Tonight, there are further details and exclusive images of a Tropic single-engine aircraft which dipped in the Caribbean Sea soon after it departed the Phillip Goldson International Airport in transit to Roatan, Honduras. The incident happened just before five o’clock on Tuesday evening. The CESSNA-182 Skylane, piloted at the time by Senior Captain Denfield Borland, […]
Interestingly, Tropic Air has remained fairly tightlipped about the incident, not offering much by way of a brief release on the company’s Facebook page. On the other hand, Borland told the media that the rescue operation was not as challenging and, with assistance from the Belize Audubon Society; they were able to quickly locate the […]
The Belize National Coast Guard and the Guatemalan Navy were involved in a lengthy standoff on the Sarstoon Island last Thursday. Information has been provided about the incident by the ministries of National Security and Foreign Affairs and not all has been in concert. The public has also weighed in on the hostility in Belizean […]
As we said, there seem to be varying accounts of the directive given to the coastguard unit by the Ministry of National Security. Vice Commander Bennett categorically maintains that the coastguard held its ground firmly until the mission was completed and personnel safely then “extracted” from the area because it would have been cowardly to […]
This morning, we asked the Foreign Minister of Belize about the location of the island from where the coastguard was extracted. According to Wilfred Elrington, he got a situation report from the Guatemalan Chief of Intelligence since he was in Guatemala City at the time the incident unfolded. Marleni Cuellar, Host “The island that […]
William Neal, this morning, pressed Foreign Minister Elrington if the Guatemalan navy acted in provocation since it was well within Belizean waters. William Neal, Host “So, when ordinary Belizean citizens do it, it is seen as an act of provocation that could lead to something else, but when the Guatemalan military come over and […]
Tonight, twenty-five year old manager, Shadir Marin, who manages the San Pedro Water Express is out on bail of seven thousand dollars granted this afternoon by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Troadio “John” Gonzalez in the Supreme Court. A local disc jockey is accusing Marin of assaulting him with a firearm for which he is charged […]
The Belize national team leaves for Dominican Republic on June ninth for a world cup qualifying game. That game will be held on the eleventh at two p.m., Belize time. The team returns on the twelfth of June for the return, home match at the F.F.B. Stadium on Sunday, June fourteenth. That game will be […]
Recently, a friendly international match was held between the Dominican Republic and Cayman national teams. That outing saw DR score six goals on Cayman. Now, it is known that team Belize went up against Cayman and narrowly came out on top. So is the outcome of the international match between DR and Cayman indicator of […]
Star striker Deon McCauley, however, is confident and says that he can guarantee at least one goal against the team from Dominican Republic. McCauley spoke about the chemistry with the players and his expectations. Deon McCauley, Striker, Belize Jaguars “It’s an away game so we have to take it with utmost importance because away […]
In more football news, Belize will be participating in the CONCACAF Champion’s League 2015 where Verdes F.C. has been drafted to Group C of the annual competition. On Monday, twenty-four qualified teams, including the Premier League winners, were listed into eight groups. The teams will play in a home and away series provided that our […]
Newly re-elected FIFA President Sepp Blatter shocked the football world on Tuesday when he announced his resignation amid massive corruption scandals within the international governing body. Blatter’s departure will not come into effect until early 2016, at which time a successor should have been named to lead the embattled organization. One executive who voted for […]
This morning, when we spoke to the Foreign Minister, we also raised the issue of a statement he made some time ago that angered various sectors of the population. It has to do with the term “artificial borders,” which the minister had used to describe our borders, which are under dispute by Guatemala. Elrington explains […]
A report on fixed Internet broadband speeds and pricing across the Caribbean shows that Belize has consistently remained as head of the class as it relates to pricing but in respect of speed, it is the second slowest. Nineteen countries were surveyed for the 2015 findings by the ICT Pulse – International issues from a […]
Tonight, thirty-three year old Margarita Noralez who also uses Pech as her surname was taken to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court to answer to two criminal offenses for Burglary and Handling Stolen Goods. She was caught in the act on surveillance camera burglarizing the home of Kelsey Musa in Belize City from where police say […]
It’s that time of the year again, when Social Security take the lead and ride across Belize. It is all for a good cause and this year they are looking to raise sixty thousand dollars. The two organizations being supported are The Palm Centre and St Mary’s Feeding Program. The first leg of the ride […]
And one more issue on the F.F.B.’s press conference… Its president, Ruperto Vicente, wasn’t present because he had not yet arrived from Miami where he headed a delegation to the 2015-2016 Scotia Bank CONCACAF Champions League draw. At the head table were other executives from the federation including Marlon Kuylen, Michael Blease and National Team […]
The American Business Technology and Education Center (ABTEC) is preparing students for work by developing their proficiency in specific trades. It’s all in an effort to help the trainees to find jobs and provide for their families and fight poverty and crime. Well, in just under two years, a couple hundred students have passed through […]
