P .U.P. Dangriga Area Representative Ivan Ramos recently requested monies from government as part of the Father’s Day Cheer. The request for twenty-five thousand dollars to be distributed among his constituents flies in the face of a principled position taken by the party that the unaccounted use of the Petrocaribe funds is unlawful. Equally, the […]
On Friday afternoon, a team of city council personnel, accompanied by police officers, descended on the popular Body 2000 Fitness Center on Coney Drive and proceeded to shut down the gym for failure to keep up with its trade license obligations. That humiliation, we understand, was repeated again today, despite the training facility opening its […]
There is an interesting story coming out of Guatemala where President Otto Perez Molina is under pressure to resign following major scandals of corruption that are rocking his government. But could the scandals spill into Belize? El Periodico newspaper is reporting that among a slew of assets, Guatemalan officials have seized a helicopter linked to the […]
Cancer has touched the lives of almost every Belizean in some way – and on Saturday thousands united to raise awareness of the deadly disease. It was a massive show of support and solidarity, perhaps the biggest ever, as Belizeans from every corner of the district walked or ran from Ladyville to Belize City. Our […]
etired NBA Player Etan Thomas is in Belize to motivate Belize City youths. The former Washington Wizards player is on a motivational fatherhood tour which will have him address youths on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Bliss. The basket-baller-cum-motivational speaker will also be participating in a moderated public session on Wednesday night. The media met […]
All eyes were on the United Democratic Party constituency convention in Belize Rural North this weekend, where incumbent Edmond Castro was challenged by Dwight Tillett. In the weeks preceding D-Day Castro was besieged by all manner of negative publicity, which may have led many a political observer to conclude that it would be a tight […]
With the start of the 2015 Hurricane Season, the City Emergency Management Organization, CEMO, has once again kicked into high gear, readying itself in the event of natural disaster. This morning, CEMO convened a press conference where it outlined its plan of action for the upcoming months. At the helm was Mayor Darrell Bradley. […]
Councilor Phillip Willoughby who has been instrumental in hurricane preparedness also spoke on the utilization of designated hurricane shelters. Phillip Willoughby, City Councilor “I would like to take this opportunity to advise the public that this is not your home and we have to be careful how we occupy the shelters in the sense […]
Wildlife crime is a big business and it is operated by multinational, risky networks. Wildlife, that is animals and plants, are trafficked much like illegal drugs and arms, and very often they end up in countries far away from where they were illegally extracted. By its very nature, it is almost impossible to obtain reliable […]
Former Foreign Minister, Eamon Courtenay, has chimed in on the confrontation between the Belize National Coast Guard and the Guatemalan navy, merely three days after the Special Agreement was amended. Courtenay’s position puts into sharp perspective recent statements made by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred Elrington, in which he discussed Belize’s terrestrial and maritime boundaries. […]
Elrington’s opinion continues to raise the ire of many, including his predecessor. According to Courtenay, the foreign minister, under the Maritime Areas Act, is charged with authorizing the preparation of maps and charts to define Belize’s nautical boundaries. He says that Elrington should follow what is outlined in the act to avoid humiliating the country. […]
The Special Agreement between Belize and Guatemala was amended on Monday in Guatemala City sans the participation of the Opposition. While the changes allow for Guatemala to proceed with individual referendum later this year, erstwhile foreign minister Eamon Courtenay says the amendment does not have the concerns of the Belizean people at heart. The amendment […]
The opposition, People’s United Party, is taking the government to court for the controversial Petrocaribe Loans Act seeking a declaration that it is an illegal piece of legislation. Government has now circulated an amendment which it proposes to take to the House in June presumably to silence and give comfort to critics who are concerned […]
Body 2000 Gym members were kicked out in the middle of their work-out this evening. City Council personnel and police rolled up at the popular and biggest exercise spot on Coney Drive to shoo out the members and to close down the shutters. So, who’s at fault here? Should management be blamed for the inconvenience […]
We are not sure how Belize voted at the re -election of Sepp Blatter in Zurich, Switzerland but we can say that Blatter garnered the vote of the small countries to remain president of FIFA securing a fifth consecutive term in office. His challenger, Prince Ali bin al Hussein from Jordan, withdrew just before a […]
The recent incident in the Sarstoon involving the Guatemalan navy and Belize National Coastguard brings to mind a situation in early April 2015, when thirty-seven Belizeans were captured by Guatemalan naval personnel and escorted to Livingston. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs came under attack for their handling of the matter which was seen as distinctly […]
Wil Maheia also referred to the incident in the Sarstoon this past Thursday when the Guatemalan navy attempted to expel the Belize Coastguard well within Belizean waters. Maheia, who is from the south, says that these incursions continue despite the signing of bilateral agreements. Wil Maheia, PNP “We have evidence, you’ve seen the pictures […]
Following the signing of the amendment to the 2008 Compromis on Monday, small political parties have come out strongly against the change because it will allow Guatemala to hold a separate referendum. Wil Maheia of PNP says that Belize seems to be acquiescing to Guatemala too often. Wil Maheia, PNP “As you look at […]
Guide Light Productions rolled into prominence earlier this year when they launched by breaking up an old car with messages. And ever since then, they’ve hit the ground running. Today they took on another ambitious initiative they’ve dubbed “Belize Youth Leaders Forum” With partners and sponsors, youth leaders from across the country gathered in the […]
Retired Professor Neville Duncan, a former lecturer at the University of the West Indies, held forth at the UWI open campus in Belize City this morning. Duncan is visiting at the invitation of the Anglican Diocese where he is a keynote speaker at their annual synod. Today, he presented before a captive audience of students […]
The National Drug Abuse Control Council marked World No Tobacco Day with an all day exhibition in Belize City. Every year, May thirty first is observed around the world to highlight health risks associated with tobacco use and other tobacco related topics. For this year, the focus is on ending the illicit trade of tobacco […]
Twenty thousand dollars and counting…an internal audit of public funds at the Post Office in Belize City is currently ongoing. So far it is known that between January second and May nineteenth of this year, an employee of the Express Mail Service Section managed to misappropriate over twenty thousand dollars in a period of four […]
Gabriel assures the public that the theft is not to be confused with the pilfering of mail, for which several protocols are in place to catch perpetrators. And on the eve of a planned arrest, the suspect reportedly absconded to the U.S. The matter, says Gabriel, is now in the hands of the police department […]
Government has come under considerable fire for the controversial Petrocaribe Loans Act which was passed in the House in March. On June twenty-sixth, government will be tabling amendments to the Act in the House of Representatives when parliament is scheduled to convene. When the bill was first tabled in the House, it was only made […]
According to Marshalleck, the spirit of the amendments remains inconsistent, particularly where it concerns the passage of retrospective supplementary allowances. Isani Cayetano “These proposed changes have been described as cosmetic elsewhere. What do you make of it in terms of what is being presented. Does this provide any substantial or significant changes to what […]
