The campaign for deputy leadership of the United Democratic Party was a spirited effort and both camps somehow managed to temper the mudslinging. While the issue of Faber’s professional relationship with women in his ministry and his political life came up, he says the negative spin by his opponent caught him by surprise. According to […]
Julia Arana was hit on the Phillip Goldson Highway on April first. The Trial Farm resident was crossing the highway when a vehicle driven by area representative Jose Abelardo Mai hit her, leaving her comatose for some time. The mother of popular cyclist Nissan Arana was subsequent released from the K.H.M.H., but as we said, […]
The IMF’s Article Four consultation report came out last week, and as we reported then, it seems to be pretty much all bad news. It makes reference to a slowing economy and rising external vulnerabilities, reduction in GDP growth, widening of the current account deficit, falling exports, falling international reserves, widening of the fiscal deficit, […]
The IMF states in its Article Four consultation that Belize is on shaky footing economically and measures will need to be put in place for recovery in the medium and long term. Earlier you heard the numbers man Joseph Waight explaining about austerity and government having to control expenditures. But Waight isn’t a politician. The […]
The People’s United Party has also issued a statement on the IMF report and it is not taking the blame for the economic woes. According to the P.U.P., while the U.D.P. government has been unable to truthfully explain the economic realities to the Belizean people, in his budget presentation, Party Leader John Briceño signaled that […]
Earlier in our newscast Financial Secretary Joseph Waight explained that to deal with a deteriorating fiscal position GOB will have to tighten its belt and control expenditures. But there’s one looming expenditure over which they have no control. That’s the arbitration award for the nationalization of B.T.L. What we know so far is the assessment […]
Over the years, we have covered the adventures of young Rowan Garel, an amazing and extraordinary young man who has been blind since birth. His approach has not only been about testing his limits, but to raise funds for others affected by blindness. His bucket list includes a climb of Victoria Peak and a dive […]
For months now the media has been following the silt situation at the Southern Foreshore. It’s gotten progressively worse, to the point where there is a real threat that the waterway would be completely blocked. Two weeks ago Mayor Darrell Bradley explained that they are looking into the very expensive but only option of dredging. […]
The Miss Universe pageant is the most prestigious in the world. Last year alone, the beauty pageant was viewed on television by more than eight million viewers. But of the delegates that participate annually in the event, only eighty-six countries send representatives. It’s been almost a decade since Belize has had representation, following a ban […]
The 2016 Miss Belize winner will be chosen at a pageant on September tenth. Today a call was made for aspirants to become an ambassador of beauty for Belize. At the press conference, Director and Pageant Coordinator, Opal Enriquez spoke of the requirements for participation. Opal Enriquez, Director/Pageant Coordinator, Queen of the Jewel “Delegates […]
There is a backlash to the election of Patrick Faber as first deputy leader, which is being felt across the United Democratic Party. Ladyville resident Ingrid Hernandez is an avid supporter and had been employed by Area Representative Beverly Castillo as a campaigner in Belize Rural Central. She claims she worked tirelessly for Castillo to […]
There is an outbreak of Bovine Rabies in the Cayo District. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority along with the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Belize Livestock Producers, issued an advisory informing that livestock in the Cayo District is affected with the rabies and there are suspected cases in the areas along the Macal […]
In our newscast on Friday we reported that eight fishermen had been detained and were being processed by immigration authorities in Guatemala. The group was detained on the beach of Punta Manbique for illegal entry. Seven had fishing licences, but the eight fishermen did not hold any identification document. The fishermen are Jeffery Gongora, Manuel Flores, […]
The P.U.P. release issued today also specifically issues a call for the appointment of a, “national team to competently manage Belize/Guatemala.” So is the P.U.P. saying that the current team is not competent? We asked Courtenay since he is speaking for the P.U.P., but is also a member of the current team in negotiations with […]
Police Constable Edwardo Gonzalez was laid to rest this afternoon in Santa Elena, after taking his own life with a firearm while on duty last Wednesday. Gonzalez was stationed at the Queen Street Precinct on an overnight shift on May twenty-fifth, when he suddenly shot himself in the presence of his colleagues. The young officer […]
At the political level, there is tension between Belize and Guatemala as relations deteriorate over Guatemala’s assertion that it owns the Sarstoon. But over the weekend, you would not have known that. Evangelical pastors from Belize and Guatemala converged at the border to pray for peace; it all happened in front of the O.A.S. Office […]
A protest of about five hundred persons was held in Melchor de Mencos which is the nearest community across the western border where Belizeans trek to shop. Initially, Sunday’s protest was to highlight the downturn in economic activity occasioned by the tensions between Belize and Guatemala. But the protesters also took the opportunity to condemn […]
The annual Cancer Walk has been growing over the years, morphing into a powerful voice in the fight against the disease. The trek from Ladyville into the City started early Saturday morning and concluded at the Belize Cancer Society Headquarters hours later. Thousands from all walks of life have lost family or friends, are battling […]
Even as our team headed back to Belize City, deterred from entering the Sarstoon but having made the point that Guatemala isn’t playing on the same checkerboard, Prime Minister Dean Barrow weighed in on the incident with extreme prejudice. Apparently he had been briefed by C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Security George Lovell, likely […]
A release issued by government on Tuesday, announcing the revocation of the Sarstoon Prohibition SI, stated that, “While the formal mechanism is being worked on, the two sides have informally accepted a situation in which there will be untrammeled traffic for Belize’s military and civilians along the Sarstoon.” So what exactly is an informal acceptance? […]
So with Belizean civilians still not able to enter the Sarstoon, what happens next? Will government perhaps seek to reinstitute the Sarstoon Law? On the Phone: Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Why would I do that? That S.I. was to serve the limited purpose of ensuring that at the time the circumstances that saw us […]
It’s clear what the real protocol is at the Sarstoon where civilians are concerned. Belizeans can’t go there. But what about the B.D.F.? We all saw footage of the Guatemalan navy turning back the B.D.F. a couple weeks ago as they attempted to go to Cadenas for a shift change-over. At that time, they were […]
The bar and the judiciary, along with representatives of the Ministry of Health, gathered today at the Radisson for a training workshop on persons with mental health disorders and the criminal justice process. The symposium, organized by the Belize Bar Association and the Death Penalty Project, culminates a three-day event which also included an academic […]
Co-executive Director Pervais Jabbar, of the Death Penalty Project, reiterates that the knowledge generated from today’s discussions can be useful if applied to individual cases involving persons with mental health disorders. Isani Cayetano “What is the most important caveat, if I may, that the participants would be walking away with after attending the discussions […]
High schools from across the country converged on Belize City today where students participated in a competition geared towards young innovators. The goal is to use a miniature computer platform to perform various IT functions. The challenge was a showcase in ingenuity and innovation and in the end only one school would capture the coveted […]
