Those amendments would probably not have come to pass without a legal claim by cane-farmer Wilfredo Magana way back in 2010. He and others petitioned the court to open up the industry and allow other associations to form and deliver cane to the factory. Magana was also on hand today for what he says is […]
There are reports tonight of political trouble in the Orange Walk East constituency and it involves the current area representative. Reports to our newsroom are that Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez is in deep trouble and is considering stepping down over an allegation made against him for inappropriate behavior. We have no confirmation about the […]
Tonight, the B.D.F. is still trying to determine who stole two containers of ammunition being held for the U.S. army in training on the B.D.F. compound. On Friday, we reported that a robbery at the compound resulted in a number of military-grade ammunition stolen from the secured base. The B.D.F. confirmed that while they are […]
Caribbean Countries signed on to the Petrocaribe program some ten years ago. The program, which has provided social assistance, may very well see many countries cut off. While Belize’s name hasn’t been called for that, we have been cut off from the Premium fuel from Venezuela. Back in December, Prime Minister Dean Barrow made that […]
Just after midnight on Saturday, a shot was fired as the Bowen family of Hattieville was celebrating the birthday of one of their own at their residence on Camal Street. The party, however, was disrupted when twenty-seven year old Eugene Pitts was injured by a single gunshot fired at the crowd by a gunman, believed […]
In the south on Saturday night, a joint operation conducted by uniformed Police Officers and Special Branch Personnel from Placencia in Seine Bight Village led to the discovery of drugs in that southern village. Based on Placencia Special Branch intelligence, a passenger bus was searched around seven-thirty p.m. and inside a black Safari Express knapsack […]
The Gang Suppression Unit is also reporting on seizures of ammunition and drugs over the past few days. On Saturday, during a search on Victoria Street, the Unit found a total of forty-seven live rounds of ammo at an abandoned lot. Also on Saturday on Castle Street, the GSU found a plastic bag containing one […]
Last week, a well-known Belize City tattoo artist was sent to prison after he was accused of having a sex with a fifteen year old girl. Well, two brothers from Calla Creek Village in the west are under investigation for similar offenses following a report made by a thirteen year old girl from San Ignacio […]
And in the north, a mother of Fourth Street North in Corozal Town is reporting that her underage daughter has been missing since last November. Now you’d be asking why the mother has just made a report, since fifteen year old Ana Villanueva reportedly left the house two months ago. According to the mother, […]
Over the weekend, a full Belize Defense Force military burial was held for twenty three year old B.D.F. Volunteer Denver Villafranco. Soldiers, along with the family, gave Villafranco a proper send off in military style. The body was accompanied by soldiers in full regalia from the Police Street home to the Lord Ridge Cemetery. Less […]
A mechanic in Southern Belize is claiming that a special constable has been wrecking havoc in the south, but no one seems to care. Vincent Scott says that he was punched in the head by the officer in August of 2014 in Mango Creek and after all the procedures to report and follow through with […]
Over the weekend, COLA held its annual AGM and re-elected its executive. Geovanni Brackett was returned as President; Gilroy Usher Jr. Vice-President; Alton Humes Secretary; Edward Young treasurer; Ismay Williams and Russell Roberts as trustees. In his address at the AGM, Brackett spoke on several issues that COLA undertook for the past two years. Among […]
Can you name one thing you see along Belize’s highways that you’ll never see on any road in, say, neighbouring Chetumal? Give up? Well, we’ll tell you. It’s garbage. A lot of garbage…miles and miles of garbage thrown there from buses, cars, bicycles and even people walking by. It’s an eyesore, an embarrassment, and one […]
The Rotary Club of Belize’s Gift of Life Program is well received by families whose loved ones suffer from congenital disease. The program is the flagship initiative of the Club and this year, the visiting cardiologists will be treating over a hundred young people by the time they conclude their mission for patients from Belize […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Belmopan Football Championship series got off to a fast start yesterday at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium where Alliance United and San Martin FC sought to grab the inside lane in the 2 game title race. Alliance United gets the 1st real chance at […]
Ladyville Police and the Belize Defence Force are investigating a robbery of thousands of rounds of military ammunition. That’s right, military ammunition stolen from a guarded B.D.F. facility on the Lord’s Bank road. The heist was discovered early this morning at what the B.D.F. call an echelon, a storage base for ammunitions and explosives. The […]
Shortly before nine on Thursday night after deliberating for over four hours, the second murder trial of Cordel Flores and Warren Lewis ended in an acquittal and hung jury. In the Supreme Court, Flores was acquitted of the 2009 murder of Alberto Braddick Allen, after a unanimous jury decision. But in the case of Warren, […]
Justice Troadio Gonzalez also presided at a bail hearing this morning. After eight days on remand at the Belize Central Prison for a bust of forty pounds of heroin, four men were granted Supreme Court bail in the sum of fifty thousand dollars. The street value of the heroin is placed at ten million dollars […]
In the magistrate’s court today, popular Tattoo Artist Esteban ‘Steve’ Mossiah, proprietor of Stinging Scorpio’s Tattoo, was remanded to Belize Central Prison after he arrested and charged with two counts of carnal knowledge. No plea was taken from forty-five year old Mossiah who appeared unrepresented in court this morning and subsequently denied bail due to […]
Belmopan Police are still actively investigating the murder of twenty-four year old Emerson Daly Junior. Tonight, one of the men, who were detained and being questioned, remains in custody. Police say they haven’t ruled out any motive and are still closely looking from all angles. Daly Junior, a small business owner, failed to return home […]
Since Monday, a team of experts from the UNESCO World Heritage Center has been in Belize on a technical mission. For five years, since June 2009, the Belize Barrier Reef Marine System has been under the threat of delisting as a World Heritage Site. So the team has been here to assist the government of […]
But has the government put in place measures to maintain the integrity of the ecosystem? According to Doctor Fanny Douvere, there has been some improvement, but there are three to five issues that need to be addressed over the course of the coming years. If the necessary policies are put in place in a socioeconomic, […]
It’s been some time since we’ve received an update on movements, local and illegal, within the Chiquibul. Late last year we talked about nothing but that after Special Constable Danny Conorquie was gunned down by Guatemalans at the Caracol Archaeological Site. His death galvanized stakeholders, and tonight we are happy to report that the positive […]
Like we said, Manzanero is a tireless advocate, and one of his passions is the protection of scarlet macaws, the majestic birds whose population in Belize remains at risk. In fact, next week Manzanero is heading off to Taiwan to solicit assistance for the plight of the macaws. Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director, FCD “The […]
A wanted American national who was nabbed in Dangriga last Friday was handed over to U.S authorities this morning. Fifty-four year old Robert Andrew Ragin, who was wanted by U.S by Florida law enforcement agents to answer charges on twelve counts of promoting sexual performance by a child, was reportedly living in Belize for […]
