Christie’s is one of the world oldest and most prestigious art auction houses, but it is also a certified powerhouse in the real estate industry – high-end real estate. That’s why it’s big news when this giant comes to town, and it has…partnering with a local top-shelf merchant brand, the San Cas Group, to form […]
The alleged robbers of the First Caribbean Bank heist were granted bail today when they appeared in the Supreme Court before Justice Antonette Moore. All four men, Patrick Jones, Emmerson Skyers, Jareth Crawford and Jermaine Belgrave, were each granted bail of eight thousand dollars, plus two sureties of four thousand dollars. They were given a […]
A Belize City man is spending his first night of what could possibly be six years behind bars on a conviction for drug trafficking. Sixty-one-year-old James Alvarez appeared unrepresented before Magistrate Ladonna John today and was charged for possession of a controlled drug with the intent to supply for drug trafficking. On Tuesday, Police searched […]
Deputy Commissioner of Police Miguel Segura, who remains on interdiction, following a fatal road traffic accident on August sixteenth, 2014, is being sued by the family of Yolanda Valencia. The fifty-five-year-old woman was a passenger inside a taxicab driven by Yanie Cu when she perished in a head-on collision with the government-issued Nissan Pathfinder assigned […]
The Eastern Division of the Police Department is the recipient of some much needed donation of surveillance equipment and other items to assist with intelligence-led policing methods. The donation, valued at twenty thousand Belize dollars, is being made by the United States Embassy through the Central America Regional Security Initiative, better known as CARSI. According […]
As a culmination to a two-week workshop done through MusAid and The National Youth Orchestra, a huge concert will take place tonight at the Bliss at seven. It will feature a number of performers, both local talents and visiting accomplished musicians from abroad. We spoke with one of the coordinators. Andrea Beyer, Workshop Coordinator, […]
Summer Fest 2015 was held today during the Open Your Eyes morning show. The stage outside of our studio was abuzz with the sights and sounds of young Belizean talent. Here are a few highlights from today’s performances. {Sights and sounds of Summer Fest 2015…}
This morning, three representatives from the Northern Territorial Volunteers met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow at his Belize City office. The NTV is a different entity from the Belize Territorial Volunteers, but they work closely together and share similar goals. When they emerged from the meeting just before midday, NTV leader Giovanni de la Fuente […]
At a press conference on Wednesday, PM Barrow sent out an appeal that any assertion of sovereignty should be left to the military and to diplomats. B.D.F. Commander, Brigadier-General David Jones went so far as to state outright that the actions of the volunteers are putting his soldiers at risk. De la Fuente today says […]
Apart from accusing the BTV of endangering the lives of his soldiers, Brigadier General Jones goes further to blame them for the aggression of Guatemalan soldiers at the Sarstoon, claiming that they are changing the status quo of military encounters. That point, De la Fuente does not accept. Brig. Gen. David Jones, Commander, Belize […]
So what’s next for the Northern Territorial Volunteers? Another expedition, of course! But it likely will not be back to the Sarstoon or to the Gracias a Dios border marker at Belize’s southernmost tip – not because they’re afraid, but because the expeditions are expensive and resources are scarce. Giovanni de la Fuente, Head, […]
The first release from the National Security Council, issued just before the expedition on Sunday, broke the news of “countless encounters” between the B.D.F. and Guatemalan military. The release speaks also of attempted interceptions, and the clear indication is that this has been happening since the B.D.F. started travelling up the Sarstoon to change troops […]
Brigadier General Jones has gone on record to say that the mutual relationship between the Guatemalan and Belizean armed forces is now vulnerable, thanks to the unsolicited trek to Sarstoon Island. On the other hand, BTV’s founding member Wil Maheia is asking a rather pointed question, how have Belizean men, women and children bearing the […]
At a press conference held this morning, Vision Inspired by the People presented its position on what transpired in the Sarstoon over the weekend. According to Paco Smith, the confrontation between the territorial volunteers and Guatemalan armed forces is the result of a systematic failure on the part of the Government of Belize. He says […]
So will the Coast Guard’s Forward Operating Base be constructed at the mouth of the Sarstoon? And if so…when? The F.O.B. has been on the drawing board for eight years now, and credible sources tell us that funding has already been sourced from the UK. The last we heard was that Guatemala had objected to […]
On Sunday, the Coast Guard made its presence felt in Barranco, as they checked to ensure the safety of passengers and vessels headed to the Sarstoon. But they couldn’t do more than that, and were nowhere around when Belizeans were stopped by the Guatemalan navy at the mouth of the Sarstoon. Neither was the B.D.F., […]
The Belize Unity Alliance, an organization which aims to bring together and galvanize all third parties, is very much a part of the present geopolitical picture. Led by former Placencia Village Chairman Charles Leslie Junior, there is an appeal for membership in light of what’s taking place with the handling of the territorial dispute. […]
Last Friday, thirty-year-old Shane Goff and fifty-two-year-old Alden Locke were killed in a traffic accident that occurred around five-thirty between miles six and seven on the Philip Goldson Highway. The pickup they were traveling in collided head-on into a car that was traveling towards Ladyville, but was overtaking another vehicle and could not avoid the […]
Today, the Ladyville precinct of the Rural Eastern Division of the Police Department came alive as one of the officers attached to the formation was honored. Police Constable, two-two-five Randy Lyons was awarded by Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Edward Broaster following his active role in protecting a group of cadets on camp in Dangriga from […]
Last week the Police, Belize City Council, and residents cleaned out the Pickstock Hutment known as the “The Jungle” and this week the Police Department is back at it again this time cleaning out Pinks Alley and neighboring Munoz Alley. A few weeks ago, police were conducting routine visits to the area and were overwhelmed […]
George Street associate, twenty-three-year-old Shane Harris Senior has been charged for the shooting of a seventeen-year-old on Sunday morning. The minor was injured in a drive-by shooting at the corners of Mapp and Cleghorn streets in the city. This morning, Harris Senior appeared unrepresented before Acting Chief Magistrate Patricia Arana and charged for attempted murder, […]
A forty-five-year-old Belize City taxi man stands accused of raping a forty-one-year-old woman from the Belama area. Today, Michael Andrews Senior appeared unrepresented before Acting Chief Magistrate, Patricia Arana, where he was read a single charge of rape. The court prosecutor, Inspector Hector Rodriguez, objected to bail on the severity of the charge and that […]
MusAid is a non-profit organization that seeks to help musicians around the world is in Belize once again. Partnering with the National Youth Orchestra, MusAid, with the support of guest musicians, is hosting workshops to help the young musicians to develop skills and also to train teachers. Since coming to Belize, the non-profit has gifted […]
It’s not one of the most comfortable issues to talk about but, as one of the most commonly reported illness; we figured there must be some information that you needed to know about diarrhea. On average, adults experience four episodes of diarrhea a year, whereas with children those episodes are more frequent. With this frequency […]
The incident between a Belize Territorial Volunteer-led expedition and Guatemalan military on Sunday has created a storm of anti-Guatemala and certainly anti-government sentiment. G.O.B. has remained tight-lipped on the attempted interception of Belizean vessels in the waters at the mouth of the Sarstoon, until today. This afternoon the Prime Minister hosted a press conference in […]
