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Monday is going to be a historic day in Belize. The former Prime Minister Dean Barrow has been summoned to appear before the Commission of Inquiry. It’s the inaugural hearing [...]
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According to Prime Minister John Briceño, his predecessor has a lot to answer to. The former Prime Minister Dean Barrow was the Minister of Finance, and he, according to Briceño, [...]
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Another round of budget consultation was held today in Belmopan with members of the Public Service Union. Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, along with cabinet ministers Francis Fonseca and Henry [...]
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Also weighing on the much-debated wage cut is the Belize Chamber and Commerce and Industry. The Chamber wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño and shared concerns about whether or not [...]
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Wage cut, or not, is just one of the tough decisions the Briceño administration must make in addressing the economy’s dreadful status. Briceño and his party have continuously blamed the [...]
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Briceño did not mince any words in responding to Senator Peyrefitte’s comments. He called Peyrefitte a “fool” for not realizing the reality in the country. Hipolito Novelo “The chairman [...]
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Roaring Creek resident, Arita Vanzie, died in a fatal car crash on the Stann Creek Valley Road. The three other persons traveling in the vehicle received various injuries and lived [...]
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The Senate met today in Belmopan, and the session ended in less than an hour. It was an unusually short Senate meeting, and that’s because there wasn’t much debate. The [...]
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And while the Senate deferred the second readings of those bills, the Senate did ratify the appointment of members of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Oscar Sabido will chair the [...]
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Prime Minister Briceño updated the media on the Net Vasquez, B.T.L. Credit Card Scandal. Briceño says that the former Chairman of B.T.L. Nestor Vasquez is querying some of the credit [...]
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On Tuesday, reports started circulating that two Belize City councillors had tested positive for COVID-19 and that one was hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. When we checked with the city council, [...]
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The institution was among the first to be hit with the pandemic; at the start of the pandemic in Belize, former employee Hubert Pipersburgh contracted the virus and died. Several [...]
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One month after he was hired, the Sugar Cane Production Committee Manager was fired! On Tuesday night, Naim Cal was given his walking papers; terminated on the spot. The S.C.P.C., [...]
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So, as you heard just now, Naim Cal is out from the Sugar Cane Production Committee. But who will replace him? That’s what we asked the chair of the Sugar [...]
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The municipal elections are three weeks away. The chairman of the United Democratic Party says they are ready for battle. Michael Peyrefitte says all nine municipalities are prepared to contest [...]
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A team of residents from Benque Viejo Del Carmen and Succotz carried out a search and rescue effort inside the Belize-Guatemala border. The search started this morning after local news [...]
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The tourism industry in Belize continues to take a hit from the economic fallout caused by COVID-19. Usually, this time of year, tourists arrive by the thousands; these days, they [...]
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