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Gob And Asr/bsi Meet – No Resolution To Impasse Reached!
With only six days to go for the scheduled opening of the sugar crop, there is no resolution yet or in sight, for that matter, in the standoff between cane farmers and the Belize Sugar Industries. This...
View ArticleWill Belize Adapt Use Of Genetically Modified Crops?
Grain growers, particularly those who market corn and soybean are lobbying for the passage of a proposal for the legal production and use of Genetically Modified crops. They say that it is a more...
View ArticleBelize Takes Over Projects Initiated By Taiwan
Rice seeds, horticulture, agro-processing and the three projects have been very successful. The three projects were handed over today to the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Taiwan Mission will...
View ArticleBelize Will Be On Good Footing With Eu By January
On October we told you about the European Commission decision to band fish products from Belize and Spain has been the first country to have agreed to band all fish products from Belize. Today Prime...
View ArticlePm Responds To Opposition Remarks
Yesterday the People’s United Party held a press conference to express their discontent o several decisions made by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Among does decision was the allocation of millions of...
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Zee Edgell Hosted By The National Library Service In Belmopan
Well known Belizean author, Zee Edgell, has been in Belize for about two weeks during which she has been making her media rounds. This Thursday she will be appearing on Open Your Eyes. But earlier...
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Pm Confirms Allocations And Has No Apology To Offer
Dean BarrowOn Tuesday, P.U.P. leader Francis Fonseca rained gloom on Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s Christmas Cheer Program. That program will see the allocation of ninety-thousand dollars to U.D.P. Area...
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Contracts For Sugar Roads Should Be Signed No Later Than Friday
Dean BarrowThat’s one major hurdle crossed, at least in principle. But there’s still a rough and rugged road ahead – actually a lot of rough and rugged roads. Many of the sugar roads in the north are...
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A.s.r. Agrees To Come To The Table To Negotiate Bagasse
The big news today is that the impasse between sugar-cane farmers and BSI/ASR has been breached, at least in principle and there is a deal in the making. Prime Minister Dean Barrow met with company...
View ArticleUnions Will Be Ready For Action In 2014
The House of Representatives met for the last time for 2013 at the National Assembly in Belmopan. And there were a few important matters to that were dealt with and Bills that were passed, but there...
View ArticleMassive Movements In The Christian Workers Union Announced
Audrey Matura-Shepherd- she is an attorney with several cases on her desk, she is an advocate and has become a public figure. Matura-Shepherd is also the former Vice President of Oceana Belize and...
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National Bank Of Belize To Offer Commercial Banking Services
With the walkouts out of the way, we turn to some of the important matters which came out in today’s House sitting. First…the National Bank of Belize. It opened its doors in September, and today Prime...
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While The N.t.u.c.b. Is Removed From The House
While the walkout by Opposition members ended the day, it wasn’t the first of the day. For weeks the N.T.U.C.B. has been agitating for the introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health Bill in the...
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Final House Sitting For 2013: Opposition Walks Out
The House of Representatives met in its last session for 2013 today. On the agenda were two important bills and some minor house-cleaning issues. Now traditionally, this last meeting before Christmas...
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Murder In Valley Of Peace
There is a murder to report…one, in the generally peaceful community of Valley of Peace in the Cayo District. The victim has been identified as Valley of Peace resident Isidoro Bonilla. His badly...
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Fectab Executives Crack Under Pressure
FECTAB press conferences are normally colorful and charged. Today, the organization held another one of those, but it also got emotional. Two of its firebrand members cracked under the pressure of...
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Another Nationality Scam Uncovered As Salvadoran Gets Nationality In 1 Day
Tonight, there is more evidence of corruption in the issuance of nationality certificates, this time directly implicating insiders in the Vital Statistics Unit, and likely the nationality section of...
View ArticleSearch Continues At Sea For Missing Men
<p>More than a week after they left to go fishing and never returned, the search continues for four missing fishermen. On Monday the body of 49 year old Thomas Young was found in the waters of...
View ArticleLegislation Moves To Further Protect Children
<p>During the House Sitting, the Bill to amend the Criminal Code as it relates to rape and other sexual offenses against children was passed with unanimous support. The Bill, which the Minister...
View ArticleFectab Holds Emotional Press Conference
<p>The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of <em>Belize</em>, <em>FECTAB called a press conference this morning that was filled with emotions; so much emotions that...
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