Home » Featured People & Places
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Featured People & Places
Belize’s first Governor General Doctor Dame Elmira Minita Gordon died New Year’s Day in Inglewood, California at the age of ninety. Doctor Dame Minita Gordon served as Governor General from 1981 to 1993 and was the first woman in the Commonwealth to assume the role. A condolence message from Prime Minister John Briceño says, “Dame […]
Written on January 4, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belize’s First Governor General Passes
Doctor Dame Minita Gordon was educated in Belize City at Saint John’s Girl’s School and Saint Mary’s Primary School, and later graduated to attend the Teacher’s Training College. Her first teaching post was at an Anglican school. She then went on to lecture at the Belize Teacher’s Training College, after which she became an Education […]
Written on January 4, 2021 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Life of Dr. Dame Minita Gordon
Tonight, we begin our final newscast for 2020 by going behind the razor wires and chain-link fence at the Princess Royal Youth Hostel. For the better part of the last thirteen years, the facility has been closely guarded by the Ministry of Human Development which has kept the media at bay, particularly during times of […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Environment,
Featured |
Comments Off on Behind the Walls of the Princess Royal Youth Hostel
The Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous People’s Affairs, in addressing the pressing issues at the Princess Royal Youth Hostel, will be working closely with the families of young adults who are placed in care at that facility. Part of the problem that has plagued the hostel is the belief by some parents that […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Environment,
Featured |
Comments Off on Princess Royal Youth Hostel is Not a Dump!
The Gang Suppression Unit (GSU) and the Anti-Gang Task Force have been disbanded. This decision has given birth to the Gang Intelligence, Investigation, and Interdiction Unit (GI3), which will be under the command of Senior Superintendent of Police Linden Flowers. The Belize Police Department has also informed of the establishment of Region Four in Eastern […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Defense,
Featured |
Comments Off on GSU & Anti Gang Task Force Disbanded!
On Wednesday night, we told you about the Belize Crime Observatory’s analysis of the crime data for 2020. According to the most recent figures, Belize is also on track to record its lowest murder rate since 2013. But the data, once gathered and analyzed, tell different stories. And on Wednesday, Technical Coordinator Adele Ramos of […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Analysis of crime data tells all kinds of stories!
The National Evangelical Association of Belize, NEAB, has responded to comments made by Minister of New Growth Industries Kareem Musa, in respect of the cannabis industry and the churches’ staunch opposition to such a venture. In speaking with the media earlier this week, Musa admitted that marijuana is consumed everyday in the country. While there […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on Musa Under Fire From NEAB on Marijuana Comment
Travel restrictions across district lines in Orange Walk and Corozal are still in place. Both districts have continued to record an increasing number of COVID-19 cases, with Orange Walk having two thousand, three hundred and twenty-six confirmed cases to date, the second-highest number among the six districts. The two northern districts have also recorded the […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health |
Comments Off on Ministry of Health and Wellness Closely Monitoring O.W. and Corozal Districts
As we leave behind the dreadful 2020 year, we enter 2021 with a new strain of the COVID-19 virus. The new strain was first reported in the United Kingdom where it has been blamed for a sharp increase in cases. Although scientists say there is no evidence that the new strain is more deadly, the […]
Written on December 31, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health |
Comments Off on M.O.H.W. Monitoring COVID-19 Mutation
Belize’s economy remains in dire straits, as the country’s productive sectors continue to grapple with the crippling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been six weeks since the People’s United Party assumed office as the new Government of Belize and what it discovered upon taking over from the previous administration is that the public […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on PM Briceño says “Belize Bruk!”
Like the Prime Minister, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Christopher Coye is predicting major headwinds in the future. Coye appeared on Open Your Eyes this morning where he described the challenges that the government is facing on both the micro and macro levels. He revealed that by day’s end on Thursday, the […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Briceño Administration Faces Major Financial Headwinds
And while the government intends to reveal its plans for economic recovery in 2021, following a round of consultations– Briceño assured Belizeans that the government will not be imposing any new revenue collecting measures. He went as far as saying that they have decided to postpone the increase of social security contributions which was to […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on PM Briceño promises no new revenue measures & delays increase in SSB contributions!
