The next news item is not about the power for your home, but more purchasing power for the seafood prepared in your kitchen. The price of fillet averages about ten dollars and up depending on the type of fish you buy. But students of business learn early on that the term Caveat Emptor means let […]
There is other seaworthy news regarding Belize, but instead of the Caribbean Sea, it’s in Asia. Belize has been in international news over the weekend; unfortunately, not for positive reasons. A North Korean ship, registered in the Jewel, was intercepted on its way Myanmar in Southeast Asia and is believed to have been carrying missile […]
Last Friday we told you about a walk and run campaign that intended to take foot in the old capital over the weekend. Well, apparently it did. Over five hundred Belize City residents got up at the crack of dawn on Saturday to run. The Get Up and Run health initiative aims to inspire a […]
The issue of bus runs which operators are facing within the transportation industry, according to officials from the Belizean Bus Association, is far from being resolved. On Friday, a press briefing was held inside the conference room of the National Sports Council to further discuss the matter. While a definitive solution to the ongoing crisis […]
The Gang Suppression Unit has taken numerous weapons off the streets, but the movement of illegal firearms extends far beyond our borders. A Firearms Marking Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Belize and the Organization of American States (O.A.S.) seeks to bring the trade under control, by tracking weapon smuggling throughout the region. It […]
Six persons, including a pregnant woman and an accused rapist, were remanded to prison today for a series of burglaries in the Lake Independence and Belama areas. On Friday, police searches at a numbers of houses and a pawn shop led to the recovery of a huge stash of stolen items. Twenty-two year old Leroy […]
A seventy-four four year old retiree was also in court today, but for sentencing. Orlando Espejo, also known as “Landy”, was convicted on Friday of Manslaughter by Negligence and Negligent Grievous Harm. At his age, the prospect to going to prison is a frightening one, but Espejo was spared by Justice Adolph Lucas, who imposed […]
She’s a former area representative and come 2013 Ana Patricia Arceo, better known as Patty Arceo, will have another shot at Belize Rural South. On Sunday, Arceo was elected P.U.P. standard bearer for that division with nine hundred and fifty votes. That’s a margin of over six hundred compared to Ramon Reyes Junior, who garnered […]
In other news on the political front, Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers as you are aware, is not running for a third term at the municipal level. Since her reinstatement into the United Democratic Party, she has had some time to consider her political future. Insiders have often considered her to be the heir […]
There’s a new face on the panel of judges at the Court of Appeal and he hails from Trinidad and Tobago. Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes was today sworn in as a Justice of the Belize Court of Appeal by Governor General Sir Colville Young at Belize House in Belmopan. According to a government release, Mendes […]
With over fifty percent of Belize’s population under twenty and child mortality continuing to plague Belize, the ground breaking for the Children’s Intensive Care Unit couldn’t have been held at a better time. The unit, which will begin by the end of this year, is set for completion at the end of 2012. The I.C.U. […]
On Thursday, June ninth, we told you that someone hit the Mega-Bingo progressive jackpot of two hundred and nineteen thousand five hundred and seventy-three dollars. Well today, the lucky winner went in to claim their winnings of one hundred and eighty six thousand, six hundred and thirty seven dollars and three cents after taxes. But […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week two of the Belize Bank Super League playoffs saw the red hot Orange Walk United roll into Placencia yesterday for its date with Placencia Assassin under this four team double elimination format. The visitors look to open the scoreboard in the early moments when […]
Will the lights go out when Belize Electricity Limited’s bank account dries up? That has been the burning question in many homes since the country’s sole electricity provider declared that it could not meet financial debts with its suppliers on schedule. Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced at his quarterly press conference on Wednesday that B.E.L. […]
And though there are tough words coming from the Prime Minister, it is not difficult for critics to compare it to the takeover of Telemedia. Lynn Young says that he would convey the PM’s buyout message to Stann Marshall, the CEO of Fortis. News Five also spoke to Young this evening but he did not […]
After the country went to bed on Thursday night, many homes were thrust into darkness after midnight. It wasn’t the start of the rolling blackouts signaling nonpayment to Comisión Federal de Electricidad of Mexico. The blackouts coincided with very strong winds and rains that pounded Belize City to the northern districts. It was a freak […]
Rhaburn’s home was not the only one damaged. A section of a roof on a home in the Jane Usher Boulevard area of Belize City was also blown off. According to the Met Service, the intense winds were clocked at fifty miles an hour. While the forecast had called for a change of weather primarily […]
During the Prime Minister’s second quarterly press conference on Wednesday, he addressed a myriad of issues, including the current state of the transportation industry. But while Barrow may have painted a wonderful picture of an agreed solution to the transportation crisis, today the Belizean Bus Association (BBA) held its own media briefing to offer a […]
A public notice caught our attention in a recent issue of the Star Newspaper based in Cayo. It states that the Investment Committee of the Social Security Board has recommended to the Board of Directors, the approval of fourteen point nine million dollars to a company by the name of Nature Fresh Belize Ltd for […]
The Ministry of Economic Development and Consumer Protection today announced an increase in the controlled price of flour. The new retail price per pound of La Gitana household flour is now ninety cents in Belize City. In Belmopan and Orange Walk, the price is ninety-one cents while in San Ignacio, Dangriga and Corozal, it’s ninety-two […]
The emergent scrap metal industry is also facing government scrutiny. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment intends to whip the scrap metal business into shape by introducing new regulations. According to a release from the ministry, the collection, storage, transportation and exportation of scraps will be controlled through a licensing system. The Scrap […]
A delegation of high school students under the age of fifteen is heading to Mexico City on Saturday where they will represent the Jewel in an Under Fifteen basketball tournament. All bets are on Belize’s Under Fifteen National Basketball Team to excel in the weeklong games that would then advance the local boys to another […]
While the hoop dreams of the Under Fifteen National Basketball team has them reaching for the stars, the vision of a local entrepreneur also has him and some local youths in the spotlight. Back from the U.S less than three years ago, Aaron Lauriano was disheartened by the increasing number of crime he sees everyday […]
The violence in the movie portrayed real life, and the following report could have also been scripted for the screen. Tonight, ex-police officer Dennis Card is on remand at the Hattieville Prison after being charged with Aggravated Assault and Kept Unlicensed Ammunition. Both charges come on the heels of a shooting incident on Thursday evening […]
In court news, seven witnesses were called and a jury deliberated for about three hours in the case against seventy-four year old Orlando Espejo aka Landy, which ended today. The retired businessman was found guilty of Manslaughter by Negligence and Negligent Grievous Harm. The charges arose after a traffic accident on June thirteenth, 2009 in […]
