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Tonight, Pharmacy Express Limited, owned by Julius and Angela Zabaneh, is once again making headlines, following a release earlier today by the Social Security Board. On July twenty-fifth, we reported [...]
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Controversy has erupted once again at the Belmopan City Council. This time a few of the councilors have come public to criticize Mayor Sharon Palacio for naming a new deputy [...]
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This is the second time since the municipals in 2021 that the Belmopan City Council, under Mayor Palacio, has been in contention over her management style. The optics of it [...]
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Palacio has come under heat before from her councilors who have accused her of misappropriating funds and of not being transparent and accountable. But the mayor insists that it’s because [...]
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One of the points of contention raised by Councilor Nikki Augustine on her post was that the fundamental needs of the capital, having clean drains and streets, are not being [...]
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Over the last six months, a group of Belizean youths have been working to develop public policy to improve the education sector in Belize. Two groups were created from the [...]
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While speaking on the issue of tertiary education financing with Doctor Zabaneh, reporters asked for his thoughts on the brain drain situation in Belize. He agreed that many highly trained [...]
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Teachers are expected to return to a regular five-day work week, with the reinstatement of their full salaries. The Ministry of Education adjusted the work week for teacher in 2021, [...]
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Doctor Zabaneh also spoke about the COVID-19 protocol that is being prepared for face-to-face learning. While there will be some changes to those protocols, discussions are being had about whether [...]
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The Ministry of Education has decided that it will offer additional assistance to its Adult Continuing Education (ACE) programs across the country. While a great deal of attention has been [...]
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Students attending high school at either of four south side institutions at the beginning of the new academic year will benefit from a new program that is being rolled out [...]
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Three persons escaped major injuries when the truck they were traveling in this afternoon careened off the George Price Highway and overturned in a swampy area near mile forty-one. It [...]
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The Government of Belize is being assisted with revising the country’s subsidiary laws which were last updated almost twenty years ago. With help from Improved Access to Justice in the [...]
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Belizean cyclist Oscar Quiroz returned home recently from the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Quiroz did exceptionally well during the hundred-mile race he competed in, placing twenty-seventh from a [...]
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Belize continues to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, despite formal activities that culminated on August seventh. Tonight, an art exhibit is being opened at the Belisle Art Gallery inside the Bliss [...]
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