And so on the heels of what Briceño describes as a ‘bruk government’ – the new administration will need to make real sacrifices by instituting serious belt-tightening measures. Briceño says that in the coming weeks we will know what actions the government will take to begin the economic recovery in 2021 – but while that’s […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on PM Briceno to reveal & take action against corruption carried out during the Barrow Administration!
Major crimes are down across the board by a whopping thirty-percent in 2020. The Belize Crime Observatory has analyzed data compiled by the Belize Police Department and other agencies – and the numbers are looking better than 2019. In the major crimes category, for example, murders have decreased by over twenty-percent. Today, Technical Coordinator Adele […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Major crimes down by 30%!
The Belize Crime Observatory says that the data show that the murder rate for 2020 will be the lowest in seven years. Interestingly, the B.C.O. says that across the Central American countries recorded declines in homicides. Adele Ramos, Technical Coordinator, Belize Crime Observatory “Now, given where we are with the numbers, we are projecting […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Belize’s 2020 murder rate at 25 per 100,000 – lowest since 2013
Continuing with our focus on the Ministry of New Growth’s foray into hemp production, in early 2021 a meeting will be convened with stakeholders and other interested parties in the up and coming industry to see how policies can be implemented to guide the sector forward. Taking a progressive approach, Minister Kareem Musa is already […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on Transparency in Cannabis Industry is Critical
The 2020-2021 sugar cane crop season commenced on Monday, December twenty-eighth, but, unlike previous years, it was without festivities and fanfare. There was, however, growing tension between cane farmers and the miller over production estimates. As we reported on Thursday, A.S.R./B.S.I. was prepared to received cane delivery on December fourteenth, but farmers had expressed concerns […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on 2020-2021 Sugar Cane Crop Season Commences…
The cane supply for milling has been very slow, with farmers citing a range of reasons, including the poor state of feeder roads and some uncertainty over the start date. Up to ten o’clock this morning, one hundred and thirty-seven trucks made cane delivery to the factory which amounted to two thousand, six hundred tons […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on …But Cane Delivery Drastically Decreased This Year
According to McLachlan, the fuss over cane price estimates would become a thing of the past if the Sugar Industry Management Information System, SIMIS, is implemented and used accordingly. He says that the system will account for the amount of cane out in the fields and where. However, some farmers believe that this will impact […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on How to Predict Cane Price Estimates Accurately?
A.S.R./B.S.I. is also monitoring the global market and the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. McLachlan says that B.S.I. has made continuous investments to ensure that the industry remains competitive in the world sugar market. He says that on the factory side, phased expansion, to increase production capacity of value-added direct consumption sugars, continues. That […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on A.S.R./B.S.I. Remains Globally Competitive
The great cannabis debate is once again at the forefront of public discourse, particularly following an announcement that the Ministry of New Growth Industries is partnering with a well-known American expert and businessman in the field of cannabis cultivation. The conversation also includes the legalization of marijuana, as well as the illegal market in which […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on Exploring Cannabis as a New Growth Industry
In speaking about Lavin’s background and expertise in the cannabis industry, Minister Musa points out that there is no specialist in the area of cannabis farming locally. He says that with forty-two licenses approved by the previous administration, none of those individuals or companies have been able to successfully manufacture cannabis in the past year. […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on 42 Cannabis Licenses Issued, Still No Manufacturing of Hemp Products
A Dangriga resident was shot and killed inside his home on Christmas Day. Police say they don’t know why Errol Gomez was gunned down nor do they know who did it. Today we caught up with the family who shared their own theory about their loved one’s demise. They say that someone wanted him dead […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Dangriga Man killed on Christmas Day
The senseless killings that have been recorded in Lake-I over the past month has left the community torn. The bitter rivalry between two gangs has prompted the Belize Police Department to change its approach to crime fighting. While new measures are in place to abate the scourge of gun violence in the area, community policing […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Food Distribution in Lake-I Brings Feuding Gangs Together
It was an emotional moment for the family of Ingrid Vega, who was officially released from Belize Healthcare Partners Limited today. Ingrid is the wife of COVID-19 victim and former Corozal Bay area rep David “Dido” Vega, who died of complications related to the deadly virus on the morning of December eleventh, having been hospitalized […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Ingrid Vega is Discharged after Being Ventilated for COVID-19
