A trio of Belizean fugitives wanted for individual crimes, including murder, has been extradited by Mexican authorities. The handing over took place on Saturday morning at the Belize/Mexico Border where thirty-year-old Errol Haynes, twenty-five-year-old Anthony Barrow and thirty-four-year-old Jorge Vidal were formally surrendered to local authorities. Haynes was being sought for possession of a prohibited […]
he Belize Chamber of Commerce is the latest organization to come out against the PetroCaribe Loans Act which was passed in the house after a relatively short debate. While that controversial piece of legislation is described as the direct opposite of what was achieved with the passage of the Finance and Audit Reform Act in […]
Despite the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that amendments to the law will be tabled at the next House meeting, Vasquez says that there are certain aspects which remain unaddressed. Those areas, according to Vasquez, seek to do away with the power of the Finance and Audit Reform Act. By the same token, when asked if […]
While the chamber, as a social partner, may not be joining the PUP to seek a repeal of the PetroCaribe Loans Act, it is in receipt of a letter from the party suggesting an alternative to the contentious law. Arturo Vasquez “The other position I think the Opposition has taken and we have received […]
When was the last time you visited The Museum of Belize? Many Belizeans see it as a place for international visitors to learn about our culture and history, but what many don’t know is that it is also for locals and as the Museum of Belize joins the rest of the world in observing International […]
Festival of Arts has become a part of primary and high school tradition. For years, students have been showcasing their talents through dance, song, and drama at the district and national levels and every year it seems to keep getting better. Since Monday the best of the best from the districts are putting their skills […]
The thirtieth annual Crooked Tree Cashew Festival was held this weekend and as always, it was a spectacular showcase of that much loved fruit. But while the focus is on the cashew, over the years the event has expanded to include other seasonal fruits, local food, drinks and products which have served to attract visitors […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce has taken a position in respect of the Petrocaribe Loans Act which is in line with the pronouncement of the unions and the P.U.P. as well as the VIP. On May fourteenth, the Chamber wrote to the Prime Minister underlining that while it is not against the Petrocaribe Initiative, it […]
This past Sunday, the Foreign Minister of Guatemala, Carlos Raul Moralez was in Belize. The visit coincides with the signing of an amendment to the 2008 compris, which is now formally called the Special Agreement . Both Belize and Guatemala intend to sign the amendment on Monday in Guatemala City. The amendment will allow the […]
As it stands, the political situation in Guatemala remains unstable. This past Saturday, thousands protested against acts of corruption, demanding jail time for those who are guilty. The masses are also insisting on President Otto Perez Molina’s resignation, in the wake of Vice President Roxana Baldetti’s abrupt departure a week ago. Still, elections in Guatemala […]
On Sunday the Belize Territorial Volunteers made one of its regular treks to Belize’s border monuments, this time at Garbutt Falls in Benque Viejo del Carmen. It was the largest expedition we have seen to date, with support from the Northern Territorial Volunteers based in Orange Walk. And as it always is, the message on […]
A potential crisis in the sugar industry was narrowly averted when late this evening the Sugar Industry Control Board voted to suspend the decision to restructure quotas. That decision, made by the Sugar Cane Production Committee, SCPC, would have meant that quotas for all three associations delivering cane would have been cut. That spelt loss […]
Also up north two men are in custody tonight because police suspect they burned cane fields belonging to American Sugar Refinery, and fired at ASR Security personnel who caught them doing it. According to reports at around three this afternoon, security guards at the ASR sugar cane fields in San Lorenzo discovered the men setting […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The long awaited Game two in the PLB Championship teaser was staged inside the Norman Broaster Stadium as the host team FC Verdes hosted the Belmopan Bandits in the final showdown for a boast to the CONCACAF champion’s tournament. With 1 – zip W from […]
Today Minister Edmond Castro, who had occupied the hot-seat in Court all of Thursday smiled when whistle-blower Alvarene Burgess took the witness stand at ten to be cross-examined by attorney Rodwell Williams in Castro’s case against Burgess and this station. But he wasn’t smiling for long. Despite being grilled for three hours, and despite many […]
Today other witnesses included Edmond Castro’s driver Norman Middleton, Burgess’ husband Curt Burgess and CEO of Great Belize Productions Amalia Mai. Just as the defence hinged on the testimony of Minister Castro the claimant’s case hinges on the cross-examination of Alvarene Burgess. Castro is claiming that he was defamed by the revelations of Burgess, which […]
At one point late in the cross-examination, Williams went on a new path. Since Burgess maintained that she paid Minister Castro for visa recommendations, Williams insinuated repeatedly that by coming out like this, and admitting to giving a Minister money for signatures, she was opening herself up to prosecution. Rodwell Williams, Attorney for Edmond […]
One man whose name was mentioned repeatedly today is Vernon Cutkelvin. According to testimony from the stand, he is a friend and advisor of Minister Edmond Castro and was allegedly present when Castro met with Burgess in his office. He was listed as a witness for the claimant, but that will not happen. One reason […]
The murder stats went up by one today. Sixty-eight year old Selvyn Encalada, a resident of Perez Road, Ladyville, was found dead this morning inside a compound where he worked as a security officer. The lifeless body of the elderly watchman was discovered with a rope fastened around his neck, suggesting that he may have […]
On May thirteenth Minister of National Security John Saldivar criticized the media for sensationalizing murders in the country. He seemed to feel that instead we should be heaping praises on his Ministry, since under his watch, major crimes have gone down thirty percent. It’s an almost unbelievable statistic, since murders, that most major of crimes, […]
Was an attempt made on the life of Alfred Sattler, C.E.O. at the Benque Free Zone? On Thursday morning around eight thirty, Sattler was driving his personal vehicle heading to the Belize Western Boarder when, about a quarter mile before his destination, a shot was fired at his vehicle. Upon hearing a blast, Sattler realized […]
Nurses from across the country gathered in the city for the culmination of Nurses Week at their annual nurses’ conference. While the health system is one that is often under public scrutiny because of the critical service it provides, today was an opportunity for the nurses to discuss where they fit in, in the larger […]
A first of its kind yoga workshop will be held this coming weekend in Belize City at the Om Shanti Center for Yoga and Healing Arts on Princess Margaret Drive in Belize City. The event is for yoga enthusiasts as well as those wanting to discipline the body. Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual […]
The Special Agreement signed between Belize and Guatemala in December 2008, will be amended later this month to allow Guatemala to proceed solo with a referendum on whether the longstanding territorial dispute should be brought before the International Court of Justice for resolution. As it stands, the Compromis calls on both countries to hold simultaneous […]
Contrary to what the Leader of the Opposition told the media, the P.M. claims that Fonseca was indeed informed of the proposed changes to the Special Agreement. He maintains that after meeting with his party, Fonseca returned a call informing him of the P.U.P.’s consent. The P.M. then told Fonseca that a release would be […]
