The Ministry of Education continues to monitor the situation as it pertains to La Inmaculada R.C. School. The school is located a few hundred feet away from the New River in Orange Walk Town and due to the stench of the water; its classes were suspended today and Friday. Students and teachers began reporting feeling […]
Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development Omar Figueroa today commented on the declining health of the New River and the economic, health and social havoc it has been wreaking on the Orange Walk community. The effects of the pollutants in the New River are having an amplified effect on the environment due to […]
There is heightened concern if the New River fails to improve. Those living along the river bank have been enduring for weeks with no relief in sight. While the smell and other chemicals emanating from the water have hundreds worried, there is also the fear that the potable water will become affected. Today, in an […]
Mike’s Store in Vista Del Mar, Belize District, was hit by robbers on Wednesday night. Sometime after seven p.m., Ladyville police were called out to Manta Ray Boulevard where area residents had gathered seconds after the store was robbed. Reports from the area are that the residents helped in capturing one of three thieves who […]
Two men are in police custody pending charges of drug trafficking after being nabbed with ten pounds of compressed marijuana in the vicinity of Pachakan Village in the Corozal District. The bust happened on Wednesday night when officers in the area reportedly observed suspicious activity. The vehicle was pulled over and subsequently taken to the […]
Belize City resident, Oliver Rodriguez is lucky to be alive tonight. Rodriguez came under attack by a man on a bicycle. It happened at around seven o’clock on Wednesday night on North Creek Road in the City. Rodriguez was walking when he was approached by his attacker. That man jumped off the bicycle, pulled out […]
Bullying or harassment using an electronic means is known as cyberbullying; these types of cyber crimes are known to be widespread due to easy access to the internet. Just about anyone can be targeted. So there is a push to amend the Criminal Code to prosecute, convict and punish those who carry out these reprehensible […]
The National Assembly is to be upgraded with equipment for live coverage of house and senate meetings in the near future. The government of Taiwan has gifted the government forty thousand dollars to purchase both audio and video equipment to be installed in the National Assembly building. The Government Press Office will be recording the […]
Five months from today, on February ninth, 2020, Patrick Faber and John Saldivar will go head to head for the leadership of the ruling United Democratic Party. The U.D.P.’s National Leadership Convention will take place at the Belize Civic Center where Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Party Leader Patrick Faber recently launched his leadership campaign. […]
The court sent a Caye Caulker resident behind bars since he was unable to pay an old fine; on Thursday he was back in court for stealing two bottles of Black Label whiskey. Jose Augustine appeared before Magistrate, Emmerson Banner on a single charge of theft for stealing the liquor last week from the store […]
Brian Orellano has brought the Belize Coast Guard into disrepute by allegedly discharging a firearm in public during an altercation with Christina Teul in which she was also reportedly assaulted with the weapon. Tonight, he is on remand at the Belize Central Prison and his future with the coast guard hangs in the balance. Orellano […]
While Orellano is cooling his heels on pre-trial detention, another man has been arrested and charged for an incident involving a minor. Bartolo Shish, a resident of San Antonio, Cayo District is facing three counts for forcible abduction and sexual assault following a report that he took a fifteen-year-old girl against her will from the […]
The amount of plastic products that end up in our waters is staggering. Plastic, whether in the form of bags, bottles, caps or utensils cause severe pollution to the ocean. A high-level dialogue on Marine Litter and Waste Management in the Wider Caribbean Region is taking place in Belize to address this problem. Stakeholders acknowledge […]
The Ministry of Health has received the results of the last set of tests taken on levels of mercury in fish in the Macal River in the west. Principal Public Health Inspector at the Ministry, John Bodden says that they will be releasing the results by press release soon but shared that the results look […]
As the dust begins to settle, waters start receding, and the sky begins to clear, the level of devastation that Hurricane Dorian brought to The Bahamas is becoming clear. Hurricane Dorian pulverized The Bahamans for two days, lashing the islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco with catastrophic winds and relentless rain. It was the strongest […]
Day two of this year’s mas camps took place on Wednesday night in various neighbourhoods around the City and the Carnival vibe was contagious. The bands were in full gear and totally preparing to play mas at the grand finale on Saturday. With music blaring in the background, the creativity of costumes was in full […]
The Ministry of Health and the Belize Water Services are taking a closer look at one of the biggest water systems in the country to ensure that consumers have access to safe potable water and that it remains that way for years to come. The work comes under a project lead by the Caribbean Public […]
The life of the late beloved Jane Usher was celebrated today by family and friends at a symbolic laying of a wreath on her grave at her home on the Philip Goldson Highway. Today, Miss Jane would have celebrated her one hundred and second birthday. The Usher family was joined by representatives of the People’s […]
We all know by now that doctors recommend an annual checkup. It involves making time to see the doctor, answer questions, and a series of tests. To test your cholesterol, a blood sample is taken after fasting. But can there be a more comfortable way than going to bed and waking up hungry? That’s what […]
An urgent meeting took place all afternoon in Orange Walk Town involving La Inmaculada School and the Ministries of Health, Environment and Education. The school is located near the New River; over a thousand students are enrolled. There are health concerns that the children will fall ill since they are being subjected to the stench […]
Coast Guard Officer, Brian Orellana, is behind bars tonight. He has been criminally charged for allegedly attacking Christina Teul, hitting her with a handgun and firing the weapon. Orellana was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of wounding and one count of discharging a firearm in public. He stands accused of appearing […]
In November 2018 the remains of twenty-two-year-old Roaring Creek resident Oswald Arnold were found. He had been missing for six months and presumed murdered. Arnold’s remains were found along the Belize River in Teakettle. The cause for his death was never determined due to the advanced state of decomposition and investigators confirmed then that his […]
Twenty-seven-year-old Rafael Usher, known to friends and family as Ragga, succumbed to gunshot injuries he received on July thirty-first. The Arlington Drive resident was shot on Central American Boulevard that Wednesday night and remained hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. until Tuesday when he passed away. Usher was accosted by two persons on a motorcycle, who opened […]
There was a hit and run incident on Central American Boulevard this morning where a man riding a bicycle in the vicinity of Joe’s Meat Shop was struck by a vehicle travelling in the same direction towards the Cemetery Road Roundabout. The identity of the driver of the vehicle is not confirmed but he failed […]
Well-known criminal figure, Brandon Taylor, was arrested for attempting to cross into the U.S. But this morning he was convicted in abscentia on two criminal offenses of unlicensed kept firearm and ammunition. The charges stem from an incident in 2017 when Taylor was reportedly seen walking into a yard, stooping down and placing a Taurus […]
