The Dangriga community is still reeling over the murder of one of its own; Jordan Lorenzo was killed in Belize City earlier this week. But on Thursday evening, they lost another resident to gun violence. A local fisherman was executed inside his house in the town. It is not known why Carlos Reyes was targeted, […]
Four persons, including three minors, have been arrested and charged for the murder of twenty-six-year-old UB student Kevin Frutos. A sixteen-year-old, two seventeen-year-olds and twenty-two-year-old Christian Pineda were all arrested and charged for murder. Five days after he was reported missing, the student was found murdered and partially buried in some bushes off the George […]
There was a major contraband bust in the north. San Victor Village in the Corozal District is a well known area for illegal crossing into Mexico to purchase contraband goods and has been a hotspot for the Customs and Excise, as well as the Police Department. This morning, between five o’clock and seventy-thirty, during a […]
We’ve been following regional news; you would know that the government of Guyana was thrown into turmoil last December when a vote of no-confidence was passed in parliament. That motion has been challenged in the various courts and this morning before the Caribbean Court of Justice, a teleconference session was held between attorneys for the […]
A week ago, Guyana’s Court of Appeal ruled two-to-one that thirty-four votes were needed for the no-confidence motion to succeed. Before then, at the end of January, the government resorted to the High Court where Acting Chief Justice Roxane George ruled that the motion was legitimate and that regional and general elections should be held […]
In recent months, Sacred Heart and Holy Angels Roman Catholic primary schools saw students going home because the facilities were in disrepair. Last October, Sacred Heart had to close down for over a week because the restrooms were not functioning and posed a serious health hazard to the students and the wider community. As we […]
On Thursday for some seven hours, senators analyzed the 2019-2020 Budget that had been passed in the House days before. The agro-productive sector is seen as an important factor with a driving force to boost the economy. But according to P.U.P. Senator, Eamon Courtenay, the Government’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, gives little importance […]
Meanwhile, Private Sector Senator, Mark Lizarraga called out the government, asking “what happened to all the boom in tourism?” Tourism is known to be one of the main drivers of the economy with arrivals reportedly above the million mark. Lizarraga pointed out that the figures contained in the budget as it relates to the tourism […]
The relentless media campaign promoting a yes vote has seen a total blitz of radio and television leading up to April tenth. Ads in favour of Belize going to the I.C.J. are being aired in just about every commercial break. In between the rollout of new propaganda, government has brought out several bigwig proponents, including […]
What initially began as an awareness campaign a year ago, to inform voters about the Belize/Guatemala territorial dispute, has since morphed into a party political crusade. The United Democratic Party and the People‘s United Party have taken opposing sides in the matter. But what can we expect come Referendum Day and will the machineries of […]
Former Foreign Minister Lisa Shoman is batting heavily for the Government of Belize, coming out as one of its chief advocates for going to the I.C.J. During the prime minister’s press conference on Thursday, Shoman, who is also representing government in the Special Agreement challenge, quoted Judge Schwebel’s responses to many of the questions posed […]
On Thursday at the end of her budget debate presentation, Union Senator Elena Smith condemned the supposed actions of one of her parliament colleagues for sharing the nude pictures of a female teacher of Muffles College High School. Today the Government issued a release responding to her statements. The government says that it decries “This […]
Another person lost his life in a traffic fatality bringing the number of deaths to seven in the past week. The latest victim is a nineteen-year-old motorist who collided into a vehicle as he rode his motorcycle along Loma Luz Boulevard on Thursday evening in Santa Elena Town. Luis Enrique Cruz was injured and succumbed […]
Today classes resumed at Bishop Martin High School as four of its affected teachers met with officials from the Belize National Teachers’ Union and Ministry of Education. The meeting was held at the neighboring ITVET building as the reps were disallowed to hold the meeting on the school’s campus. As we reported on Wednesday, the […]
Earlier in the year, the administration of Muffles College High School in Orange Walk Town reportedly asked a female teacher to resign after her nude pictures were being shared without her consent. The teacher refused and she was placed on administrative leave. The school had the matter forwarded to the Teaching Services Commission and after […]
According to Chief Education Officer, Doctor Carol Babb, a letter will be sent to the school’s principal Margaret Johnston, advising her to honour the Commission’s ruling and reinstate the teacher. If Principal Johnston refuses, Doctor Babb says that the ministry will sanction the school. Dr. Carol Babb, Chief Education Officer, M.O.E. “The request that […]
Earlier this week we told you about some history making bananas in the south. Two plots were planted on two different farms and they are just about ready to be harvested. So what’s so special about those bananas? Well, those bananas we eat in Belize and those that are exported are actually from small plants […]
Last year UNICEF made calls for proposals from community groups and NGOs to submit proposals for funding of innovative ways to combat violence against children in different communities. The projects have completed their implementation and on Thursday made a presentation about the results which was shared with UNICEF to help inform their work. We stopped […]
Here’s something for this weekend. The Bliss Center for the Performing Arts is preparing to put on a show like no other. On Sunday three world-renowned ballet performers will put on a unique show at the Bliss. Principal dancer Alexander Volchkov of Russia will lead the group in what is expected to be an extraordinary […]
There are new details tonight in respect of the crisis at the Atlantic International Bank Limited. We can confirm that AIBL has started a voluntary winding up and representatives from the Central Bank of Belize have been deployed to the bank to ensure that the process is smooth and clients are protected as much as […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow presented the latest legal opinion on the Belize/Guatemala territorial dispute. It comes on the heels of another put forward recently by the Bar Association which commissioned preeminent international law professor Stephen Vasciannie to weigh in on the strengths and weaknesses of the claim should it go before the I.C.J. for resolution. […]
While it can be argued that Judge Schwebel is essentially rehashing what has been posited in the 2001 legal opinion, PM Barrow went on to say that it is Schwebel’s view that Belize would be granted temporary relief from the World Court should there be a yes vote in the upcoming referendum. This means that […]
On Monday, Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin will preside over a constitutional challenge brought by the People’s United Party. The legality of the Special Agreement between Belize and Guatemala, signed in 2008, is being called to question and whether Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington had the authority to sign without House approval. There’s a possibility that the […]
The Prime Minister’s campaign has been to promote a ‘yes’ vote come April tenth. It is also the position of former foreign minister Lisa Shoman, who shared the stage with him at the press conference and has also become a lawyer for the government. Today’s event was a push to convince the electorate to support […]
Following its passage in the House of Representatives, the budget for 2019/2020 went to the Senate floor today. Debate in the upper house started with a robust statement from private sector senator, Mark Lizarraga. The senator noted that the figures do not add up and there was no accountability of how the people’s money was […]
