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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...
Dec 28, 2021
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New Sugar Crop Starts Monday
An intervention from Prime Minister John Briceño led the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) and Belize Sugar Industries...
Dec 23, 2021
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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...
Dec 23, 2021
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Sugar Standoff!
Prime Minister John Briceño says the Government continues to monitor an impasse between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and...
Dec 23, 2021
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APSSM President: ‘Chebat out of line’
The Minister of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is out of line in the way he sought to curtail the powers of the ministry’s CEO, Association...
Nov 26, 2021
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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...
Oct 22, 2021
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Deputy DHS: ‘Approx. 80% of fully vaccinated COVID patients who have died had NCDs’
Approximately 80 percent of the fully vaccinated persons who have died from COVID-19-related complications, were also persons with other...
Oct 16, 2021
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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...
Oct 16, 2021
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Corozal Free Zone Successfully Keeps COVID-19 Out
The Corozal Freezone, which reopened its doors over eight months ago, despite heavy criticism from the public surrounding the safety of...
Oct 13, 2021
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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...
Oct 8, 2021
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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...
Oct 7, 2021
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Cabinet approves ‘COVID-19 Enforcement Unit’
The Government has approved the establishment of a “COVID-19 Enforcement Unit”, this week’s Cabinet brief announced. The unit is to help...
Oct 7, 2021
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Belize Central Prison to institute Vaccination Pass
By Michelle Sutherland If you have a loved one that is currently confined to the Belize Central Prison, coming October 1st, the only way...
Sep 23, 2021
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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...
Sep 9, 2021
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Tax Collection Increase, Public Servants and Teachers Hopeful
The most recent data provided by the Belize Tax Service Department which indicates that tax collections for three major tax categories...
Sep 3, 2021
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Free speech under threat?
The recent announcement by Cabinet in which it informed the public that it would be submitting a bill on Friday in the Sitting of the...
Sep 3, 2021
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Belize inching closer to WHO’s CT level 3 classification?
Belize’s COVID-19 positivity rate has since surpassed the five percent threshold set by the World Health Organization (WHO), and if the...
Aug 21, 2021
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PM: CBB GOVERNOR FIRED FOR DIFFERENCES WITH BOARD
The Central Bank of Belize (CBB)’s recently appointed Governor, Mr. Gustavo Manuel Vasquez, was fired last Friday because he and the...
Aug 20, 2021
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Last Resort, Again!
Residents from Southside Belize City have been rounded up by the police under a one-month proclamation of a State of Emergency (SOE),...
Aug 20, 2021
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SMART: GOB should not be biased towards BTL
Speed Net Telecommunication Limited (SMART) has emerged to defend its position amid the controversial telecommunication switch that has...
Aug 18, 2021
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