With Commissioner Chester Williams now at the helm of law enforcement, he inherits the never-ending challenge of fighting crime and violence. The complement of officers within the department is larger than it has ever been, owing to several recruitments during Whylie’s time as the top cop. But is there the political will on the part […]
Since Cabinet announced on November twenty-seventh that the prime minister will remain in office until 2020, there has been an unusual silence within the United Democratic Party concerning its leadership succession. Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber may have anticipated a turn in the driver’s seat as head of government, following the PM’s initial plan to […]
Faber’s intention to one day lead the United Democratic Party and the country is no secret. But he also says that the prime minister’s choice to remain in office for the remainder of his third term does not breach any rule that the party has set. Patrick Faber, Acting Prime Minister “I want to […]
Community Activist Moses Sulph was slapped with a forty thousand-dollar judgment in favour of former U.D.P. Minister Mark King. King launched a civil suit against Sulph in 2018. The former Lake Independence Area Representative sued Sulph for posting several defamatory statements on his Facebook profile against him. Sulph attacked King’s reputation and company, Brints Security […]
Belize City fruit vendor, Darren Dawson, was spared jail time after he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty today when he presented himself before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford. The thirty-three-year-old father of two faced a charge of kept firearm and ammunition without a gun license. Before being sentenced, Dawson told the senior magistrate […]
The Turneffe Atoll is one of Belize’s seven marine protected areas. Located twenty miles east of Belize City, the Turneffe Atoll is considered the largest, most biologically diverse coral atoll in the Western Hemisphere. So when news of an Israeli N.G.O. buying a piece of the atoll broke, many concerns were raised. But as Executive […]
Education Minister Patrick Faber has provided a brief update on several issues affecting public schools across the country. Over the past week, a series of meetings have been held with four primary schools in an effort to bring them under government’s fold. Likewise, the Deputy Prime Minister also touched on an outbreak of gastroenteritis that […]
At first blush, ten-year-old Lucita Chable appears to be a healthy, carefree child. She goes to school, plays, dances and attempts to carry out her daily routines like most children her age. But Lucita is fighting to remain alive due to a rare kidney disease. The young girl from San Ignacio needs help for a […]
Four-year-old Ellis Ortiz remains at the K.H.M.H. tonight, recuperating from a vicious dog attack he endured on Sunday, January thirteenth. Ellis was at home in the Lake Independence area when he was attacked and bitten by the landlord’s dog. The child was sitting on the steps, a few feet away from the dog which was […]
Former Chief Education Officer Ines Sanchez wrote a book documenting the first seventy-five years of his life. The autobiography covers the struggles of his early life woven into the historical developments taking place during the forties, fifties and sixties, as well as other key markers in Belize’s history. According to the book, the writer “takes […]
Ground was broken this morning on Faber’s Road Extension for the building of a sporting and cultural complex in honor of late city councilor Andrew Faber. He was the younger sibling of Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, who perished in a road traffic accident along with two others in 2011. During his time at City […]
Belizean Citizens Abroad has taken offense to comments made by Foreign Affairs Minister, Wilfred Elrington. On Monday, Elrington was asked about the possibility of Belizeans who are living in another country to vote in the upcoming I.C.J. referendum on April tenth. Elrington responded by saying that the referendum should be for Belizeans who live and […]
And while that is Elrington’s views – Minister Edmond Castro says he believes Belizeans living abroad can vote as long as they meet the requirements set forth by law. The requirement is that they must be living in the country for two months which is most difficult for most Belizeans who live in the U.S. […]
Last week, we saw the monumental signing of a declaration by five former Foreign Ministers, including Prime Minister Dean Barrow, to say “Yes to the I.C.J.” And as you have seen on this newscast over the past few months, several members of the House of Representatives have gone on record to say how they will […]
The Belize Red Cross donated a trove of equipment to NEMO today in Belize City. The Red Cross says that that donation was made possible through a grant they obtained through the U.S. CARSI-E.S.F. programme for disaster risk reduction. The Red Cross says the donation is about strengthening their partnership to better serve communities in […]
On Saturday at eight-thirty p.m. at the Belize City Civic Center, MAA Events Inc. from Los Angeles, California will be hosting a Battle in Belize Tournament. The mixed martial arts event will see athletes from the Central American region as well as the U.S. compete in several rounds of fighting. Today, a meet and greet […]
If you’ve been noticing that more and more people seemed to be affected by a flu or stomach bug then your observations are probably right. Apparently viruses thrive better in cooler temperatures. So when winter sets in the north and we have the cooler temperatures in this region, viruses like those that cause the flu or […]
A new Commissioner of Police was installed today at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan, and we’ll have that coming up. But the installation of Chester Williams was eclipsed by the parting shots by his predecessor. Allen Whylie was among the many in attendance who converged on the parade square to welcome Williams as the […]
Former ComPol Whylie, who has been criticized as a lame duck leader where the fight against crime and violence is concerned, insisted that he used his final public address to speak his mind freely. In continuing his rant, the outgoing officer also took aim at his former colleagues within the police department; those whom he […]
With twenty-seven years of service under his belt, Chester Williams today was installed as the new Commissioner of Police. Williams has also distinguished himself as the first attorney to take command of the Police Department. The passing of the baton to Williams took place at the Police Academy in Belmopan. He takes command of a […]
A restructuring of the police department since Commissioner Chester Williams assumed its helm on January ninth was imminent. Last week, there was a memo in circulation which the department subsequently requested that the media discard. As it turns out, the so-called transfers and ascensions were not entirely accurate. Following today’s ceremony, we caught up with […]
Throughout the course of their professional careers, Edward Broaster and Chester Williams have had a somewhat tumultuous relationship. In the past, words have been exchanged and the two have had it out with each other in their ascent to the echelon of the Belize Police Department. So what is the fate of the relationship now […]
At midnight, there will be some relief at the pumps. The price of premium gasoline will decrease by fifty-two cents effective Wednesday at midnight. Right now the price stands at ten dollars and forty-seven cents and with that decrease the new price will be nine dollars and ninety-five cents per gallon. There will also be […]
In the village of Saint Margaret’s located on the Hummingbird Highway, school children are being sent home from classes complaining of stomach pains. There are concerns that the water has been making the young students ill. The villagers get potable drinking water from a stream; but it is untreated and contaminated. At least fifty children […]
An Israeli N.G.O. has raised funds for the purchasing of a portion of the Turneffe Atoll. This is My Earth, TIME is an international organization to which anyone, at any age, can contribute anything, from a dollar onward. The N.G.O. used crowd funding to raise thirty-thousand dollars to buy five acres of the atoll. The […]
