Less than twenty-four hours after Belize Police Department intercepted one of the biggest drug cargos on record, the deaths of the four Belize Defence Soldiers were reported and that tragedy continues to play out and dominate the news. And so when the press caught up with Commissioner of Police today, we inquired about the drugs […]
Fifty-three-year-old Belizean Moses Anthon Francisco has been sentenced to eighteen years behind bars in the United States. According to news outlets in Iowa, Francisco led law enforcement on a high-speed chase from southern Minnesota into North Iowa on June eleventh, 2019. It is reported that he was observed driving erratically and had pointed a handgun […]
Tensions built up at the Port of Belize today and police had to be called in to cool down the situation. The protesting stevedores grew agitated and blocked heavy equipment from proceeding into the compound on Caesar Ridge Road. The Port’s management has asked to see their demands prior to a meeting with the Labour […]
As new cases of the corona virus are showing up around the world, there are still no confirmed cases in Belize. Health authorities, however, warn that it is a matter of when since the virus is spreading rapidly. In the neighbouring state of Quintana Roo, the Health Secretary Alejandra Aguirre Crespo has confirmed to the […]
Oceana Belize has upped its proposed transitional support to Belizean fishers to two point five million dollars. The N.G.O. has been calling for the absolute ban of the use of gillnets in Belizean waters. In 2019, the Government declared gillnets as destructive fishing gear and since then Oceana has been engaging with government ministries and […]
The meeting between the Christian Workers Union, official representatives for the Port of Belize and the Labour Minister and Labour Commissioner met for more than five hours. C.W.U. President Evan Mose Hyde and Port C.E.O. Arturo Vasquez sat around the table with Labour Minister of State Doctor Carla Barnett and Labour Commissioner Ann Marie Thompson […]
At the conclusion of this afternoon’s meeting, the C.E.O. for the Port of Belize Limited, Arturo “Tux” Vasquez, addressed the media. Vasquez says that several agreements have been reached and believes that the tensions have deescalated. Arturo Tux Vasquez, C.E.O. Port of Belize Ltd. “We have had quite a number of hours of discussion […]
The Public Service Union is echoing the call by the National Trade Union Congress of Belize to stamp out corruption as P.M. Dean Barrow had promised years ago when he said he would use his two-edged machete. The P.S.U. has maintained that G.O.B.’s inaction and unwillingness to act forcefully against corruption has made the matter […]
Fire erupted at a small structure in the village of San Joaquin, Corozal District this afternoon around two o’clock. Fire fighters responded to the call of the fire, but the blaze spread quickly consuming the structure. Its cause is not known.
In February, the People’s United Party condemned the decision of Belmopan Mayor Khalid Belisle and his City Council to approve the construction of a gas station immediately in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Primary School on four parcels of prime land designated as a green area. Residents of the area and parents at the […]
Three cops attached to the San Ignacio Police Station are to be placed on interdiction following a charge of extortion. There are concerns that the cops were not placed on interdiction immediately, as they remain on duty. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams responded to questions about why the officers aren’t on interdiction as yet: […]
Corporal Yassir Mendez joined the Belize Defence Force as a member of Intake fifty-three in 2010. He was posted to the air wing in 2011. He served there up to the time of his untimely death, along with three of his colleagues in the line of duty last week. Today Mendez was buried in his […]
The families of the fallen officers have made public their disappointment that they learnt of the demise of their loved ones on social media and not from the B.D.F. command. Today, we spoke to Retired Captain Derricia Jael who has a bachelor’s in aircraft maintenance. She formed part of the Belize Defence Force as the […]
According to the Ministry of National Security, Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard Captain Elton Bennett is the lead investigator, under command of Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral John Borland, into the tragic incident. Experts from BATSUB, the U.S. and Mexico are also assisting in the investigation. A final report is expected in two weeks. […]
As you have heard, the families of the deceased soldiers have complained that the Belize Defence Force failed to notify them that the men had gone missing even though there are procedures that should be followed in such an event. The anti-drug operation occurred on Thursday morning and it was not until Friday, that the […]
There was mayhem in the City this afternoon as a number of shootings took place in the south side. At news time, it is known that one person was killed in the gun violence at the corner of Iguana Street and Central American Boulevard. At this time police are processing the scene. Earlier this afternoon, […]
There was traffic fatality early this morning on the Hummingbird Highway. It happened when a delivery truck transporting dry goods and food items, collided with a pickup truck and overturned near the village of Armenia. The driver of the truck belonging to German Vega and Sons Limited, was trapped inside and perished before he could […]
An investigation is ongoing at the Julian Cho High School in Punta Gorda where more than two million dollars were awarded in contracts to teachers by the then Principal Simeon Choc. Aside from those financial discrepancies found in an audit, there are other troubling issues. The high school has been operating without a principal for […]
The calls for an independent investigation into the demise of four officers from the B.D.F. continue to mount. The Belize Energy Workers Union has issued a statement expressing support for the families of two pilots and crew members who perished in the helicopter crash last week. B.E.W.U. is joining the call for an immediate independent […]
Earlier today, the Belize Progressive Party extended condolences to the families of Defense Force Airmen Adran Ramirez, Radford Baizer, Yassir Mendez, and Reinaldo Choc. B.P.P. is appealing to the Prime Minister and the government to leave no stones unturned in a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragic demise of the servicemen. […]
There was a robbery of tourists at El Pilar Site over the weekend. The visitors were along with their tour guides when they were targeted. They report that four men, one armed with a rifle and another yielding a machete, attacked them jacking their personal items and fleeing across the border into Guatemala. Head of the […]
And this news, police are currently at the scene of a fourth shooting today. A few minutes ago, gunfire exploded on Ebony Street.
Stevedores entered a second day of protest today. Since Monday they have been outside the Port of Belize on Ceasar Ridge Road protesting the likelihood that locally produced raw sugar will now be shipped through the Big Creek Port. ASR/BSI has conducted a dry run to test the loading of sugar at the Big Creek […]
Chief Executive officer for the Port of Belize Limited Arturo Vasquez wrote to C.W.U. President, Evan Mose Hyde. In the letter, Vasquez tells Hyde that Gang Number Two has refused to carry out cargo operations and in his view it constitutes illegal strike action in clear violation of the Settlement of Disputes in the Essential […]
As the stevedores continued their strike, making a presence today was Philip Willoughby. Willoughby is the U.D.P.’s Standard Bearer for Port Loyola and he says he went there to gather facts and relay those facts to his colleagues in cabinet who can address the ongoing matter. Willoughby says both sides need to sit down and […]
