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March 21, 2024 No Comment

BSCFA Continues Pressure on PM

The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association continues to call on Prime Minister Briceno to force
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March 21, 2024 No Comment

Julius Espat Highlights Nationwide Works in Extended Budget Debate Address

Cayo South’s Julius Espat took an estimated 85 minutes for his address where he spoke
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March 21, 2024 No Comment

Opposition Leader Criticizes Healthcare Sector under Briceno Admin in Lengthy

As we have reported, today is day two of the budget debate; but there was
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March 21, 2024 No Comment

Opposition Demands Transparency: Calls for Key Players in National Health

Additionally, in yesterday’s presentation by the Leader of the Opposition, he called on the Briceno
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March 20, 2024 No Comment

BSI/ASR Denounces Belize Government’s Sugar Inquiry, Threatens Legal Action

Less than twenty-four hours after the government approved the Terms of Reference for its Sugar
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March 20, 2024 No Comment

Prime Minister Caught in Crossfire as BSI/ASR Rejects Sugar Inquiry

And with BSI/ASR’s denouncement of the Commission of Inquiry (COI), it seems Prime Minister John
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March 20, 2024 No Comment

Belize Territorial Volunteers Demand Action Over Illegal Road in Chiquibul

The Belize Territorial Volunteers is calling on all environmental stakeholders to take tangible action following
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March 20, 2024 No Comment

National Assembly Kicks Off Budget Debate with Lengthy Presentations

In years past, we have seen heated debates around this time when the new budget
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March 20, 2024 No Comment

Retired Public Officers Protest in Belmopan Amid Budget Debate

This morning, while parliamentarians debated the budget, members of the Association of Beneficiaries and Retired
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March 20, 2024 No Comment

Belize Cabinet Approves National Gender Policy 2021-2030

Member of the House of Representatives, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia has announced the approval by Cabinet for
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March 19, 2024 No Comment

Government Approves Commission of Inquiry for Sugarcane Industry

And, with all that said and done by the BSCFA, we can tell you that
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March 19, 2024 No Comment

Opposition Leader Slams Government’s Budget as Betrayal: Says GOB’s budget

Ahead of tomorrow’s budget debate for the 2023/2024 fiscal year, the Leader of the Opposition,
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March 19, 2024 No Comment

Belize Disabilities Bill 2024 Nears Introduction to House of Representatives

The Ministry of Human Development has concluded its consultations on the Belize Disabilities Bill 2024
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March 18, 2024 No Comment

Minister of State Alleges Assault from a member of her

Minister of State for Human Development, Elvia Vega-Samos is alleging that she is in fear
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March 15, 2024 No Comment

BSCFA Urges PM Action: Dispute Over Sugar Industry Regulations Sparks

The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) is calling on the Prime Minister to appeal
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March 15, 2024 No Comment

PM Briceno to Meet with CWU Amidst Rising Tensions

The Christian Workers Union (CWU) and Prime Minister John Briceno are expected to meet on
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March 15, 2024 No Comment

Bernard Wagner Sworn In for Third Term as Belize City

Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner was sworn into office for the third consecutive term this
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March 14, 2024 No Comment

Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee Discusses Criminal Justice Bills in

The Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee met this afternoon in Belmopan to discuss three Bills,
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March 14, 2024 No Comment

Briceno Administration Allocates $5M for Low-Income Housing

The Briceno Administration is allocating five million dollars for low-income homes and housing repairs; but
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March 14, 2024 No Comment

UK Parliamentary Delegation Discusses Key Issues with Belize Officials

Four members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association are in Belize to meet with members of
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March 13, 2024 No Comment

Tensions between PBL and Stevedores Cooled Down

Tensions were high today at the Port of Belize Limited as the Christian Workers Union
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March 12, 2024 No Comment

Port of Belize Standstill: Stevedores Refuse Work Amid Redundancy Payment

Tonight, the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited are at odds once
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March 12, 2024 No Comment

Prime Minister Addresses Rising Employment Concerns in Budget Reading

Prime Minister John Briceno has acknowledged the rising issue of employment in the country.  Recently,
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

Prime Minister Briceno Unveils Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Budget

Prime Minister John Briceno has presented the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2024/2025.  The
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

