Home » Economy People & Places Regional / International Sports
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Economy People & Places Regional / International Sports
So who are the Miami Blazers? Well, the 2022 Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic champion is a member of the team. Zamir Guerra, the Public Relations Officer of the 501 Valvoline Cycling Team, for which Quiroz is a member, shares insight on the fairly new team that has been making its mark in cycling […]
Written on November 23, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Regional / International,
Sports |
Comments Off on Miami Blazers Fielded the 2022 Cross Country Champion
Today, normal court proceedings at the Public Building that houses all the Magistrates’ Courts, the cellblock, some of the Supreme Court chambers and offices had to be put on halt, following the continuous collapse of portions of the ceiling. The building had lost a significant portion of its roof on November second, when Hurricane Lisa […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Disasters,
Economy,
Environment,
Featured |
Comments Off on Following Collapsed Court Ceiling, Where Will Hearings be Held?
The collapsed ceiling of the Magistrates’ Court building put a damper on the progress of the court’s operations with current cases, but it did not result in any losses of manual records that are still being used. But going forward, Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser said that there was already a plan in place to go […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured |
Comments Off on Chief Magistrate Says No Records Were Damaged When the Ceiling Collapsed
Former Prime Minister Dean Barrow has launched an application for judicial review before the Supreme Court on behalf of his clients at the Caribbean International Brewery Limited, in Orange Walk District. As we have reported, authorities seized over three million dollars in cash from the brewery’s compound near Carmelita Village during an operation on October […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Former P.M. Dean Barrow Files Application for Judicial Review in $3.1 Million C.I.B.L. Case
Amid the weighty allegations that continue to loom over John Saldivar’s candidacy, his party leader was asked if he believes that Saldivar acted immorally or dishonestly during the three years that he served under the Barrow administration. Here’s how he responded. Reporter “Do you believe that John Saldivar is a significantly corrupt individual or […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on What are Shyne’s Thoughts on the Allegations Against John Saldivar?
Earlier in our newscast, you heard from Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser on the predicament she and her fellow lower court judges are faced with after the ceiling over courtrooms three, four, five and six caved in following heavy rains over the weekend. She also wears the hat of President of the Association of Public Service […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on President of the A.P.S.S.M. Says Discussions to Resume with Government on Increment Freeze
Last Thursday, Senator Janelle Chanona, in her capacity as the Vice President of Oceana in Belize, launched a petition drive to trigger a referendum on offshore oil drilling. On that same day, the Office of the Prime Minister issued a statement clarifying that no such activity is being contemplated by the Government of Belize. Notwithstanding […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on U.D.P. Joins NGO Community in Calling for Offshore Oil Referendum
The Eleventh Commonwealth Youth Parliament is underway in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As we reported on Monday night, Belize has representation at the event. Young Leaders Alliance of Belize (YLAB) members, Kalen Middleton and Daril Avila today made their contributions to the debate on a Remote Work Bill 2022. It is a fictional […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Belize’s Commonwealth Youth Parliament Representatives Debate Remote Work Bill
A one and a half million dollar health center has been erected on Caye Caulker. Residents and visitors of the village will now have access to primary healthcare services on the island. Fifteen months ago, the Ministry of Health and Wellness broke ground for the construction of the health facility. And, on Monday, an inauguration […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Caye Caulker Village Receives Long-awaited Health Center
Every year, cattle and other farm animals face a number of potentially deadly diseases that can spread easily to other farms and cause significant losses to farmers. Last week, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) and the Ministries of Agriculture and Health and Wellness reminded livestock producers to vaccinate their animals against Blackleg Disease if […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Health |
Comments Off on Black Leg Disease Detected at Farm in Orange Walk
Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Belize held a media mixer at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel on the methodology of setting electricity rates. For many, the P.U.C. is dormant and you only hear of its function when the utility companies apply for a change in prices and the commission then determines whether your water […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Public Utilities Commission – Regulating Electricity Rates
Ernesto Gomez is the Director of Tariff Compliance and Standards of the Public Utilities Commission. During the presentation, he told the media that in November of 2021, cabinet approved an electricity roadmap for the country and it’s all about going green – renewable energy. The P.U.C., as a stakeholder, participated in the dialogue. So what […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on An Electricity Roadmap for Belize
