There is a huge development tonight regarding the top job at Belize Telemedia Limited. And that is that Rochus Schreiber has tendered his resignation as the Chief Executive Officer for B.T.L. Schreiber’s resignation was confirmed through an “employee bulletin” which was issued by B.T.L.’s Human Resources Department. The bulletin states that Schreiber, and we quote […]
Still on B.T.L., records obtained by our newsroom, show that Belize Telemedia Limited owes the Government of Belize tens of millions of dollars in unpaid General Sales Tax. According to Financial Secretary Joseph Waight, the G.S.T. Department is currently conducting an audit of the company’s financial records, but B.T.L.’s Chairman, Nestor Vasquez, vehemently says that […]
Businessman Carlton Wade was gunned down at his shop in Hattieville on Wednesday night just before he closed for the day. Inside the store were his two grandchildren, while his wife was in the upper flat. Wade lost his life at the hands of two gunmen, but he valiantly protected his grandchildren. Now, Wade is […]
Financial Secretary Joseph Waight has admitted that there are problems with regards to the reporting of financial facts by finance officers across government ministries and departments. This has been a complaint that the Auditor General has been making for several years in her annual report. The inadequate performance by finance officers, accounting clerks has resulted […]
Earlier in the month, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced a settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Atlantic International Bank Limited, describing it as a ‘win for Belize’. The settlement comes after Atlantic International was named in a claim in the US and formed part of the FTC’s investigation in what is described as the […]
Lead scammer Andris Pukke along with several associates, promised clients a lush piece of land equipped with world class amenities on a fourteen thousand-acre property in southern Belize. It’s a scam that played out over the course of several years and according to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, the Central Bank received no evidence of the […]
B.D.F. soldier, Albert Moreira was charged for the October 2018 murder of Felina James, his girlfriend and mother of their son. This week, he went to trial and saw the charge of murder dismissed by Magistrate Michelle Trapp when the court prosecutor informed that there was no case file available. Moreira’s attorney, Oscar Selgado, made […]
Four years ago, in June 2015, thirty-nine-year-old Patrick Dean Spencer, a.k.a. “Nally,” was gunned down on Cairo Street with its intersection with Glen Street, Belize City. He was shot multiple times by two gunmen and died instantly. Spencer was standing behind Extra House when he was approached by the two gun men. Charles Middleton and […]
Back in April, the Government was unsuccessful in trying to persuade the Court of Appeal to hear an application in an expedited manner. This was in the relation to the April third injunction which was granted by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin against holding the I.C.J. referendum on April tenth. The Court of Appeal ruled that […]
We also asked the Attorney General about the continued policing profiling. Police officers continue to stop and search persons, especially young black males, record their personal information and snap pictures of them. It is a practice that has been highly criticized because not only is picture-taking beyond the remit of Section Nineteen of the Police […]
Last week we reported that the U.S. Department of State upgraded Belize in its Trafficking in Persons Report. According to the report, Belize has shown significant progress in victim services and strengthening of its anti-trafficking police unit. While Belize does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons, the report […]
The U.S. has announced that a number of immigration raids will be conducted. The deportations, while delayed, are intended to remove recently arrived families who are in the United States illegally. It has been reported that there are some two thousand families facing deportation orders in ten cities. On Wednesday, we asked Thomas Lersten about […]
The National AIDS Commission held its annual national testing day today across the country. Every year the organization hosts two national testing events, with the next testing day in December for World AIDS Day. Today’s event aimed to get more men out to check their HIV status. We stopped by the Battlefield Park this morning […]
Forty-one-year-old Marcia Talbert, an employee of Cerberus Security, a subsidiary of Bowen and Bowen Limited, lost her life on the morning of June sixteenth when a gunman snuck onto the compound at Crystal Bottling Company and opened fire. Also injured during the shooting incident was Mansa Baptist, a colleague of hers who was shot in […]
On Thursday, we told you about new security measures, including surveillance cameras, as well as the hiring of special constables to be implemented in San Pedro. Those new plans were outlined by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams at a public meeting held on the island on Wednesday night. These new preventative measures are being introduced […]
The lifeless body of fifty-eight-year-old Phillip Crabtree, a British national, was retrieved from the sea in Placencia this morning. Sometime around six o’clock, police were called to an area in the village where they observed the motionless body of the retiree floating in the water nearby. Upon retrieving Crabtree’s remains, the officers noticed a cut […]
He has been fishing for forty years and seen the industry he loves grow and evolve. Today, the spotlight was on Sarteneja resident Paulino Rodriguez who was made Fisher of the Year by the Wildlife Conservation Society. With the abundance of knowledge of the sea, Rodriguez has been encouraging sustainable and responsible fishing to ensure […]
Residents of Chan Pine Ridge Village in Orange Walk say they have been greatly affected by air pollution emitted by the neighboring B.S.I. sugar factory. Villagers formed the Chan Pine Ridge Environmental Committee which is headed by Teresita Torres. According to Torres, the ashes emitted by factory contain chemicals which are affecting their health. Torres […]
The female volleyball national team has been competing in the under-twenty-three Central American Championships in Managua, Nicaragua. They have since won three games and lost one. On Wednesday, the girls faced off against the Panamanian team and won all three sets. It was the second win for the team since the tournament began earlier this […]
Early this morning, the police officers were on the streets of the City, but it was not for the usual crime fighting. It was to encourage residents to maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle by staying fit. That activity was followed by other fun sporting events at Yabra Green. On Saturday a march will culminate […]
We have been reporting on a rash of murders, at least eleven persons have been killed since last Thursday. On Wednesday, hours after Derrick Tracy was gunned down in the city, a businessman was shot and killed in Hattieville. Carlton Wade was inside his shop in the village, when he came under attack by gunmen. […]
Tonight, we know some more about the investigation into the murders of Mario Graniel and Doctor Gary Swank. The cold-blooded execution a few miles off of Ambergris Caye has left that island community reeling in shock and fear. And police have been hot on the murder trail. On Wednesday night, Commissioner of Police met with […]
This morning, a wanted poster for twenty-three-year-old Christian Espat, a well-known person to police and alleged gangster on San Pedro Town, began circulating on social media. Espat was reportedly wanted for questioning for the double murder of tour guide Mario Graniel and prominent US doctor Gary Swank. On Wednesday, several persons including a woman were […]
On Wednesday night, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams and other security personnel, as well as Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia, met with the San Pedro community to discuss the way forward in light of the double murder of well-known tour guide Mario Graniel and visitor Gary Swank. Williams informed the residents about his plans to […]
The murder of American citizen Doctor Gary Swank of the State of Virginia has sparked wide spread coverage in the international media. That bad press is already costing Belize’s tourism industry as hotels are getting cancellations. On Wednesday, we were at the U.S. Embassy where we spoke with the visiting Deputy Director of Central American […]
