A National Shark Fishers Forum was held today in Belize City. The event brought together more than forty shark fishers to raise awareness of shark regulations, best fishing practices, and to discuss shark research being conducted in Belize. The forum also provided an avenue to discuss issues related to the shark fishery and to develop […]
A gathering of industry stakeholders from across the travel and leisure sectors met today at the annual B.T.B. Industry Presentation. Every year, the Belize Tourism Board convenes a symposium during which topics pertaining to the state of the industry, as well as breakthroughs in trends and other areas of development are discussed. This year, the […]
According to Karen Pike, Director of Marketing and Industry Relations, invitations were extended to representatives from various organizations across the region. Karen Pike, Director of Marketing and Industry Relations, B.T.B. “We have representatives from the Caribbean Tourism Organization. We have representatives from marketing agencies in the U.S., in the Netherlands and in the UK. […]
Three Belizean artists were recognized with the first ever Artist Emeritus title in Belize. National Institute of Culture and History says that the initiative recognizes the three trailblazers for their life-long commitment and work to promote culture in Belize. Florencio Mes, Myrna Manzanares and Lord Rhaburn were honoured with plaques and a life-time monthly stipend […]
And to end the news tonight, we have an inspirational story about American-Belizean, eleven-year-old Max Castillo who is not letting anything stop him from receiving a proper education. For Max, who lives in Chicago, going to school can be hazardous to his health. His genetic disorders and allergies make attending middle school nearly impossible. But […]
There is a report that the body of a woman was found off the Coastal Road. Police are yet to confirm the identity of the female. We will have more on this on Friday.
There is some relief tonight as a strike by stevedores has been averted at least for now. This afternoon, the stevedores, the Port of Belize and the Labour Department met in Belize City as the deadline for the start for the proposed strike approached. The meeting was testy but after three o’clock the two sides […]
The Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize have made some progress in respect of their negotiations towards a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Reducing the number of stevedores by one person per gang, however, is another contentious matter that is bubbling below the surface. It is an issue that the union, as well as its […]
In respect of a tribunal to be put together to oversee the concerns of both parties, letters are being sent out to the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, as well as the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to select persons who will form the panel. The extension, says Doctor Carla Barnett, will also […]
A thirty-one-year-old Salvadoran national is accused of raping his five-year-old step-daughter on Monday night while she was left with him at their house in San Pedro. The step father was arraigned today in Belize City before Magistrate Emerson Banner who told him that no plea will be taken because the offence is of an indictable […]
The National Committee for Families and Children has joined the public outrage in condemning the disturbing rape report, saying that “our children need our help.” In a release, the N.C.F.C. states that the children remain under attack by those who should be in the position of keeping them safe. The N.C.F.C. says it has been […]
Twenty-six-year-old Japhet Bennett was released from the Belize Central Prison on Wednesday afternoon after a life sentence handed down to him at the age of sixteen was quashed by the Caribbean Court of Justice. Bennett was accused and subsequently convicted of the murder of Ellis ‘Peppa Gacho’ Meighan, who was shot and killed in Belize […]
Bennett’s legal representative, Audrey Matura, explained the arduous process of seeking and securing his release. The life sentence was initially appealed at the Court of Appeal where it was dismissed. As a final attempt, Matura applied for leave for the matter to be heard before the C.C.J. Audrey Matura, Attorney for Japhet Bennett “After […]
A pair of robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of money on Wednesday night after they held up the owner of CP Gas Station in Belize City. Two men, one armed with a firearm entered CP Gas Station at around seven o’clock and while one of them pretended to be buying, the other went […]
Thirty-seven-year-old Felina Margaret James has not been heard from or seen since Thursday, October eleventh. The mother of two was reportedly on her way to Sarteneja Village in her grey Kia Sportage to gather her belongings as she had decided to permanently move to Belize City. James, however, never made it home and three identification […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Moore became a free man on Wednesday night after Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams told him that the murder case against him is being discontinued. Moore who was on remand for the 2010 murder of Andrew Moses was told that the DPP’s office decided to discontinue the case against him due to lack […]
The man investigators believed fatally shot thirty-six-year-old Kevin Thomas remains under police guard at the K.H.M.H. Police say that as soon as he is released the charge of murder will be levied against him. Shadron Gillett is accused of fatally shooting Thomas several times on Monday night. Thomas was in front of Steven’s Shop on […]
Police have issued bulletins for two men wanted for murder. Eighteen-year-old Leonidis Perez seen in this picture is five feet five inches in height and weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds, his address is Salvapan, Belmopan. Police are also looking for John Albert Henry Junior. Henry Junior is thirty-five-years old and five feet seven […]
A school in Dangriga had to send home its students this week after public health officials shut down the school because the sewerage system stopped functioning and the restrooms were no longer sanitary for the students to use. But the problem worsened when neighbours started to complain and the health officials intervened to close down […]
There is word tonight that buses loaded with Central American nationals are at the western border. The immigration department however has denied them entry because of a developing story involving Honduran nationals. Those Hondurans are attempting to make their way to the United States but the US President has vowed to cut off at least […]
A Belize City woman is lucky to be alive tonight after someone attempted to burn down her house while she slept inside on Wednesday night. Twenty-one-year-old Andre Diaz was in deep slumber inside her Consuelo Street house when she heard the sound of sirens. When she exited, Diaz realized that someone had thrown a plastic […]
Fragments of Hope was first to sound the alarm that dredging was taking place off the coast of Placencia. Today the Southern Environmental Association issued a release expressing concern over dredging activities taking place to fill a development on Little Bugle Caye. The release points out that the approval for dredging was granted without the […]
Egbert Ferguson and his family today officially received the keys to a newly constructed house courtesy of Hand in Hand Ministries and Heritage Bank Limited. It was the three hundred and sixtieth house that Hand in Hand Ministries hand over at a cost of a little more than seventeen thousand dollars which Heritage Bank provided. […]
In June of this year, Belize assumed the Presidency Pro Tempore of the Central American Integrated System (SICA) for a six month period during which time two meetings are held. And so today, the Central American countries and the Dominican Republic are meeting in Belize to discuss developments in tourism, security, climate change and other […]
Everybody does it; or, that’s what we hope. While we know it is important, we’ve all been guilty of skipping it here or there. What’s worse, we may not even be doing it properly and quite likely making ourselves and others sick as a result. What are we talking about? Hand washing. We’ll find out […]
