Meanwhile, a farmer from Burrell Boom has pleaded guilty to firearm charges and was fined twenty thousand dollars. Thirty-seven year old Clifford Nicholson was stopped by police on February fifteenth of this year as he rode his bicycle through the village with his sixteen gauge shotgun slung across his back. Nicholson could not produce a […]
In more court news, two Belize City brothers have pleaded not guilty to handling stolen goods in connection with the confiscation of more than four hundred and fifty pieces of lumber. Twenty-seven year old Thomas Staine and thirty year old Walter Staine of Tigris Street, who identified themselves as deliverymen to the court, were granted […]
This morning the Ministry of Trade made a presentation to the members of the Belize Tourism Industry Association on the likely impact of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. As in most CARICOM countries, those in the audience discovered that with only two months until implementation, we are woefully unaware of what the C.S.M.E. holds […]
This week psychiatric nurse practitioners from across the country are being trained to better address the needs of children. The two-day workshop, an initiative of the National Committee for Families and Children in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, is being facilitated by psychologist Dr. Jim Kanter and Judith Boivin, a registered nurse and licensed […]
This morning British High Commissioner Alan Jones presented a brand new Nissan Frontier pickup to Belize’s Ombudsman, Paul Rodriguez. The vehicle is valued in excess of fifty thousand dollars and will be used by the Ombudsman’s office to more effectively conduct work throughout the country. At the handing over ceremony Rodriguez also took the time […]
In a follow-up to a story aired on last night’s newscast regarding the state of the land fill on the Western Highway between San Ignacio and Benque Viejo, this afternoon we were informed that heavy works equipment will be in the area tomorrow morning to clear the access road and prepare new cells for garbage […]
He kept away from the media for over a week, saying he didn’t want to talk about the past…but the scandal surrounding the privatisation and re-nationalisation of the Companies Registry has occupied a large part of the nation’s political present, not to mention this administration’s future. So today, piggy-backing on a routine photo op with […]
Although the bulk of today’s chat focussed on the registry scandal, the P.M. did manage to admit that negotiations are well on their way toward the readmission of renegade representatives Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde into Cabinet. According to Musa, there are no hard feelings. Prime Minister Said Musa ?I have been long enough in […]
Recently reported cases of rape involving young Belizean women have heightened police concern. The latest incident occurred around six-thirty on Thursday evening and involves a sixteen year old student and a thirty-four year old suspect identified as Aris Cacho. One disturbing aspect to the case is that at the time of the alleged incident, Cacho […]
San Ignacio police are tonight claiming a victory after they foiled a blackmailing plot and arrested one of the suspects. According to a police press release, on October twenty-seventh a San Ignacio businessman had just arrived home when two men approached, entered his vehicle, and forced him to drive away. However, when the victim neared […]
It did not take long for Belize to take advantage of Venezuela’s offer to provide petroleum products on concessionary terms. According to Venezuelan press reports, an agreement was signed Friday under which the state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, will send us a first shipment of fifteen thousand barrels of diesel. Delivery from a Venezuelan […]
And while Belize seeks relief from Venezuela, back at home at Spanish Lookout there is some progress to report on our as yet unmeasured petroleum reserves. According to Sheila McCaffrey, director of Belize Natural Energy, a mini tank farm is now being completed at the site of their first well and flow testing will begin […]
It may have been buried by his subsequent face off with the media, but today in Belmopan Prime Minister Said Musa signed an agreement under which the European Union will give Belize seven million Euros to finance rural development. The effort is described as taking a “bottom up” approach in which rural communities will put […]
Whether you use the Spanish name ?Dia de los Muertos,? ?Finados? or the Maya name ?Hanal Pixan? the ancient tradition of honouring one’s ancestors is still a meaningful part of the culture of many Mayas and Mestizos in Belize. The House of Culture in Belize City has mounted two altars like those set up in […]
Hardly a week goes by without an appeal to the public via the media to fund someone’s critically needed health care. And while Belizeans are often generous, such ad hoc efforts are often too little too late. One organisation that has consistently sought to institutionalize life saving medical care is the Rotary Club… and this […]
With so much of our country set aside as protected areas, some would argue that Belize is one big botanic garden. But, as I learned today, the concept of a special place to assemble and study the nation’s plant life can be crucial to the future of all those big expanses of green. Martin Meadows, […]
And in a final bit of news from the west, after hours of hard rain on Monday, this morning residents of the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena woke up to find the Macal River practically on their doorstep. The raging water quickly covered the diversion bridge linking the towns, forcing traffic to […]
