Home » Featured Miscellaneous People & Places
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Featured Miscellaneous People & Places
According to Rubio, he is unaware of who the new owner of the property is, suffice to say that they were never given first preference when it came to the purchase of the land, despite many years of effort to legally obtain it. On the Phone: Stephen Rubio, Resident, San Pedro “Well I am […]
Written on December 10, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on No Preference Given to Neighbors in Purchase of San Pedro Land
Parliamentary activity resumes this Friday when the first session of the thirteenth National Assembly is opened. The inaugural sitting of the Senate, for ceremonial purposes, will precede the first meeting of the House of Representatives under the Briceño Administration. Thirteen senators have been appointed to the upper house, including six from the newly formed People’s […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on All Senators Named Ahead of 13th National Assembly
The United Democratic Party has been radio silent since its devastating loss at the polls on November eleventh, but it appears that its executive has been working quietly in the background to come up with a roster of shadow cabinet ministers. This afternoon, Opposition Leader Patrick Faber introduced several persons, including four area representatives, who […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on U.D.P. Forms Shadow Cabinet
Prime Minister John Briceño chaired another cabinet meeting today where nine hundred and thirty thousand dollars was approved for a special December COVID-19 Relief Fund to be equitably distributed among all thirty-one constituencies. Minister of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, informed Cabinet that funds for the Food Assistance Program (FAP) […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on COVID-19 Relief is This Year’s Christmas Cheer
A ceremony to commemorate the exportation of another consignment of cattle to Mexico was held today at Blue Creek Village, in the Orange Walk District. A total of six hundred and twenty heads of cattle is expected to be exported to Mexico. During the ceremony, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise Jose Abelardo Mai […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on Over 600 Heads of Cattle to be Exported to Mexico
The public has been experiencing a frustrating hike in prices of certain vegetables such as carrots and cabbage. There is a limited supply of these two vegetables and due to the law of supply and demand, the prices have increased. The price per pound of red kidney beans has also increased and this is particularly […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Featured |
Comments Off on Red Kidney Beans to be Imported to Satisfy Market Demands
Director of the Belize Tourism Board Karen Bevans has hired the legal services of former Prime Minister Dean Barrow to sue Love FM and Prime Minister John Briceño. Bevans’ contention is with an interview with Prime Minister Briceño that Love FM aired last week. The topic of the interview was the extension of contracts given […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Karen Bevans Threatens to Sue PM Briceño, Eamon Courtenay Says That Would be a Sad Mistake
Michelle Brown, the police constable who is standing trial for the shooting murder of Belize City barber Fareed Ahmad, told the court in an explosive testimony on Tuesday that it was another lawman who had entered Ahmad’s vehicle and shot him. In a session that ended late in the evening, Brown testified under oath that […]
Written on December 9, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Trials |
Comments Off on PC Michelle Brown Says G.S.U. Member Shot Fareed Ahmad
There is significant development to report on tonight, in respect of Guatemala’s territorial, insular and maritime claim to Belize. That claim was filed before the International Court of Justice back in April of this year, following referenda in both countries in 2019. Guatemala’s Memorial, as it is known, avers what Guatemala is claiming in terms […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on New Developments in Belize/Guatemala I.C.J. Journey
Guatemala’s submission is four thousand, eight hundred and thirteen pages long. In it, Guatemala is claiming all the rights inherited from Spain at the time of independence in 1821. A release from the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry announces an impressive list on their team. Guatemala’s legal team was hired in June 2019 and is comprises of […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Foreign Affairs,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Guatemala Officially Files Claim Against Belize at I.C.J.
There is a new Board of Directors at Belize Telemedia Limited headed by former Business Senator Mark Lizarraga as chairman. The recently constituted executive includes six directors, as well as a corporate secretary. They are Marconi Leal Junior, Jermie Usher, Jose Urbina, Denise Courtenay, Michael Bowen and Eric Eusey. B.T.L.’s corporate secretary is Melissa Balderamos-Mahler. […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on A New B.T.L. Board of Directors, but Net Vasquez Still Has to Pay
The contract signed between Net Vasquez and B.T.L. which came into effect back in mid-January was endorsed by Marconi Leal Junior, in his capacity as Acting Chief Sales and Marketing Officer on behalf of the company. Leal has since been appointed as Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Public Utilities. He has also been […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Is Marconi Leal Junior’s Appointment on B.T.L. Board of Directors a Conflict of Interest?
