Piedroba Consulting Group was brought on board by Waterloo to conduct all the technical works necessary for the proposal to be granted environmental approval. Notwithstanding the scientific and fact-based approach, environmental clearance was denied twice. According to Luis Prieto y Munoz, that decision appeared to have been political and not based on the merits […]
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Despite its proposal being rejected twice, Waterloo says that it is important to note that a significant amount of money has been invested by the company in pre-development activities, hiring the best and most experienced technical experts to put together a comprehensive plan that exceeded the requirements of NEAC. Luis Prieto y Munoz, Piedroba […]
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Turning now to Prime Minister Briceño, this morning we asked him about the legal opinion submitted by Doctor Ben Juratowitch on the validity of Portico’s Definitive Agreement. Juratowitch’s learned position was presented well before the controversial document was determinedly taken to Cabinet. The prime minister attempted to talk down the value of the legal advice […]
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The state of play concerning the various cruise development projects remains dynamic. During our time with Waterloo’s consultants, we asked about a proposed next step should government decide that it will give the Port of Belize Expansion Project a stamp of approval. Isani Cayetano “You’ve had two attempts at getting NEAC’s approval to proceed […]
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The use of the seabed is important for the Port of Magical Belize, as it will be used for the construction of an artificial peninsula. While the Portico project speaks to the use of the ocean floor, will the government grant permission for that undertaking? Here’s Prime Minister Briceño once again. Prime Minister John […]
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On Wednesday, the family of eighteen-year-old Gabrel Tillett told News Five their strong belief is that he was lured into a white jeep and killed by someone who took away his cell phone as collateral for weed that he owed for. Today, police formally arrested and charged twenty-eight-year-old Samuel Trapp with Tillett’s murder. Police Commissioner, […]
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The body of Iran Jones was found two Saturdays ago in a shallow grave in Biscayne Village. The thirty-year-old was a main witness in a murder trial just prior to his murder and he had relocated to Hattieville in fear of his safety. His family had said that he had received threats following his testimony […]
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Twenty-year-old Dwayne Tillett, charged with the attempted murder of Aaron Matura, appeared in court to face a charge of attempted murder today. Tillett appeared unrepresented this evening before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman, where he was read a charge of attempted murder on the life of Aaron Matura that occurred on Sunday, July third, during a […]
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Security guard, thirty-one-year-old Kelvin Todd is recovering from gunshot wounds to his left shoulder and left hand after a brazen Wednesday evening attack at his house. Todd was at home on Reggae Street sometime after four p.m., when someone knocked at his front door. But when he went to open it, in the doorway stood […]
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Police have detained a number of persons pending investigation, following a number of shots fired last night on Unity Street, in the Port Loyola area of Belize City. Today, Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams shared that investigators made the detentions based on what they observed when they arrived at the scene. He did not say […]
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It has been almost two months since nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was found murdered off the Hummingbird Highway. The Belmopan resident had left home two days prior to the discovery of her body and the last information from police back then was that they had her I-phone and were in the process of asking for assistance […]
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One football team in the Cayo District is making a big name for itself out west. Camalote Football Club made the podium in the 2023 Belmopan Football Association First Division Tournament. More recently, it was dominant in an exhibition match that gained national attention. Of course, Camalote Village is no stranger to producing some of […]
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On Wednesday, tourism partners, primarily those who play an integral part in the sustainable use of Lighthouse Reef and its environs, gathered in a workshop to discuss a sustainable management plan for the area. The plan would come out of the best practices, observations and scientific advice, based on the impacts of climate change on […]
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The Protected Areas Conservation Trust today launched its sixteen and a half million dollars Conservation Investment Strategy (CIS) in Belmopan. The new strategy aims to build upon the investments made during PACT’s first strategy. According to the trust, this new strategy adopts a comprehensive landscape management approach. We spoke with Nayari Diaz-Perez, the Executive Director […]
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More than forty-nine thousand residents, including three thousand daily road users now have access to the improved Coastal Plain Highway which has been transformed from an unpaved, gravel road to a modern, climate-resilient corridor. Today, after years of works, an inauguration ceremony was held at the Gales Point Junction on the highway to commemorate this […]
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Commuters entering or leaving Belize City via the Philip Goldson Highway are very well appreciating the progress that has been made so far to the new bridge being constructed at the mouth of the Haulover Creek. There were delays, but Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat told the media today that it is […]
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Minister of Infrastructure Development Julius Espat also gave an update on the upgrade of the Caracol Road. Phase two of that scaled-down road works project commenced back in 2021 and the ministry was able to save almost twenty-eight million dollars. This infrastructure development project is also already seeing economic benefits to villages in the area, […]
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Diane Vasquez is Chief Transport Officer no more and Peter Williams is now acting in that position. That was the official word coming from Transport Minister Rodwell Ferguson today during an interview with the media. About two weeks ago, Minister Ferguson confirmed that Vasquez was negotiating her contract with the ministry and it would appear […]
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Residents in some areas of Ladyville have been complaining about public transportation since Serrano Bus Service lost its road service permit. Earlier this year, the Transport Board decided not to renew the bus line’s permit and it gave way for Central Bus Service to acquire the route. But the new service provided does not traverse […]
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