A San Ignacio resident is reinventing himself after his life took a significant turn following an accident. In 2013, forty-five-year-old Elio Grajalez was repairing a sofa when a metal spring struck him in the eye. After multiple surgeries he was deemed legally blind. He lost his long-term employment and means of providing for his family. […]
An economic boost for Dangriga will be realised with the opening of a BPO in that southern municipality. The pioneer in the industry, Ready Call Center, has established a branch in the Culture Capital that will see five hundred persons employed in the first six months, with room to grow to over a thousand employees. […]
November twentieth will make three years since Prime Minister John Briceño has been in office, elected by the people of this country. For the past two days, the PM has been on the ground engaging not only with voters and residents, but he’s also having pep talks with students in Toledo and Stann Creek, as […]
The prime minister’s tour of the south is currently in the Dangriga constituency, which includes Hope Creek and Sarawee. There have been significant developments in this division that residents have been clamouring for. Prime Minister John Briceño and Doctor Louis Zabaneh say that they are spending the money wisely and that the people can expect […]
We’ve been reporting on the citrus industry being on life support; the once booming sector that, at its peak, was exporting millions of boxes of juices annually. It has been holding on by a thin thread, producing less than a million boxes yearly. The industry was hit by citrus greening years ago and has never […]
The Prime Minister also reacted to the record sugar cane price that stakeholders in the industry realised this year. On Monday, A.S.R./B.S.I. announced that all cane farmers’ associations with whom it conducts business received eighty-six dollars and twenty-eight cents per ton of cane. It’s the highest in eight years, which the PM says is good […]
Earlier today, the High Court of Justice Genevieve Chabot handed down a decision in respect of a matter filed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Bart Jones against the Security Services Commission. DCP Jones applied for permission to seek judicial review of a decision taken by the Security Services Commission to promote Doctor Richard Rosado to […]
The amendment to the Firearm Act was passed in the House at the last sitting and is expected to have already been signed into law. So anyone who wants a gun license must wait a bit until the board is constituted. Today, the Minister of Home Affairs told reporters that the board, which will now […]
Police reported today that on Tuesday night around seven-thirty, while they were conducting patrols in the Wilson Street area of Belize City, they saw four persons walking on the street and stopped and searched them. The search of nineteen-year-old Erak King, eighteen-year-old Jadaey Williams, and two minors, aged seventeen and sixteen, yielded nothing incriminating. But […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, says that he and Commissioner Williams will review the details of the two-day conference. On the face of it, one of the challenges of arguably all police departments is the issue of finding adequate resources to address matters of crime. And, as far as Belize’s challenge on that issue, […]
We’re witnessing it in the present administration and we’ve also seen it in the last administration – that elected parliamentarian refuse to attend House meetings and represent the people who put them there. The Area Representative for Queen’s Square, Denise ‘Sista B’ Barrow, remains absent from House meetings for almost every session since she was […]
Twenty-four women entrepreneurs from Belize City are on their way to improving their businesses and increasing their profits. Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the United Women’s Group and the Taiwan Technical Mission in Belize, held a closing ceremony for its three-week women in business training course. Upon completion, each entrepreneur received […]
Climate change has taken an unfathomable toll on the Caribbean. Through discussions on how climate events have impacted communities regionally, there’s a realisation that such experiences aren’t properly represented in the global climate resilience initiatives. According to the United Nations, the Caribbean Region is considered to be “ground zero” for the global climate emergency. As […]
The border dispute between the communities of Yemeri Grove and Laguna is arguably one of the most publicized land disputes in southern Belize. Following their press conference in Belize City on Thursday, leaders from Yemeri Grove invited the media to their village for a tour of some of the disputed areas. Today a News Five […]
As the boundary dispute rages on between Yemeri Grove and Laguna, the future hangs in the balance for youths on both sides who are hoping to own a parcel of land one day. Last week, we told you about the Yemeri Grove youths who publicly stated their fear of not having any lands available in […]
And, Yemeri Grove Village leaders want Greg Ch’oc gone as the Commissioner of Indigenous People’s Affairs, at least when it comes to their boundary dispute. Arden Edwards says the mediation process has been unfair. He is requesting that a more neutral party be included in the discussion. Arden Edwards, Former Village Councilor, Yemeri Grove […]
If you were in the vicinity of the Biltmore Plaza today, you would have thought that heads of government were in country because there was high security presence in the area. Senior men and women of police forces dressed in their uniforms could have been seen. They were police chiefs and directors and senior commanding […]
Among those in Belize for the regional security meeting is a representative from the National Police of Haiti. As we’ve been reporting, the issue of gang violence in Haiti is volatile and Belize has agreed to send a mission to assist in the intervention being led by Kenya. At least fifty soldiers and coastguards will […]
Last week, we told you about information received by our newsroom that Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was going on pre-retirement leave as of December of this year. Well today, ComPol Williams reiterated that he is nowhere close to retirement age and he will, at the least, remain as commissioner until the end of 2024. […]
According to the handbook, all police officers must engage in forty hours of training per year. If they do not comply, they will not receive their annual increment. This was confirmed by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams during an interview with the media this morning, where he spoke of the need for officers to be […]
Will Kevin Arthurs remain as C.E.O. in the Ministry of Home Affairs? Come next month, the three-year contracts for Chief Executive Officers are to expire, but is Arthurs contemplating a return to legal practice? Today, when the media caught up with Minister Kareem Musa, he was asked if he is losing his wing man in […]
Minister Kareem Musa also gave an update on his other portfolio, New Growth Industries. The concept of developing a cannabis industry and its accompanying referendum was shelved back in 2022, after there was overwhelming pushback by various groups. It’s been almost three years in office and Minister Musa says that there are many new private-sector […]
We are two months away from the end of the year, but it is safe to say that major crimes are down significantly. Despite the five murders that were recorded last week, the murder count is still at its lowest in over a decade. There is a downward trend in other crimes such as robberies […]
The American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries Limited (A.S.R/B.S.I) issued a press release today, informing of a record cane price that was distributed to all the cane farmers’ associations with whom it conducts business. The price of eighty-six dollars and twenty-eight cents per ton of cane is a new record for B.S.I. The last record high […]
But while the profit margins are bigger this year for cane farmers, there are quite a few areas where those added funds could be used to improve the quality of the cane they produce. Chavarria encouraged the cane farmers to give consideration to putting the profits to use so that the problems they face collectively […]
