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The discussion around price gouging involving local Chinese business owners became more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Briceño Administration steers the ship of economic rebound, Belizeans across the [...]
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Another commodity that has seen a recent increase is poultry. Viewers might have taken note that the price of poultry increased by ten cents earlier this week. As a result, [...]
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There was a huge bust of contraband pharmaceuticals over the weekend in Orange Walk. The information is that customs officials intercepted a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck on the San Antonio [...]
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During last week’s budget debate, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton questioned the budget in terms of the allocation for medical supplies and medication to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. [...]
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The Albert Area Representative also made reference to the number of non-established staff in the health sector which since 2022 has been up to six hundred and forty-one. The wage [...]
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Speaking about the increase in allowance for community healthcare workers, nurses have been migrating for better wages. It is among the many issues that have been brought to the Ministry [...]
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U.D.P. Standard Bearer Ian Jones stepped down as the party’s candidate of choice for Collet on Wednesday. His choice to withdraw as the nominee for that constituency was shared in [...]
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen arrives in Belize on Sunday evening at four o’clock. The visit of the head of government to the Jewel, her second call on Belize since taking [...]
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The case of thirty-six-year-old Jared Ranguy, accused of killing his mother, sister, and stepfather, took an interesting turn today when the trial judge announced that he has decided to recuse [...]
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Police have released information on Thursday’s fatal shooting incident near Sand Hill Village on the Philip Goldson Highway that claimed the life of thirty-three-year-old Justin Pollard. The Belize City resident [...]
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It is one of the worst things that can happen – a medical professional in who trust is placed to carry out a job, and that individual perverts that role [...]
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The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management is tonight calling out the Toledo Alcalde Association and the Julian Cho Society. According to a press release from SATIIM, back in 2018, [...]
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Pablo Mis, the executive director of the Julian Cho Society, responded to SATIIM late this evening. The release from J.C.S. says that under the project, TAA/JCS supported the community consent [...]
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The Forest Department is not yet allowing the importation of ostriches into Belize until it can come to a categorization on whether the flightless bird is wildlife or poultry, but [...]
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International Women’s Month culminated today at the end of March. During the past four weeks, we have highlighted the achievements of women in various aspects of professional life. Tonight, we [...]
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Earlier this week we aired an interview with one of the candidates vying for B.N.T.U.’s presidency in their upcoming convention. In that story, we reported that two individuals are contesting [...]
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For many, it has been out of sight and out of mind, but COVID is still very real – new cases are being detected and patients are accessing medical facilities. [...]
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At the Department of Youth Services in Belize City, Special Olympics Belize held its Family Health Forum 2023. The two-day event, which commenced today, saw the participation of the athletes, [...]
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The opening forum was to see the participation of several ministers of government, including youth and sports, education, human development and health. While several of them could not make it [...]
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With over three hundred Special Olympic athletes across the country, Chairperson Doctor Maxine McKay spoke of how they were able to stay engaged during the height of the COVID pandemic [...]
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History is as recent as yesterday and the future is a second away. In looking to the future, it’s important to recognize how far we’ve come. As we celebrate International [...]
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Everyone will recall when the stevedores, most if not all of them being members of the Christian Workers’ Union, staged a strike against their employer, the Port of Belize Limited [...]
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Attorneys for the stevedores and the C.W.U. raised a preliminary point of law, on the argument that they enjoy statutory immunity, and that they can’t be subjected to legal action [...]
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On Tuesday night, Belizean-American Eduardo Usher was traveling through Escarcega, Mexico when he was allegedly extorted by Mexican police. Usher spoke to a local TV station in Mexico immediately following [...]
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On Wednesday, the Statistical Institute of Belize released quarterly figures for the period ending March thirty-first, one day after the Briceño administration met to discuss the impact of global inflation [...]
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