On Thursday, News Five visited the plight of squatters on Holy Emmanuel Street, many of whom have been there for years. Squatters, Belizeans and immigrants, find a piece of unused government land – usually in some long-ignored swampy area – and they build a home. They are poor and do not have the resources to […]
Mayor Darrell Bradley, in his dual capacity as attorney for the Belize City Council, was back in court this morning where he appeared before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin in ongoing litigation with Belize Waste Control. Both parties share a history of unease as it pertains to CitCo meeting its debt obligation to the sanitation company. […]
Three residents of San Pedro were successfully rescued from the sea earlier today when their small Mexican skiff capsized off the coast of Ambergris Caye. The men were in the area of the San Pedro main channel immediately in front of San Pedro when their skiff went down. The Belize Coast Guard as well as […]
We’ve been reporting in the past few days on the changes in the top management of Belize Telemedia Limited. As you know by now, Anwar Barrow, the son of the Prime Minister, has been named Chairman of the Executive Committee, putting him in charge of the day to day operations of the company. There is […]
Reports that the contraband of cigarettes is big business at the Commercial Free Zone and the Western Free Zone are nothing new. But a Mexican newspaper is bringing it closer to home. According to the outfit, an agency out of Jalisco, Mexico called the Alliance Against Illegal Products says that forty-six percent of cigarettes available […]
The annual Expo Marketplace organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is five months away. But on Saturday, in collaboration with the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, BCCI will for the first time host a Forestry, Fisheries and Finance Fair. The booths at the expo will highlight sustainable forestry and fisheries […]
On Thursday, Green Tropics’ Country Representative Beverly Burke, along with Chief Agricultural Officer Roberto Harrison and a team from the media, flew over the acreage of produce near Valley of Peace that has been allegedly destroyed by aerial spraying. While there is yet to be concrete proof that the crops were damaged by the use […]
Representatives of Maya communities poured into the courtroom of Justice Michele Arana this morning where the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, was awaiting a decision in its latest legal challenge. The judgment was brief and enlightened, with Justice Arana ruling in SATIIM’s favor and declaring that the decision to grant permission for road […]
Residents in San Ignacio are concerned about a recurring problem in the western municipality. It has to do with the supply of running water inside homes. On Wednesday for about three hours, the water from the faucets was dirty and muddy. Residents are of the view that ongoing road works has been causing the problem […]
The Social Investment Fund has turned a new page in respect of the Dangriga market. On Tuesday, it penned a new agreement with a new contractor to resume work on the market and on Wednesday, Cesar Bedran of CB Construction received the two-million-dollar project. But even as it moves forward, there are still a lot […]
Speaking on behalf of the Government of Belize was Belize’s Ambassador to the O.A.S., Nestor Mendez. In making his presentation, Ambassador Mendez quoted from P.M. Barrow’s 2013 Independence Speech in which he addressed the issue. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Ambassador Nestor Mendez “The Government of Belize appreciates the opportunity to present its views on the […]
On Tuesday, we reported on a series of major management changes at the top of the government controlled Belize Telemedia Limited on the heels of the departure of Karen Bevans as Chief Operations Officer. While it had been rumored for some time, it was officially confirmed that Anwar Barrow has been named Chair of the […]
But back to Karen Bevans….The former Chief Operations Officer of B.T.L. resigned from the telephone company on February seventh. Last Thursday was her last day at B.T.L., and this coming Wednesday, April ninth, will be her first day as Director of Tourism at the Belize Tourism Board. Late this evening, B.T.B. issued a release confirming […]
The Norwegian Cruise Lines tourism project ran into stiff opposition from the get go from stakeholders in the south who support pocket tourism as opposed to mass tourism. The controversial project by NCL at Harvest Caye cleared one more hurdle when the National Environmental Appraisal Committee gave its stamp of approval, but it has run […]
It is not unheard of for ministers of government to be involved in personal businesses which benefit from their offices and positions. It is certainly not unusual. It is unethical, though, and there are arguments in some quarters that it is unconstitutional. The point of all this is that it happens…and quite frequently. So where […]
The Dangriga Market Project, after months of delay, is finally set to resume, but at a higher cost. The market which was originally contracted to Kenard Smart at a cost of one point five million dollars, but now that price tag has increased to over two million dollars. This morning, representatives from the Social Investment […]
Thieves have become more brazen over the years and on Tuesday night; two robbers set their eyes on Doctor Jose Espat. Doctor Espat is the well-known finalist in Channel Five’s 2012 KTV Latino Competition. But around nine-thirty p.m., as he arrived at his house on Teachers’ Street in West Landivar, he was pounced upon by […]
There was a fire on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Biscayne. An elevated wooden and concrete structure at mile twenty-seven and a half on the Phillip Goldson Highway, was gutted by fire sometime before one p.m. Police responded, but later realized that the building was unoccupied for some time and that the building had […]
The mayor is building streets all over the city, but a project between Rotary Club of Belize and Restore Belize is intended to rejuvenate the south side with playgrounds and libraries. The project will also include the funding of literacy programs for youths. Earlier today, we caught with the president of the Rotary Club who […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley was back in court today representing himself and once again he seems to be heading down the rocky road leading to his possible incarceration. The Mayor dodged that bullet in July 2013 when he managed to reach a settlement with Belize Waste Control at the eleventh hour. But now, he’s […]
As we told you, last year the Mayor narrowly dodged contempt proceedings which might have landed him behind bars. He and Belize Waste Control were able to reach a settlement on a judgment of two point two million dollars. In a nutshell, BWC agreed to write-off one million dollars, and the Mayor agreed to put […]
The police department has lost one of its brightest. Sergeant Kimari Tucker passed away this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where she had been admitted since last Sunday. Tucker collapsed as result of a massive stroke while at a concert at the ITVET compound and she never regained consciousness. Just prior to her […]
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Thirty-year old Azael Gomez, a resident of Guinea Grass, was found dead inside a latrine at a primary school in the village on Monday morning. His decomposing corpse was stumbled upon by a student who visited the restroom to relieve himself. The gruesome discovery brought to an end efforts by the family to locate Gomez, […]
When we contacted former Chief Operations Officer of Telemedia, Karen Bevans, today, she told us that she was awaiting word from the Belize Tourism Board on the offer to take up a high level position at the B.T.B. Bevans has been in negotiations with the B.T.B. in respect of the offer which is supposed to […]
