Today, Chief Executive Officer for the Social Security Board, Doctor Colin Young confirmed to the media that the Board did not receive any communication from the Ministry of Health, asking for grant funding through the N.H.I. fund. Doctor Young says that he heard of the purported request via media reports. The C.E.O. made it quite […]
According to the memo, the request for the grant funding is to build a Central Medical Stores in Belmopan. Doctor Young says that such a request does not fall under the areas that can be funded from the NHI Reserve Fund. Dr. Colin Young, C.E.O., S.S.B. “First off, I don’t envisioned that any contractor […]
An audit of Belize Telemedia Limited to determine whether it owes anything in taxes to the GST Department is underway and nearing completion. Financial Secretary Joseph Waight is on record confirming that a review of the company’s financials is being conducted. Whether the telecoms company is in arrears or up to date on its GST […]
Two days after news broke of B.T.L.’s purported multi-million dollar debt; the resignation of C.E.O. Rochus Schreiber was announced. Via an employee bulletin, staffers were told that Schreiber “has decided to pursue other personal interests and reunite with his family in the United Kingdom at the end of September.” He is departing after being at […]
The Belize Bus Association is not happy with the foreign bus runs happening in Belize. The B.B.A. wrote a letter to the Minister of Transport to say that its members are not in agreement with the buses crossing the border and picking up passengers. They say that this is taking money away from locals and […]
So, what is the B.B.A. prepared to do to resolve this issue? The members have threatened industrial action. That means that most major public transportation will not be operating because majority of the big operators are B.B.A. members. Metzgen told us today that as recent as last week, they had a meeting with Ruth Meighan, […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources issued a press release today to clarify the land issue in La Gracia. The release states that last month, the ministry gave a Superintendent of Police and other Belizeans permission to survey land in the village. The surveyors in La Gracia were private surveyors carrying out the surveys on those […]
Forty-three young men and women today officially entered into an agreement with the Social Security Board for financial assistance to achieve higher education. The eighteenth annual Social Security Board Scholarship Award ceremony took place today in the Old Capital where students from across the country are seeking to pursue their high school, sixth form, vocational-technical […]
The Digi Signature Store was officially launched this afternoon in Belize City. The Digi outlet is located at the Mirab building along the Philip Goldson Highway. In 2018, Belize Telemedia Limited launched its campaign to reinvent itself under an attractive brand that would pull new customers. The new Digi Signature Store forms part of that […]
A memo dated July twenty-ninth, 2019 has been leaked and is making its rounds on social media. It is signed by Artemio Osorio on behalf of the Financial Secretary and has to do with a huge grant to be drawn from the N.H.I. Reserve Funds. The memo states that the Ministry of Finance has no […]
A new set of regulations came into effect today for water taxis and those changes have one industry stakeholder up in arms. Beginning August first, all seagoing vessels operated as water taxis are required to provide a passenger manifest, as well as life jackets for all persons onboard the craft. In the next few weeks, […]
Additional regulations that are set to come into effect as of September sixteenth include an approved safety management and emergency response plan, as well as the outfitting of each vessel with safety and communication equipment. They are also required to have onboard a pair of functional engines. Merlene Martinez, Ports Commissioner “There are various […]
According to Martinez, what hurts most is finding out that the victim is the son of a childhood friend. He says that he is preparing to take legal action against the police department. Vince Martinez, Shooting Victim “I feel unhappy because I get fi find out that this guy Major that get shot me […]
The Magic of Disney is an entertainment show for kids and adults alike and will take place this Saturday at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts in Belize City at six p.m. It will be filled with a number of Disney characters and there is also a line-up of Belizean artists that will take […]
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery” – the popular song from Bob Marley is being used across the region today in English-speaking Caribbean as slavery to mark the abolition of slavery on August first, 1834. The day is celebrated as a national holiday in all former British colonies in the Caribbean except Belize. Today, at the […]
In May, the family of Anisha Young received more devastating news when they were informed that DNA test results conducted in Jamaica were inconclusive. The twenty-three-year-old young woman went missing on December ninth, and up to date, her body has yet to be found leaving the family with more questions than answers and without closure. […]
Farmers in La Gracia say that they will be hosting a meeting this week in the village to discuss next steps to resolve a land dispute. They say that government surveyors did not return today. In our story on Tuesday night, we reported about a land issue that started last week in the farming community […]
With the date for the resumption of classless quickly approaching, assistance is on the way for deserving students. In the city, aside from the awarding of scholarships, school bags were gifted to a number of students. The programme is being undertaken by the Belize City Council and a U.S.-based organization led by Brenda August, who […]
The Complaint Information System, or CMS, is an essential partner in the economic growth and development of Belize. It is a collection agency that was established in 1993 by Maurice Underwood to collect bad debts for Quick Cash Card and JL’s Quick Loan. The system keeps track of complaints that have been lodged by the […]
Founder and owner, Maurice Underwood, says that the idea is to take CMS to the Caribbean by introducing the system to other countries within the region. Maurice Underwood, Owner, CMS “We’re planning, with the Chamber of Commerce, going all through CARICOM within the next five years and this will create jobs. We have some […]
If you’ll recall, last week we reported that a land issue was brewing in a small farming community located behind Spanish Lookout, Cayo District. Well, that issue is heating up; so much so that early this morning, officers of the Belize Police Department, carrying big guns, descended on La Gracia Village. They were there to […]
Following the police promotion process, reports from within the Belize Police Department began to emerge to the effect that officers who were not happy began reporting to work sick. The number of sick days applications reportedly increased prompting Commissioner Chester Williams to fire off a memo in which officers are told that they needed to […]
In July, Close to two thousands hopefuls say the police recruitment exam. One hundred and ninety potential police officers were selected to be part of this year’s police recruitment process. Police Commissioner Chester Williams told the press on Monday that the recruits will join the police training academy in August and undergo a nine-month training. […]
There was another death over the weekend. On Saturday evening, Rye Pott lost his life in an unfortunate incident. Pott was working at a construction site in Carmelita Village, in the Orange Walk District, when he fell into a deep hole. He was standing near the opening when a portion of it caved, causing Pott […]
A father of two from Libertad Village in Corozal died during a recruitment screening at the Belize Coast Guard Headquarters over the weekend. According to the Vice-Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, they were conducting their annual recruit drive on Saturday. They had received around eight hundred applicants, but only three hundred and sixty of […]