With a new B.T.L. executive also comes a new structure and administration of the company. According to Chairman Lizarraga, an internal audit department will be answerable to the board of directors via an internal audit committee. That body, in the case of the Net Vasquez investigation, will determine whether criminal charges should be pursued against […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Internal Audit Committee to be Established at B.T.L.
Does B.T.L. still maintain a competitive edge over other service providers in the country, despite a dismal economic performance? The chairmanship of the company is being assumed at a time when B.T.L.’s profitability is being called to question. So how will a new board help to change the course of the company and steer it […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Charting a New Course for B.T.L.
The leading epidemiologist and the man who was put in charge of Belize’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic announced this afternoon that he is positive for the virus. Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero announced his COVID-19 positive status on his Facebook profile saying, “For those who work closely, they would note that I […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health |
Comments Off on Director of Health Services Dr. Manzanero Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Belize Central Prison is now COVID-19 free. C.E.O. of the Kolbe Foundation Virgilio Murillo told News Five today that the prison has zero active cases. This is a significant achievement for Murillo and his teams since the first five infections in early October. That was followed by ninety additional cases on October twenty-seventh. A […]
Written on December 8, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health |
Comments Off on Belize Central Prison is Now COVID-19 Free!
A fireman was executed while on duty in Punta Gorda on Friday evening. Rudolph Matura had not too long reported to work and was seated inside the fire station when he was fatally shot through a window. The incident happened sometime after six p.m. while Matura and a colleague were both at work. Police say […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on A Fireman is Killed While at Work in Punta Gorda
Gunfire erupted in Lake Independence once again on Sunday morning and when the smoke cleared, a twenty-six-year-old resident of Tibruce Street was fighting for his life after being shot multiple times. Ryan Cole remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. in critical condition tonight and is preparing for an emergency surgery on Wednesday, as his liver has […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Ryan Cole Targeted in Latest Lake-I Shooting
Since the rash of gang-related shootings began on November twenty-third, the Belize Police Department has staged several interventions with feuding groups in the Lake Independence area. Despite their efforts to quell the violence in that community, another shooting was reported on Sunday that is believed to be an internal row within one gang. According to […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on ComPol Williams: “Policing Martin’s is Extremely Challenging”
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is calling out the media for the inaccuracy of a story that was uploaded to social media on Sunday morning in which it was reported that Ryan Cole had been murdered inside his home during the shooting incident. Cole is critically injured and remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. His family […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured |
Comments Off on Chester Criticizes the Media for False Report
A family of four from San Ignacio is tonight without a roof over their heads because on Sunday morning a dump truck ran off the street and ploughed through their elevated wooden house. The truck was driven at the time by Ervin Torres of Bahadur Trucking and Backhoe Services, who claims that he lost control […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Auto Accidents,
Featured |
Comments Off on Shish Family Homeless After Dump Truck Crashes Through House
Last Thursday, we reported on a fire in Pomona Village that claimed the life of Vernon Williams. The forty-five-year-old was inside his house when a fire broke around nine o’clock on the night of December second. It is believed that the fire may have been intentionally set by Williams, but that is still under investigation. […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Crime,
Disasters,
Featured |
Comments Off on Post-mortem Results for Victim of Fatal Fire in Pomona
Corozal Bay area representative David “Dido” Vega remains hospitalized at Belize Healthcare Partners Limited, suffering from complications caused by the novel coronavirus. The forty-seven-year-old politician was rushed to Belize City over the weekend after he began experiencing breathing complications last week. He was first hospitalized at a clinic in Corozal, but after his condition worsened, […]
Written on December 7, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Corozal Bay Area Rep., David Vega Remains Critical
After nine months of dormancy, the Corozal Free Zone is set to reopen just in time for the Christmas shopping season. On Wednesday, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, Jose Abelardo Mai, along with representatives from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, met with the Chamber of Commerce for the Corozal Free Zone. While […]
Written on December 4, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Corozal Free Zone Prepares to Reopen Before Christmas
Vice Chairman of the Corozal Free Zone, Anil Hotchandani has also chimed in on the proposed reopening of the free zone in the days ahead. He says that while strict measures will be put in place upon the resumption of business, adhering to the new protocols is mandatory to ensure the safety of customers, as […]
Written on December 4, 2020 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured |
Comments Off on Adhering to Protocols is Important for CFZ Reopening
