Dated September ninth, Homero Novelo’s resignation letter is addressed to the U.D.P. Secretary General Pearl Stuart. Novelo tells Stuart, “It has been an enjoyable but though journey from the U.D.P. supporter to Standard Bearer of the party. I have learnt many lessons and made many friends who became my supporters. I don’t want to be […]
The race for the leadership of the United Democratic Party in the months prior to the 2020 general elections is taking shape. Despite talks of a so-called dark horse, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber and National Security Minister John Saldivar are wasting no time in shoring up support from delegates across the country. But amid […]
The loan write-off that has been approved for a forty thousand dollar debt that was owed by Joshua Perdomo, son of Cabinet Secretary Carlos Perdomo, to the Government of Belize is still a talking point in various political circles. While the amnesty received Cabinet’s approval, several ministers have chosen not to comment on the controversial […]
Caporaso and Partners Law Office in Panama says that Belize’s offshore banking system is dead. The law firm which specializes in offshore banking says that the recent closure of two offshore banks, Choice Bank and Atlantic International Bank Limited, has proven fatal for the country. Choice Bank folded after irregularities were identified by the Central […]
Private sector businesses are about to face challenges accessing foreign exchange. According to the President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nikita Usher, the news that Scotia Bank Limited is pulling out of Belize and the wider Caribbean and selling its accounts to another bank is cause for concern. According to Usher, the […]
Four days after a catamaran with tourists ran aground on the reef in the coral garden area, north of Caye Caulker Village, the vessel is finally removed. Today, Coral Tours Belize Limited were successfully able to remove its thirty-two feet double hull catamaran from the reef after it grounded on the reef on Friday evening […]
The vessel is a catamaran that carries out tours within Belize. While it is a Belizean registered company, it is owned by a Colombian national, and the vessel is captained by a local Belizean. The estimated cost of the damage is yet to be determined and Kenrick Gordon says that both the captain and the […]
In August, the government tabled and passed the National Liquefied Petroleum Gas Project Bill which essentially establishes a monopoly which then controls the importation and price of butane. The Bureau of Standards has been tasked to regulate the price of wholesale L.P.G. and ensure that the cost remains affordable. Government has a twenty-five percent stake in […]
It took the unfortunate and tragic deaths of Roque Jimenez and Orlington Stuart to highlight the urgent need for the passage and implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Bill. The bill was brought for first reading in 2014. Two major stakeholders, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Chamber of Commerce […]
A Punta Gorda resident is claiming he was shot by cops and is making a plea to the Belize Police Department. According to twenty-four-year-old Justin Espat, the incident happened over five months ago in Dangriga, but never made it on the news. Espat admits he has not made any complaint to the department’s Professional Standard […]
Alex Cruz is in the U.S.A. as part of the cultural exchange programme: Participate Learning. The initiative recruits teachers from all over the world to live the experience of teaching three to five years in US schools. Cruz was chosen among a big group of candidates to be a teacher in the United States for […]
Day-one of a not too common opportunity to work onboard one of the many ships for Carnival Cruise Lines concluded this evening at the Radisson Fort George in Belize City. Representatives from the cruise tourism company are in the Jewel looking for the diamonds in the entertainment industry as it relates to pro DJs, vocalists […]
The National Trade Union Congress has weighed in on the loss of life at the Civic Center. Two workers plunged to their death from a scaffold inside the facility where they were working on the installation of insulation. The two, Orlington Stuart and Roque Jimenez, were not wearing any harness on Friday. Four others were […]
The N.T.U.C.B. calls for a full unbiased investigation by the Police Department and that a further inquiry be coordinated by the Belize Infrastructure Limited. President Marvin Mora says that the union is not casting any aspersions at this time, but says that the N.T.U.C.B. has been pushing for passage of the Occupational Safety and Health […]
The People’s United Party says that the fatal tragedy at the Civic Center on Friday was unnecessary. Like the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, the P.U.P. believes that this latest tragedy brings to the fore the critical need for the Occupational Safety and Health Bill. The bill was first tabled in 2014, but has […]
The double murder of the teenage cousins in Belmopan, the gruesome discovery of the body of a young woman in Cotton Tree Village and the brutal killing of a male teenager in Orange Walk sent shockwaves throughout the country. Concerns and calls for a more efficient crime-fighting strategy is growing. Leader of the Opposition, John […]
According to Briceño, the approach to effectively fight crime and prosecute criminals is multi-faceted. Not only does the prosecution needs a solid case but also strong evidence. In the case of murders, evidence such as fingerprints would be lifted or DNA samples collected to link the crime to the main suspect. A DNA forensic lab […]
Deputy Director of the Belize Tax Service Department forty-six-year-old Reynaldo Verde remains locked up in the U.S.A. after he was nabbed by the feds for allegations of extortion and attempted extortion. Verde was detained by U.S. authorities on Saturday, September seventh while he was making his way through the States to Belize, after attending a […]
The government approved an eleven-million-dollar municipal paper for the Belize City Council in August, today, CitCo and Heritage Bank Limited officially signed an agreement for the floating of the bond. With the bank as the fiscal agent, it gives investors, mainly corporate citizens, additional security on their investment in municipal bonds. The monies invested will […]
Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner says that the bond will be officially launched with its prospectus by the end of September. But will the bond reflect increased pressures on the city’s taxpayers? Steve Duncan of Heritage Bank says that there is a mechanism in place to keep the council compliant. In addition to that, Mayor […]
With assistance from Hand in Hand Ministries, the Eglah’s Training Center for Women and Families, has added new space to accommodate more persons and expand its range of services. The Centre is located on Raccoon Street, Belize City. It provides programmes in literacy to persons from all walks of life no matter their gender or […]
The body of twenty-year-old Denis Enrique Lux Matus was fished out of the river in western Belize this morning. Lux Matus is from the border town of Melchor de Mencos. He went missing on Saturday and on Sunday his family posted on social media, that they were concerned and looking for him. According to the […]
More than one hundred and fifty businesses participated in the two-day Expo Marketplace hosted by the Belize Chamber of Commerce at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. The event is the largest business expo, where merchants and local entrepreneurs showcase their goods and services. For many upcoming entrepreneurs, it was the ideal platform to effectively measure […]
Representatives from Carnival Cruise Lines arrived in Belize today for a two-day recruitment exercise beginning on Tuesday at nine a.m. at the Radisson Fort George in Belize City. Manager of Live Music Direction for the cruise company, Brett Hedrick says that they have had a number of Belizeans who have worked with the company as […]
The family of missing nineteen-year-old Adamir Choc remains hopeful. Today, they extended their search along the Belize River, seven days after the teenager was last seen alive leaving a nightclub. Four of her uncles formed part of the search party. The eldest, Marciano Choc, told us via phone that they concluded searches near and around […]
