The Holy Emmanuel squatters, as they’ve been dubbed, have been prominent in the news for the past week. Their homes are being threatened by the massive infrastructural work which will see a bridge built over the Haulover Creek. The contractor has been patient, and has tried to fill around the homes until everything is sorted […]
Today, the People’s United Party won a significant victory in Supreme Court, a victory which injected at least a spark of life into a dead recall petition. But that’s only one flank of a full on assault against disgraced politician Elvin Penner. In March, the P.U.P. was also successful in getting Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin […]
On Wednesday, Vice President of Destination Development for Norwegian Cruise Line, Colin Murphy, told the media that the company is moving full steam ahead with plans to construct a multimillion dollar tourism port of call on Harvest Caye. Despite a recent letter written to the chair of the National Environmental Appraisal Committee demanding that the […]
Four schools in the Belize District will be getting spanking new classrooms as part of a project by New Horizons Belize. The U.S. Southern Command is teaming up with three government agencies to build the classrooms and provide free medical services across the country. The U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Margaret Hawthorne says that the annual initiative […]
Traffic accidents have been on increase since the beginning of year and invariably it involves drunk drivers. This morning, a simultaneous launch of a Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign took place in municipalities across the country as part of a road safety project. Through a loan from the World Bank, the project will see the […]
The campaign was also launched in Belmopan this morning. Representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, as well as the Social Investment Fund, through the Belize Municipal Development Project, gathered at the Sir George Brown Field for the event. Also present were a number of primary and secondary schools. The issue of road […]
Band Fest 2014 has been moved to the Santiago Ricalde Stadium in Corozal Town. The decision was made on Monday, less than a week before the event. The original venue was to have been the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk Town, but organizers say the field was not ready. It’s a decision which has caused […]
The top executives of the Norwegian Cruise Lines were in the Jewel today and invited the media to a tour of one of its two ships that called on port. It was sort of a PR Tour organized through the Belize Tourism Board and we’ll have that later in the newscast. But first, time is […]
According to Vice President Murphy, Norwegian Cruise Line has been calling on port in Belize since 1998 and the Harvest Caye project will further reinforce its presence in Belize. With NEAC’s green light of the EIA, construction and other works will begin within the next three weeks. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Colin Murphy, V.P. of […]
Earlier we told you about the decision by organizers to move the popular Band Fest from the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk to the Santiago Ricalde Stadium in Corozal. There’s been anger, frustration and confusion over the decision, so today Mike Rudon went north to the People’s Stadium and has the story. FOR VIDEO CLICK […]
So that’s the Band Fest story in a nutshell. But since we were at the People’s Stadium, we couldn’t help but take a closer look at the facilities there. It was all pretty terrible. Apart from the broken down and burglarized B.N.E. building and the ashy football field…it all looked abandoned and decrepit – definitely […]
As we reported on Tuesday, attempts by U.S. Capital Energy to convene a meeting with indigenous leaders in the south, in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Maya community against G.O.B. and the oil company, was not received well over the weekend. Attorney Michael Peyrefitte, on behalf of U.S. Capital, […]
The Norwegian Cruise Ship project on Harvest Caye has been getting a battering from private tourism stakeholders in the south. The project came under fire from as soon as it came to light but now that it has received the green light from the NEAC, the cruise ship line is pressing full steam ahead. In […]
Since the appointment of Danini Contreras, daughter of U.D.P. minister Erwin Contreras, to the post of Director of Drug Inspectorate on March fourth, the Pharmacists Association of Belize has been up in arms about her appointment to the high-level post. According to the association, the creation of that particular placement did not go through the […]
President of the association, Hortence Humes, says that they have presented the matter to the Public Service Union, as well as the National Trade Union Congress. She says that they have the full support of both unions. Hortence Humes, President, Pharmacists Association of Belize “From the union is that when we took the matter […]
More details are available tonight on how a crocodile mauled a resident at a pond at Green Estates in the Lord’s Bank area on Monday afternoon. It is a rare occurrence—the only other reported case was back in 2001 in the Belama area. Today, a search party combed the compound looking for clues on how […]
Tonight, the fate of squatters along Lake Independence Boulevard remains somewhat uncertain. The contractor has done all necessary to work around homes in his way, and residents maintain that they have nowhere to go and nowhere to turn. But there is some clarity where Lake Independence Area Representative Mark King is concerned. Since last week […]
Where his political future is concerned, Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley has been dodging the question of late. Months ago, he announced his intention to throw his hat into the ring in Caribbean Shores. That news wasn’t received warmly by Area Representative Santiago ‘Santino’ Castillo or by UDP leader Dean Barrow. It’s hard to […]
The Forestry Department has announced that it will soon be conducting a sweep of the Stann Creek District in an effort to halt illegal harvesting of precious rosewood. The operation has become necessary after an upsurge in rosewood movement, especially in southern Stann Creek. Pictures obtained from our colleagues at PGTV on a frequent basis […]
As we told you earlier, Mayor Darrell Bradley was a guest on OYE this morning. He’s been in the news a lot lately, primarily due to recurring litigation with sanitation company Belize Waste Control. But there is much more than that happening in Belize City. In 2013, there was unprecedented road-works in Belize City, along […]
Temperatures are on the rise between SATIIM and U.S. Capital. Last Thursday, the Mayan community, led by SATIIM’s Executive Director Greg Ch’oc, won another major legal victory in the Supreme Court, where Justice Michelle Arana reaffirmed their indigenous rights. In the suit against the Government of Belize and U.S. Capital Energy, Justice Arana declared that […]
If Mayor Darrell Bradley has seemed a little frazzled lately, it’s because he is. On one hand, there has been massive works done in the city – that can’t be disputed. But there are overwhelming challenges, including debt obligations in the millions. Belize Waste Control has led the charge against City Hall to collect what […]
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute held a two-day workshop this week. It discussed controversial offshore developments such as the multimillion dollar project by Norwegian Cruise Lines on Harvest Caye and offshore drilling. These mass tourism projects have been receiving the thumbs down from many environmental groups. But what about CZMAI, in whose purview […]
Marine Biodiversity Offsets… it is a concept that when put into principle is to be used as a tool for the private sector and the government to work together to conserve and manage environment while promoting sustainable development. And for the past two days, the Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) through the […]
Day-two of the workshop targeted the private sector on how the concept of biodiversity offsets can help the economic status of the country and alleviate poverty; specifically for those living among rich, environmentally-diverse communities. For President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kay Menzies, it provides entrepreneurs and private sector with an opportunity […]