House Meeting Post-Election: Quiet Opposition, Boastful Government

Today’s House Meeting lasted for about three hours, and surprisingly, there wasn’t much fireworks.  The
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

High Court Strikes Down Government’s Sugar Industry Regulations, Deemed Unconstitutional

Attorney for Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) senior council Godfrey Smith says that the Government of
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

Municipal Councils Begin Swearing in Across Belize

The swearing-in of the recently elected municipal councils has already begun.  Out west this afternoon,
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

Ministry of Health Launches Suicide Prevention Plan to Combat Rising

One life lost is one too many. In an attempt to reduce the incidence of
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

House Speaker Valerie Woods Commemorates International Women’s Day in House

Speaker of the House, Valerie Woods opened today’s House Meeting with a personal message on
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March 8, 2024 No Comment

Punta Gorda Welcomes New Justices of the Peace to Serve

A total of 17 new and 1 senior Justice of the Peace in the Punta
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March 5, 2024 No Comment

Belize Secures $50 Million Grant for Sugar Industry Enhancement from

Belize was selected among eleven countries for a fifty-million-dollar grant from the Green Climate Fund
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March 5, 2024 No Comment

Belize Receives $250 Million Grant for Education and Energy Sectors

There is another grant that Belize is benefiting from, this time, through the Millennium Challenge
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March 5, 2024 No Comment

Christian Workers Union Accuses Government of Being Sinister in Negotiations

The Christian Workers Union (CWU) says the Government of Belize is being sinister in its
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March 5, 2024 No Comment

Employers Reminded of Election Day Regulations

Belizeans head to the polls tomorrow for the 2024 municipal elections, and the Elections and
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March 5, 2024 No Comment

Former Belmopan Councilor Speaks Out on her time in office

While there are several politicians in the People’s United Party hoping for re-election, one PUP
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March 5, 2024 No Comment

UDP Councilor Candidate Leslie Zelaya Highlights Business Development Initiatives

On the road to the municipal elections, we’ve featured stories on several candidates vying for
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March 4, 2024 No Comment

Mayor Wagner Launches Manifesto Ahead of Municipal Election

Bernard Wagner, Belize City’s two-time Mayor, was in the Lake Independence area this morning for
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March 4, 2024 No Comment

PM Briceno Supports Municipal Slates Ahead of Wednesday Elections

Prime Minister John Briceno has been making his rounds across the country, lending support to
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March 4, 2024 No Comment

Commerce Bight Pier Transformation Planned: Shift Towards Tourism

The Commerce Bight Pier once provided for many families in the south, but in 2020,
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March 4, 2024 No Comment

PM Briceno Updates Stevedores Situation: Agreement Hoped for Soon

Prime Minister Briceno also gave an update on the situation with the Christian Workers Union
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March 1, 2024 No Comment

GOB breaks ground for the San Pedro Hospital

Today was historic for the islanders of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker as they bore
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March 1, 2024 No Comment

World Bank Report Highlights Weakness in Belize’s Education Sector: Minister

Yesterday, we told you of the World Bank Report that was presented in San Ignacio. 
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March 1, 2024 No Comment

Challenges in Belize’s Health Sector Highlighted in World Bank Report

 The health sector is another area that the World Bank expressed some concern.  Minister of
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February 29, 2024 No Comment

IMF Report: Belize’s Economy Shows Remarkable Growth Despite Global Challenges

With Belize being a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the country is scheduled
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February 29, 2024 No Comment

World Bank Joins IMF in Concerns Over Belize’s Public Sector

Interestingly, the IMF is not the only one that has expressed concerns over the public
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February 27, 2024 No Comment

Public Service Union Issues Reminder: Public Officers Prohibited from Political

The Public Service Union (PSU) has issued a reminder to public officers that they are
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February 27, 2024 No Comment

Legal Trouble Looms for Former Minister ‘Boots’ Martinez Over Comments

Former minister Anthony “Boots” Martinez may be facing legal troubles over some comments he made
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February 26, 2024 No Comment

Minister of Education Provides Update on Negotiations with Belize National

Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca has given an update on the negotiations with the Belize
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February 26, 2024 No Comment

Over a Hundred New Justices of the Peace Sworn In,

Over a hundred new Justices of the Peace were officially sworn in over the weekend.
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February 22, 2024 No Comment

