There’s a new twist to the story of the cargo ship that ran aground on the reef in January, the Westerhaven. Well, the ship is still in Belizean waters though the courts have offered bail of six point five million dollars. While the ship is anchored, many businesses in Central America and the United States […]
The post of film commissioner was vacant until late last year following the passing of Emory King. And the appointment of Nigel Miguel was largely unnoticed last September, but a release today from the Institute of Creative Arts says that Miguel has been working closely with NICH to set up the Belize Film Commission via […]
Aside from the budget, the PM today covered ground on a number of other issues. When pressed about the committal of his predecessor Said Musa to the Supreme Court for trial, the PM said he would have been disappointed if it had gone the other way. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “My reaction is that the […]
Back in November, an SUV driven by twenty-eight year old Luke Cox collided into a van filled with tourists. Fifteen persons were injured and one fatality was an infant girl, who happened to be Cox’s daughter. After spending months in the hospital, today Cox was well enough to be arraigned on charges in connection with […]
An inmate already serving three months found out today that he will spend an additional six years in prison. Twenty-five year old Anthony Crawford got the bad news this morning when he was found guilty of Robbery in Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Aretha Ford stipulated that the sentence will run consecutive to the one Crawford was […]
In some tragic news from down south, four year old Rihanna Pineda of Steadfast Village lost her life shortly before five yesterday evening. The minor succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at Belize Healthcare Partners. Pineda was a victim of a traffic incident that occurred on February first between miles fifteen and sixteen of the […]
A group of tourists have been robbed in the Cayo District and it is not good news for the already declining Tourism Industry. Around two-thirty Tuesday afternoon, a tour at the Rio Frio Cave in the Mountain Pine Ridge Area ended with the armed robbery of the group’s belongings. Tour guide, thirty-four year old Everald […]
The defense team for Said Musa did not get good news in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court. Having heard submissions from Musa’s defense team in the preliminary investigation, Magistrate Earl Jones today committed the former Prime Minister to stand trial in the Supreme Court. It is the first time that any Prime Minister of this country […]
But Musa was not reserved in sharing his views of why Magistrate Jones made such a ruling, but did express faith in getting a fair trial by a jury. Said Musa “In this business some people just insist on passing the buck. And I can understand that, the pressures must be tremendous. This is what […]
The former prime minister repeated today how the monies were used to pay off a debt to Universal Health Services. Said Musa “I took a decision sometime back, listening to the voices of the people, that I would not allow taxpayers money to be used to settle this bank debt of the Universal Health Hospital. […]
Last week Thursday we reported that the police found the body of taxi driver Antonio Orellana between miles three and four on the Western Highway. Orellana was murdered and investigations are still underway on who murdered the taxi driver. And on Monday another body was found. This time police found the naked body of a […]
The Alliance Bank ATM on Barrack Road appears to be a frequent target for criminals. Sometime between five p.m. on February fifth and ten a.m. on February ninth, the ATM was burglarized. A thief or thieves went inside the building by torching the metal door on the northern side of the building. According to Kenneth […]
And we turn now to transport. If you’ve traveled cross-country recently you will have noticed that the dilapidated bus terminal near the Belmopan market square has received some much-needed attention. Yesterday the Transport Department held an official opening for the refurbished bus terminal, which is now almost double its initial size. Chief Transport Officer, Candelaria […]
A bodega owned by a Guatemalan national remains standing in Belizean territory in the village of Jalacte. On January twenty-first, Prime Minister Barrow said that its owner, Leonel Arellanos and the villagers of Santa Cruz where the bodega will be relocated had threatened to attack if the bodega was moved. But there is information to […]
Youth Business Trust Belize is a program offering young persons between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five assistance in starting their own businesses. The program offers loan financing, training and mentoring to help entrepreneurs become successful. But to achieve these goals, the fund needs money. And that’s where the Social Investment Fund, a statutory body […]
And if you already own a small business, there is an opportunity to participate in an awards programme that can help grow your business. This morning at the Radisson Hotel, a group known as Pioneers of Prosperity introduced an initiative through which small business owners can be awarded as much as one hundred thousand US […]
The Ministry of National Security has unveiled many plans to combat crime as part of a countrywide strategy. To complement the plan and their fleet of vehicles, the ministry got some more wheels. Today at the Curl Thompson Building in the Garden City, the police department received seven motorcycles. Minister of National Security, Carlos Perdomo […]
She is the ninth and the youngest contestant to ever play Channel Five’s hit game show Tek It or Leave It. At last Wednesday’s recording of the show, twenty-two year old Alisha Arnold of Belize City played a fierce game and gave the banker a run for the money when she attempted to win the […]
You would think that by now the campaign for the March fourth Municipal Elections would have picked up steam, but it has not, even though it is less than a month away. There is infighting in the camps of both political parties which may be the reason for the lackluster campaign. And while not much […]
It is perhaps the wedding of the year and it took place far away from home. This past Saturday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow and his long time partner Kim Simplis tied the knot at the Episcopal Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Georgia, USA. If you did not make the list of invitees to […]
But back in Belize, the strike in the sugar industry ended last Friday and as we reported, the contentious core sampler will be removed from the mill. It is not known whether a decision has been taken on the other demands by the farmers, including the removal of Nemencio Acosta as chairman of the Sugar […]
And on Friday, five days after he was killed and on the day the strike was called off, forty-four year old Antanacio Gutierrez was laid to rest at his home village. The farmer from San Victor in the Corozal District was in a truck at Tower Hill among striking farmers when he was hit by […]
And while the Gutierrez family grieves the loss of Antanacio, they are still awaiting the results of the investigation into how exactly he was shot and killed last Monday in the height of the strike by Corozal and Orange Walk farmers. The security forces, either the police or the B.D.F., opened fire using live rounds […]
In other news on the strike and the tragic death in the Sugar Industry, the Belize National Teachers’ Union today issued a release expressing regret at the shooting death of Antanacio Gutierrez while at the same time, it is offering some assistance to the family. According to the Union at its meeting on Saturday, its […]
Preliminary tourism figures are in for 2008 and as we have been suspecting all along, the news is not good. Overall, there was a two point five percent reduction, with the Philip Goldson International Airport recording a whopping nine point three percent less arrivals in December. And that wasn’t even the worst month for 2008 […]
