Over the weekend, a trip to the Sarstoon by SATIIM was completed without interruption from the Guatemalan Armed Forces. But it was not the case this morning when a small group of boaters, including BTV founder Wil Maheia, headed up the Sarstoon River to conduct a survey of gill nets being used within the waterways […]
Just after seven on Wednesday night, a fire broke inside a room at Conch Shell Hotel Inn located on the beach front of Barrier Reef Drive in San Pedro Town. First to arrive at the scene were police who observed that room four on the second floor of the two storey building was engulfed in […]
On June twenty-sixth, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams laid out a plan to the San Pedro community in the wake of the double murder of well-known tour guide Mario Graniel and tourist Doctor Gary Swank. One of the Belize Police Department’s promises to San Pedro was to hire a dozen Tourism Police Officers. Well, today […]
Today, we met Commissioner of Police Chester Williams at a graduation ceremony for new recruits in the Tourism Police Unit. At that ceremony, Commissioner Williams spoke with the media about the significance of hiring this new cohort. This set of officers was recruited as a special complement to the unit, following the calls for increased […]
Commissioner Williams addressed the new recruits today – and that message started out about how tough it is to be a police officer. He told the graduates that they are going to be working in a thankless society and warned them to brace themselves for public criticism. While those words may have been a bit […]
Stakeholders and members of the National Celebrations Committee met on Wednesday to discuss logistics for the activities that will be held countrywide during the course of the next month and a half. One of the first activities, the National Song Competition, takes place this weekend at the Corozal Civic Centre up north. The occasion was […]
Frontline officials at the western border point received training today organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Refugees Department. At the session held in San Ignacio, the officials were trained on the Standard Operating Procedures for identification and referral of people seeking asylum in Belize. It provided them with the knowhow […]
Even though there has hardly been as much rain as we’d see in the annual rainy season; there is currently an outbreak of dengue in Belize. For anyone who has contracted the mosquito-borne illness, they’d know that dengue, or break bone fever as it is commonly called, can be painful. While dengue is a common […]
Health Minister Pablo Marin today broke his silence regarding his ministry’s intention to apply for a one point six million-dollar grant to be drawn from the National Health Insurance Reserve Funds. News of the ministry’s intentions broke after a memo dated July twenty-ninth, 2019 was leaked. The memo signed by Artemio Osorio on behalf of […]
According to Marin, the ministry intended to draw one point six million dollars of the three million dollars that make up the N.H.I. reserve. He says that he identified the source for the funding. In a previous interview with the C.E.O. of the S.S.B., Doctor Colin Young, it was made clear that the N.H.I. funds […]
So what the Ministry of Health did was to identify a project, in this case, the construction for a medical stores facility in Belmopan, and award the contract to Joehann Construction and Engineering, which is owned by the brother of Minister Rene Montero. The ministry, however, failed to secure funding for the project. It is […]
In 2018, a toddler was raped and murdered while she was in the care of her stepfather at their Maskall home. The mother of the child, Denika Flowers, was not there when the horrific incident occurred. Her boyfriend, twenty-one-year-old Everal Martinez was eventually charged with the heinous crimes and has been on remand since then. […]
In April, the People United Party fired off a release stating that the country should be appalled and outraged over the malfunctioning morgue at the Southern Regional Hospital. On Friday, August second, residents down south were notified that the morgue was once again down. It’s a grave concern for Dangriga residents and those residing in […]
The Belize Bus Association was able to come to an agreement with the Ministry of Transport about foreign owned buses making stops in Belize. On Tuesday, the association met with Minister of Transport Edmond Castro, as well as the Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, and other government officials. That meeting was to discuss a way forward […]
So, how will these changes take place? The B.B.A. says that the Attorney General committed to getting this done over the next few days and that it may not have to go before Cabinet to accommodate the agreed terms. The changes will come into effect by September of this year. Here’s more from the association […]
A delegation of Belizean politicians, including Caribbean Shores Area Representative Kareem Musa and Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold, returned from a visit to Mainland China over the weekend. While they may not have gotten official permission to travel in their respective capacities as members of the People’s United Party, the trip has managed to stir political […]
When asked if he would have accepted the offer to travel to China, considering the storm that it has since created, Musa did not shy away from reaffirming his position on the issue. Reporter “In hindsight, would you still have gone?” Kareem Musa, Area Representative, Caribbean Shores “Yes, I would have gone regardless […]
The governing party this afternoon sent out a release making assertions that the visit by the parliamentarian and delegation was a ploy by the People’s United Party to bolster its coffers for the upcoming general elections. The visit has stirred controversy because of the cosy relations with Taiwan, which has been funding hundreds of projects […]
A group of students were in a celebratory mood at Bowen and Bowen Brewery in Ladyville, Belize District. And for good reason, twenty-six of them will go on to further their studies at different institutions around the country. Bowen and Bowen has awarded the deserving group with scholarships. The awardees share one thing in common; […]
The Clear Water Marine Aquarium Research Institute wrapped up its first ever Belize Marine Conservation Summer camp. Sixty children between the ages of five to fifteen attended the three-day conservation camp where they learned about the environment and the role that can they play in conservation. The camp featured educational presentations by OCEANA, Wildlife Conservation […]
An initiative to promote breastfeeding took place today as part of activities to celebrate Breastfeeding Week. The Cleopatra White Polyclinic in Belize City was designated as a mother/baby friendly facility. It is known that the approach of feeding the baby with the mother’s milk has many benefits for both the mother and the infant as […]
A vehicle unfortunately knocked down and killed a female tapir on the area of Manatee Lookout on the Philip Goldson Highway. And soon enough, the legs of the tapir were cut off. Now, the tapir is considered a delicacy so it is felt that it was butchered to be consumed. Hours after, the carcass was […]
The Caribbean Festival of Arts, better known as CARIFESTA, has stimulated the establishment of a regional integration among Caribbean countries, bringing artisans and cultural practitioners together for more than four decades. Participating countries have used various platforms within the event to promote local arts and culture, bringing rich, exciting, and provocative expressions of talent and […]
Past CARIFESTAs were effective in sharing aspects of intangible Caribbean cultural heritage such as food, music, dance and theater. This year, the idea is to add more value by creating a space for artists to gather and work together, which will ensure that there is a long-term benefit for those who participate. At this morning’s […]
An accident in downtown Belize City this morning caused a stir for commuters in the heavily trafficked area. But for two women, it was a scary ordeal when their SUV plunged into the Haulover Creek near the Swing Bridge around eight o’clock. A Good Samaritan, however, was joined by a fisherman and both bravely jumped […]
