Occupy Belmopan, an initiative led by activist Patrick Menzies, began in the nation’s capital several weeks ago. The peaceful protest at the foot of the Assembly Building, involving a group calling itself the Alliance of Leaders and Ministers of Belize, is against the revised gender policy. Today, they took to the streets of Belize City […]
Belmopan fell into darkness and a number of government offices as well as companies had to curtail business because of a blackout that continued throughout the day. The government owned B.E.L. says the blackout started at seven this morning; there was no electricity and no internet so employees were unable to function. At homes, Belmopan […]
Who placed survey pegs on Goff Caye and what’s the plan for this beautiful, eminently accessible piece of Belizean paradise just eight miles from the mainland? That’s the million dollar question right about now. Last week questions abounded when it was reported that survey pegs appeared on the island. That suggests that somebody’s planning to […]
But while Minister Vega is focused on pointing political fingers at the previous administration, he may have to do some more digging to find out who is actually surveying Goff’s Caye. That’s because we tracked down Cervantes this afternoon. First, he verified that he indeed got a lease in 2002 based on a concept he […]
And it might have been, but it never happened. Wanting to do things the right way, Cervantes sought approval from the Belize Tourist Board and got it. But then he was shot down by the Coastal Zone Management Authority…and that was the end of that. Ramon Cervantes, Holds Lease for Portion of Goff’s Caye […]
The ashes of former Ambassador Alfredo ‘Fred’ Martinez were returned to Belize today, following a cremation in Guatemala City where he succumbed earlier this week. Ambassador Martinez, a preeminent figure within the diplomatic community, was instrumental in maintaining peace between Belize and Guatemala amid the longstanding territorial dispute between both countries. On Thursday, in Guatemala […]
And there was other significant news from CEO Longsworth – Director of Finance Carlos Perrera is no longer at the KHMH. The controversial Perrera has been under sustained fire from the Board of Directors at the KHMH, who made no secret of the fact that they wanted him out. Longsworth gave us an update on […]
Innovation Program Belize, an annual competition for young, aspiring Belizean entrepreneurs and innovators, was launched this morning during a press conference held by the Public Utilities Commission. The inaugural session will be held in August and will feature a mobile application development workshop. The idea of the seminar is for two-member groups to create mobile […]
At around eight p.m. on Sunday, July sixth, a massive blaze in the Boca del Rio area of San Pedro destroyed eight homes, displacing sixteen families. They lost everything, all their possessions, and were left with only the clothes on their backs. But the desperation of those families has spawned a tremendous multi-agency relief effort. […]
A two-day workshop organized by UNICEF to provide participants with a greater understanding of the role that communication plays in individual and social behavior change, with a focus on violence against children, took place this week. Planning for communication to end violence against children in Belize is aimed at formulating a more detailed communication strategy […]
Today several Belize City based organizations received donations from the Ramada Belize City Princess. Two months ago the Princess entered into a partnership with the Ramada, owned by the international hotels giant Wyndham Group. The Princess Hotel and Casino became the Ramada Belize City Princess, and in addition to a complete rebranding, the partnership also […]
Summer is here! It’s hot, it’s humid and many families need very little excuse to spend some time outdoors. Unfortunately, bacteria also loves hot and humid conditions. This is part of the reason why during the warmer months, there are usually more cases of food poisoning. Tonight in Healthy Living, we sit down with a […]
The death of Ambassador Fred Martinez has sparked an outpouring of tributes from his colleagues in the diplomatic community, as well as from persons from all walks of life. Martinez had been ailing for some time and was hospitalized on Saturday in Guatemala City. His condition deteriorated and on Monday he was transferred to the […]
Four years ago, a plane was confiscated in one of the biggest drug bust in the country. The plane, a twin engine Beechcraft, landed and sat on the Southern Highway for hours back in 2010 and carried two point six tons of Colombian cocaine. Six persons including four police officers were charged, tried and released, […]
The Belize Tourism Industry Association held a biennial general meeting today at the Biltmore where stakeholders in the tourism industry were present to discuss developments within the sector over the past six months. This time the association invited C.E.O. Guido Bauer of Green Globe, a universal certification for sustainable tourism. While there are presently six […]
Do Di Right Thing has become one of the most successful programs by the police department; it recognizes exemplary and outstanding youths who have beaten the odds despite adversity. This morning thirty nine youths were honored; the top spot was taken by an eighteen year old young lady from the Cayo District whose story inspired […]
Over the weekend, sixty-six persons were left homeless when a fire spread through the Boca del Rio area of San Pedro gutting eight houses. The origin of that fire remains under investigation but tonight there are thirteen additional persons left without a roof over their heads in the Hattieville community. It took less than half […]
This morning in the Supreme Court, the case against Belize Water Services Ltd., in a lawsuit filed by a group of six former employees of the utility company, commenced before Justice Michelle Arana. Mark Menzies, Colin Morrison, Don Gillett, Michael Novelo, Journett McKoy and Charlette Barnett were fired from BWS in February 2013. They contend […]
According to Musa, BWS says that Menzies’ severance was included in his payout. The others, represented by Tricia Pitts-Anderson, are also seeking general damages which Musa says can range from a couple thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Reporter “Sir, the other side mentioned a hundred and eighty-eight thousand dollars that was […]
Earlier we told you that the body of a woman has been found two hundred yards away from the shallow grave that Ramon Cervantes Senior was buried in. The Cervantes murder has attracted national attention. Today, former Prime Minister Said Musa, a colleague of the deceased Orange Walk businessman and erstwhile politician Cervantes Senior, shared […]
Today, the family of Myron Smith was dragged to court on firearm charges. Myron was killed on the basketball court behind the Complex building on June thirtieth, just a stone’s throw from his house. The family had just buried Myron when police raided their house on Monday. The search allegedly yielded a firearm and today, […]
For seven years, Honduran national, Alexis Servia has been living in Belize illegally; his home is a boat moored at mile four and a half on the Phillip Goldson Highway. Police stumbled upon him during an investigation on Monday and today he was taken before Magistrate Herbert Panton and read a single charge for being […]
Earlier today, Germany routed Brazil in a devastating score of seven to one in the 2014 World Cup Games playing in Brazil. While the magnitude of the victory may not have been imaginable, a Belize City man has won the SMART World Cup Challenge for his predictions. Andres Grajales is a football aficionado who has […]
On Saturday, Paul Saldivar Sr. was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital with acute vomiting and diarrhoea. He died at the hospital that same day, succumbing to what doctors believed was a heart attack. But his family says it is foul play, and they are basing that assertion on the findings of an autopsy conducted […]
An election was held by the Christian Workers Union on Saturday to choose a third trustee on its executive board. A hundred and twenty-four members participated in the process, casting a majority of ballots in favor of Ras Dion Pitter. The election succeeded a previous exercise in December 2013 during which Pitter and Maureen […]
