Tour Operator, Vitalino Reyes Junior of Cavetubing dot bz, is in a coma at the K.H.M.H. tonight, the victim of a brutal beating on Thursday evening. It happened at a popular club off Coney Drive. A man who was with Reyes Junior says they were beaten by a group of men who work for Yhony […]
Tonight, there is fear and anxiety among a number of teachers over the proposed amalgamation of three high schools in Belize City. The proposal has been on the drawing board for years, but it now appears that come the new academic year Sadie Vernon, Maud Williams and Excelsior High Schools will come under one roof. […]
On Thursday afternoon, two vehicles collided on the George Price Highway. Customs officer, Frank Robinson perished on impact, while two others traveling with him in the government pickup truck were more fortunate sustaining injuries, not considered life-threatening. The fatal collision remains under investigation, but family members of Robinson believe that a third vehicle may have […]
On May fifth, the Supreme Court ruled that the assets of the Coye Family, frozen for years by the FIU in a money laundering case, be released. But any jubilation was short lived. Just a few hours after that decision was handed down, a Panamanian company called Internet Experts SA, had applied for and been […]
On Tuesday, Belize Rural North resident, Trevor Vernon paid half his costs to attorney Denys Barrow, in coins…twenty-five hundred dollars worth on behalf of Minister of State Edmond Castro, who on a technicality won a case brought against him by Vernon for breaching the code of conduct as a government minister. And by Wednesday evening, […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow left the country this past Tuesday. His first stop was in Houston, Texas where he reportedly received medical attention for his back. From Houston the P.M. travelled to Washington D.C. to attend a meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB issued a release today announcing the Prime Minister’s visit to […]
The Police department is recording a huge drug bust in the Biscayne Village. The department says that around two-thirty on Thursday afternoon, a joint patrol between police, the B.D.F. and the Anti-Drug Operation Unit came up on a marijuana plantation between miles twenty-nine and thirty on the Phillip Goldson Highway, in Biscayne Village. Approximately one […]
The 2014 hurricane season is here, and as it does every year, the Met Office is advising Belizeans to be prepared for the worst. Best predictions are that there will be six to eight named storms this year which is average, or slightly above average. Chief Met Office Dennis Gonguez today told News Five that […]
Every year on May thirty-first, the World Health Organization observes World No Tobacco Day. At its offices countrywide, the National Drug Abuse Control Council held activities in celebration of the day. Focusing on public awareness, this year’s activities addressed the negative effects of tobacco consumption—whether it be first, second or third-hand smoking. It also zoned […]
For the past two years the Belize Police Department has embarked on a citizen awards program for secondary school students. The initiative known as the Do The Right Thing rewards teenagers for leading by positive example. While that monthly activity has taken off, the Belmopan formation of the police department has reintroduced a similar program […]
Since the beginning of the week, four manatees have perished in the waterways surrounding Belize City. The sea cows, as they are colloquially known, were victims of boating accidents and the injuries, in some cases, were so grave that the animals could not have survived the impact. Manatee conservationist Jamal Galvez stopped by to remind […]
Twelve women are at the centerpiece of an exhibition that was launched today at the House of Culture by curator Briheda Haylock. The exhibit captures the singular lifetime achievements of the group of women through photographs. While twelve of the women are featured, twenty-two were nominated and are all included in an accompanying publication called […]
The Belize Conglomerate Music Group, better known as BCMG… It’s a group of eleven Belizean artists—living in Belize and in the US—that have joined together with a mission….to take their music career to an international level. Since forming the group, BCMG released eight mixtapes featuring the songs of various genres of music. The group has […]
A customs officer identified as Frank Robinson, en route to Belize City shortly after three o’clock this afternoon, lost his life in yet another fatal road traffic accident. The collision between a dump truck bearing license plate number A-zero-zero-two-one-four, belonging to Imer Hernandez Development Company and a Ministry of Finance pickup which Robinson was driving, […]
After four months of being on the run, thirty-year-old Edwin Paula, indicted on charges of robbery and murder, has been recaptured by police during an overnight raid. After being arraigned in Belmopan in early February, Paula fled from police custody near Cotton Tree Village and remained a fugitive, his whereabouts unknown to law enforcement. That […]
The private prosecution brought by COLA against former Minister of State Elvin Penner came back to the courtroom of Magistrate Aretha Ford in Belmopan this morning. Penner sat through the proceedings which concluded before eleven o’clock. No evidence for disclosure has been obtained by COLA because until now the Penner files could not located. With […]
On Wednesday night, we reported that the body of a man had been found in Los Tambos, which is located in the Cayo District. Police have identified the body as that of Honduran National Oscar Armando Gomez Alvarez and believe that it is a case of murder. Gomez Alvarez’s body was discovered by a young […]
The Puerto Azul Project by an Italian development company has been raising the ire of environmentalists. Last week, ministers Manuel Heredia and Erwin Contreras were at the Cannes Film Festival in France at the invitation of the Italian investors when the Puerto Azul Experience was launched. It is a luxury resort planned for Northern Two […]
Another mega development project that has come under a lot of fire from various quarters is the Norwegian Cruise Line’s multimillion dollar port of call on Harvest Caye. As of mid-April, the controversial environmental impact assessment that was tendered had been revised and the National Environmental Appraisal Committee has given the nod to the investors. […]
The Department of the Environment is updating its policy framework and action plan. Since its establishment in 1992, D.O.E. has formulated four, five-year plans. Today, key stakeholders, including the private sector, N.G.O.s, and line government agencies got together to work on a plan that will ensure sustainable development. Two of the key issues according to […]
A stepdaughter who felt she was being disrespected pleaded guilty to two counts of harm upon her step mother and her sister. Stephanie Flowers was charged after she admitted to beating up both women, one is her step-mother, Alice Perriott and the other is Perriott’s sister Aretha Budnah. The incident occurred in July 2013 […]
Doctor Carla Barnett is heading back home to chair the Belize Tourism Board. Back in April, the government announced that Barnett was taking over as Chairperson of the Belize Tourism Board. And, according to a release from the Caribbean Development Bank, Barnett stepped down as Vice President, Operations, effective May twenty-third, after joining the […]
World Milk Day was first celebrated in Belize in 2012 but the event has been growing leaps and bounds. This morning, the Santiago Castillo Group of companies staged a fair featuring the popular brand Dutch Lady. In attendance were students from different schools who learnt the goodness of milk for the body. Duane Moody reports. […]
Four budding Belizean artists are holding an art exhibition called ‘Prerogative’, the venue is the Mexican Institute. The exhibit includes a wide range of pieces that were completed individually by the four in the past two years using watercolors, acrylic and Chinese paint. The topics are diverse; some pieces are abstract, others appeal to your […]
For the past fourteen years, May twenty-third has been celebrated as World Turtle Day. The event is primarily to build awareness on the plight of the turtles because the shelled reptile is often the subject of abuse and mistreatment. In Belize, the day presented a perfect opportunity for turtle tagging at the Glovers Reef Marine […]
