Four persons who were nabbed on August twenty-fourth, 2010 with a stolen nine millimeter Sig Sauer brand gun, believed to have been used in the murder of fourteen year old Hellen Yu, which occurred two weeks earlier. Carmen Jones, Elbert Miller, Emmanuel Lemoth and Wilworth Anderson were also busted with sixteen live rounds of ammunition […]
We normally see Magistrates trying cases and handing down decisions. Today we met them in a different environment. The Judiciary of Belize in conjunction with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association are hosting a two day seminar for the magistracy. The objective of the seminar is to provide magistrates with the opportunity […]
Most school children are now choosing which of the numerous summer camps they will attend. One organization in particular has seven camps in which spaces are still available. The Belize Audubon Society’s annual summer camps cover the jungle and trails for kids and adults. In addition to photography, another annual summer hit is for bird […]
Belizean Poet Frank Garcia, author of the well received anthology From Behind the Walls, is gearing up for the release of the second installment. The self-proclaimed Bad Boy of Poem is back with another collection which focuses primarily on life lessons he learned while being incarcerated in one of the deadliest prisons in the United […]
Safiyyah has returned from her long safari and What’s Happening Belize is back. The weekly segment has been revamped, refitted and reloaded. Safiyyah has left the computer generated blue screen and is now venturing into the great outdoors. Not only will she bring you the weekly staple of hot spots, she has taken out her […]
Early this afternoon, seventeen year old Kadeem Monsanto was gunned down by three men; he died soon after he was rushed to the hospital. The minor is the second son of the reputed former gang leader, Clay Monsanto, to die in gun violence. The older Monsanto now lives in the United States. The trouble started […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned this afternoon from the International Conference to pledge support for the Central America Security Strategy in Guatemala City. While regional security was the headline focus, the continued flow and supply of electricity to Belize and a meeting with the Mexican President were the Prime Minister’s main motive for attending. The […]
Negotiations with Mexico’s CFE will now take place under the auspices of Sir Manuel Esquivel to solve the energy crisis. But the local clash with the government and the Belize Chamber of Commerce continues to boil over. On Tuesday, the Chamber spoke out against the B.E.L. expropriation and on Wednesday, the government sounded off with […]
There’s good and bad news for drivers, depending on what type of fuel your vehicle uses. On Wednesday night, the pump price for premium gasoline rolled back thirteen cents and is now at eleven dollars and forty-seven cents. A thirteen cent decrease took the price of regular fuel just below the eleven dollar mark and […]
Earlier in the newscast, the Prime Minister criticized the Chamber of Commerce for their position that is contrary to the government’s, on Monday’s hasty expropriation of the Belize Electricity Limited. The debate continues on the airwaves and Senator Godwin Hulse, who represents BCCI in the National Assembly, took the couch on our morning show today. […]
Hulse also commented on statements made to the effect that it was necessary to take back B.E.L. from foreigners. The senator says he finds it sad that the conversation went from ensuring reliable power to racist remarks. Senator Godwin Hulse, Representative, B.C.C.I. “I don’t think anybody in this country would dispute the fact or argue […]
The Chamber’s Vice President of Services, Israel Marin, was also on this morning’s Open Your Eyes. He responded to government’s statement which questioned the loyalty of Chamber Executives and its President, Kay Menzies. That statement said that “the Chamber has never made official disclosure of the fact that its president was a Board Member of […]
On Wednesday the top twenty-five brilliant PSE scorers were recognized in Belize City. The students that scored best were from the Belize, Orange Walk and Cayo districts, but there were none from the Stann Creek and Toledo districts. Since the BNSE evolved into the P.S.E eleven years ago, results have been the poorest in those […]
Among the top twenty-five students, there were only nine males; they represent a mere thirty-two percent of country’s brightest. And with seventeen percent of primary school aged students not in the classroom and another fifty percent not in high schools, there is cause for concern. At Wednesday’s P.S.E award ceremony, we also asked the Minister […]
Turning to the courts, allowing a ferocious dog to be at large; it’s not a common charge, but it’s the reason why a Belize City doctor appeared in Magistrates Court this morning. Dr. Raymond Silva is representing himself in the trial, which stems from a report by his neighbor, Renisha Diego that he allowed his […]
The most recent statistics for HIV/AIDS show a decrease in new infections but while we are being spared in that area, there is some grim news to report. The Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) reports that there is a higher demand for sexual workers but that the use of protection for safe sex is […]
The bills that went through second and third readings in the House of Representatives are intended to help curb the violent crimes that are plaguing the streets of Belize, particularly in the old capital. The bills are highly controversial and seem to target gangs and criminal elements, but further inspection shows that they extend to […]
Women over fifty years of age are particularly prone to the unsightly spider or varicose veins. The spider veins show easily while the varicose veins take longer to surface. There are many contributing factors such as pregnancy, obesity and genetics. In this segment Healthy Living also discovers what types of treatments are available to deal […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce has had its say and today, the Belize Business Bureau fired off a release expressing similar sentiments against the expropriation of Belize Electricity Limited. The Bureau cites three reasons why it is gravely concerned about the takeover. Firstly, the public debt, which is already at eighty-five point eight percent of […]
A coroner’s inquest into the shooting death of Corporal Gavin Sanchez concluded today and the final decision is just the opposite of what his family was hoping for. After deliberating for half an hour, the jury of three women and two men concluded that Sergeant Paulino Reyes acted in self defense when he shot Sanchez […]
Government’s latest fight is with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On Tuesday the Chamber issued a very strong statement against the expropriation of Belize Electricity Limited. The government today responded in kind and threw the Chamber under the bus in a highly explosive and emotional statement. The choice of language is similar to […]
So what did the Chamber say that has the government in a twist? Well, the Chamber was outright against the expropriation, the manner in which it took place and expressed concerns about foreign investment. Its comments on the forcible takeover of B.E.L. came along with a survey in which over seventy percent of its polled […]
The bills for the expropriation of B.E.L. were rushed in the House and Senate and by the end of Monday, the Governor General had signed off on them. On Tuesday morning, the Fortis privately owned company, changed hands and went under government control and a new Board and C.E.O. were installed. While the transition went […]
While the government’s release highly charged, today, Fortis issued its first statement out of Newfoundland, Canada where it is headquartered. The announcement was brief and concise, saying matter-of-factly that the government has expropriated the Canadian company’s controlling stake in the country’s main electrical distributor and that Fortis had owned seventy percent of Belize Electricity Ltd. […]
The B.E.L. nationalization has been picked up by several international organizations whose perceptions help investors decide whether or not the country is stable enough to pump cash. They also serve as advisories to lending agencies that can help the country in hard times. Currently, Moody’s Investors Service has marked Belize at B-three, a level lower […]
