And while Briceño acknowledges the investment by the group, he questions the policy of Government…lending millions to a foreign company while refusing to lend to Belizeans. John Briceño, P.U.P. Leader “It makes me wonder what the policy of the government is. If you can recall a few years ago when B.S.I. was in a […]
Kaya Cattouse, the well-known female cyclist, has been threatened with suspension and fine by the Belize Cycling Federation for comments she posted on her Facebook page. Today, Cattouse received major support in her cry against the decision of the federation to cancel the participation of female cyclists in the upcoming Digicell Valentine’s Cycling Tour scheduled […]
On Thursday night, we brought you coverage of a brewing storm between elite female cyclist Kaya Cattouse and Cycling Federation of Belize President Dion Leslie. On Tuesday, Leslie wrote Cattouse threatening to fine and even suspend her if she did not cease her outspoken Facebook commentary. Cattouse has come out strongly against Digicell, the title […]
The association comprised of small tour guides and operators, Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize, has stated that it will continue to ramp up the pressure on Government, NICH and the B.T.B. Today it did just that in an emergency press conference. For these operators, every day in which big foreign companies operate without […]
Almendarez and members of FECTAB have maintained that small operators are being unfairly treated while big companies get all the perks. They cite the many safety rules and structures which deter some tourists from choosing their packages, and say that those rules are not applied across the board. David Almendarez, Executive Member, FECTAB “When […]
As he does at every conference and every opportunity, small tour operator Yhony Rosado of Cave-tubing.com called on government to act on their behalf. He claims that the livelihood of the small-timers is being snuffed out and if not addressed they will end up going out of business. Yhony Rosado, Executive Member, FECTAB “We’ve […]
Yhony Rosado’s tire shop on the Phillip Goldson Highway is back open. On January twenty-sixth Econo Tires was closed down by City Council employees over some confusion about a trade license. Rosado had paid for his, but he had not been given the printed copy, which by law must be displayed in any registered business. […]
Humanitarian Dara Robinson is hosting another fundraising event to help the many children that benefit from his feeding program. On Sunday at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City, the fourteenth annual Bob Marley Tribute and Food Drive will take place. Residents will be able to drop off food items or make their contributions by attending […]
Six persons died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital between October 2015 and January 2016 due to unknown illnesses. The hospital, however, believes the deaths may be related to the influenza virus. Still yet, no epidemiological link has been found after testing. The family of one of the persons who died mysteriously explains the unusual […]
Three year old Brenae Timmons remains in an induced coma at the K.H.M.H. The child was badly injured last Friday when a heavy metal gate fell on her near the entrance to the Lloyd Coffin Pre-School. She had gone there with her mother to wait for her father to come off work at the public […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is turning twenty-one and in these two decades it has been in the spotlight for its own share of ups and downs. The hierarchy of the hospital is optimistic about the future and has confidence that the national referral hospital will continue to grow and improve. As many as three […]
Hattieville resident Egbert Ferguson lost his life while undergoing surgery on Tuesday morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The forty-seven year old had been transported to the hospital following an accident between miles seventeen and eighteen on the George Price Highway on Monday afternoon. Ferguson’s vehicle collided head on with a van loaded with […]
In late January, thirty-seven year old Ian Blair was stabbed to death while he visited Nicaraguan Doctor Marcos Rugama at his home on Simon Lamb Street, Belize City. Three thieves went into the house while the urologist was pining out clothes on the verandah and Blair was inside. The robbers attacked both men, but Blair […]
Today, officers from the Rural Eastern Division were in the community of Mahogany Heights, located in La Democracia. They were joined by members of the Community Oriented Policing Program because the intention is to form a real and lasting bond between the residents of Mahogany Heights and the department mandated to serve and protect them. […]
The residents of Mahogany Heights are also looking for a Good Samaritan to assist in the community. It’s not asking for much…just electricity in a small building. It’s actually the health center, if you can believe that, but the intention is to use half of it as an education center where children can hang out […]
On Wednesday there was a tragic incident in the community of Indian Creek in the Orange Walk District. A toddler left inside a home apparently toppled into a bowl of water and drowned. According to Police Anna Blatz had just fed her daughter at around eleven that morning and then went outside the home, leaving […]
As we said, Bradley Paumen was before the courts this afternoon in Belmopan and secured bail for a slew of charges relating to a murder for hire plot he allegedly orchestrated. An issue that has been robbing local tour operators is that even while he has been exposed for his alleged deeds, he continues to […]
A twenty-five-year exclusive contract has been awarded to Norwegian Cruise Lines for the controversial southern cruise port at Harvest Caye. The matter was taken to the House of Representatives at its last sitting by way of a bill called the Belize Island Holdings Facility Development Bill of 2015. Essentially, NCL gets to have the only […]
Hollywood Actor Leonardo Di Caprio is planning to build a massive and impressive resort at Blackadore Caye in San Pedro which he hopes to open in 2018. Plans for the mega tourism development involve the construction of villas across a platform above water levels. The site is also within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve which […]
This afternoon in Belize City, the new Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit Joy Grant and Comptroller of Customs Victor Recinos signed a memorandum of understanding intended to strengthen domestic cooperation in the fight against money laundering and terrorism. The FIU and the Customs Department will now have access to an increased number of sources […]
Crime has been affecting Belize as a tourism destination. The Ministry of Tourism is hoping to undo any fear of crime that would dissuade potential visitors to the Jewel. This morning, the ministry handed over three vehicles to National Security for use in hotspots in the City and the Cayo District to provide safety and […]
The Supreme Court today finished hearing a case that could have impact on the employment of so-called “open vote workers”, those persons who work for Government, but not under formal contract or in a permanent capacity in the Public Service. Former Ministry of Education employee Melissa Belezaire Tucker was employed for seventeen years, from 1995 […]
The case has also caught the attention of the Public Service Union, whose president, Eldred Neal, attended this morning’s arguments. He told us that the case points to the need to regularize workers’ status, and that in his ongoing tour of the country as P.S.U. President, workers have been asking their Union to help Government […]
Between 2012 and 2015, when just the word Petrocaribe was enough to inspire poetry, song and euphoric frenzy, Government’s coffers were said to be bulging with hundreds of millions. The closest we’ve gotten to an official figure is somewhere in the region of close to four hundred million dollars. That’s a whole lot of money. […]
According to Waight, a payment of fifty million dollars is due in a few weeks time. That’s cause for anxiety, but there’s another financial storm looming. When Prime Minister Dean Barrow settled his Belize Telemedia woes just before election for one hundred and sixty million dollars…that was only part payment! There’s an arbitration panel getting […]
