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Dominican government approves airport tax hike
Dominican Today
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July 4, 2025
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican government has approved a passenger airport tax increase, set to take effect on November 1, 2025, for all travelers entering or leaving the country through its international airports, whether publicly or privately...
Belize People's Front Wins 3 Seats In Georgeville Election, Claims Electoral Fraud
Channel 7 Belize
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We've heard anecdotes of electoral fraud in almost every election, but according to the leader of the independent party, the Belize People's Front it was on blatant display during Village Council Elections held on Sunday in Georgeville. And that's...
The Largest Buyer Of Belizean Sugar Rejects Proposed Price Increase
Channel 7 Belize
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Last night on the news you saw the Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai endorse the release from the 4 cane farmers growers associations asking for an increase in the prices of molasses and sugar. The increase in the price of molasses will affect...
Belize Receives New Firearm Marking Machine to Strengthen Gun Crime Tracing
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
Belize has received a third firearm marking machine from the Organization of American States (OAS) to help strengthen efforts against gun violence and illegal firearm trafficking. The machine was officially handed over to the Ministry of Home...
Belize lidera turismo regional Mundo Maya
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 4, 2025
Belize está a la vanguardia de la iniciativa regional Mundo Maya, que une a Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras y el sur de México para promover y preservar el patrimonio cultural maya. Este esfuerzo trasciende el turismo tradicional, enfocándose...
Belize recibe tercera máquina de marcaje de armas para combatir el tráfico ilegal
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 4, 2025
La Organización de los Estados Americanos donó hoy una tercera máquina de marcaje de armas a Belize, con el objetivo de ayudar a rastrear y controlar las armas de fuego. La máquina será utilizada por la Junta de Control de Armas de Fuego y...
Government Forms Task Force to Strengthen Environmental Enforcement
The San Pedro Sun
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July 3, 2025
Belize officially established a National Environmental Enforcement Task Force as of June 24th, signaling a significant shift in the country’s attitude toward environmental preservation following years of inconsistent enforcement. The new task...
Agriculture Minister agrees with an increase in prices for sugar and molasses
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
While the public might frown upon the idea of a price increase for sugar, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Jose Abelardo Mai, says he supports the idea. Mai, who is a cane farmer himself and a member of the BSCFA says that a...
President Tinubu To Send Nigerian Teachers, Doctors, Other Professional
The Nigerian Voice
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals—including teachers, doctors, nurses, and agricultural experts to Saint Lucia and other Caribbean nations. The deployment is part of a newly signed Technical...
Tourism Sector Showing Strong Recovery, Belize Hotel Association Reports at AGM
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
The Belize Hotel Association (BHA) held its Annual General Meeting earlier today, bringing together key stakeholders in the tourism sector to discuss the industry’s progress and outlook. Among those in attendance was BHA member Reynaldo Malik, who...
Sea Cucumber Fishing Season Opens Soon, Licenses Required by Law
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
The Belize Fisheries Department has announced that the fishing season for sea cucumber (Holothuria mexicana) will officially open on August 1. The Department reminds all fishers that a special sea cucumber fishing license is required to engage in...
Hon. Justice Winston Anderson To Be Sworn-In As President Of The CCJ
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson will be sworn in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) during the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean...
International Instructor Brought In To Upgrade Belize's Volleyball Coaches
Channel 7 Belize
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International Instructor Brought In To Upgrade Belize's Volleyball Coaches posted (July 2, 2025) Belize's volleyball coaches are currently undergoing a 5 day training to move from level 1 to level 2. The training is being facilitated by the FIVB,...
Belize Gets Third Firearms Marking Machine
Channel 7 Belize
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Belize Gets Third Firearms Marking Machine posted (July 2, 2025) And, finally tonight, in 2011, Belize received its first firearm marking machine, which was used to mark firearms confiscated by the police department. In 2023, we got our second one...
Minister Says 2025 Tourism Numbers Even With 2024
Channel 7 Belize
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Tourist arrivals were down by 7.3% in May. And while June's numbers haven't been published yet, the Minister of Tourism says that at mid-year - the arrival numbers for 2025 remain more or less even with last year - when tourism reached a record...
A timeline of the rise of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his legal troubles
Associated Press
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July 3, 2025
For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies and...
Kings Park woman found with drugs
Amandala
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July 2, 2025
Rebecca Daniels, charged by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Thurs. June 26, 2025 A Belize City woman is in police detention after police raided her residence on Wednesday, June 25, and found a large amount of illegal drugs. Police arrived at the...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
San Mateo Shooting Leaves One Dead, Another Hospitalized
The San Pedro Sun
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July 4, 2025
On Thursday night, July 3rd, island residents Alfredo Trapp, 28, and Gabriel Villafranco Salazar, 38, were targeted by two gunmen as they traveled in a golf cart. Trapp was fatally shot, while Salazar was left in critical condition and later...
Chief Forest Officer Rejected Proposed MPR Logging License So Why Is Minister Still Considering It?
Channel 7 Belize
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Tonight, there are questions surrounding a logging license that the government is considering awarding a furniture company. The questions arise because the most senior technical officer in the Forestry Department has given an emphatic N-O to the...