The House of Representatives met today in Belmopan where a raft of bills was tabled in parliament. Among them is a written proposal for a new piece of law that would clear up all monies owed from previous lawsuits to businesses related to Lord Michael Ashcroft. In essence, the Government of Belize is seeking parliamentary […]
Included in the settlement, Belize Hotels Limited, the parent company of the Radisson Fort George Hotel, will build a new conference facility as part of an ongoing fifty-seven million dollar reconstruction project. As such, the company’s fiscal incentive which was placed on hold since 2022, will be approved by the Ministry of Investment. According to […]
Leader of the Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow told reporters that while he and his colleagues on the opposition support the re-acquisition of the Port of Belize, he believes that the government is doing it for the wrong reasons. He also feels that the government was not completely transparent with the details of the acquisition. […]
Aside from the reason for acquiring the port, Barrow also questioned the timeliness of the transaction, at a time when there are other pressing issues that the government ought to give urgent attention to, such as teachers and crown counsels who have been shedding light on their working conditions. Moses Shyne Barrow, Leader of […]
Belmopan Mayor Sheran “Sharon” Palacio is one her way back from Dubai where she participated in panel discussions at COP28. Before Palacio left, she appointed Hope Amadi as acting mayor. That decision caused turmoil at the Belmopan City Council because, according to the Department of Local Government, Councilor Sanie Cal should have assumed the role. […]
This morning in the House of Representatives, it was also announced that the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Education, will be covering the full salaries of the faculties and staffs of all grant-aided secondary and tertiary institutions across the country. The announcement which came as welcome news to the Grant-aided Management Authority of […]
But how will the pension plan work, considering that the existing configuration is a seventy-thirty split with grant-aided schools? It’s a question that was posed by the former Minister of Education to his successor, who provided a financial breakdown in response. Patrick Faber, Area Representative, Collet “I’m not clear, Madame Speaker, as to what […]
The Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs is a few steps closer to completing an outline for putting into practice a consent order as directed by the Caribbean Court of Justice. This is in respect of the Maya land rights issue in southern Belize. Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia provided an update on where government is with the […]
Earlier this week, bakers of sliced bread said they would increase the price from a dollar and seventy-five cents to two dollars and fifty cents per loaf of bread. The price hike will take effect as of December eighteenth. Bakers, like merchants, have cited an increase in the cost of inputs, as well as minimum […]
The Ministry of Tourism unveiled a revised National Cruise Tourism Policy earlier today. The course of action is a ten-year schedule during which specific targets will be pursued in an effort to grow the sector to an average of two and a half million visitors per annum. This morning, stakeholders from across the travel and […]
Round one of the Senate Select Committee’s inquiry into the Portico/government Definitive Agreement took place on Tuesday at the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. That investigation is expected to unearth the depth of the agreement that was signed under the Barrow administration and businessman, David Gegg, the proprietor of Portico. The first persons to be called to […]
During today’s House Meeting, Prime Minister Briceño introduced an amendment to the Economic Citizenship Abolition of Rights Act. The government feels that descendants of persons, who have acquired citizenship before 2014, have continued to apply for citizenship, by using loopholes that exist in the current system. Prime Minister John Briceño “The Belize Economic Citizenship […]
On Sunday, Venezuelans voted overwhelmingly to annex Essequibo, a disputed and oil-rich territory of Guyana. This is territory that the Venezuelan government claims forms a natural part of their country and asserts that it was unfairly delegated to Guyana more than a century ago. This week, the Leader of the Opposition attended an annual three-day […]
On day seven of COP28 in Dubai, the Global Sustainable Aviation forum, organized by the aviation industry, welcomed attendees to the Green Zone. Against the backdrop of the global aviation industry’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the forum highlighted key aspects such as accelerated efficiency measures, energy transition, and innovation. The forum […]
In a panel discussion at COP28 in Dubai, Mayor Sheran Palacio of Belmopan, addressed the critical need for funding to enhance climate action and innovation in cities. The event, hosted by Multilateral Development Banks, emphasized the challenges faced by local and regional communities in the wake of climate disasters, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. Mayor Palacio […]
Inaugurated a little over fifty-three years ago, the National Assembly Building will finally be refurbished in 2024. As we reported earlier this week, the Republic of China (Taiwan) granted the Government of Belize the funds necessary to undertake the much needed renovation. This morning, at the start of today’s house meeting, Speaker Valerie Woods commented […]
According to Woods, a timeline has been set out for the works to commence. It is expected that the project which will be executed by the Ministry of Infrastructure & Development will be completed by February 2025. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shared the work schedule. Valerie Woods, House Speaker “Temporary relocation […]
