A Cuban artist has painted a huge, colourful mural in Majestic Alley, Belize City. The public painting, inspired by faces and the tropical climate of Cuba and Belize, was done by visiting Cuban painter Carlos Rafael Gonzalez Barban. It was organized by artist Gilvano Swasey. Today, Swasey spoke with the media to share the artist’s […]
There is heightened tension within the transportation industry where a final decision has not been reached on buses from Mexico and Guatemala that travel through Belize. The Belize Bus Association has devised a plan of action and is ready to put it in effect if the Ministry of Transport does not grant their requests come […]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber hosted a convention on Sunday at the Civic Center. While the convention was to endorse him as representative for the Collet Division, which he has won for four consecutive terms, it was more about the man who wants to succeed Prime Minister Dean Barrow as leader of the UDP. The […]
There are tensions bubbling in the transportation industry. The Belize Bus Association and representatives of the Government were scheduled to meet on Thursday morning to finalize the way forward regarding concerns within the industry brought forward by stakeholders. But that meeting was postponed for a second time at the eleventh hour which is not going […]
The police will soon be donning a new, formal attire pending approval for members of the Belize Police Department. The regalia will be used for ceremonial activities, as well as for officers representing the department outside of the country. As it stands, the existing uniform pales in comparison to formalwear donned by other law enforcement […]
The September celebration activities get underway this weekend and the Belize Police Department is ready. In the bi-weekly press brief, today Head of the Crimes Investigation Branch in Belize City, Superintendent Alejandro Cowo told the media that as Belizeans get ready to celebrate, the department heightens security. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, Head, CIB Belize City […]
Tensions continue to grow at Belize Rural High School in Double Head Cabbage though students are back in the classrooms. Five teachers of the relatively small school decided to show their discontent with the school’s board by staging a sick out on Wednesday. The board and the principal, Juan Gongora, who has the support of […]
Miss Universe Belize Jenelli Fraser dropped by the Wagner’s Facility on the George Price Highway this morning as part of the community work she is undertaking during her year of reign. Frazer, who will be crowning a new Miss Universe in the days to come, partnered with DIGI to provide internet services to the youths. […]
Police were back in the hot spots in Santa Elena Town this afternoon but not as part of their investigations into the two recent cases. Officer Commanding Superintendent Henry Jemmott and a team of officers were there to meet and speak with residents as part of the meet and greet programme. Commissioner of Police Chester […]
Five teachers of Belize Rural High School in Double Head Cabbage staged a sit-out today as a result of a power struggle between the principal and teachers, and the school’s board. Students were sent out as a result of this protest-like action against the board which was recently formed and is chaired by Ardeth McFadzean. […]
In its ninth year, the annual Back-to-School Trimming Drive is here once again and primary and high school students from across south side Belize City are looking forward to spending their last summer weekend preparing for the start of a new school year next Monday. Organizers Edmond Staine and Brian Dena have managed to collect […]
A senior official from the U.K. will be in Belize later this week. He is Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Simon McDonald, who arrives on Friday as part of a tour of Central American countries including Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. Sir Simon’s schedule includes a […]
Special Envoy for Women and Children Kim Simplis Barrow visited two groups of asylum seekers in Belmopan today. The meeting was organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, U.N.H.C.R. The purpose was for asylum seekers to speak about the limitations they are facing to integrate in their communities. Simplis heard the frustrations of […]
Retired educator Sharon McKay applied to renew her Belizean passport at the end of July and was asked to return for her travel document three weeks later. It has been one month since and there is no word as to whether her passport has been updated. According to McKay, she has purchased a plane ticket […]
The Ministry of Health has responded to a social media post in which someone duplicated its Facebook page and posted a fake release on critical of Chinese establishments. This evening, Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, addressed the issue and says that the ministry has made an official request to have the false page […]
There was a late evening protest in Dangriga where members of the Southern Workers Union this evening protested in front of the Southern Regional Hospital. The hospital has been plagued by a long list of problems ranging from a dysfunctional morgue to lack of mediation and equipment. The S.W.U. is advocating for better treatment for […]
A first conference for tourism stakeholders took place today in Belize City. It was organized by the Belize Tourism Board to encourage those in the industry to become more competitive and maintain the edge on cruise ship tourism. Tourist arrivals have been on the increase but other destinations have been upping their services. The Belize […]
There is good news for commuters tonight as a fee of one-dollar to have been imposed on passengers travelling on water taxis has been withdrawn. The fee should have kicked in on September first, but the Commissioner of Ports, Marlene Bailey, has advised that it will no longer take effect. Water taxi operators were advised […]
The Belize City Council is moving City Hall and its operations to the Commercial Center at Market Square, a year and a half into the term of Mayor Bernard Wagner and the People’s United Party municipal government. The quiet transition began a few weeks ago and is set to be completed this weekend. Despite the […]
Relocating to Market Square will also inconvenience motorists in the downtown area for the next two weeks, beginning on August twenty-fifth. The Belize City Council has announced that as of this Sunday, the stretch of road from Belize Bank to the foot of the Swing Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic. That’s because there […]
With the historic Swing Bridge under repair and Regent Street soon to be resurfaced, is it the opportune time for these works to be carried out, and is the schedule based on the least amount of time necessary for the works to be completed? CitCo says it’s trying its best to expedite the project in […]
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent citing the need to the full enjoyment of rights such as economic, social and political and their full and equal participation in all aspects of society. In the region, the Central American Black Organization, CABO, through the larger body SICA, […]
Chairperson of the United Black Association for Development, Yaya Marin Coleman today protested the two-day conference saying that the discussions held do not truly represent the interest of the black community in Belize. Coleman stood alone at the Biltmore where the conference was held for nine hours in protest of the meeting. She says she is […]
Meanwhile, areas under a short-term drought watch where short-term drought is also possible include southern Belize such as Stann Creek and the extreme northeastern portion of the Toledo district near Savannah. Areas under a long-term drought watch where long-term drought is possible to include the Belize and Cayo districts as well as most of the […]
On Friday, P.U.P. Dangriga Standard Bearer, Doctor Louis Zabaneh filed a complaint against macebearer Brian ‘Yellow Man’ Audinette, whom he claims repeatedly called him a thief during the sitting of the House of Representatives. That report was given to Belmopan police who subsequently briefed ComPol Chester Williams on what purportedly took place. The report itself […]
