Forty-five-year-old Bartolo Shish, a businessman of San Antonio, Cayo, has been charged with forcible abduction and sexual assault. Shish reportedly abducted a minor on Friday, August twenty-third as she was making her way by the Welcome Center in San Ignacio. The terrified minor recounted to authorities that Shish took her to Belize City in his black […]
A statutory instrument signed by Minister of Transport Edmond Castro came into effect earlier today allowing for only one regular bus run per day from each bus line entering Belize and returning to Mexico and Guatemala. It comes on the heels of an agreement between the Belize Bus Association and government, in light of concerns […]
While the statutory instrument has been signed into effect, Castro also expressed concerns over bus operators not living up to an agreement in which they promised to upgrade their buses, as well as their transportation operations. Edmund Castro, Minister of Transport “I was also the same minister that met with them and standardized the […]
Huge mats of sargassum continue to gently make its way into this region and ultimately to pristine beaches. The sight and the smell of sargassum have negatively impacted tourist hotspots in the country. The invasive brown algae is causing harm on local ecosystem. In Belize the sargassum has slowly crept on to several beaches in […]
The Department of the Environment and the United Kingdom Center for Environment, and Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, and the Commonwealth Litter Programme have put together a Marine Action Litter Plan for Belize to address the issue of scattered trash at sea. This morning the plan was unveiled to the public at a brief ceremony at […]
Since it was tabled in the House of Representatives and read through in its entirety on August sixteenth, the passage of the National Liquefied Petroleum Gas Project Bill has raised serious concerns. Skeptics, including the opposition and the Belize Business Bureau, believe that the new legislation paves the way for a monopoly company to control […]
According to Canton, while the price of wholesale L.P.G. will be regulated, the Bureau of Standards will be responsible for ensuring that the cost of butane at the retail level remains affordable. Isani Cayetano “So at the depot, all the players are going to be purchasing LPG at the same wholesale cost, however, if […]
On Monday our news team travelled along with a group to Graham Creek. The journey took them on the Sarstoon and then onto Graham Creek by boat. But, as has been established, locals are encouraged to report to the B.D.F base where they record names and other particulars for persons who wish travel beyond the […]
On Monday, it was Dennis Garbutt’s first time in Graham Creek. While he has worked all his life in the waters in southern Belize, he says he had never ventured into the village before. He says that while the hardship he witnessed must change, he also saw hope and potential in the village. Garbutt says […]
Turning to the leadership fight in the U.D.P….Patrick Faber has launched his bid for leadership of the party. That convention is set for February of next year. Faber already has a number of colleagues who have openly supported him. But then there are those new comers, like Dennis Garbutt, who are not elected but who […]
The Rotary Club Sunrise Belize and Puma partnered for a scholarship programme that this year will benefit twenty-five students. Today, five of the students: Juan Norales, Carlos Norales, Alexia Murillo, Kurt CutKelvin, who have been admitted to Anglican Cathedral College, were officially awarded their educational grant. A small ceremony was held at the Saint John’s […]
A Cuban artist has painted a huge, colourful mural in Majestic Alley, Belize City. The public painting, inspired by faces and the tropical climate of Cuba and Belize, was done by visiting Cuban painter Carlos Rafael Gonzalez Barban. It was organized by artist Gilvano Swasey. Today, Swasey spoke with the media to share the artist’s […]
There was an incident during last Friday’s carnival motorcade in which a young child and others were injured. The National Committee for Families and Children says it is appalled at the incident mindful that September is the month when children look forward to a wide array of national events that teach them about their heritage; […]
It’s carnival season; it all leads to the anticipated Road March this Saturday starting from the Central American Boulevard and ending at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in the City. It means that mas camps are all geared up. Titans showed off its splendor last week but it is not competing so on Tuesday night […]
Industrial action by bus owners and taxi operators across the public transportation industry has been averted, following a late afternoon meeting with government officials in Belmopan. The sit-down began promptly at three o’clock at the NEMO Headquarters and the main item on the agenda for the Belize Bus Association was the issue of local runs […]
Thomas Shaw, President of the Belize Bus Association, says that they are satisfied with the outcome of the meeting. And notwithstanding the challenge of conforming to standards set by their competitors, several adjustments have been made in order to meet those requirements. Thomas Shaw, President, Belize Bus Association “Well yes we are satisfied, it […]
Minister of Transport Edmund Castro has been involved in the negotiations with the B.B.A. While he has championed the cause of the local tour operators, he says that the industry-wide consultations were necessary in order to acknowledge the concerns of other tourism stakeholders, including the Belize Hotel Association. He attributes the delay in arriving at […]
Last year we took you on a journey to Graham Creek in Toledo. We went along with the Belize National Teachers Union to see firsthand the hardship teachers in Graham Creek faced. We showed you the story of two men, local heroes to the people of Graham Creek. We walked in the shoes of Principal […]
As you saw in our story, Graham Creek Government School got some donations to kick off the school year. The donations were made possible by the business community and other non-profit groups. But as you’ve seen, the school’s needs go beyond basic supplies and every little bit counts. On Monday, Principal Jose Cuc also made […]
Walter Garbutt is the local manager for government schools in the Stann Creek and Toledo Districts. He was one of the persons who also visited Graham Creek on Monday. That was Garbutt’s second trip to the village. He told us that he tries to visit as many schools on the first day of classes – […]
As the local manager for government schools in Stann Creek and Toledo, Garbutt knows a lot about the hardships faced in the rural communities. We asked him about his experience and how that helps to champion the teachers’ call for re-categorization of the hardship allowances. In the case of Graham Creek, where the hardship may […]
The inception of a national gas company, a public/private partnership involving the government, began with Belize Natural Energy Limited several years ago, under the stewardship of Doctor Gilbert Canton. At the height of oil production, gases that were emitted as by-products of the extraction process were only being flared. That was until the company decided […]
According to Canton, a complete study of the cost of acquisition of liquid petroleum gases from the U.S. Gulf Coast was subsequently conducted and through that exercise, they realized that by trucking L.P.G. overland from Guatemala, prices would be affected. Dr. Gilbert Canton, Managing Director, NGLC “So we started mapping the index price of […]
The idea of a public/private partnership with the Government of Belize is based on similar models employed elsewhere in the region. In this case, G.O.B. will have a twenty-five percent stake in the National Gas Company, as well as a seat on the board of directors. The agreement, following the introduction and passage of the […]
In July of last year, an agreement was signed with the Barrow administration formalizing the partnership and shareholders were sought thereafter. Those investors include Michael Bowen, President of Bowen and Bowen Ltd., Marion Usher and B.W.T. Holdings, an international concern with significant investments in Valley of Peace Farms Ltd., Cayo Grains and TexMar Shrimp Farms. […]
