60% of female prisoners in for ‘immigration offenses’
The female population at the Belize Central Prison has increased steadily over the past five consecutive years, with approximately 60% of...
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- Dec 23, 2021
Belizeans Bid Farewell to the Creole Queen
Belizean Icon and ambassador of the Creole culture, Artist Emeritus Myrna Manzanarez, 75, has passed away. Manzanares, who fell into a...
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- Nov 12, 2021
Cuellar resigns from KHMH Board after 47 days
Well-known internist Dr. Fernando Cuellar has resigned from the KHMH Board, after having served only 47 days in the position. Dr. Cuellar...
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- Nov 8, 2021
Cops charged with landing narco plane
Ten plus persons who were detained for the landing of a Narco Plane on the Southern Highway near Toledo on Saturday night have been...
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- Nov 6, 2021
COMPOL: Some police officers were involved in latest drug-plane landing
Police officers were involved the latest drug-plane landing, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed Friday morning....
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- Nov 5, 2021
BMDA: ‘Ganja Card’ holders should be limited to 30 grams per month
The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) has proposed that the Government of Belize cap individual’s recreational use for...
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- Nov 5, 2021
Customer Broker: Import costs up by 300%, likely to continue into 2022
Shipping costs are up by more than 200 to 300 percent and the global supply-chain bottlenecks that are driving the increase are likely to...
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- Nov 2, 2021
POSITION OF THE BELIZE MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSOCIATION ON THE REGULARIZATION/LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUAN
Introduction: The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) is a responsible organization in civil society that advocates for the...
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- Oct 22, 2021
BCCI to GOB: Expanding Trade Licensing to villages was not what we talked about
The Government of Belize (GOB) has publicized its plans to expand the trade licensing regime to the villages, but this week the Belize...
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- Oct 16, 2021
OPINION|POLICE DON’T KNOW THE LAW
Contributed by the Human Rights Commission The police do not know the law, but it is not their fault. By law, the police are a...
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- Oct 16, 2021
Trade License Fee expanded to Villages
As early as the beginning of the New Year, large and small businesses alike, operating within the confines of rural communities and...
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- Oct 8, 2021
Government of Belize issues statement on Pandora Papers
In response to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist (ICIJ)’s recent release of the “Pandora Papers”, the Government...
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- Oct 8, 2021
Rights and responsibilities that follow
Contributed by the Human Rights Commission Today Belize is grappling with human rights violations in every single organ of society. In...
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- Oct 8, 2021
PSU to GOB: Regulate COVID test’s prices at private institutions
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has announced the rollout of “free testing” sites for the public to access, a move the Public...
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- Oct 7, 2021
Dr. Gayle: S.O.Es not effective strategy against gang violence
The use of State of Emergency (SOE) to lockdown criminal elements is not a very effective practice, Social Anthropologist Dr. Herbert...
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- Oct 1, 2021
U20 Female Football in Curacao
By Leon C. Guild Our female Jaguars have just returned from Curacao where they were playing in the U20 CONCACAF Championship which also...
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- Sep 17, 2021
Stricter Public Health Measures Implemented
Prime Minister John Briceño, via a pre-recorded statement, informed the public that stricter public health measures are to be instituted...
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- Sep 13, 2021
CDC warns against travelling to Belize
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US State Department have raised their travel alert levels for Belize to Level...
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- Sep 9, 2021
CRIME OF MURDER
BDF soldier, Private Raheem Valencio, has been charged for the crime of murder in connection to Sunday night’s fatal shooting of off-duty...
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- Sep 5, 2021
From ‘Super’ to ‘Blue’ bond
Via a debt-for-nature swap strategy, the Government of Belize may finally be on the brink of bringing the more than a decade long...
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