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There was a meeting at the House of Representatives today and early on there was an exchange about an issue which affects every Belizean: the curfew. Mesopotamia Area Representative, Shyne [...]
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Today, Minister of Human Development and Families, Dolores Balderamos Garcia presented a Bill to amend the Juvenile Offenders Act and a Bill for an Act to amend the Families and [...]
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During today’s meeting, Prime Minister John Briceño rose to explain that the Caribbean Development Bank was in the process of refunding five million dollars that his Government had used soon [...]
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Sparks flew during the House Meeting over additional funds required for land acquisition by the past administration. It happened when Prime Minister John Briceño rose to announce that a further [...]
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The tenure of Dorothy Bradley as Auditor General comes to an end on December seventh. Bradley has issued a farewell statement saying “As I leave, I am extremely proud to [...]
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Over a hundred million dollars is being invested to upgrade the Coastal Road, also referred to as the Coastal Highway. With construction works well underway, the upgrade is sixty percent [...]
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This evening police issued a report that on Thursday, intelligence information led law enforcement officers to a cache of cannabis, guns and ammunition. A search in the San Jomal area [...]
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Councillor George Del Cid of the Caye Caulker Village Council got in trouble with the law after he reportedly hit a man on the face the week. He was arraigned [...]
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Following reports that immigration officials recently traveled to Latin America, specifically Bolivia and Peru to provide passport application services to Belizeans abroad may have some wondering about the identity of [...]
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On November twenty-third, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Education, Dian Maheia signed off on a Memorandum of Understanding formally recognising Edinburgh Napier University’s online programs in Belize. It is a [...]
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The tourism industry was among the first to be shattered by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country rebounds, there is need to adapt new strategies going forward. Josue Carballo is [...]
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Belize’s National Pok-ta-Pok team, Ek’Balam is the 2021 Pok ta Pok World Cup Champions. Also known as the “Mayan ball game,” the world cup competition was held in Merida, Mexico. [...]
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Earlier this week, we showed you the work that is being done to spruce up the riverside neighborhoods in Lake Independence. That aspect of the cleanup campaign is being organized [...]
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This evening the Progressive Cane Farmers and Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association issued a joint release denouncing the introduction of amendments to the Sugar Industry Act today in the House [...]
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The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing, through the George Price Highway Rehabilitation Project, has acquired two fully equipped 2022 Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicles as part of its project [...]
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The Belize National Library Service and Information System invites the public to celebrate Library Week. The theme is Belize Libraries: Transforming, Enriching and Uplifting Communities Since 1935. The week is [...]
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Accused of murder while still a minor, then later acquitted, twenty year old Delroy Ranks is one example of a Belizean youth transforming his life. So often the young men [...]
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