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The government continued budget consultations today, preparing for the presentation of the budget in March. Today, a team of high-level ministers met with the Belize National Teachers Union. Deputy Prime [...]
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National President of the Belize National Teachers Union Senator Elena Smith says that the meeting was cordial. Smith says the government was open to suggestions. However, they did not discuss [...]
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Following today’s budget consultation with the B.N.T.U., Deputy PM Cordel Hyde and Ministers Francis Fonseca and Henry Charles Usher were asked if cabinet ministers received a ten percent salary cut. [...]
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Earlier this week, we told you about the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s letter to Prime Minister Briceño. The B.C.C.I. wrote PM Briceño to share their concerns and recommendations [...]
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Cabinet approved the reopening of maritime borders for yachting tourism. The reopening does come with conditions including adherence to public health safety protocols, which means that crew and passengers must [...]
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The body of forty-seven-year-old Michael Escalante was found dumped on the George Price Highway just before midday on Wednesday. The Belize Police Department is actively searching for Escalante’s missing red [...]
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One of the key promises that the People’s United Party made before coming into office was to give land to first-time landowners. At the Lands Department in Belize City, dozens [...]
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On Tuesday, we reported on the joint statement from the Maya Leaders Alliance, the Julian Cho Society, and the Toledo Alcaldes Association on the former Commissioner of the Toledo Maya [...]
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Will the former U.D.P. Minister of Works, Rene Montero, and his C.E.O. Errol Gentle face criminal charges? The answer now lies with the Director of Public Prosecutions. That’s because the [...]
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And in today’s COVID-stats, there are seven new confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to twelve thousand one hundred and fourteen for the country. [...]
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Today, a virtual certificate ceremony was held for the first of a 2020 cohort of public officers who completed a professional development training. It’s been over a decade that public [...]
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If you have the budget, it’s a great idea to treat your Valentine to some lobster this weekend as the 2020-2021 Lobster Season winds down on Sunday at midnight and [...]
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As the season comes to a close, the Fisheries Department reports that lobster production is up for the 2020-2021 period, with seven hundred thousand pounds of lobster tail processed. According [...]
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Like all other celebrations in the past year, this February – the month of love – doesn’t feel quite the same. Even with restrictions in place, our reporter Duane Moody [...]
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It’s no surprise that former U.D.P. ministers have been openly critical of the Briceño Administration and their decisions. But a recent post by former Minister John Saldivar on Facebook did [...]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration Eamon Courtenay, participated in a virtual extraordinary meeting between Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central American Integration System and the UN [...]
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She’s the executive director at the Southern Environmental Association and previously worked as the Advocacy Manager at the Belize Audubon Society. Now, Arreini Palacio Morgan has been appointed by the [...]
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The Super Furia Band is celebrating a major milestone in its history – thirty-five years in existence! The family band of Orange Walk also welcomed their anniversary with an award [...]
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