The first anniversary of an expedition in 2015 which ended in confrontation between the Guatemalan Navy and the Belize Territorial Volunteers to the Sarstoon Island was commemorated over the weekend. The B.T.V. lead by activist Wil Maheia organized a trip on Saturday to mark the occasion. As it did in the first trip in 2015, […]
The Government sent out a release prior to the Belize Territorial Volunteers’ anniversary expedition to Gracias A Dios. As you know now, the expedition only reached the mouth of the Sarstoon. But that wasn’t the only problem, the turnout was dismal. Other than Wil Maheia, there were only two civilians that went other than the […]
While the Belizean media observed the Guatemalan military to be well within Belizean territory, the Guatemalan press says the reverse. An article in Prensa Libre on Saturday boldly declares that “Guatemalan forces prevented an invasion by Belizeans in Livingston.” The article goes on to say that the navy as well as representatives from the Immigration […]
The People’s United Party weighed into the debate today with a very strongly worded release and position. It made reference to an assertion by Guatemala’s Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales to the Guatemalan media on Saturday that all of the Sarstoon belongs to Guatemala. The P.U.P. stated that it (quote) categorically rejects the specious claim […]
Footage taken on Saturday in the Sarstoon clearly shows Guatemalan military vessels way inside Belizean territorial waters. In fact, some images show one naval craft in the foreground, while the Forward Operating Base being constructed by the BDF is far in the background, making an irrefutable case for encroachment by Guatemalan military. Courtenay says this […]
Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, in the wake of what transpired along the Sarstoon River on Saturday, has indicated that government will be lodging another protest note to Guatemalan officials in the days ahead. Elrington told the media this evening that the blockade by the Guatemalan military was to be expected since a claim over the […]
A recently published article in Prensa Libre of a written account provided by the Guatemalan foreign ministry says that the Belizean delegation was fended off peacefully. According to a translation of that article, Guatemala remains firm that the territorial dispute will be settled at the I.C.J. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “The English […]
The Foreign Minister also responds to a call from the P.U.P. for the recall of Ambassador Alexis Rosado. Elrington scoffs at the notion calling it ridiculous. A recall, he says, would only serve to breakdown existing dialogue between both countries. He cites an existing territorial dispute in the South China Sea where several countries, including […]
A resident of Silk Grass Village has been indicted for murder after initially being arraigned last week on charges stemming from a brutal attack on fifty-two-year-old Harrison Bowers. According to Dangriga police, Bowers was stabbed multiple times to the hands, chest and abdomen. The incident took place sometime around nine-thirty P.M. on February twenty-first. While […]
Ruperto Vicente is back in Belize from Switzerland following the election of Gianni Infantino as the new FIFA President. The F.F.B. President left town while controversy and tension bubbled and boiled in the Federation. Three Executive members have sought to suspend him while he in turn has sought counter-sanctions against those three members. The Congress […]
Legal opinions on a local level and as well from CONCACAF are due back this week, while a delegation from FIFA should be visiting Belize soon to try to get the Federation back on track. Vicente says he’s prepared for whatever comes his way, though he’d prefer the Congress to have its say in elections […]
As we told you Vicente is back following elections in which Swiss/Italian Gianni Infantino was elected President after two rounds of voting. Two hundred and nine countries are members of FIFA, and two hundred and seven participated in the selection process. Vicente told us that as a Federation they are happy for the election of […]
So will we see concrete big changes in football coming out of Infantino’s election as President? The F.F.B. has suffered from chronic empty pocket syndrome which has affected its ability to take football to the next level, or really any level of note. It’s long been said that the Federation needs to source talent at […]
Police Constable Alpheus Parham has been on remand since May 2010 when he allegedly shot a man detained at the Caye Caulker Police Station. Alex Goff was in lockdown for disorderly conduct and assaulting a Police Officer when he allegedly got in an altercation with Parham and was shot in the head. In 2015 Parham […]
A brief statement from SMART issued today announces that it has entered into an agreement with Formula Telecom Solutions, a provider of convergent billing, charging, customer care and policy control as well as payment solutions. The agreement was signed on Friday and will allow the introduction of a new prepaid platform that will open up […]
A sensational video was also released over the weekend to coincide with the expedition of the Belize Territorial Volunteers to southern Belize. It presents the Guatemalan version of the historic dispute to more recent developments including the change in the terms and date of the referendum as well as landing the claim to the International […]
Belize City was invaded by international bikers on Saturday. The revving of the engines and the energy of the riders was felt through the principal streets of the City. Actually, the third “Meet in the Middle” event started on Thursday but it is the parade on Saturday that was a huge attraction for city folks. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Belmopan Bandits with 2 wins from 6 outings rolled into B.E.S. Gym Friday night here in Belize City to take on the formidable league leader, Smart Belize Hurricanes who boasted an unbeaten record of 7 straight wins going in. Darwin Leslie penetrates through heavy […]
A fetus believed to be between six and seven months, was pulled out from an overgrown lot in the Benguche area of Dangriga on Thursday afternoon. The unborn was reportedly discarded in a piece of cloth that had been set on fire. A resident spotted a dog with the fetus and immediately called the police. […]
Maya Island Air Cessna Flight two, twenty-two with seven passengers on board was forced to abort its flight and make an emergency landing at the Municipal Airstrip just a couple minutes after it took off en route to San Pedro on Thursday evening. We’ve been following the reports since Thursday night, but were only able […]
A group of four fishermen, returning from camp near Colson Caye this morning, is lucky to have returned to safe harbor earlier today after drifting outside of the barrier reef. The men were heading home ahead of this weekend’s cold front when their vessel began experiencing mechanical difficulties. Despite signaling for help from a passing […]
The long neglected, long abandoned premier arena for football in Belize City is getting a new lease on life. Thanks to successive sports councils which seem to have been in a state of hibernation, the M.C.C. Grounds has fallen into serious disrepair. In stories past we’ve shown you the disservice done to the pitch by […]
A cab driver from Dangriga remains hospitalized at the KHMH tonight after being shot and left for dead along the Southern Highway on Thursday. Darrel Lory, a well-known taxi man, was attacked by an unnamed assailant as he drove his vehicle along the stretch of road. It is unclear what precipitated the near fatal incident […]
The vocal tour operator, Yhony Rosado, is having his own share of woes. He was on television recently making a public complain that he was being harassed over a new business venture. Well today, he was taken to court by the Social Security Department for his business, Econo Tire. The police picked him up on […]
A new attorney was called to the bar this morning; she is Shanidi Chell from Orange Walk Town who distinguished herself as an honor student at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica. Chell is not going to go to private practice immediately because she is currently employed as a Crown Counsel. Her family and […]
