Commissioner Chester Williams also responded to heavy criticism that has been thrown at him by members of his very own department. Those criticisms deal with a reported level of unfairness and favouritism linked to the police promotion exercise. Hundreds of officers who sat the exam in May failed. Only one hundred and ninety-four officers were […]
National Security Minister John Saldivar says he was surprised when he was informed that Guatemalan Armed Forces continued to attempt to prevent Belizeans from traveling on the Sarstoon River. That is what happened on July twenty-third when Wil Maheia was escorting SATIIM representatives to Black Creek to investigate reports of illegal logging by Guatemalans in […]
Thirty-six-year-old Allyson Major Junior will be laid to rest on Saturday in Belize City, while an investigation is yet to be concluded into the circumstances surrounding his shooting death at the hands of a team of police officers. Despite the tragedy that has befallen friends and family of the well-known athlete, the Caribbean Shores community […]
The Ministry of Labour and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a workshop today in Belize City to offer specialized training for labour officers in the areas of trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling. The training will equip the offices with skills that will help them to identify and interview persons who are being […]
Today the Belize Police Department held its closing ceremony for its national annual cadet summer program. The programme, in its twenty-second consecutive year, saw the participation of almost two hundred cadets and forty-six instructors. The cadets, ages ten through to seventeen, were selected from across the country. They gathered in Ladyville where they participated in […]
An incident on the Sarstoon has prompted a reaction from the Government. An excursion led by Will Maheia transporting members of SATIIM, an N.G.O., was stopped in its tracks and prevented from traversing the river. The incident was videoed and the Guatemalan Armed Forces are seen and heard claiming ownership of the island and river. […]
One of the most anticipated summer camps is underway; it gives children an opportunity to learn discipline and team work in a fun way as they enjoy activities of their choice. At Price Barracks today, the first phase of the summer camp of the Belize Defence Force is coming to a close. Some of the […]
The B.D.F. is looking for a few good men and women to add to its ranks and over the weekend the force concluded the first phase of its recruitment process where aspiring soldiers from across the country were tested in both theory and practical. A provision was also made for female recruits outside of the […]
While at Price Barracks today, we caught up with the B.D.F. cricket team, who has been preparing for the nationals in the sports. This year, a team of avid cricket athletes from the regular force and the volunteer battalion has their eyes set on the trophy and the bragging rights to become the 2019 Harrison […]
Earlier this week, a protest was held by a group of energized Belizeans seeking to give the old Paslow building a more appropriate name when it is completed. Construction for the building has begun in the downtown area of the city under the Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project and is expected […]
CARICOM Youth Ambassador Kris Miller participated in the fifteenth regional youth parliament debate in Port of Spain, Trinidad last week. Miller and other youth ambassadors from across the region debated on the issue of strengthening borders to militate against crime while maintain humanitarian efforts. The topic, Miller says, is relevant to countries like Belize and […]
The Belize City Council is launching its second annual back to school and pantry programme next week. The Council says that this time, even more underprivileged families will benefit. Last year, around this time, we reported on CitCo’s back to school and pantry programme that they launched under a ‘social infrastructure’ platform. The programme provides […]
If you don’t have any plans for this weekend, the City Council wants you to check out the downtown super sale. The monthly event, organized by the City Council in conjunction with the business community, will be offering big sales with the chance to stretch your dollars. The super sale kicks off at six on […]
Legal action is being taken against the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority for malpractice and negligence. Belize City resident Floyd Reneau says that the doctors at the K.H.M.H. failed to warn him and his common-law, fifty-four-year-old Irma Jean Marie Samuels that she had a precancerous condition. According to Reneau, Samuels was hospitalized in November 2017 […]
According to Reneau, a biopsy was done, but he was told that the results returned negative for any signs of a disease. Her condition, however, worsened to the point that she was physically affected. He says that he did not receive a copy of the biopsy results until fifteen months later. A worried and frustrated […]
That wrong, Reneau says, was done by health officials at the K.H.M.H. After his attorney sent a letter to the authority, Reneau met with Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero, who just recently became familiarized with the matter. Floyd Reneau, Alleges Malpractice “I explained to them that my wife wanted to settle this […]
The deeper we dig, the more details emerge on the Sanctuary Bay saga. News Five has obtained the copy of an affidavit by Anthony Bailey; he is a resident of Dangriga. Now, Bailey is a humble man who may not have understood the international implications of the scam described as the biggest fraud to be […]
The once powerful Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources has been keeping a low profile. Gaspar Vega has missed countless meetings of the House of Representatives on behalf of the people of Orange Walk North, who elected him to represent them. Vega, it is known, did not take too well a demotion from […]
A detailed news article published by “El Pais” looks at the dark side of the Caribbean. Belize is featured in two aspects: Blue Creek, the powerful economic engine of the Mennonites and Don Luis, an immigrant who fled Belize to Mexico due to the drug trade, specifically cocaine. Belize is a transit point for international […]
A manual combining research, field experience and good practices for providing health services to victims of human trafficking has been introduced by the Ministry of Health and the International Organization for Migration. The Caring for Trafficked Persons handbook combines collective experience from an array of experts from various international organizations, universities and civil society in […]
A group of police officers from Belize and El Salvador are participating in an eight-day training in the community policing initiative, known as the GREAT Programme. The Gang Resistance Education and Training programme targets at risk youths with a goal to prevent them from being recruited by gangs and then end tangled up in the […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, at a press brief following the death of Nestor Vasquez Junior accepted that the police department will be held liable for the tragic incident inside the holding cell. The Vasquez family has since retained the services of attorney Leslie Mendez and a preliminary figure has been proposed as compensation for […]
There is another hike in fuel prices that will put a dent in the pockets of consumers. At midnight, the prices for regular gasoline, diesel and kerosene will go up. Regular gasoline will increase by eighteen cents per gallon and will now sell for ten dollars fifty-five cents. Diesel goes up by twelve cents and […]
The Sarstoon is back in the news tonight and according to BTV Leader Wil Maheia, Guatemalan Armed Forces attempted to sink the boat Belizeans were attempting to traverse the river in. This morning, Maheia was escorting members of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management up the Sarstoon to Black Creek. The purpose of the […]
Allyson Major Junior was shot and killed by police almost a week ago, but his friends and family were determined to use his untimely death to shine a light on the spate of violence across the city. Major’s supporters took to Battlefield Park, Belize City where they held a peaceful gathering to talk about his […]
