On Friday, the Baptist Association released information on Julio Cesar Garcia who had been posing as a pastor in Frank’s Eddy Village and has been charged with the carnal knowledge of an eleven year old school girl. The Association says that Garcia is not the pastor of Frank’s Eddy; neither is he a registered pastor […]
The Belize City Council is reportedly under dire financial straits. A twenty-million dollar bond for the improvement of city streets is yet to be launched. Still yet, works have been ongoing on various streets which have been stressing out the City’s finances so much so that it is acutely in the red. Earlier today, employees […]
Julius Espat is not the only member of the National Assembly in the news tonight. A government appointed senator also is. On Sunday, the Senator allegedly ignored a custom and ADU check point along the Northern Highway. According to our sources, the senator’s vehicle is believed to have been loaded with uncustommed goods. One unconfirmed […]
Global Entrepreneurship Week is celebrated every year in November; the Youth Business Trust of Belize is the official host. This year, YBTB has a week full of activities to celebrate and promote entrepreneurship, but the principle of a viable and sustainable business can be taught at an early age. YBTB, in collaboration with the Grace […]
On Thursday night, we reported that a Belize Defense Force Lieutenant is fighting his termination. Leslie Roberts claims his woes started in January 2010 when he and another Lieutenant took a Junior Command and Staff course in Jamaica. Roberts was sent home because it was alleged that he cheated on an assignment. Roberts told News […]
Across the globe and in Belize, the chiming of the Salvation Army bells fills the air. The organization today kicked off its annual Kettle Appeal in downtown Belize City. This year, the money raised will be used to provide baskets for four hundred needy families. The Red Kettle will be seen at many locations throughout […]
Earlier in the week, Representatives of the World Bank had the opportunity to support the government via a technical workshop where the policy and planning units of the Ministry of Health, Education, and Human Development came together along with technical staff from NGO’s, civil staff, organizations to reach a common understanding of what social protection […]
If you were in the downtown area today, you would have seen young primary school children cleaning up the Battlefield Park. The students who attend the All Saints Primary School say the initiative is their contribution to the problem of homelessness and is in line with the Anglican Diocese theme to promote a healthy environment. […]
The overhaul of the San Pedro airport is complete; the multimillion dollar project was launched this afternoon just in time for the beginning of the high tourism season. The event pulled out numerous ministers and key players in the tourism and aviation industries. The expanded and modernized facility was named after John Greif the second, […]
Millionaire businessman John McAfee’s Orange Walk estate was raided by GSU personnel in early May during an operation in which it was believed that drugs and illegal firearms were being housed on the premises. In the wake of the search, McAfee and the Belize Police Department became embroiled in a highly publicized tiff which eventually […]
Saint Luke Primary School is nestled in the heart of the South Side along Mahogany Street. The school and students ended the workday with a visit from three Belizean American women. The leader of the Miss Belize America group, Glenda Flowers said that for the fifth year they have returned to the school to give […]
Belize City Resident Deon Flowers is well known in the St. Martin De Porres neighborhood. He regularly hosts football camps for the neighborhood kids in an effort to keep the occupied, involved in positive activities and far from influences that would lead them astray. Flowers has decided to organize a peace march on Saturday at […]
One of the initiatives that came up at the breakfast session attended by the World Bank Representatives, the Ministry of Human Development and the media, was the Food Pantry Program. Judith Alpuche, C.E.O., Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation & Poverty Alleviation said the program is being run in Belize and Cayo Districts. It targets […]
Since an unsuccessful public consultation exercise, held in Sundaywood Village on October twenty-fifth, to discuss the results of an environmental impact assessment conducted by U.S. Capital Energy Ltd., Maya leaders across all thirty-eight communities in Toledo have been meeting to discuss a legal way forward. Today, representatives from the Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous […]
According to Alfonso Cal, President of the Toledo Alcaldes Association, concerns have been raised by fellow community leaders regarding the terms of agreement between the Government of Belize and U.S. Capital Energy pertaining to a production sharing agreement. That concern prompted a letter, written by the association to government, asking for disclosure of that contract. […]
Youth Week 2012 officially commenced on Sunday with an interdenominational mass held in Belmopan. Activities in Belize City have been dampened by the untimely death of Gayle Escarpeta, who was instrumental in organizing the weeklong festivities. Despite the somber mood, an open day was held today at the organization’s headquarters where primary and secondary school […]
There are many ways that youths can keep out of trouble and that includes joining groups such as the YWCA, YMCA and the boys and girls scouts. But arts are also another way in which youths can channel their energy. Last week a team of comic book creators came to Belize to show our youths […]
A pair of students, one from Muffles High School and another from Muffles Junior College, has been reported missing by Orange Walk police. Fifty year old Zacarias Copo reported to police that on Friday his thirteen year old daughter, Ami Lore Copo, left their residence on Burns Street in Orange Walk Town at six-forty a.m. […]
City Hall is still grappling with funding for the proposed twenty million-dollar municipal bond. The bond is to be floated by the Belize City Council for infrastructure development involving main thoroughfares in the Old Capital. While the bond has been touted for some time, investors are yet to be identified before the impending launch of […]
Christmas is a seven weeks away, but two organizations got early presents this morning. The Liberty Children’s Home and the Young Men Christian both received care donations from two benefactors to coincide with Life Insurance Week. The goodies will make life a little easier for about a hundred and fifty children. Duane Moody reports. […]
And as Zabaneh sticks by his release, so does the PM stick by his man, Slusher. PM Barrow made it clear today that he holds all confidence in Slusher. The PM had intervened in 2011, and advised Banks Holdings and CGA to facilitate a discussion of the dispute that would have taken place in Barbados. […]
Earlier in the news the PM came out in support of Alan Slusher, his special advisor; he also came out in support of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The newly formed Belizean Coalition for Justice and the Peoples United Party have called for the removal of Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington. Elrington told News Five that the […]
But the following story is not a lie; Belize City residents can expect to receive an additional monthly bill for garbage collection as of mid-December, to be paid during the Mawga season in January 2013. The ten dollar fee will apply to households and not businesses, according to Mayor Darrell Bradley and will be used […]
Forty-three year old David Myvette was shot and killed as he supervised a team of workmen, who were paving a section of Electric Avenue on Wednesday morning. The father of five was mortally injured in a spray of bullets let loose by a pair of gunmen, who accosted him while on duty. As many as […]
The Ministry of National Security and the Steering Committee of the Peninsula 2020 Initiative which includes the Placencia and Seine Bight Village Councils, the Placencia B.T.I.A., and a host of related organizations, signed a memorandum of understanding earlier today. The M.O.U. was designed to curb crime in the Peninsula. It’s a proactive initiative since a […]