The P.U.C. looks at where the country wants to be, in terms of improving the lives of the citizenry and the utility services being offered to achieve that. In terms of water, there are the sustainable development goals by the United Nations that speak to water for everyone by 2030. The WHO standard is the […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Waste Water Management in Belize
The Belize Bureau of Standards held a soft launch today for the Belize Energy Efficiency Labeling Scheme (BEELS). As a CARICOM member state, Belize was selected to participate in a pilot energy efficiency labeling scheme for refrigerators, air conditioners, and lighting. In fulfilling this commitment, the Belize Bureau has embarked on the implementation of its […]
Written on November 22, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Belize Bureau of Standards Launches CARICOM’s EELS Scheme
You just heard that the main suspect in the robbery and murder incident in San Pedro is an interdicted policeman. It is not an unusual occurrence for police officers to seek private jobs. In fact, many people feel safe when they see that the security guard at a business is a serving policeman. But Commissioner […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Police Commissioner Advises Against Hiring Interdicted Police Privately
In the north, another law enforcement officer is being investigated, following allegations being made against him that he sexually abused a female minor in Corozal District. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the Commander of the Professional Standards Branch has been tasked with looking into the matter. What the ComPol may not have been […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on A Policeman in Corozal is Accused of Sexually Abusing a Minor
A burglar, who was caught inside a church stealing, pretended to be using the bathroom to stave off attention that he had already drawn to himself after prying open the back door to the church. Tonight, twenty-five-year-old Evander Usher is spending his first night in jail and, unless he can convince a Supreme Court judge […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Environment |
Comments Off on A Burglar Is Arrested and Charged After Being Caught In a Church
Forty-six-year-old Angelita Requeña and her two children endured a vicious assault over the weekend when her common-law husband attacked them with a knife. The Esperanza resident remains hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, while Michael Williams has since been charged with three counts of attempted murder. According to police, the incident was the result […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on A Knife-wielding Common-law Husband Attacks His Wife and Children
Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa shared the most recent crime statistics with the media last Thursday during an assignment in Belmopan. He told reporters that the numbers of homicides in Belize District have decreased when compared to the same period in 2018. But did he make a mistake with the figures that were presented. Earlier […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belize Police Department Sets Record Straight on 2022 Crime Stats
There was a fatal road traffic accident recorded down south over the weekend when a passenger fell out of the back of a pickup truck while traveling along the Southern Highway. According to Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero, twenty-six-year-old Gideon Ishim was seated in the pan of a pickup truck when he fell out in the […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Economy |
Comments Off on Gideon Ishim Perishes Succumbs to Injuries After Falling Out of a Pickup Truck
Meanwhile, on Saturday morning near San Estevan Village in Corozal, police responded to the scene of a fatal road traffic accident involving a twenty-three-year-old man who was riding a motorcycle. Paul Vasquez succumbed to his injuries, despite being transported to the Northern Regional Hospital for medical attention. Sr. Supt., Hilberto Romero, Officer Commanding Eastern […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Economy |
Comments Off on A Motorcycle Crash Claims Life of Paul Vasquez
The Ministry of Investment met with forty-six fiscal incentive companies, business representatives and owners of operating and start-up businesses engaged in agriculture, manufacturing and tourism, on Friday. The engagement took place during a Fiscal Incentive Legislative Amendment Consultation at the Belize Institute of Management conference room in Belize City. According to a release from the […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Consultations Held on Amendments to Fiscal Incentives Act
Trinidad and Tobago is hosting the Eleventh Commonwealth Youth Parliament under the theme, Youth Involvement in Parliamentary Democracy. The Young Leaders Alliance of Belize has selected two youth representatives from its membership to participate in the event. Those individuals are currently in Trinidad preparing to debate a remote work bill. The event brings together participants […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Belize Represented at 11th Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Trinidad and Tobago
On November nineteenth, Tobacco Caye saw its first set of hawksbill turtle hatchlings, since five years ago, released into the sea. On September twenty-first, a hawksbill turtle returned to the island to nest. It laid its eggs on The Windward Lodge’s property where the manager of the lodge, Gorlee Bradley, carefully monitored the nest during […]
Written on November 21, 2022 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment |
Comments Off on Eighty Hawksbill Sea Turtle Hatchlings Journeys to Sea on Tobacco Caye
Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero, along with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, was on the scene this morning. Investigators were canvassing the area and speaking with residents to get a clearer picture of what may have taken place overnight. The Officer Commanding Eastern Division told the media earlier today that while the motive may have been […]
Written on November 18, 2022 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Police Investigate a Possible Drug Angle in Triple Homicide