Media Blocked from Forward Operating Base Reopening Ceremony

After reporting on the deterioration, and the urgency for the Forward Operating Base to be
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

What’s the hold up with the Sugar Industry Commission of

Turning now to the sugar sector, you may recall that a part of the deal
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

GOB Identifies Areas to Tackle in Push to Alleviate Poverty

While the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has recently provided financing to have the Statistical Institute
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

Ambassador Assad Shoman Advocates for Palestinian Rights at International Court

Ambassador Assad Shoman spoke at the International Court of Justice in The Hague this morning. 
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

Belize Removed from EU Blacklist on International Tax Good Governance

Belize has been removed from the blacklist when it comes to countries that are non-cooperative
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

Government of Belize Progresses with 60-Megawatt Solar Power Plant Project

The Government of Belize is pushing full steam ahead with its plan to construct a
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

Concerns Raised Over Excelsior High School Being Used as Polling

Former Area Representative for Port Loyola, Anthony Boots Martinez, says that he has major concerns
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February 21, 2024 No Comment

Former Area Representative Disappointed with Handling of Recall Petition

Former Port Loyola Area representative Anthony Boots Martinez says he is disappointed with the way
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February 19, 2024 No Comment

San Pedro Columbia Village Rejects Mayan Land Rights Policy

In recent weeks, we’ve seen numerous Mayan communities from southern Belize clamor for communal land
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February 19, 2024 No Comment

75 Amnesty Registration Cards Distributed in Orange Walk

After months of vetting, the Ministry of Immigration distributed seventy-five amnesty registration cards in Orange
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February 19, 2024 No Comment

PSU Calls for Government Correction of Unlawful Member Transfers

The Public Service Union is rallying against what it says is the unlawful transfer of
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February 19, 2024 No Comment

PM Briceno Speaks on Approval of Occupational Safety and Health

Prime Minister John Briceno says greenlighting of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill was
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February 19, 2024 No Comment

Government in Talks with Belize Bank to Avoid Court Battle

The Briceno Administration is meeting with the Belize Bank in hopes of avoiding a court
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February 19, 2024 No Comment

CDB, SIB and Ministry of Economic Development Partner Up To

A memorandum of agreement was signed today with the Caribbean Development Bank, the Statistical Institute
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

Boledo Sales to Bolster Belize Health System: PM Briceno Forecasts

The Government of Belize is expecting to collect an estimated seventy million dollars from the
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

Milestone Reached: Agreement Signed for Oil Exploration in Southern Belize

An agreement was signed between the government, US Capital Energy and Conejo Village this morning
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

Historic Day: Contract Signed for San Pedro General Hospital Construction

A contract for just over 33 million Belize dollars was signed this morning for the
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

NY Times Delves into Belize-Guatemala Border Dispute: BTV Confrontation Highlighted

The New York Times has published an article on the confrontation between the Belize Territorial
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

Dredging Suspension: Government Responds to Placencia Fisher Concerns

The Minister of Natural Resources says the government has listened to the concerns of Placencia
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

UN & EU Launch Pace Justice Project to Tackle Case

There are four hundred prisoners at the Belize Central Prison on remand and several hundred
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February 16, 2024 No Comment

UN & EU Launch Pace Justice Project to Tackle Case

There are four hundred prisoners at the Belize Central Prison on remand and several hundred
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February 15, 2024 No Comment

Belize Cabinet Approves Occupational Safety and Health Bill Amendments

The National Trade Union Congress of Belize is celebrating, what it says, is a major
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February 15, 2024 No Comment

Belize Government Green Lights Overhaul of Labour Act

On January 23, we told you of the imminent overhaul of the Labour Act being
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February 15, 2024 No Comment

UDP Chairman says PUP is being duplicitous

The opposition is outraged over the Cabinet Secretary’s decision to deny the Special Select Committee
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February 15, 2024 No Comment

Government Suspends Dredging at Will Bauer Flats Following Protests

The government has listened to concerns raised by a group of southern fishermen and the
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February 15, 2024 No Comment

Belize Launches Investment and Business Climate Action Plan

Several stakeholders gathered to officially activate the Belize Investment and Business Climate Action Plan (BIBCAP)
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February 15, 2024 No Comment

