Tour operator Yhony Rosado was in the news on Monday, criticizing government at a press conference called by the Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize. These small operators feel that Government, the B.T.B. and NICH continue to confer unfair privileges and favors on large foreign operators like Chukka and Dark Night. They feel that […]
Rosado told us this afternoon that he will stay closed until he gets his trade license, whenever that is. He’ll do it, but he’s not happy about the situation and says that while foreigners can access all the services of G.O.B. with the greatest of ease, Belizeans are treated like second and third-rate citizens in […]
Czech national Martin Muzikant is on lock down tonight after appearing in the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court on a string of immigration offences. He was busted on Sunday afternoon in Orange Walk Town, almost two years after being expelled from Belize for unlawful possession of a passport. Muzikant, who also goes by the name Petr […]
COLA’s fear, according to President Geovanni Brackett, is that in the wake of the Nanes Schnitzer debacle and the recent murder of Anne Swaney, Belize will only be getting another black eye if the Muzikant matter is not handled properly. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “Why we are concerned about it is that right now […]
The Government of Belize has been dealt another blow, on the heels of a recent loss in the Supreme Court where Justice Courtenay Abel ruled in favor of Titan International Securities awarding the company eight point nine million dollars. This time however, it is a lawsuit filed by Melonie Coye and Money Exchange International Limited […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow was visibly angry when we asked him about another judgment against G.O.B. recently. That one concerns Titan Securities. Government has been ordered to pay almost nine million dollars in damages. Added to the Melonie Coye judgment, G.O.B. is looking at payment of more than twelve million dollars for two cases in […]
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Twenty-eight Cubans who have been incarcerated at the Belize Central Prison are free. The order was signed today and the directive sent to Prison officials. It is expected that the twenty-eight will now join the mass movement towards the promised-land in the north. Thanks to the ‘wet foot dry foot’ legislation, as soon as they […]
We also asked Elrington about a settlement which has been discovered on the Belize side of the border with Guatemala. The revelation was made by Commander of the B.D.F. Brigadier General David Jones. Jones claims that it is a small settlement about sixteen meters inside the border near San Valentin. While Elrington had not been […]
And on the subject of Belize – Guatemala relations, Elrington updated us on a Mixed Commission meeting held last Friday. That high-level session was attended by both Foreign Ministers, Elrington and Carlos Raul Morales, and featured the usual array of topics on the way to establishing closer ties between the countries. Wilfred Elrington, Minister […]
Two teenagers were in court today for allegedly stealing a pair of Nike slippers from a fourteen year old boy; an allegation for which they are now behind bars. Ulide Allen of an Antelope Street Extension and Norton Tun, both eighteen years old, were jointly charged with one count each of robbery upon Damion Saladin. […]
Magistrate Mendoza also dealt with the case of two inmates who were caught attempting to smuggle weed inside the Tango Eleven area of the Hattieville prison. Twenty-five year old Sergio Martinez and twenty-eight year old Jarold Lamb Arthurs were busted on Sunday as they attempted to throw a bag of weed over a prison fence. […]
With less than seventy-two hours before what would have been the first leadership debate in the history of the People’s United Party, organizers of the event have not surprisingly suspended the political event. Candidates Francis Fonseca, John Briceño and Cordel Hyde were not given a deadline by which to confirm their participation. However, the planning […]
Even though the planning committee are members of the People’s United Party, the debate was not sanctioned by the party. The organizers believe that it is time for Belizeans to have a serious conversation about issues that affect the nation. Isani Cayetano “Was this particular event, despite the fact that it was in its […]
A mid-afternoon fire in the Corozal Free Zone has eviscerated a three-storey concrete warehouse. The seventy-five by seventy-five foot structure, property of Orange Walk businessman Amit Moriani, went up in flames sometime around three o’clock today. While the P and P building is said to be insured, police and fire officials have been unable to […]
Last week in the House, the Leader of the Opposition, Francis Fonseca complained about the inactivity and ineffectiveness of Ombudsman Lionel Arzu saying he did not enjoy the confidence of the people. Fonseca said he could not support the extension of his contract. Notwithstanding, the Ombudsman got busy today; he signed off a Memorandum of […]
Officers of the Rural Eastern Division continue to conduct anti-narcotic and anti-firearm operations within their two thousand square mile jurisdiction. Hattieville Police, in collaboration with the Special Patrol Unit, this morning conducted pre-dawn raid in that community which led to the seizure of marijuana and the arrest of three persons. Acting on intelligence received the […]
Almost two weeks ago, on January fourteenth, a first round of consultations was held with residents and stakeholders in San Pedro over the Blackadore Caye Tourism Project. The mega eco-tourism development, owned by Leonardo Di Caprio, includes the construction of villas across a massive platform that stretches in an arc over the water. But the […]
A forum was held this morning in Belize City entitled Fish Right, Eat Right to promote the sustainable harvesting and consumption of seafood. As the name suggests, the program aims to educate fisher folks to use good fishing practices. At the other end, it provides incentives to stakeholders who promote the consumption of legally caught […]
