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High Court convenes for redistricting case

Photo: Arthur Saldivar, attorney, BPM by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 22, 2024 The High Court of Belize convened online today to hear the long-awaited redistricting case, nearly a year after the controversial Redistricting Report was first introduced. The case centers on the rejection of the...

David Gegg denies that they tried to hide Portico DA

Photo: Port of Magical Belize Developer, David Gegg reappears for Portico Senate Inquiry Calling the Senate inquiry a charade, Gegg says securing financing for the port project has become more “problematic.” BELMOPAN, Tues. May 21,...

Belize introduces stricter traffic violation penalties

Photo: Traffic officer enforcing regulations by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. May 23, 2024 Belize is stepping up its road safety game with a newly updated list of traffic violations and corresponding fines. This initiative, announced...

Selgado’s sentence hearing ends on May 28

by Roy Davis (freelance writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. May 23, 2024 Three witnesses, one for the defence and two for the Crown, testified today in the sentence hearing of attorney Oscar Selgado, 54, who was convicted of...

How businessman Owen Tucker met his cold and senseless murder

Photo: Jerome Chester Crawford BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 22, 2024 In November of 2022, 66-year-old businessman Owen Tucker disappeared and was feared dead after being missing for some time. Today, an explanation of how the...

Central Bank withdraws PD No. 7 after negotiations with banks

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. May 23, 2024 On April 30, the Central Bank of Belize (CBB) announced that, starting June 1st, new rules around bank fees will take effect, following discussions with several...

Belize attends STI Forum in New York

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Photo: Belize’s delegation to STI forum in New York by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 20, 2024 For the first time, a Belize delegation attended the 9th Annual Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Forum at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City. Led by Dr. Hon. Louis Zabaneh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), and his delegation, Belize’s participation at the two-day forum, held on May 8 and 9, was facilitated through Belize’s Ambassador to the UN, Carlos Fuller. “We had the opportunity to visit the United Nations, the 9th Forum for Science, Technology, and Innovation with other stakeholders who were invited from around the...

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Health Ministry’s switch from BTL to Smart won’t help us win

The government and the Health minister, Hon. Kevin Bernard, had to have known that the decision by the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) to switch telephone providers, from...

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Abusive stepfather remanded to prison

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Photo: Devain Flores, remanded by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 22, 2024 The man depicted in...

Belizean Douglas Langford, 2024 MVP at Basketball Without Borders

Photo: Douglas Langford BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 20, 2024 Belize basketball legend Clinton “Pulu” Lightburn tipped us off this afternoon that Belizean Douglas Langford had made history for Belize, being named the 2024 MVP at the recently concluded international NBA basketball camp, Basketball Without Borders, which ran from May...

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