The Christmas season for the family of Marjorie Carter just got a lot better. This morning, the Belize City resident cheerfully picked up ten thousand dollars worth of prizes from the Courts store where she has been shopping for some time. Carter says she will assist her family with some of the goodies won at […]
This morning, Welcome Resource Center held its annual Christmas party for its many guests. The partygoers included the homeless, the mentally ill, as well as the elderly. This year, the center is going an extra mile and will be treating its clients to a full meal on Christmas Day, including the traditional turkey dinner. Today, […]
Kendis Gibson is one of the Belizeans who have moved up the ranks in U.S. networks. This morning, the forty-year-old announced to his viewers that he is leaving ABC World News Now as its anchor. Gibson’s final show, after three long years of sleepless nights, included a segment filmed at Naia in Placencia. Gibson also […]
Golden Tree Hotel on Coney Drive, a popular getaway in Belize City, has been shut down by the Belize Tourism Board. Officials from B.T.B., accompanied by officers from the police department, visited the location earlier and proceeded to halt its operations. The closure of the business comes after its proprietors recently invested substantially in expanding […]
In the months before Guatemala’s referendum in April this year, a number of non-governmental agencies took the lead in a “YES” vote campaign. One private sector group, however, had to seek legal opinion for them to be allowed to campaign for a “YES” vote. This is because of the laws in Guatemala. Earlier this week, […]
Social partner senators Mark Lizarraga and Osmany Salas have written a letter to Fisheries Administrator Beverly Wade, demanding an immediate moratorium on the issuance of permits for the use of gillnets in Belize’s waters, with a view to completely phase out the use of gillnets. In the letter, the senators tell Wade that they were […]
The Belize Federation of Fishers was also booted from the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association Board and, according to Nigel Martinez; it was because they were asking the right questions. The Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association or TASA is a non-governmental organization. TASA should be free of any government influence, but the B.F.F. is expressing concerns over […]
The Belize Federation of Fishers has been very vocal regarding several developments in the fishing industry. When the B.F.F. first called out the Gillnet Task Force for not carrying out its responsibilities, another group, the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association, came out swinging saying that the B.F.F. should not be making such assertions because it does […]
Hundreds of Belize City youths have received some sort of professional training by the Light and Peace Basketball Foundation. The foundation, for more than a decade, has been hosting basketball tournaments with the aim of developing the sport in the country as well as the players. The foundation under the leadership of Roscoe Rhys and […]
It is the time of the year when families are looking forward for the traditional Christmas meal: ham, turkey and the trimmings. Even if your meal doesn’t include the bird, it will be a success if it includes ham. The following story is not a recipe; it is about where you can purchase an affordable […]
The Salvation Army’s Christmas programme started with the yearly Kettle Appeal. Earlier this month, the organization hosted a party for deserving children in the city. Today, they topped it off. At different venues, families lined up and received a hamper of goodies to make sure their dinner tables are filled with a scrumptious lunch. News […]
Earlier this month, the Global Status Report on Road Safety for 2018 was released. The report shows that the burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, particularly those living in developing countries. It suggests that the price paid for mobility is too high, especially because proven measures exist. These include strategies to address speed […]
In April of this year, we covered extensively the referendum in Guatemala. And one year later Belize will be making its own historic decision on whether Guatemala’s territorial claim will be heard at the I.C.J. in The Hague. While in Guatemala this week, the local media met with a number of stakeholders, who participated in […]
There are currently one hundred and fifty Guatemalan families living within the adjacency zone in the west. Many may not know, but Guatemala has a consular office in Benque Viejo del Carmen. Edgar Felipe Aguilar Chan is the Consul General. His role is primarily to assist Guatemalan nationals and to foster relations among communities along […]
Thousands of Guatemalans are known to reside in Belize; and most of them have acquired citizenship. Today, we also took the opportunity to ask the Consul General about the population of Guatemalans living in Belize. While he admits that any numbers they have on record would be less than the actual population, he did provide […]
They are foul-smelling, noisy, and move in groups of up to three hundred. They are an important species to the environment, but are on the verge of extinction. A recently released report revealed that the white-lipped peccary, or Warrie, is on the verge of extinction. The animal can be found across the Meso-American region and […]
In the Lake Independence area of the city, businessman James Young and Glenda Trapp Johnston today hosted their annual Christmas party for the children of the area. Johnston has been visiting from the United States for over a decade, primarily for the Christmas party. She teamed up with Young to make the season a merry […]
‘tis the season to be reading and today, children from across Belize City flocked to the Leo Bradley Library to participate in an annual Christmas party hosted by four Belize City based libraries. Dozens of children participated in games, winning prizes and got the chance to be read a story by Santa Clause. Hipolito Novelo […]
Final farewells were bid today to the late Jane Usher. The day started with her last trip to the Holy Redeemer Credit Union where her credit union family paid their last respects. The pioneer of the credit union movement spent sixty-five of her hundred and one years at the H.R.C.U. from where she helped thousands […]
The education campaign in Belize has attempted to cover the extensive history of the Belize/Guatemala dispute. The over two hundred-year-old dispute hinges on a few pivotal moments in the history of both countries. One of those moments is the signing of the 1859 Treaty. If Belizeans vote ‘YES’ to the I.C.J., the 1859 Treaty is […]
For Belizeans, a decision to vote “YES” or “NO” to the I.C.J. depends on understanding what exactly is Guatemala claiming. During the education campaign in Guatemala earlier this year, some paraphernalia showed a claim of half of Belize, but there have been times when it has been the entire country. While in Guatemala over the […]
What about those disconcerting maps of Guatemala that include Belize? We asked Morales to explain why – if Guatemala is seeking a resolution – that it is still being used in a number of publications and government offices. Carlos Raul Morales, Former Foreign Minister, Guatemala “According to our law, we still have the map […]
Despite the offer of a hefty reward on information of her whereabouts, Anisha Young remains missing. Her family has now turned to Jose Luis Espat, who has previously assisted families in similar circumstances. The twenty-three-year-old has been missing for more than a week after leaving a nightclub in a taxi along with her boyfriend. While […]
Annually, the Commissioner of Police would carry out a tour to the various jurisdictions. Today, he headed to the cayes where he met with the rank and file of the San Pedro Police sub-formation. Its purpose is to acknowledge officers for a job well done as well as to find out what are the challenges […]
As part of its efforts to mitigate crime and violence during the Christmas Season, the Belize Police Department is offering a free escort service to business owners wishing to deposit large sums of money at the bank. While safety tips have been shared with downtown shoppers, similar advice is being given to store owners on […]
