Three residents of San Pedro were successfully rescued from the sea earlier today when their small Mexican skiff capsized off the coast of Ambergris Caye. The men were in the area of the San Pedro main channel immediately in front of San Pedro when their skiff went down. The Belize Coast Guard as well as […]
We’ve been reporting in the past few days on the changes in the top management of Belize Telemedia Limited. As you know by now, Anwar Barrow, the son of the Prime Minister, has been named Chairman of the Executive Committee, putting him in charge of the day to day operations of the company. There is […]
Reports that the contraband of cigarettes is big business at the Commercial Free Zone and the Western Free Zone are nothing new. But a Mexican newspaper is bringing it closer to home. According to the outfit, an agency out of Jalisco, Mexico called the Alliance Against Illegal Products says that forty-six percent of cigarettes available […]
The annual Expo Marketplace organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is five months away. But on Saturday, in collaboration with the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, BCCI will for the first time host a Forestry, Fisheries and Finance Fair. The booths at the expo will highlight sustainable forestry and fisheries […]
On Thursday, Green Tropics’ Country Representative Beverly Burke, along with Chief Agricultural Officer Roberto Harrison and a team from the media, flew over the acreage of produce near Valley of Peace that has been allegedly destroyed by aerial spraying. While there is yet to be concrete proof that the crops were damaged by the use […]
The 2014 season of the annual Festival of Arts got underway last Monday, as preschoolers from districts across the Jewel performed in dance, music and drama. For the Belize District, the event took place at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts and went through to Saturday when the three and four-year-olds from rural schools […]
A shooting late this evening in the city has left one man dead and another in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Twenty-six year old Troy Hyde of a Curl Thompson Street address was reportedly shot multiple times to the body and is receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H. But eighteen year old Anfernee […]
Representatives of Maya communities poured into the courtroom of Justice Michele Arana this morning where the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, was awaiting a decision in its latest legal challenge. The judgment was brief and enlightened, with Justice Arana ruling in SATIIM’s favor and declaring that the decision to grant permission for road […]
A week ago, while awaiting judgment in the suit brought against government and U.S. Capital by SATIIM, attorney Michael Peyrefitte candidly told the media that the argument between the parties involved has more to do with money than genuine concern for the protection of the Sarstoon Temash National Park. In fact, he went as far […]
Despite being censured, Peyrefitte firmly stands his ground. According to the lawyer, what was said a week ago is the truth of the matter, a position to which he remains unwavering. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney for U.S. Capital “You know me, I speak the truth and I speak truth to power, especially […]
Progress brings problems, and in a city which is undergoing massive infrastructural works, those problems are cropping up frequently. Today, it was Holy Emmanuel Street, the site of a significant development project. The intention is to build a bridge spanning the Haulover Creek and joining the George Price Highway to the Phillip Goldson Highway. To […]
The verdict is in on the crops damaged near Valley of Peace in the Cayo District. Actually, it’s more accurate to say that Green Tropics’ verdict is in. The huge sugar-cane company is in the process of clearing almost twenty thousand acres of land to plant cane. They also plan to build an on-site factory […]
Residents in San Ignacio are concerned about a recurring problem in the western municipality. It has to do with the supply of running water inside homes. On Wednesday for about three hours, the water from the faucets was dirty and muddy. Residents are of the view that ongoing road works has been causing the problem […]
A Belize City man who police had charged for Keeping an Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition was set free today in the court room of Magistrate Dale Cayetano. Police claimed that when they busted the house of thirty-two year old Kenroy Vanzie on January first 2013, they found a nine millimeter pistol and six live rounds […]
The Social Investment Fund has turned a new page in respect of the Dangriga market. On Tuesday, it penned a new agreement with a new contractor to resume work on the market and on Wednesday, Cesar Bedran of CB Construction received the two-million-dollar project. But even as it moves forward, there are still a lot […]
This morning, a student of the Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute near Lord’s Bank on the Phillip Goldson Highway was involved in a traffic mishap. The incident, however, was caused by bad judgment on the part of the victim. Alexander Willoughby, a first year student in the Electrical Program at the institution, was one of […]
The United Belize Advocacy Movement, UNIBAM, and Belize Youth Empowerment for Change both made joint presentations before the Organization of American States earlier this week citing a list of violations against members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. The special hearing saw Steven Diaz, on behalf of Belize Youth Empowerment for Change, and […]
Speaking on behalf of the Government of Belize was Belize’s Ambassador to the O.A.S., Nestor Mendez. In making his presentation, Ambassador Mendez quoted from P.M. Barrow’s 2013 Independence Speech in which he addressed the issue. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Ambassador Nestor Mendez “The Government of Belize appreciates the opportunity to present its views on the […]
There are some bodily functions that – as adults – we are just expected to always be in control of. In fact, once you are passed the toddler stage, it may seem simply inexcusable that an adult may not be able to control when they need to “go.” Right? Well, wrong. Tonight in Healthy Living, […]
On Tuesday, we reported on a series of major management changes at the top of the government controlled Belize Telemedia Limited on the heels of the departure of Karen Bevans as Chief Operations Officer. While it had been rumored for some time, it was officially confirmed that Anwar Barrow has been named Chair of the […]
But back to Karen Bevans….The former Chief Operations Officer of B.T.L. resigned from the telephone company on February seventh. Last Thursday was her last day at B.T.L., and this coming Wednesday, April ninth, will be her first day as Director of Tourism at the Belize Tourism Board. Late this evening, B.T.B. issued a release confirming […]
The Norwegian Cruise Lines tourism project ran into stiff opposition from the get go from stakeholders in the south who support pocket tourism as opposed to mass tourism. The controversial project by NCL at Harvest Caye cleared one more hurdle when the National Environmental Appraisal Committee gave its stamp of approval, but it has run […]
Mayor Darrell Bradley – it’s probably a good thing he’s an attorney and can represent himself in court because he’s there a lot. As News Five told you on Tuesday, the Mayor goes back to court on Friday, when he is expected to provide a definitive solution to perpetual arrears to sanitation company, Belize Waste […]
It is not unheard of for ministers of government to be involved in personal businesses which benefit from their offices and positions. It is certainly not unusual. It is unethical, though, and there are arguments in some quarters that it is unconstitutional. The point of all this is that it happens…and quite frequently. So where […]
Belize City is currently in the midst of unprecedented, major infrastructure works. It’s enough to make any city resident smile…or at least it will be when the street and drainage projects are all completed. For now, it just seems like a mess. Nobody wants to complain much, because as we’ve said, the facelift that the […]
