A horrible video surfaced on the internet on Tuesday night; its contents sent chills all around. Three men are seen brandishing a high powered firearm and a handgun and then heard making sinister threats. The live images caught the attention of the police and the trio and the firearms were traced to a house in […]
According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams; while the guns turned out to be fake, the fear instilled by the men on the public is very real. He says that policymakers will need to take a closer look at retracting the importation of imitation firearms as these are also used to terrorize members of the […]
Six persons, including four Asian businessmen, were taken into custody on Tuesday morning after being busted by a coastguard patrol near Orange Point, in the southern waters of Toledo. Xueen Ma, Jianfu Huang, Ivan Pena, Leslie Williams and two others were spotted by B.D.F. personnel not far from the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base where they […]
According to Soberanis, the men were in violation of a number of laws; including the fact that boat captain Leslie Williams was driving the boat with an expired license. The substantive charges, he says, will likely fall under the state of emergency regulations. Commander Gregory Soberanis, Vice Commandant, Belize Coast Guard “They were in […]
Turning to COVID-19…tonight the news is that there are still no new cases of the virus, but the repatriation of Belizeans is running into trouble as soon as it started. Over the weekend, ten Belizeans made it back home after spending seventy-two days at sea on a Royal Caribbean ship. But a number of other […]
So while many Belizean repatriates are trapped in neighbouring Guatemala and Mexico, fifty-seven persons who crossed into Belize in recent days are in quarantine. The list includes the ten Belizeans who work in the cruise ship industry and returned to the Jewel over the weekend as well as those persons who were caught illegally entering […]
Earlier today, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight sent out a circular reiterating government’s position on the forgoing of increments for public officers. In the bulletin which was issued to the Office of the Governor General, Chief Justice, the Auditor General, C.E.O.s and heads of department, the FinSec reminded that the increments will be forgone until retirement […]
Belize’s borders remain closed but on Saturday, a first group of Belizeans to be allowed to re-enter Belize due to the COVID-19 pandemic arrived on a Royal Caribbean ship. Belize remains COVID free for forty-five days, so protocols are in place to prevent any imported case by sea, air and land. The group of nationals […]
The lockdown across the country has minimized crime, but all that changed in the Orange Walk District on Saturday were a grisly find was made. The body of Abner Novelo was discovered on a farm in Yo Creek where he was the caretaker. All indications are that he met a horrible death; his hands were […]
In respect of a double murder in Hopkins, police say that they don’t have a clear motive or suspects for the homicide that happened on Friday morning. At this time, cops are following several leads which involve persons from outside of the village, but there’s no breakthrough in the case as yet. There is speculation, […]
Mason Berry, the owner of a delivery service in the west, feels that he may have been singled out and unfairly charged under the state of emergency regulations. Berry says he had gone to Benque Viejo to do a run and on his return trip, around four-thirty that evening; he was stopped at a check-point […]
Sixty-eight-year-old Rudolph Rodriguez died this afternoon after being the victim of a hit and run incident that occurred on Saturday night. It happened on the Old Northern Highway when Rodriguez was making his way home after a day of hard labour. Those who witnessed the crime quickly took the elderly man to the K.H.M.H. where […]
The family fears that Rodriguez’s death might not be properly investigated by police. Alvarez says that the person who knocked down and killed his uncle is a well-known, highly connected person of the area. Said Alvarez, Nephew of Deceased “When it comes to his name, of the driver or the individual that was actually […]
The tourism industry is a major player of the economy, driving job creation and foreign exchange. But COVID-19 has severely affected the industry, causing massive layoffs. As a first step to restart the industry, domestic tourism is heavily promoted, but that sector contributes in the range of five percent to the overall sector and there […]
The state of emergency has curbed the number of murders and other violence. But in the south today, two men were found murdered. The bodies of the men had gunshots to the head. The grisly discovery was made this morning behind a house on the Hopkins Road. The victims have been identified as boat captain, […]
A week after its leaders were arrested for holding an illegal protest, the FECTAB executive held a press conference in Belize City. And because of social distancing and the size of gatherings, a limited number of media workers were allowed inside. But as we reported on Thursday there is a rift within the organization with […]
As we reported on Thursday, FECTAB was founded in 2010 by Tom Greenwood, Yhonny Rosado, Troy Gabb and two others who have since defected from the organization. Gabb is now the project coordinator for the Stake Bank Cruise Port, an endeavor being undertaken by the Feinstein Group of Companies. There are some within the organization […]
Is FECTAB a legally recognized organization, despite not submitting its articles of association and its by-laws to the Companies Registry for over ten years? Since its establishment in 2010, FECTAB has only licensed its name. All other processes to complete its legitimization have been suspended and therefore brings into sharp focus the validity of FECTAB’s […]
The Village of San Victor which is located off the Philip Goldson Highway in the Corozal District is a well-known hotspot for the contraband of goods. Its proximity to the Rio Hondo provides easy access to Mexico. Villagers simply paddle away to the other side to do their shopping and come back to the village […]
Thirty-six-year-old David Galindo says he was beaten by law enforcement officers on Thursday morning. Galindo says that several G.S.U. officers arrived at his home in Santa Elena around six-thirty that day looking for drugs and ammunition. He says that when they didn’t find anything, that is when they took him away. He says that his […]
The economic news continues to be grim; the unprecedented impact and the effects of the novel coronavirus are reverberating throughout the economy. In fact, even before the crisis hit Belize, businesses were having trouble balancing their budgets. As we have reported, this week’s layoffs in the local airline industry are unparalleled, as the industry struggles […]
Since the government announced that it will be receiving its citizens, who got stuck in countries abroad when the airport and borders were closed, Belizeans have been preparing to return home. One group, Mennonite businessmen, returned earlier this week. But more Belizeans are expected in the coming weeks, particularly on repatriation flights. So, what happens […]
While the country continues to relax its measures and open up back the economy, the same can’t be said for schools. Students are still at home doing online classes, but no face to face lessons. And so far, a date hasn’t been set to determine when school will re-open. But the discussions are being held […]
Today marks thirty-eight days straight since Belize last reported an active COVID-19 case. It seems like a big feat accomplished especially when cases continue to grow all around our borders. So, how did Belize manage the virus and kept the numbers low, with only two deaths? It is a combination of factors, including laws and […]
To help complement the work of the health staff, the ministry says they needed some help to make it easier to manage the cases and the country’s response. By the time the fourth or fifth case came around, the ministry got a big help from the Statistical Institute of Belize. They helped to create digital […]
