Two weeks after survey pegs were discovered on Goff’s Caye, signalling some sort of planned development, there is still no clue who placed the pegs there. The Ministry tried to pass it off on tour operator Ramon Cervantes, who got a lease for a small portion of the island in 2002, but Cervantes quickly cleared […]
Goff’s Caye is one of the most popular and accessible public beaches to Belizeans so when rangers detected the survey pegs in June, it immediately raised eyebrows. So who is placing pegs at the caye? We have been trying to find out for days and today we asked the Coastal Zone Management Authority which is […]
We further quizzed the CZMAI on the survey and there was one possible explanation coming from C.E.O. Gillett. That is that someone, whose identity is still a mystery, may be interested in starting concessions in the island. Duane Moody “My question now is sir that how is it that someone would have the barefaced […]
In April 2014 Orange Walk resident Jose Novelo came to the media for help after a lease to a piece of land he had claimed and farmed for over forty years was given to somebody else. That prompted the Lands Department to look into the matter, and they promised Novelo they would investigate. But the […]
The Novelo incident is not an isolated case, and it seems that not a week goes by without some land dispute or the other in some corner of the country. Very often it’s caused by what we’ll call a glitch in the Ministry of Natural Resources – in a nutshell, somebody owns a piece of […]
The arrival of a new Taiwanese Ambassador is expected later this week; he will to succeed Ambassador David Wu who departed over the weekend after a successful diplomatic tour in Belize. The new Ambassador is Ben Ho, who many will recall served in Belize in the period 1993-1998. Ho has also completed missions as Ambassador […]
Preeminent Belizean musicians, the Garifuna Collective is back from an extensive tour of Europe. During their travels, the group performed from a vast catalogue of World Music which spans several years and includes the music of legendary artists Andy Palacio and Sofia Blanco. Before sold out crowds in Holland and Serbia, the Collective once again […]
Shortly at the Bliss, the curtains will be drawn for another round of competition in If You Can Sing it, Bring It. In the double elimination format, two will not be back to the stage and only thirteen performers will advance to another round. The show promises to be full of fun and laughter as […]
On Saturday, April twenty-seventh, 2013, a young mother exited a bus at the mile four checkpoint, walked her four small children into the sea at Belizean Beach and held three of them underwater until they were dead. For that terrible crime twenty-three year old Felicia Chen was this morning sentenced to eight years at the […]
There was one murder over the weekend and the victim lost his life senselessly. Fifty-nine year old Julio Mendoza was hanging out on Raccoon Street Extension, as he routinely did, when he met his untimely death while playing his favorite pastime game of dominoes. Two gunmen were in pursuit of two men in the area […]
Police are looking for two persons in connection with a broad daylight robbery which turned near fatal for a cashier of Publics on East Canal on Sunday. Just before eleven a.m., Salvadoran cashier of Publics Fruits and Vegetable Store, twenty-three year old Fatima Figueroa, was accosted by two men—one armed with a gun—who demanded that […]
Interpol and federal agencies are asking very pointed questions about Belizean Javier Romero; the President, C.E.O., Secretary, Treasurer and Director of Cynk Technologies…a five billion dollar social networking company – at least on paper. Romero has been traced to a small town in Massachusetts, where he reportedly moved to months ago. Before that, he was […]
The Office of the Prime Minister announced earlier today that the PM Dean Barrow left the country on Sunday for medical attention. He is scheduled to return on Wednesday from New York City where he is being treated for his ailing back. Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega is acting as Prime Minister.
San Ignacio Police had to be called in to keep the peace in the small community of Santa Familia on Sunday, as villagers massed near the community centre. They’re concerned about water issues in the village. They have access to that precious commodity for only a few hours each day, and even when they do […]
While several persons have been detained for questioning in reference to the murders and shootings that occurred in the past week, there have been no charges levied against anyone. The majority of the carnage occurred within the jurisdiction of Precinct Two and included the murder of Myron Smith, Leon Burgess, Davee Copius, Dwayne Hilton as […]
A delegation of Guatemalan parliamentarians was in the country last week visiting the Chiquibul. But on the heels of the visit, the Prensa Libre is reporting that four residents of the community of Monte Olivos, Dolores, Peten, were captured by Belizean soldiers last Friday when they were mining for gold in a river near the […]
Among the few women to rise to the top of the force is Dezerie Phillips. The department announced today that the Senior Superintendent of Police, with effect July third, is the new Officer Commanding of the Eastern Division. Phillips took over from Assistant Commissioner of Police, Miguel Segura, who is now acting in the capacity […]
Renowned Belizean archaeologist Doctor Jaime Awe is stepping down from his post as Director of the Institute of Archaeology, a distinguished title he has held for almost fifteen years. As head of that department, Doctor Awe has been instrumental in the study of ancient cultures, becoming an authority particularly on the history of the Mayas. […]
Two men, who were unrepresented at their Preliminary Inquiry, will have to answer to indictable offenses at the Supreme Court. They are seventy-one year old David Popper, a resident of Riverside area, Burrell Boom and twenty-seven year old Edwin Emmanuel Coye of the Belama area in Belize City. Popper is accused of committing an unnatural crime […]
Police have also arrested eighteen year old Tevin Palmer of Belize City and charged him with the attempted murder of Shawn Fisher. Today, Palmer appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer and was read three criminal offenses for attempted murder, wounding and use of deadly means of harm upon Fisher. In court, no plea taken and […]
There are two fatal traffic accidents to report tonight. The first fatality occurred on Friday night in Esperanza Village, Cayo District. Thirty-five year old William Lopez was riding his bicycle through the village when he was hit by a vehicle driven by very well known contractor Imer Hernandez of Benque Viejo del Carmen. Lopez was […]
A state funeral was held on Saturday afternoon for Ambassador Fred Martinez who died on Wednesday morning in a Guatemala hospital. Martinez served in Guatemala for ten years and was also served as Ambassador to Mexico and non-resident ambassador to a host of other countries. Martinez was a principal figure in the territorial dispute between […]
Occupy Belmopan, an initiative led by activist Patrick Menzies, began in the nation’s capital several weeks ago. The peaceful protest at the foot of the Assembly Building, involving a group calling itself the Alliance of Leaders and Ministers of Belize, is against the revised gender policy. Today, they took to the streets of Belize City […]
The case against U.D.P. standard bearer Denny Grijalva and others was adjourned again today in the Corozal Magistrate’s Court. Grijalva is being charged in connection with the destruction of Noh Mul, the largest natural monument in Orange Walk District. It was in May of 2013 that it was discovered that the monument had been grazed […]
Belmopan fell into darkness and a number of government offices as well as companies had to curtail business because of a blackout that continued throughout the day. The government owned B.E.L. says the blackout started at seven this morning; there was no electricity and no internet so employees were unable to function. At homes, Belmopan […]
