DK Supermarket is located at the entrance of the City where road works are ongoing. That location is heavily trafficked by commuters on foot as well as by vehicles. All that, however, did not stop a brazen single robber to target the supermarket. It all happened at about two o’clock when the unidentified robber walked […]
The family of six-year-old Daisy Acevedo is still reeling from her shooting death on Monday morning in San Pedro, reportedly at the hands of her two-year-old sister. Despite the family’s overwhelming grief in the wake of the accident, Daisy’s stepfather, thirty-year-old Shamir O’Neal Myvett, a tour operator, has been charged criminally for causing death by […]
The shooting death of an eleven-year old boy shocked his family and the community back in May 2012. Six years later, the court has found that Andrew Willoughby is guilty of the murder of the former Muslim school student, Daniel Matura. The child was hit by bullets on May twenty-first as he ran across the […]
Two weeks ago, in a press release G.O.B. promised that the prohibitively high fuel prices would go down at the next shipment. Well, that has shipment arrived. But over the weekend, the price of regular went down by thirty three cents per gallon, and today the price of premium went up by four cents. Still […]
Since it is the first time today that the media had the ears of the Prime Minister in recent times, the issue of the cabinet reshuffle was raised. Up until two weeks, ago, the Prime Minister was the titular head of the Ministry of Natural Resources. His deputy at the Ministry was Senator Carla Barnett […]
Minister Hugo Patt takes over command at Natural Resources on June twenty-fifth, succeeding a string of four ministers in recent years in a Ministry that has been rife with corruption. Today, the Prime Minister denied reports that Senator Barnett did not enjoy support from her cabinet colleagues and that they had pushed her out because […]
This year’s brightest students are from all across the country from both private and public schools. Today, the top twenty-five students of the Primary School Examination were hosted at the Bliss Institute in recognition of their hard work that gave way to high marks. Family and friends beamed with pride and joy as the top […]
There have been persistent illegal activities in western and southern Belize. The most recent reports was from the village of Otoxha in the deep south. Villagers have complained that Guatemalan nationals cross into Belize unimpeded to clear land for farms. The village alcalde, Santiago Peck , first sounded the alarm at the end of May […]
On assuming office, one of the first actions of Prime Minister Mia Motley of Barbados was to turn to the I.M.F. for assistance in developing an economic reform plan to put the economy on a good footing. After years of challenges, the island’s international reserves have dwindled to two hundred and twenty million U.S. dollars […]
Speaking at a conference in Guyana on June eighth, the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, said that the Caribbean Community needs to undertake direct consultations to ensure the survival of CARICOM Single Market and Economy, known as the C.S.M.E. Golding went on to say that most; if not all of CARICOM, have deep […]
Sixty-eight year old Adolphus Selvin Bahadur was knocked down and killed in Toledo this morning. Sometime around seven-thirty, Bahadur was on a bike on the outskirts of Forest Home, some four miles from Punta Gorda Town, heading to Elridgeville when he was hit from behind by a police truck. The driver, police corporal forty-year-old Alexander […]
Today the signing of contract for infrastructure work under the Solid Waste Management Project Two took place in Belmopan. The Solid Waste Management Two is a continuation of project one that will extend services to the north and the south and will see construction of several transfer stations across the country. The signing was for […]
You may not have noticed as yet, but your favorite Marie Sharp’s jams and jellies are looking a bit different now. The iconic Belizean brand recently underwent a re-branding of some of your favorite products. Don’t worry though; Marie Sharp herself reassures us that it is the same great product that you love, just with […]
It is hard to imagine that it was over thirty-seven-years ago that the famous entrepreneur started producing our favorite Belizean peppers, jams and sauces in her kitchen. Since then the self-titled Marie Sharp brand has grown tremendously and moved into markets across the globe. Sharp is now seventy-eight-years old and she shared with us that […]
If you’re a jazz enthusiast, music fan, or just someone who’s looking for some new entertainment, then the following story will surely interest you. This week, Belize is hosting the fourth annual International Jazz Festival. This year will be a showcase of the collaboration of five hundred and seventy-five artists from Belize and Cuba, Mexico, […]
One of the artists featured in this year’s line-up is Irving Ferreyro, a pianist and improviser from Cuba. Ferreyro shared with us why he’s looking forward to participating in this year’s jazz festival. Irving Ferreyro, Cuban Pianist (Playing the Piano) “My professional career has been an extensive one. Firstly, I was studying classical piano […]
Earlier this month, NICH issued a call for submissions to artists, amateurs as well as professionals, in the junior and senior categories, to enter their original work into the national song competition. Artists are encouraged to make submissions for the Belize song category which focuses on the Belizean identity and a message of patriotism. The […]
The national September celebrations are quickly approaching and earlier this month we told you about the invitation for submissions for the theme for this year’s September Celebrations. The theme, which will be displayed on all the marketing publications and banners, will help to commemorate the two hundred and twentieth anniversary of the Battle of St. […]
There is grim news from the island of San Pedro where residents are still recovering from a deadly fire last week. A six-year old girl was killed at her house this morning in the DFC area of the island. The young child, Daisy Acevedo, was shot on the neck and had partial amputation to her […]
Fifty-six-year-old jeweller Manuel Pacheco, a resident of Cockburn Lane, Belize City, appeared in court today for arraignment. Pacheco, whose business is located on East Collet Canal near to Pound Yard Bridge, is accused with the murder of fifty-year-old Jose Manuel Villanueva. He appeared before the Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser this morning having spent the weekend […]
Police, however, contend that there is sufficient evidence to charge Pacheco, despite reports that he was defending himself and property following an altercation with Villanueva over a dog. At the weekly press brief today, Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett said they are relying on surveillance footage to assist in the investigation. ACP Joseph […]
Corozal police are investigating what appears to be a kidnapping in San Narciso Village. Forty-three-year-old Homero Campos remains missing tonight, following an ominous phone call made to his family on Father’s Day. The businessman had set out from his home en route to his farm when he was reportedly abducted. It is a sensitive matter, […]
A mother of three was killed in a road traffic accident on Sunday afternoon in western Belize. San Ignacio resident, Neidy Cifuentes was driving with a friend and her daughter in a rental SUV when she experienced a tire blow out and lost control of her vehicle at the entrance of Succotz Village. The vehicle […]
By all accounts, the passing away of a police officer found unresponsive outside of the Corozal Police Station, appears to be of natural causes. On Sunday night, while his colleagues were making their rounds on the compound, they happened upon the motionless body of Police Constable Mitchell Cobb. Despite all efforts to rush him to […]
There are back to back changes to fuel prices announced within days of each other. The latest is a slight increase in the price of premium which goes from eleven dollars and sixty-seven cents to eleven dollars and seventy-one cents per gallon. That takes effect at midnight. After a number of price increases since the […]
