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Several government officials have confirmed that there should be an adjustment to the existing COVID-19 regulations at the start of next month. We don’t know the details of those changes [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the new U.S. President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders within his first twenty-four hours in office. But one of those executive orders can have grave [...]
Initially, Belize’s health and tourism sector were already preparing for the testing requirements for return travel to the United States. The Ministry of Health approved additional COVID-19 testing sites in [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Thanks to the Taiwanese Embassy in Belize, there can be even more rapid test drives. That’s because, on Thursday, the Embassy of Taiwan handed over a donation of fifteen thousand [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone reopens on February first. The reopening is one of the campaign promises that the P.U.P. made before the election. Since the new government made the decision, [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Acting Director of Health Services Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is still consulting with stakeholders ahead of the reopening, but the final say rests [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, Corozal Mayor Rigoberto Vellos renegotiated the one point three-seven-seven million-dollar contract with U.D.P. contractor Imer Hernandez. The agreement was signed between the former U.D.P. Mayor Hilberto Campos and [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Voter registration for persons wanting to participate in the upcoming municipal elections ends on Monday, January twenty-fifth. With the deadline for registration looming, the Elections and Boundaries Department has issued [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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With the municipal elections a little more than a month away, the opposition United Democratic Party has only finalized one slate here in Belize City. KREM News reporter and anchor [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the wife of Prime Minister John Briceño was officially appointed the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children. Rossana Briceño, an educator by profession, is an advocate [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Inspiration Centre at mile one and a half on the George Price Highway provides health and therapy services to children with disabilities. It was created by the former Special [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the new Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs addressed the Caribbean Court of Justice and stated that her appointment signals a new day of respect for our Maya sisters, [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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At their press conference on Thursday, the United Democratic Party said it would sue the Briceño Administration over the land matter brought to light during the Sitting of the House [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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From defending the land transaction to defending his predecessor’s borrowing. While criticizing Briceño’s economic response, Faber defended the Barrow administration’s daily million dollar borrowing to meet the wage bill. Faber [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Legal Year 2021/2022 was officially opened on Monday, but unlike the many years in the past, this year, the official ceremony and speeches were pre-recorded and aired in a [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Twelve new homes for twelve deserving families; it is a charitable initiative that Heritage Bank Limited is undertaking. The donation is in celebration of the bank’s twentieth anniversary. In partnership [...]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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During news time on Wednesday night, shots rang out in the Monument Site area of Dangriga. A fisherman, Dennis Robinson, from the area had been gunned down. The family believes [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party today called a press conference to address matters of national importance. It was held at the party’s headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive in Belize [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The opposition also criticized the Briceño administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber blasts the government for continuously politicizing the pandemic and blaming the past U.D.P. administration. [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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From COVID to alleged corruption. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was asked about his colleague, former Minister of Works Rene Montero. The government wants Montero to face criminal charges for alleged [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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After the People’s United Party won the November general elections, the Lands Department locked down as rumors of U.D.P. cronies taking documents from the office in Belmopan surfaced. It was [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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The indigenous communities in the south have collectively prevailed in the courts since they initiated legal action against the Government of Belize in the nineties. The fight has always been [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Upon assuming office in November of last year, the People’s United Party created a specific ministerial portfolio for Indigenous People’s Affairs. That responsibility was given to Belize Rural Central area [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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In acknowledging government’s solemn undertaking, M.L.A. spokesperson Cristina Coc says that they are elated by the newfound will to respect and recognize the traditional institutions of the indigenous community. [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the Ministry of Education issued a memo to managements of all schools, the Belize Teaching Services Commission, and the B.N.T.U. in which the matter of study leave with pay [...]
Written on January 21, 2021 | Posted in
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