Remember Stephen Buckley? He is the Belize City man who was shot on Farber’s Road by the police on the night of April twenty-eighth. His prognosis did not look good initially but Buckley beat the odds and began to make an impressive recovery. It is now two months later and Buckley and his wife Juanita […]
While the Mayas were victorious on Monday, the Christian Workers Union also made headway following a one-day strike. The staff of St. Martins Credit Union, a member of the CWU, staged a sit-in on Tuesday. Employees showed up to work but offered no services to the public. The issues at the center of the strike […]
Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once said that he would “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” That idea of negotiating peacefully has been one adopted by the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage in its bid to ban offshore oil drilling. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize is the most recent body to […]
This past June fourteenth, the Court of Appeal handed down a legal victory for Telemedia workers when it ruled in a case brought by Dean Boyce and Keith Arnold on behalf of the Belize Telemedia Limited Employees Trust. The judgment proved the legitimacy of the Trust which was established in 2005 under Sunshine Holdings Limited. […]
Smith further told News Five that the Telemedia management sent out a seven point bulletin to its employees questioning the validity of the trust despite the recent court ruling, which proves the legitimacy of the trust. Godfrey Smith “Even though three people came, as I understand it, there were union representatives there representing the majority […]
On Wednesday, Elsa Paz, San Pedro’s U.D.P. mayor announced that she is joining the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage, the fast growing group that is calling for a ban on offshore drilling for oil. Paz resonated quite clearly that she intended to canvass Manuel Heredia, area representative for San Pedro and Minister of Tourism, […]
While the NTUCB, B.T.I.A., COLA, and other coalition members prepare for discussions with government, they are also continuing their outreach and education campaign with the public. This weekend lobster festivals will be celebrated in Placencia and Caye Caulker. But in addition to the festivities, the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage is also planning a […]
The body of an elderly woman was discovered inside her home in the Faber’s Road Extension area of Belize City this afternoon. The woman, sixty eight year old Marie Dawson, was discovered sometime after two this afternoon on Rio Bravo Crescent. And while there was no evidence of forced entry, the family is still suspicious […]
Shoddy electrical connections led to the death of a man earlier today in Belize City. Emelio Orellano was electrocuted while he was trying to connect electricity to his humble abode. While the connection was illegal, there is more to the story than meets the eye. Orellano and his common-law wife, like many of the families […]
The debate on offshore oil drilling is raging around the country. The argument is over possible oil riches versus the reality that one spill could devastate the entire country and the economy. This morning in San Pedro, representatives from the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage were making a presentation during a radio talk show […]
The Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage, has been making its rounds not only on San Pedro, but also on Caye Caulker. While it got the nod from an important ally, Mayor Elsa Paz, it has also now received the backing of a group that has the power not only to influence legislation but is […]
As we told you, the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage has been holding consultations on offshore drilling. So far, it has met with the BTIA, the NTUCB, residents of Caye Caulker and on Tuesday night it consulted the residents of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Following the presentation on the repercussions of oil spills, the […]
Today makes twelve days since thirteen year old Rosie Munoz left her home on Partridge Street in Belize City. Since then, her family has heard from her only once and that was when she called last Sunday. Interestingly, she did not contact her immediate family and instead called her mother’s sister-in-law to say she is […]
On June fourth, a fifteen year old Independence Village schoolboy, Shaquille Bennett, was viciously attacked by a group of his own peers. One of them allegedly beat him to death with a baseball bat. The incident happened behind Rosas Restaurant in the village and the gruesome attack prompted school children from that ordinarily quiet community […]
The violence in Belize City Streets was controlled for a few weeks after the installation of Operation Jaguar. It seems that the quick fix measure would do exactly what it set out to do while the government prepared to roll out its Restore Belize campaign. Restore Belize is expected to start in August, but with […]
It is not the usual protocol for the Prime Minister to visit with the Leader of the Opposition. Well this morning, they put differences aside and Dean Barrow visited John Briceño at his office on Newtown Barracks. The full press was camped down in the lobby of the building to report on the event. The […]
Just over a month ago, on May fifth, the Belize City Council teamed up with various activists from Belize City to convene a citizens-centered summit with ten sub-committees aimed at addressing violence in the old capital. And after endless consultations, today Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers held a public task force meeting and press conference along […]
Last week Wednesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow unveiled a complex plan to pull the country out from the current crime epidemic. Restore Belize is a long term multi-faceted initiative made up of government, the private sector and civil society which will take off in August. It will require funding of some thirty million dollars to […]
It was initiated on May sixteenth and its objective was to suppress major crime such as murders, attempted murders and put a cap on gang activity. And since then, those in charge of the joint B.D.F., Police effort called Operation Jaguar say it has achieved its goal and will continue until it transforms into another […]
While it has been dubbed a success, it is not yet certain for how much longer the operation will be sustained. The one hundred or so soldiers and police personnel that have been on the beat as part of Operation Jaguar have only decreased by a small number. But during the three week span, they […]
Opposition to offshore drilling continues to pick up steam. A number of environmental organizations did not agree that offshore oil drilling should be allowed to continue and have called for a ban, earlier today; they united to share one voice. BELPO, APAMO, OCEANA and COLA have come together to form a coalition which will lobby […]
To drill or not to drill? It’s a question that is not only weighing on the minds of the public but also of the tourism industry. APAMO, OCEANA, and COLA made a presentation this morning to members of the Belize Tourism Industry Association about the effects of a spill, the legality of the contracts and […]
A Honduran who relocated to the Jewel twelve years ago and has since been granted naturalized citizenship is now having problems with members of the San Ignacio Police. Narcisa Orellano, a mother of six, was recently accused of hiring a minor to work as a domestic at her home in Santa Elena and attempting to […]
A two-day gun amnesty program spearheaded by the Belize Association of Evangelical Churches was an ambitious undertaking by a faith-based organization to move owners of unlicensed or illegal firearms to redeem their weapons for clothing and footwear. While the exercise coincided with Operation Jaguar its results have not been as stellar. Of the three locations […]
There have been reports of Belize Defense Force Soldiers and police officers having public disagreements while on patrols. The B.D.F. has been mandated to assist in police patrols and while they are on those duties, the different bodies tend to clash. On May second a similar incident occurred between Benque Police and B.D.F. soldiers. Three […]
