On Friday, the House of Culture in Belize City was the venue of the endorsement convention of Tracy Taegar-Panton. Whenever general elections are called, Panton will contest as the U.D.P. candidate in the Albert Constituency. No expense was spared for the launch which featured everything from free drinks and a live band to a Who’s […]
Since the announcement of her candidacy in the Alberts, Panton has drawn fire from the P.U.P. Last week the Opposition issued a release after a former B.T.B. staffer, Jonelle Hemmans, won a lawsuit against the organization. Hemmans was awarded over a hundred thousand dollars for being terminated for not agreeing to the rental of Panton’s […]
The tourism industry has been growing leaps and bounds becoming one of the top foreigner exchange earners for the jewel. But for the industry to continue to thrive, good customer service and marketing are important factors. This morning stakeholders from the Fort Street Tourism Village were trained on how to sharpen their skills to improve […]
Belizeans are you ready to win big with Belize Luck? If you haven’t heard about it, well the owners say that perhaps it’s time to jump onboard. With a number of different games and ways to win big bucks, Belize Luck says it is easy to play and easy to win and you can tune […]
Violence against women, human trafficking and femicide in Central America remain regional issues of concern for SICA member countries. In Belize, as part of a related initiative, the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding this afternoon with the Ministry of Economic Development in support of the BA1 […]
According to Director of the Women’s Department, Ava Pennil, the program provides an opportunity to share experiences and compare progress across the Central American region. Ava Pennil, Director, Women’s Department “I think this project brings an opportunity for women that have faced serious challenges in their lives and these women have moved away from […]
Career public servant Eloisa Trujeque was laid to rest today, following a funeral service at Saint Ignatius Church this afternoon. Trujeque’s vocation in education and unionism affected the lives many through her dedicated work as a teacher and member of the Belize National Teachers Union. The seventy-seven-year-old humanitarian also served as a member of the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The mad rush to make the payoffs saw the Belize Yellow Pages Hurricanes in a must win against the surging Belmopan Red Taigaz as they hosted a possible # 2 seed Friday night. Immediately into the ballgame, the Hurricanes turn up the pressure. Winston […]
Almost four years ago, then forty-eight year old Lucilla Bartley, a single mother of two, was charged for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Osborne Gordon, and remanded to the Belize Central Prison. The stabbing took place at the corner of Cemetery Road and Curassow Street just after midnight on Easter Sunday, 2011. The bicycle repair […]
Twenty-year-old Kashief Bevans was arraigned in the Orange Walk Magistrates Court this morning on a single count of murder. His indictment follows the shooting death of eighteen-year-old Derrick Romero who was killed while socializing inside his yard on Wednesday morning. Bevans, a resident of number twelve Waight Street, Belize City, appeared before Magistrate Merlene Moody […]
There is another arrest regarding a murder last weekend. A sixteen year old minor from Roaring Creek is tonight spending his first night behind bars following his arraignment for the fatal stabbing of Dernell Brown at the Agricultural Show Grounds. The minor is accused of stabbing Brown to the right side of the head following […]
If you’ve visited the Belize Met Service website anytime in the past six months, you’ve likely seen the words – RADAR IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE – with an explanation that the radar is not operational due to technical difficulties. Actually, the radar has been down since October last year, and it is not expected to be […]
Earlier we told you about the Met Service’s radar which is down, and has been down since last year October. But even so, the Met Service is doing its thing, and as it does every year, provided the media with the predictions for the Hurricane Season which opens in a few weeks. Chief Met Officer […]
David Enriquez, Francis Palacio, Hassan Palacio and Octaviana Lopez…Police believe all four are involved in the bold theft of half a million dollars from the government treasury. Enriquez, charged with theft, received bail a week ago. Hassan Palacio and Francis Palacio, charged with handling stolen goods, also received bail a week ago. And this morning […]
Today, the Board of Directors of the La Inmaculada Credit Union issued a release on an internal investigation taking place at that institution. That investigation has been common knowledge for more than a week now, and so has the fact that General Manager Yolanda Gomez has been placed on administrative leave. While the release comes […]
There is word of a major shake up at the Corozal Commercial Free Zone. U.D.P. stalwart, David Akierman, is being removed as Executive Chairman of the zone; a job he assumed soon after the U.D.P. came to office their first term and lasted seven years. The former Comptroller of Customs, Gregory Gibson has been identified […]
A Honduran national has been charged for the shooting of a Security Guard working at a Chinese restaurant. After two days of investigations, police believe they know who shot Victor Hendy at the Asia Restaurant located on Vernon Street. Twenty year old Dixon Montero was escorted to the court room of Senior Magistrate, Sharon Fraser […]
The ongoing Petrocaribe rollout is proving to be the most controversial undertaking of the Barrow administration. Depending on who you ask, the program is a redeeming feature which has seen wide scale infrastructure development. Others, including the Opposition, will also tell you that the initiative has since become the bane of the U.D.P. government. On […]
While Palacio says that there may not be a problem with the rollout of the funds, the subject of constant disagreement is the manner in which the Petrocaribe Loans Act was passed. This is in light of the 2005 unrest when the unions protested the previous government for lack of transparency. Luke Palacio, National […]
Today at the Jaguar Auditorium of the University of Belize, Belmopan Campus, the Statistical Institute of Belize and the International Labour Organization officially launched the findings and final report of a 2013 National Child Activity Survey. Interesting findings came out of the survey. Corozal has the highest employment rate for children, and the larger the […]
Since the beginning of May, there have been two major changes in the administration of the University of the West Indies. Senior management changes, including the promotion of Professor V. Eudine Barriteau to Principal Designate of UWI Cave Hill. Meanwhile, Doctor Luz Longsworth, current Director of the UWI Mona’s Western Jamaica Campus has been selected […]
Professor Barriteau’s move to the Cave Hill Campus comes as incumbent Sir Hilary Beckles transitions to his new position as Vice Chancellor of the university. That change also came into effect on May first. Dr. Joel Warrican, Director Academic Programming and Delivery Division “The great thing is that whether you have family or work […]
The Premier League of Belize is now in finals battling the best of a two game series. On Thursday night in Belmopan, the Belmopan Bandits and Verdes FC played a nail biting game that had fans on the edge until the last second of play. The Defending champs, Bandits wants to retain its title to […]
This Friday, a convention takes place in the Albert Division for the endorsement of Tourism C.E.O., Tracy Taegar-Panton as standard bearer for the U.D.P. Panton is to replace Minister of State Herman Longsworth who is not seeking re-election and is stepping aside for Taegar-Panton. But things are heating up on the eve of the endorsement […]
In other news on the U.D.P…..today, Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega and Ramon Cervantes Jr., the man who will contest him in Orange Walk North were in court. The DPM had not been showing up in court until today. He is suing Cervantes for libel, for causing the broadcast of a tape recording of a […]
