Is turmoil brewing yet again within the already fickle Fort George Tourism Zone? Independent tour operators, as well as small business owners and vendors, are up in arms over a decision to have them relocated to the nearby Memorial Park. They contend that they are deliberately being kept out of the reach of cruise passengers […]
The People’s United Party seized on the opportunity to provide support for the disaffected tour guides and support staff in the Zone. The party selected its Belize City mayoral aspirant, Bernard Wagner, to wag the finger of disapproval at a press briefing this afternoon. If he is elected, Wagner plans to try to reverse the […]
The pressure is building on Belizeans in the creative industries – broadcasting, both radio and television, and music and the arts – to begin recognizing copyright and intellectual property and pay the requisite fees to satisfy rights holders. Among the first of the major international companies to come calling on Belize is Home Box Office, […]
If you’re wondering when the Civic Center will be open for business, the Minister of Sports says it may be as soon as April. The construction of the state-of-the-art facility began back in December 2015 and was concluded by Belize Infrastructure Limited last December to the tune of thirty-three million dollars. Today, Patrick Faber says […]
The Integrity Commission was named a year ago in response to overwhelming public pressure as it relates to holding politicians accountable for their personal spending and assets. Little has been heard from it since the furore over the term under which persons in public life were to submit returns. Chair Marilyn Williams has moved on […]
As we reported Contractor General Godwin Arzu is out of his post. He has failed to produce the annual reports from his office as part of his obligations to continue in the office he has held for several years. So for now, there is no one to vet government contracts being issued. While Ombudsman Lionel […]
The Police Department has been explaining its recent move for police officers to take photographs of persons stopped and searched as part of its activities on the ground in various areas. The question has been raised as to whether this is profiling or singling out certain individuals based on their particular descriptions and activities. Legal […]
The Belize Cycling Federation has been waiting for the National Sports Council to sign off on its new constitution before elections for its executive can be called. But Tariq Cano, a young cyclist, is seeking to replace the leadership of current president and vice-president Dion Leslie and Orson Butler, respectively, over allegations of neglect of […]
There was no meeting of the House of Representatives today in Belmopan. One had been mooted for discussing the U.H.S. matter but new litigation in the Caribbean Court of Justice has seen it put off. But a mandatory session is scheduled for March ninth, two days after the Municipal Elections, to present the General Revenue […]
A woman has been detained in connection with the latest murder in the city. Police hope she can provide them with information that will help them crack the murder of Tyrone Gibson. The twenty-year-old south side resident, affiliated with the PIV gang, was killed last Friday night as he stood across from the Michael Finnegan […]
Following his murder, Dianne Martinez told News Five that she would like to know what role, if any, the woman played in her son’s murder. Martinez shared what she knows about her son’s final moments, while meeting up with the woman who is now being questioned. Dianne Martinez, Mother of Deceased “Apparently, they already […]
Forty-two-year-old Hilmar Alamilla returned to the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for a preliminary inquiry to determine if he would stand trial for murder at the Supreme Court. Alamilla is the right-hand man of Orange Walk’s Gaspar Vega, but he is accused of the sensational July 2017 murder of twenty-four year old Daniel Sosa, […]
In mid-January, a Guatemalan reporter with Prensa Libre, Rigoberto Escobar, entered into Belize from the western border and claimed he was confronted by the police within the adjacency zone also considered no man’s land. Escobar would go on to complain to the Guatemalan press about the incident going as far as to say that he […]
Canadian fugitive Jordan Bacchus was arrested for drug possession in Sudbury, Canada; he will also be charged for armed robbery and other crimes in Toronto recently. But will he be extradited to Belize? Bacchus is a person of interest in the May 2016 murder of Melvin Almendarez in San Pedro. Today, we asked Foreign Minister […]
We reported last week that Guatemala has finally sent its Ambassador to Belize in the person of career diplomat Georges De La Roche Du Ronzet. His appointment comes almost two years after his predecessor, Manuel Estuardo Roldan Barillas, was abruptly recalled to that country in the wake of the shooting death of Julio Rene Alvarado […]
While there is a new Guatemalan ambassador, another is departing the Belize Foreign Ministry. Today, Elrington confirmed that Ambassador Stuart Leslie is no longer a part of the Referendum Unit of the Ministry and has opted to move on to do political work with the Leader of the Opposition. The unit has focused on the […]
In the Supreme Court today, there was a murder acquittal. Twenty-eight-year-old Norman Slusher was freed of the murder of Jason Canto. Canto, who was getting a trim at Dale’s Barber Shop on East Collet Canal, was the innocent target of two armed attackers in May of 2012, one of whom was never found. Businessman and […]
The Belize City Council dissolves at the end of the month, exactly one week after nominations from political parties take place in a bid to succeed the present administration. February twenty-eighth is also the last day for Mayor Darrell Bradley to remain in office, before municipal elections on March seventh. Those two weeks will be […]
In respect of controversial renewal of Miller’s four-year contract, Mayor Bradley says that despite not agreeing on whether city administrators and directors fall under the category of C.E.O.s or permanent secretaries, all nine municipalities have agreed to place these officers on contract. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “That is something that all nine municipalities […]
Most of the current councilors have been serving since Zenaida Moya’s administration at City Hall. So with the transition process underway, in what state will Mayor Bradley’s successor inherit 109 North Front Street come March seventh? Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “This council is, I don‘t want to say debt-free because no government is […]
In January, the government withdrew the motion for the re-appointment of Contractor General Godwin Arzu in the Senate after objections were raised by the Opposition. It is from the Office of the Prime Minister that motions emanate for the appointment of substantive legislative posts. No word has been given about the fate of the Contractor General.
The corn and beans crop planted late last year by villagers in the Toledo District, particularly San Benito Poite, was wiped out this past weekend by flooding. Villagers are staring disaster in the face after an unusually rainy few weeks in the area. The floods also caused the area to become inaccessible by road, reducing […]
The Ministry of Health has been monitoring measles in the region. While to date there are only two confirmed reported cases of the viral infection in Guatemala and Antigua, health authorities are concerned. They say they want to keep the public informed on this very contagious disease since it presents a real threat to Belize. […]
A Belizean businessman was murdered inside his establishment in Melchor de Mencos around ten on Monday night. Thirty-two-year-old Samuel Sosa, who once lived in Benque Viejo del Carmen, was shot and killed whilst inside his restaurant and bar in the neighboring town of Melchor in Guatemala. Sosa’s bar was open for business when a man, […]
A soldier of the Belize Defence Force lost his life in unexpected circumstances while attending to household chores on Saturday evening. Twenty-seven-year-old Rodolfo Martinez was operating a lawnmower and had fuel container on him. Around five-forty-five p.m., he entered his home in Big Falls, Toledo for a glass of water, but while near the stove, […]