EU Ambassador Commends Government for “Putting Belize on the map”

Ambassador of European Union’s (EU) has commended the Government of Belize (GOB) for “putting Belize
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February 14, 2024 No Comment

Sean Duncan Addresses Questions After Senate Inquiry Testimony

Upon exiting the National Assembly building, Duncan granted an interview where he spoke on his
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February 14, 2024 No Comment

Former Lands Commissioner Vallejos Appears Before Senate Inquiry

Former Lands Commissioner, Wilbert Vallejos, appeared before the Senate Inquiry in the afternoon session.  Vallejos
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February 14, 2024 No Comment

European Union Signs €12.6 Million Agreement with Belize for Development

The European Union has signed an agreement with the Government of Belize in alignment with
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February 12, 2024 No Comment

Southern Belize Communities Engage in Draft Mayan Customary Land Rights

Over the weekend, the government continued consultations on the Draft Mayan Customary Land Rights Policy
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February 12, 2024 No Comment

Protesters Rally Against Economic Hardships in Orange Walk

Over 300 people walked the streets of Orange Walk in protest of unbearable economic conditions
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

GOB meets with the media on Maya Customary Land Rights

The Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs invited the media today to an educational session on
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

Opposition Senator Raises Alarm Over Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Code

The first Senate meeting was called to order today despite a pushback from the opposition. 
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

Landmark Court Victory Leads to Amendment of Families and Children’s

It was five months ago when the well-known retired businessman, Steve Schulte was victorious in
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

Minister Dolores Balderamos – Garcia weighs in on Indian Creek

Since the start of the week, we’ve been following the situation in Indian Creek Village
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

Belize Pushes for Regional Economic Integration in Talks with IDB

Minister of State, Christopher Coye, recently returned from Guatemala where he led a delegation to
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

Meeting with Guatemalan Officials Promises Economic Boost

A Belize delegation to Guatemala has met with the Minister of Public Finance where several
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February 8, 2024 No Comment

Government Moves to Create National Biometric Strategy and Action Plan

The government is pushing to set in place legislative guidelines that will dictate the use
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February 7, 2024 No Comment

Government Working on Developing a National Identification System for Citizen

The Government of Belize is looking to conclude its research and consultation phase to develop
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February 7, 2024 No Comment

Ministry of Education Declares No-School Day for Municipal Elections

The Ministry of Education has officially announced that Wednesday, March 6 will be a no-school
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February 7, 2024 No Comment

Ministry of Health hosts Health Expo in Belize City

The plan to control the sugar intake of students in primary and secondary school is
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February 6, 2024 No Comment

Belize Tourism Board Revises Master Plan in Response to Pandemic:

The Belize Tourism Board is has revised its tourism master plan for the country.  The
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February 6, 2024 No Comment

Orange Walk East Representative Partners with Ministry for Land Distribution

The Area Representative of Orange Walk East is working with the Ministry of Natural Resources
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February 6, 2024 No Comment

Pomona Village Opens Digital Connect Center: Free Internet and Computer

Residents of Pomona Village, Stann Creek can now access internet and computer services free of
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February 5, 2024 No Comment

Belize Announces Plans for Human Rights Institute in Collaboration with

Belize has announced its intentions to establish a Human Rights Institute.  The facility will collaborate
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February 5, 2024 No Comment

Cabinet Approves Projects Including Private Security Bill, Electric Bus Initiative,

Cabinet met at the end of January where they discussed and gave their stamp of
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February 5, 2024 No Comment

Education Reform Bill Advances Despite Concerns Over Resource Allocation

Reform in the education sector was a major topic of discussion at Friday’s meeting of
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February 5, 2024 No Comment

People’s Constitution Commission Calls for Written Recommendations on Constitutional Reform

The People’s Constitution Commission (PCC) is calling on Belizeans to submit their recommendations for constitutional
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February 2, 2024 No Comment

Senate Showdown: PM Confirms Meeting Despite Opposition Objections

Despite objections from the opposition, the Senate meeting scheduled for February 8 will proceed as
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February 2, 2024 No Comment

UDP Administration to blame for BDF Salary Issue says PM

Another issue was the recent adjustments to the salaries of soldiers of the Belize Defence
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