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Two Men Charged, Remanded for Murder of David “Goofy” Phillips

We begin tonight’s newscast with the arrest of two men for probably the most callous murder for 2023. Last Thursday, we brought you the gripping images of the murder of [...]

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Meighan Brothers Acquitted of Being Members of a Gang

Meighan Brothers Acquitted of Being Members of a Gang

Accused of being member of a gang, Tyrone, Ellis and Shaquille Meighan were acquitted this afternoon due to a lack of sufficient evidence. In February 2020, the three brothers were [...]...

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B.D.F. Says IED, Aviation Official Says Fireworks

B.D.F. Says IED, Aviation Official Says Fireworks

Last Tuesday, the Belize Defense Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit determined that a crude object found onboard a Maya Island Air flight from San Pedro was an improvised explosive device, [...]...

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Additional Security Measures Implemented Following IED Scare

Additional Security Measures Implemented Following IED Scare

The scare, according to the Director of Civil Aviation, has prompted authorities to expedite the implementation of certain security measures, including the use of handheld metal detectors for scanning passengers. [...]...

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C.W.U. Says P.B.L. Pulled Plug on Insurance Coverage for Stevedores

C.W.U. Says P.B.L. Pulled Plug on Insurance Coverage for Stevedores

The Christian Workers Union is back in the news tonight, regarding insurance coverage for stevedores.  The C.W.U. held a press conference this morning in which it shared that the Port [...]...

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C.W.U. Says Insurance is Part of Collective Bargaining Agreement

C.W.U. Says Insurance is Part of Collective Bargaining Agreement

Flowers told reporters earlier today that the initial conversation between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited were going smoothly, until the company reportedly informed that it [...]...

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C.W.U. Says Port of Belize Disrespected Stevedores

C.W.U. Says Port of Belize Disrespected Stevedores

The latest issue between the Port of Belize and the stevedores is set against the backdrop of the Essential Services Arbitration Award.  In its release, the C.W.U. states, “even whilst [...]...

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$70,000 in Fines for 12 Fishermen with Conch Hours before Season Opened

$70,000 in Fines for 12 Fishermen with Conch Hours before Season Opened

Twelve fishermen have been slapped with seventy thousand dollars in total fines for having one thousand, one hundred conchs in their possession during the closed season. Reports are that on [...]...

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2022 Findings on Worst Forms of Child Labour in Belize

2022 Findings on Worst Forms of Child Labour in Belize

The U.S. Department of Labour has issued its 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, looking at children’s work and education in countries across the world. There is [...]...

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An Update on the Child Labour Education Tour

An Update on the Child Labour Education Tour

The report shows that back in 2022, Belize made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour when G.O.B. approved its National Child Labour Policy and [...]...

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Yemeri Grove Versus Laguna – Again!

Yemeri Grove Versus Laguna – Again!

We’ve been reporting on the Laguna and Yemeri Grove issue over the Maya traditional land distribution system versus what the residents of Yemeri Grove say is encroachment. Based on the [...]...

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Vital Stats Closed for Relocation; Faster, Easier Process Expected by Next May

Vital Stats Closed for Relocation; Faster, Easier Process Expected by Next May

For years, anyone who has needed the services rendered at the Vital Statistics Office has discovered how painstaking, time-consuming and sometimes inconvenient that process can be. Getting copies of important [...]...

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Minister Chebat: Electric Bus Pilot Project Will Run in Belize City and Cross-district

Minister Chebat: Electric Bus Pilot Project Will Run in Belize City and Cross-district

With the advent of electric buses come other kinds of electric vehicles. Its part and parcel of the global initiative promoted at the Conference of the Parties or COP Conferences [...]...

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Does Your Electric Ride Need Charging? Drive up To One of B.E.L.’s Charging Ports

Does Your Electric Ride Need Charging? Drive up To One of B.E.L.’s Charging Ports

Accompanied by the introduction of electric vehicles is the installation of charging ports across the country. The ones installed for the buses are part of the government’s pilot project, but [...]...

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IBL Goes Into Playoffs, All Star Weekend Coming Up

IBL Goes Into Playoffs, All Star Weekend Coming Up

Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for [...]...

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P.C.C. Working On Paying Vendors for Services after Payment Delays

P.C.C. Working On Paying Vendors for Services after Payment Delays

Over the last six months, the People’s Constitution Commission has expended four hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars of its one million, thirty-five thousand dollar budget.  That’s according to P.C.C. Chairman [...]...

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P.C.C. Commissioners Have Been Operating Without Allowances

P.C.C. Commissioners Have Been Operating Without Allowances

And, it is not only the vendors who are feeling the pinch. According to Chairman Chanona, for the past six months commissioners have been executing their tasks using their own [...]...

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Words Exchanged at UN General Assembly Over Border Dispute

Words Exchanged at UN General Assembly Over Border Dispute

This week, the Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute was raised three times during the Seventy-Eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, in light of a recent encounter between a [...]...

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Berry Street Fire Leaves Family of 4 Homeless

Berry Street Fire Leaves Family of 4 Homeless

A family of four is tonight without a roof over its head after the place called home was gutted by fire this morning. The fire began just before six a.m. [...]...

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Berry Street Fire was Caused by Illegal Electrical Wiring

Berry Street Fire was Caused by Illegal Electrical Wiring

This afternoon, the National Fire Service confirmed that the fire was due to an illegal electrical wiring. It is something that the department has been working with Belize Electricity Limited [...]...

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First National High School Debate on the Constitution of Belize

First National High School Debate on the Constitution of Belize

The People’s Constitution Commission, in collaboration with the Belize High School, held its first National High School Debate today in Belize City. The question that was put forward for debate [...]...

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P.C.C. Launches Online Survey System, Hopes to Reach 400,000 Belizeans

P.C.C. Launches Online Survey System, Hopes to Reach 400,000 Belizeans

In tandem with today’s national high school debate, the P.C.C. launched its national online survey. The commission hopes to reach a total of four hundred thousand Belizeans through the online [...]...

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Ministry of Public Utilities, Logistics Holds Maritime Educational Expo 2023

Ministry of Public Utilities, Logistics Holds Maritime Educational Expo 2023

The compound at the Belize Port Authority was busy with activity today. It was the venue for the Maritime Education Expo 2023, which featured a number of maritime-related organizations and [...]...

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Energy Policy to be Introduced in November

Energy Policy to be Introduced in November

The Energy Policy that is still being drafted will govern Belize’s plan on how it will use and manage electricity into the future. It should seek to explain how the [...]...

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Rural Electrification Project To Include 27 Villages

Rural Electrification Project To Include 27 Villages

The rural electrification project, funded by the European Union to the tune of four million Euros, will include a number of rural communities that are still off the national grid. [...]...

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