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A group of ten Haitians was officially allowed to enter the country today after they were flagged by immigration officers at the Philip Goldson International Airport. They entered the country [...]
On Friday, Build Belize Inc, a diaspora initiative operating out of the United States, presented the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology with seventy-nine laptops and Chromebooks. These items [...]
Written on December 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith is one three commissioners tasked with conducting an inquiry into the general elections of 2020 in Guyana. While the hearings are ongoing, we asked the seasoned [...]
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The most underprivileged of Belizeans will have a better Christmas this year, thanks to Belizeans in the diaspora who collected an impressive shipment of food and other grocery items to [...]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Sunday morning was all about the World Cup Finals. Across the country, television screens were tuned in to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Finals. And, at the end of [...]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A twenty-foot container with hurricane relief supplies is preparing to leave the Port of Belize en route to Havana Cuba. The Association of Solidarity for Cuba has been engaged in [...]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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As to the issue of violent crimes across the region, ComPol Williams says Belize is at the bottom of the list for 2022. According to the commissioner, countries in the [...]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Soon after her arrival in Belize on December second, Ambassador Michelle Kwan met with Belize’s Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay. She says that the initial meeting was to discuss strengthening bilateral [...]
Written on December 8, 2022 | Posted in
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A Spanish explorer from the Royal Academy of the Sea, who has spent the last two years navigating the high seas aboard a nine-foot-long jet ski, has stopped in Belize [...]
Written on December 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Councillor Micah Goodin is away studying at law school. His stint as deputy mayor was short-lived, following a shooting incident in which a shadow youth councillor was injured. So who [...]
Written on November 30, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council will soon acquire two garbage trucks to compliment its fleet in its sanitation department. The purchasing of the new compactor trucks will be made possible through [...]
Written on November 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Petrocaribe, a regional oil procurement agreement between Venezuela and Caribbean member states, is back and Belize is among the beneficiaries of the revitalized program under President Nicolas Maduro. During Prime [...]
Written on November 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Well-known Belizean cyclist, Oscar Quiroz has officially signed with the Miami Blazers, a racing team from the United States. The Galen graduate and junior environmental policy analyst within the Department of [...]
Written on November 23, 2022 | Posted in
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So who are the Miami Blazers? Well, the 2022 Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic champion is a member of the team. Zamir Guerra, the Public Relations Officer of the [...]
Written on November 23, 2022 | Posted in
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The Eleventh Commonwealth Youth Parliament is underway in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As we reported on Monday night, Belize has representation at the event. Young Leaders Alliance of [...]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Inter-American Development Bank (I.D.B.) has elected a new president. Today, during a Special Meeting of the Bank’s Board of Governors at the I.D.B. Headquarters in Washington, D.C, Ilan Goldfajn [...]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Trinidad and Tobago is hosting the Eleventh Commonwealth Youth Parliament under the theme, Youth Involvement in Parliamentary Democracy. The Young Leaders Alliance of Belize has selected two youth representatives from [...]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
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As the final stretch of negotiations for the twenty-seventh United Nations Conference of the Parties is ongoing in Egypt, there are growing concerns over the slow progress on loss and [...]
Written on November 18, 2022 | Posted in
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COP27 has been billed as the implementation COP, but for mitigation and adaptation to take place, there must be access to finance, so engaging in bilateral meetings outside of the [...]
Written on November 18, 2022 | Posted in
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COP27 is winding down as final meetings are being held. Today, there were bilateral discussions held with the leadership of the Belize delegation, a methane ministerial session and a meeting [...]
Written on November 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Like the youth, there is also an indigenous people’s pavilion at COP27. They believe that as traditional stewards of the earth, they should have a seat at the negotiation table, [...]
Written on November 17, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday evening, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow issued a release calling for the removal of the climate change portfolio from Minister Orlando Habet. Barrow claims that the Minister of Sustainable [...]
Written on November 15, 2022 | Posted in
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It was another busy day for Climate Change Minister Orlando Habet and the team of Belizean negotiators at the twenty-seventh annual United Nations Conference of the Parties in Sharm El [...]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Minister Orlando Habet also delivered the keynote address with the Nigerian Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, at an official side event at COP27, in Egypt, in the nighttime. The event, [...]
Written on November 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The News Five team of reporter Duane Moody and cameraman Kenroy Michael are at the United Nation’s Conference of the Parties, better referred to as COP27, being held in Sharm [...]
Written on November 10, 2022 | Posted in
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