You heard about the Gulf of Honduras Project back in October when directors announced that they were pressing full speed ahead to stop pollution in the gulf that is shared by Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. As a follow up, a workshop was held today to discuss an environmental analysis and the strategic plan of action, […]
The field in Caribbean Shores got overcrowded today, which is the deadline for aspirants to submit their names as candidates for the United Democratic Party. The names so far are Chandra Nisbet Cansino, Ann Marie Williams and Santino Castillo. Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya briefly put her name in the mix as a possible candidate […]
There’s a volatile situation brewing in the north where hundreds of acres of cane fields are under threat. Since Monday, surveyors have been in the San Juan area where cane fields, up to four feet high and ready for harvesting, are being slashed to the ground. Government, it is claimed, will be building a road […]
In the south, there’s also trouble brewing. SATIIM, the Sarstoon/Temash Institute of Indigenous Management, one of the more established NGOs, is coming out strong against seismic testing taking place in a national park. The oil company, U.S. Capital Energy, has been spotted since October twenty-fifth in the area and is reportedly resuming testing within the […]
Late this afternoon, the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage, of which SATIIM and Oceana are both members, today issued a press release affirming its support in SATIIM’s call for transparency in government’s approval of permits to oil companies for exploration within protected areas. According to the release, secrecy in contracts and operations of […]
There is an update tonight on the Prime Minister’s Wife, Kim Simplis Barrow, who was diagnosed with cancer last week and it is not good news. As we told you in our previous newscast, Simplis Barrow has been undergoing testing at the Baptist Hospital of Miami, where it was confirmed that she has stage three […]
At the top of the newscast, you heard about the demolition of hundreds of acres of cane fields ready for harvesting and about drilling in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Well, there is one more irritant; this time in the west where illegal loggers from Guatemala continue to extract precious woods well within Belizean territory. […]
But there’s some positive news that is putting one high school ahead. Over the years Excelsior High School has not received its fair share of financial support. The school has experienced many struggles to keep its doors open but with a very supportive staff, Excelsior continues to provide education to the youths from the surrounding […]
In the courts, a group of court onlookers, all relatives of five men who are standing trial for murder, was detained on Tuesday evening near the steps of the Supreme Court building. Karen Smith, along with seven others, reportedly congregated outside the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas where the trial of Brandon Smith, Leon Gray, […]
Also in court, twenty-eighty year old Leon Leslie, a lecturer at the University of Belize was today acquitted for the second time of charges in connection with a bullet proof vest that was allegedly found inside his vehicle. The acquittal came after the testimony of arresting officer, Detective Constable, Ivan Galvez. The serial number that […]
For months, there have been complaints from Benque Viejo citizens over the absence of a basic health service that is otherwise available in other districts. The town’s ambulance is still missing even though their area representative, Erwin Contreras, is a senior government minister. Citizens of that municipality depend on kindness of strangers to transport victims […]
Deon McCaulay, his name should ring a bell. He is the national team football player who made Belizeans proud and calmed the psyche of the nation when he scored the winning goals in the qualifying games of World Cup 2014. McCaulay has scored eight goals in six games against Montserrat, Grenada and Guatemala. While the […]
You will see McCaulay in action again this Friday when Belize goes up against St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Vincentian Team arrived this morning at the PGIA and headed up for practice at the MCC Grounds. Belize has won three games so far and even though the dreams to qualify for the World Cup […]
A massive concert is going down this weekend at the MCC Grounds and it will feature some of Belize’s top musicians. It’s the third annual Punta Fest and it’s leading up to Garifuna Settlement Day. The lineup of artists is all you need to know that it’s going to be hype. Ernestine Carballo, Supa G, […]
On Monday, it became public that the Prime Minister’s wife, Kim Simplis Barrow, had been diagnosed with breast cancer, this is a health condition for which she has been an advocate along with the Belize Cancer Society. Tests had determined her condition days earlier. On Sunday, Simpliss Barrow, accompanied by the Prime Minister, was flown […]
Belize has been clearly linked by many international organizations as a transshipment point for drugs heading from South America to the United States. The latest article written about this major problem appeared in the New York Times on Monday. The article called “D.E.A. Squads Extends Reach of Drug War” refers to a drug plane incident […]
The threat to the Chiquibul Forest has intensified; it is well documented that Guatemalan loggers trespass Belizean soil to carry out illegal logging. The B.D.F. has often surprised Guatemalans extracting our precious resources well within our borders, but that illegal activity has continued over the years. There is an alarming report tonight from Friends of […]
Businessman Mike Singh will not run in the U.D.P. Caribbean Shores convention. We had so reported since last Friday, but Singh made it official this afternoon at the U.D.P.’s constituency office in King’s Park. A week ago, Singh got the blessing from current Area Representative Carlos Perdomo when the incumbent minister announced his retirement from […]
So Chandra Nisbet Cansino, with the backing of Perdomo’s divisional office and perhaps Singh’s capital will prove a challenge to the savvy Santino Castillo. Cansino’s name is not as known as Castillo but she does carry strong support and endorsement from Kim Simpliss Barrow. But today, it was Perdomo who introduced Cansino as the perfect […]
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The boardrooms that control the citrus industry are often in the courts. This afternoon Justice Minnet Hafiz-Bertram granted three declarations in favor of C.E.O. of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited (CPBL), Dr. Henry Canton. Canton sought to clarify that his 2002 employment contract was valid and entitled him to continue as C.E.O. and as […]
Last week news reports on US networks said that close to two dozen Belizeans were caught in the U.S.A. for drugs and gang related activity. But here at home, there are talks of the gang, Mara Salvatrucha, popularly known as MS-13. All accounts indicate that MS-13 members were caught in Belize and police have reason […]
An enraged Dangriga resident called News Five last Wednesday to report that the Gang Suppression Unit had broken into his house, ransacked the place and that two electronics had gone missing. Timothy August claimed that his neighbor told him that he saw two Toyota Hilux pickups with GSU officers at his house. Well, the GSU […]
Belize City resident, Steven Polonio was today committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court for the Attempted Murder of Harry Joseph. Chief Magistrate, Ann Marie Smith made the ruling shortly before midday after Polonio, who was unrepresented at his preliminary inquiry, did not challenge the evidence presented against him. The prosecution is relying on […]
Last year, the American Crocodile Education Sanctuary was set on fire by an angry mob of villagers in the Toledo District. The villagers had wildly suspected that two missing children had been eaten by the crocs. It was a horrific act based on predictions of a fortune teller. Well, ACES has relocated to the Ladyville […]
