Chuc told the media at a press conference on Monday, that he has received written assurances from delegates that they will abstain from the June twenty-fourth election. Those representatives are believed to be supporters of the embattled former executive. According to Kuylen, in order to have a congress, particularly one during which an election is […]
Former President of the National Institute of Culture and History, Yasser Musa, a teacher and artist in his own right, took jabs today at the Government of Belize, calling a proposed Heritage Bill a fraud. The Heritage Preservation Legislation Bill seeks to get millions of dollars in funding from the Taiwanese Government to preserve colonial […]
According to Musa, it is difficult for Belizean artists and musicians to appreciate their worth and talent locally when there is more focus on tourism rather than culture. Yasser Musa, Former President, NICH “You ask any farmer what it is they are doing with this land, the land and the sea; yes we understand […]
The National Assembly is developing a security plan to address new threats to the sanctity of the parliament’s meeting place. A series of incidents inside and outside the parliament’s meeting place in recent years has brought a stain of disrepute to the previously revered building. Speaker Laura Longsworth told us on Tuesday that the new […]
Beyond the Horizon keeps on giving – today they handed over a brand new health clinic in Double Head Cabbage to the Ministry of Health. Measuring 2100 square foot, the building is the largest completed during the Beyond the Horizon exercise. The eleven room structure is able to accommodate up to forty people in its […]
In the coming weeks, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams will be leaving his Commander duties on the south side of Belize City to take up a new position in the Capital. During the course of his tenure, he would invite the media out to on his weekly meet and greet on the south side. […]
He came on to the music scene back in 2005 with his hit song, “Livin’ ina Di Devil” and over the past twelve years, Belizean artist Positive Vibes has been creating other hit tracks on four different albums, including collaborations with other Punta Rock artists, Consego and Taprick. But today, after nine months and countless […]
Save lives and give blood. Across the globe today, blood banks encouraged one and all to become voluntary blood donors to save patients battling for their life. Now, while the National Blood Bank is adequately supplied, it is anemic in certain blood types so the message resonating today is to give now and give often. […]
There is more tonight to the ongoing battles within the Football Federation of Belize. On Monday, you heard Sergio Chuc who has been disqualified from seeking elections as president, call on delegates to stay away from the June twenty-fourth elections. The F.F.B. Electoral Appeals Committee barred Chuc from running following allegations of bribery, corruption, conflict […]
With Chuc out of the way, Ruperto Vicente and Marlon Kuylen will go head-to-head in a few weeks at the annual congress. In the 2016 elections, after twenty-two rounds of voting, there was no clear winner between Chuc and Vicente, and Marlon Kuylen, was appointed to hold over as president. But will the election follow […]
In the immediate aftermath of Sergio Chuc’s disqualification to contest the presidency, the vehicle of Michael Blease, the secretary general of the federation, was set on fire. Both Chuc and Vicente came out against the criminal act, saying whoever is responsible should be dealt with by the law. Sergio Chuc, Football Stakeholder “That was […]
A Belizean attorney is moving up to a senior post at the Inter-American Development Bank. Senior Counsel Lisa Shoman has been appointed to a six-year term as a sitting judge for the Inter-American Development Bank. She joins six other adjudicators on the organization’s administrative tribunal which is tasked with dealing with employment matters. The IDB […]
So, with a cushy number waiting for Shoman at Thirteen Hundred New York Avenue, will her law office here in Belize City be shuttered? That’s what we asked her earlier today. Isani Cayetano “What does that mean for your private practice? Do you now have to give up the office here?” Lisa Shoman, […]
A majority of members of the National Assembly Staff Committee voted on Friday during a meeting to reprimand, rather than suspend or remove, House of Representatives Sergeant-At-Arms Brian “Yellow Man” Audinett for his attacks on media personnel inside the National Assembly during the public hearing of the Senate Special Select Committee on May seventeenth. Audinett […]
There will be another public hearing of the Senate Special Select Committee tomorrow, Wednesday, and members of the Belizeans against Courtenay movement led by Alberto August are expected to be there. Former Immigration Minister Carlos Perdomo will continue his testimony from last week, while Immigration Officer Ady Pacheco and ASP Rochelle Chan also in the […]
The Western Regional Hospital got a major upgrade today. The works done on an Accident and Emergency unit will enhance the capability of the hospital to accommodate more patients. Added to the expansion, the hospital was gifted with a brand new incinerator – all of this comes courtesy of the U.S. Army South through its […]
Valentino Blanco is the embattled C.E.O. at the Free Zone. Over the past few weeks his appointment raised eyebrows with many questioning his qualifications and wondering if there was any political influence, since he is the brother-in-law of Minister of State Doctor Angel Campos. Things came to a head and Blanco was suspended after management […]
Almost a year ago, Belize Sugar Industries Limited lost over two thousand, six hundred tons of molasses due to a first-of-its-kind Maillard Reaction inside its tanks at Tower Hill. The initial loss had been closer to four thousand tons but about a third was eventually recovered. The company attempted to have the Belize Sugar Cane […]
Before we go to break, in foreign policy news…Panama has officially severed all diplomatic ties with the Republic of Taiwan, as of Monday and established relations with the People’s Republic of China. Immediately, Taiwan announced it was closing its embassy in that country and recalling its technical mission. It also ended all bilateral cooperation and […]
Variations in climate influence most human activities either directly or indirectly resulting in losses or benefits. Making effective use of available climate information ensures efficiency and sustainability across a number of sectors. As has been recorded across the world, climate change imposes additional stresses on agricultural systems and human livelihoods. So, the need for timely […]
We report on land disputes regularly in this newscast, but this one has a different twist. The de facto caretaker of Queen Square division and sister to Prime Minister and area representative Dean Barrow, Denise “Sista B” Barrow, established three houses standing side by side at the eastern end of parcel 444 located at number […]
June fourteenth is celebrated annually as World Blood Donor Day. As early as eight o’clock, persons are encouraged to visit the National Blood Bank office inside the Central Region Compound on Princess Margaret Drive to donate a unit of blood. This year, the day is being celebrated under the theme, “What can you do? Give […]
There is further controversy leading up to the election for the executive of the Football Federation of Belize which takes place on June twenty-fourth. Former President Ruperto Vicente and Acting President Marlon Kuylen are the only two who can compete for the coveted top post. That is because the 2016 F.F.B. presidential candidate Sergio Chuc […]
The F.F.B. has since brought in CONCACAF to oversee the election process, but Chuc expects to throw a wrench in that process. Now, seven associations with two votes each make up seventy percent of the voting; the other thirty percent is represented by the league, all in all a total of twenty votes will determine […]
Beyond the Horizon is implementing several projects across Belize valued at over ten million U.S. dollars. The projects include health facilities, as well as school buildings. One school to receive a new three classroom building is St Matthew Government School in St Matthew Village. Andrea Polanco was at today’s ribbon cutting ceremony and shares how […]
