As you heard just now, Keith Courtney Junior’s family can’t say exactly why he was killed, although they acknowledged that he was being harassed by the members of his former gang. And tonight, police are saying that so far the investigation shows that Courtenay wasn’t the intended target. C.I.B. Commander for Eastern Division, Superintendent Alejandro […]
Another mother is grieving the loss of a teenage son to gun violence tonight. Florentina Baltazar’s son was gunned down on Neal’s Pen Road on Monday night, several minutes after leaving his cousin’s home. Admittedly, Micah Baltazar was no saint, but his mother says that he was simply misunderstood. Police, on the other hand, say […]
Prime Minister John Briceño today announced the members of the Economic Recovery Advisory Team. These members are tasked with getting the economy back on track. A working group of fourteen business professionals will make recommendations to engineer sustainable, economic activity going forward. A government press release says the team will also make recommendations to “protect […]
Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega died from complications related to the novel coronavirus, leaving a vacant seat in the House of Representatives. This has triggered a by-election for which the constitution stipulates that voters within that division must return to the polls within three months, or by March eleventh, to decide who will […]
On the night of the November eleventh General Elections, former Corozal Bay Area Representative Pablo Marin announced that he was retiring from politics and hinted to former four-time Corozal Town mayor, Hilberto Campos as his replacement in that division. In the absence of Campos confirming his candidacy, this means that both major political parties are […]
It was a solemn afternoon in Corozal Town, across the country and within the People’s United Party, as the man affectionately known as the “gentle giant” was laid to rest. An official funeral was held earlier today for recently elected P.U.P. Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega this afternoon. Vega died on Friday morning; […]
Ingrid Vega, the wife of David “Dido” Vega, remains hospitalized. She, too, contracted the deadly disease that ultimately took her husband’s life. On Saturday, she was rushed to Belize Healthcare Partners in Belize City where she is listed in a critical condition. At Vega’s funeral this afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa asked for prayers […]
Over the weekend, twin doctors Kevin and Kenneth Guerra died within hours of each other from complications associated with the novel coronavirus. The siblings, who were frontline workers in health facilities in the west and south, were intubated before their untimely passing. On Sunday afternoon, they were laid to rest in their hometown of Benque […]
A motorcade was held last evening in remembrance of brothers Kevin and Kenneth Guerra. In the wake of their passing, their colleagues in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, as well as the Belize Medical and Dental Association, quickly put together a tribute to the doctors with a convoy of ambulances leading the way. In […]
A total of one hundred and twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Sunday evening, following the processing of four hundred and eight tests that were done. The daily report for December thirteenth also indicates that three persons lost their battle to the dreaded illness, bringing the number of casualties thus far to one […]
A little under three hundred police officers are off duty due to COVID-related issues. Of that number, one hundred and forty-four have tested positive for the virus. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams tells us more. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We have up to this morning, two hundred and ninety-eight officers out. Of those, […]
There was a shooting incident in Belize City on Friday night that has left two men hospitalized. Police say that the men were socializing when the shooter attacked them. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero says that the gun violence is believed to be the result of a feud between two gangs. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
This morning, news of Corozal Bay area representative David Vega’s passing spread like wildfire upon, learning that the recently elected politician lost his battle with COVID-19. The forty-seven-year-old career math teacher was intubated at a private hospital in Belize City since Saturday and despite hopes of recovery, he succumbed early this morning. The heartbreaking news […]
At the beginning of his official address during the inaugural sitting of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister John Briceño announced that David Vega will be given a state funeral on a date that is yet to be determined. Prime Minister John Briceño “It is with a sad heart that I inform the nation […]
The unfortunate passing of Corozal Bay Area Representative David ‘Dido’ Vega before he was able to get a chance to deliver on the promises made to his constituents ahead of the recent general elections, will inevitably trigger a bye-election in that division. Up until Vega’s victory at the polls last month, Corozal Bay had been […]
The first meeting of the House of Representatives under the leadership of Prime Minister John Briceño was an outdoor affair in Belmopan this morning. A host of dignitaries and other invited guests were socially distant under a large tent where they sat and witnessed the administering of the oath of office, as well as remarks […]
Preceding the inaugural Sitting of the House of Representatives, an introductory Sitting of the Senate was held inside the chambers of the National Assembly. The Government appointed six new senators and they are Eamon Courtenay, Christopher Coye, Doctor Isabel Bennett, Bevin Cal, Collet Montejo and Erica Jang. The Opposition, United Democratic Party has appointed Michael […]
P.M. Briceño’s address during this morning’s ceremony served a number of purposes, including a call to action for all Belizeans to continue adhering to all COVID-19 protocols. The speech was delivered amid melancholy, following the passing of Dido Vega, but it also served to contextualize the economic and health and wellness state of affairs of […]
A ten percent salary cut will ring in the New Year for all Cabinet members. The announcement was made this morning by Prime Minister Briceño who, after weighing the effects of the economic downturn, thought it prudent to shave off a fraction of the monthly wages his ministers are collecting. Prime Minister John Briceño […]
Late this evening, the Office of the Commissioner of Police confirmed that a suspected drug plane landed in southern Belize. Information was received from international counterparts of three suspect tracks coming out of South America and we can confirm tonight that one made a clandestine landing in an area of southern Belize that is not […]
While we were with the Minister of Home Affairs, we asked him how closely the government is working with regional counterparts to track and survey unknown aircrafts. Of note is that tackling narco-trafficking, including the illegal landing of drug planes and the use of Belize as a transhipment point was among the People’s United Party’s […]
There was a huge marijuana bust overnight in Belize District. A vehicle travelling on the Philip Goldson Highway was intercepted by police officers when the driver attempted to evade a checkpoint near the entrance to the Vista Del Mar community, near Manatee Lookout. Information is that a Volkswagen car was transporting a large quantity of […]
Today, Minister of National Defence and Border Security Florencio Marin and Minister of State Oscar Mira visited the village of San Vicente in the Toledo District to meet with the village council. The meeting was to address the issue between residents and B.D.F. soldiers stationed in the village. You’d recall that on November twenty-ninth, the […]
A round of bilateral meetings was held earlier today by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration Eamon Courtenay, after receiving copies of the Letters of Credence of the new Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala to Belize, Erwin Rudy Archilla Falla. During the discussion, Minister Courtenay and Ambassador Archilla spoke on the impact […]
Residents near the San Pedro lagoon are up in arms over the purported sale of a property they say had been set aside for the construction of a park. The sought-after location was being pursued by the Rubio family whose matriarch had been living nearby for over twenty-five years. Each time she inquired about the […]
