Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber’s assigned ministerial vehicle was plunged in the drink near Marine Parade on Sunday night as he socialized at Old Belize following, an outing to the cayes earlier in the day. It turns out that the vehicle had been reported stolen from the residence of his girlfriend near mile four on […]
A ground-breaking ceremony was held today on a three-acre plot of land on Faber’s Road extension. It is the construction site for an extension of Grace Primary School that will cost the government over half a million dollars. Funded through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank, the new school with cater to one hundred […]
There are several schools for which the new academic year has already started, but most primary schools across the country won’t start classes until September fifth. Most of the education system programs, such as the three hundred dollars subsidy for students, are in place to ensure that children are back in school, what about teachers. […]
At the last press conference held in the aftermath of Hurricane Earl, Prime Minister Dean Barrow spoke briefly about having a discussion with the unions in terms of having a delay in the increase of salary for public officers and teachers considering the relief efforts and the external debt payments. On Monday, PM Barrow met […]
A team from the University of Indianapolis in Indiana is in Belize working with caregivers for senior citizens through HelpAge Belize and the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly. We spoke to one of the facilitators, Professor Tammy Simmons. Tammy Simmons, Professor, University of Indianapolis “It can be a little tricky, but I think […]
How does one help a senior citizen, who is used to being independent, get used to having others do things with and for them? Volunteer chairman of the Board of the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly, Bernard Adolphus, says it is all about having understanding – on both sides: Bernard Adolphus, Board Chair, […]
On Monday, Senior Counsel Richard “Dickie” Bradley, attorney for Melissa Ferguson, accused of conspiring to kidnap Pastor Llewellyn Lucas and David Dodd, all but assured the press after her bail hearing that his client will be free of the charge. Now that’s par for the course for defense attorneys, but Bradley went a little further, […]
On Monday afternoon, a meeting was held at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan between the top brass of the Belize Police Department and the new Minister of Police Godwin Hulse. On the discussion table were issues on surging crime, particularly in rural Belize and of course the incident and those alleged friendships with accused […]
But on the investigation of William “Danny” Mason, as we’ve reported in the past, several high ranking officers are of the opinion that the lead investigator for the crime involving the kidnapping of several persons and the gruesome beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas is an amateur. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South […]
John Saldivar’s fall from grace as Minister of National Security, a consolidated portfolio which at the time included the Belize Police Department, the National Coast Guard and the Belize Defense Force, came in the wake of the William ‘Danny’ Mason fiasco. Saldivar’s familiarity with the accused murderer led many to believe that the investigation into […]
Belize is being proudly represented at the Olympics by Belizeans Katy Sealy, Brandon Jones and Renick James. James, who competed in judo, lost his ninety-kilogram or hundred and ninety-eight pound category, round-of-thirty-two match on Wednesday to Nauru’s Ovini Uera. He is back in Belize and told us all about his experience on the mat today: […]
James, an instructor with the Belize Judo and Jiujitsu Academy, is proud of completing the match and representing his country. He says that Belize can look forward to medals in this discipline as our practice and instruction improves: Renick James, Olympian in Judo “Definitely I am looking forward to the next event that is […]
Eleven Miss Belize pageant contestants and their director; the Special Envoy for Women and Children; the Vice-President of OCEANA in Belize; the Music Ambassador and son of the Prime Minister, among others, this afternoon found themselves together at the Baymen’s Tavern of the Radisson Fort George Hotel. The purpose? To cheer on American gymnast and […]
Biles, who has Belizean parentage, has accepted an offer of a visit for her and her teammates to the Jewel by the Belize Tourism Board, although details are to be worked out. Today’s Olympic watch party” was covered by a crew from American news channel CNN. But, is the local cheering for Biles, like for […]
On Monday, tensions ran high at the western border with Guatemala in Benque Viejo del Carmen. Police and immigration were stationed at the border stopping Guatemalan laborers who travel to Belize for work, without the requisite documents. On Monday, following the Senate Meeting, Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse spoke to the media about the operation […]
According to Hulse, they were unaware of the illegal practice and it must be corrected. But Hulse says that work permits are a privilege not a right. Godwin Hulse, Minister of Immigration “If we were aware of people coming to work without work permits, we would have dealt with it a long time ago. […]
Back-to-School preparations continue for most families with children of school age. For those who are in dire need of financial assistance, particularly in light of the recent hurricane, members of the Belize Police Department have stepped up to lend a helping hand. It’s called Shop With a Cop, an initiative born out of the Eastern […]
Fourteen-year-old Aaliyah Tzul is among the twelve participants. As a second form student at E.P. York High School, she has been paired with Inspector Martha Rhys of the Domestic Violence Unit. The idea of the partnership includes counseling for the students, as well as financial assistance. Aaliyah Tzul, Student, EP York High School “I […]
Today, the Eastern Division South Police Department hosted a closing ceremony for a second summer program hosted by its community policing unit at the Gateway Youth Center on south side Belize City. Partnering with Belize Electricity Limited, the department taught some forty-five children about life skills and the dangers of using and abusing drugs. News […]
The Belize Red Cross continues to receive donations to assist with hurricane relief in the aftermath of Earl. The Category One storm wreaked havoc primarily in the northern section of the Belize District, leaving in its wake significant damages. On Monday, BECOL, in its capacity as a corporate citizen, handed over quite a handsome donation […]
While the donations will be paid out using a cash transfer system, the focus at the moment continues to be areas hardest hit by Hurricane Earl, including the Vista Del Mar community. Lily Bowman, Director General, Belize Red Cross “We have been focusing on the Ladyville area and its environs and we have already […]
The journey begins for eleven Belizean beauty ambassadors from across the country as they vie for the title of Miss Belize and an opportunity to represent the Jewel in the 2016 Miss Universe Pageant in December. It is an opportunity of a lifetime because it’s been almost a decade since Belize has had a delegate […]
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, DPM Faber notified Belize City Police of the theft of his assigned ministerial vehicle some after seven o’clock. That was after being informed moments earlier that indeed his 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado had been discovered submerged in water near the Marine Parade. ACP Chester Williams, […]
Attorney General Vanessa Retreage was today sworn in officially in Belmopan as a Senator and Minister of Government. The newest member of the upper house was sworn in before Senate President Lee Mark Chang and other senators at the National Assembly Building during today’s Senate meeting, according to the Press Office. She then appeared before […]
A decision on the constitutional challenge brought before the Supreme Court by Belizean gay rights activist Caleb Orozco, on the legality of Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code, was delivered by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin last Wednesday. The ruling in favor of Orozco serves to further polarize an already divided society on the controversial issue. […]
