As the death toll continues to climb, there is constant reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic does not discriminate. Men, women and children from all walks of society are being affected by this virulent disease. This morning, after waiting several hours inside an ambulance outside of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, a police officer lost his […]
Corporal Jimenez’s death is particularly tragic for Commissioner of Police Chester Williams because it is his belief that immediate medical attention should have been given to the officer, as he too is at the forefront in the fight against the deadly disease. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “For me it is a really sad […]
Doctor Fernando Cuellar, who works in the private sector as an internist at the Belize Medical Associates, has been vocal in expressing concern about the saturation of our healthcare system with COVID-19 patients. With the infection rate nearing a tipping point, there is serious worry that the human resources, in terms of frontline staff are […]
Corporal David Jimenez is one of the hundreds of police officers who were swabbed for COVID-19. More than three hundred officers are currently off duty due to COVID-19. The Belize Police Department has commenced rapid testing among its members, relieving the burden on the Ministry of Health. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams gave an update […]
A rather disturbing video of a boy detailing a vile sexual attack against him was posted on social media this morning. The video was taken in Roaring Creek Village, Cayo, and in it, the boy says that he was forced to perform a sexual act on a male he identified as “Popeye”. The boy said […]
While the accused perverts are in police custody, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that investigators are also looking at those who recorded the boy confessing to the sexual abuse made against him. The video victimizes the boy once again on a psychological and emotional level. The fact that he recounts the attack in a […]
Unfortunately, the video of the boy confessing to being a victim of a sexual attack made its way on social media. Williams today sent out a stern warning to those who are sharing the video as they too can also be charged under the new cyber crime laws. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “May […]
Cabinet held its third regular session on Tuesday via a virtual meeting chaired by Prime Minister John Briceño. Among the decisions coming out of that meeting is the launch of a complete investigation into the fire sale of government assets by the previous administration. The probe into the selling off of vehicles, office furniture and […]
For the past few days, the weather condition had improved and a cold front was in effect for the country. Today, however, rains resumed across the country, but specifically in Belize City where some areas are still under several feet of water. Two such areas are Belama Phase Three and Four where water levels rose […]
Councillor Vaughan lives in the Belama area and says that the council, as well as NEMO, has been in the area trying to assist the many residents who have been affected with food items and other basic needs. He says that the residents, for various reasons, have opted to stay inside their flooded homes and […]
Now, there are reports that the water has been receding slowly, but it is not expected that all will be gone before the end of the year. As the councillor responsible for works, we asked Vaughan what can be done to alleviate the situation in Belama and other flooded areas; be that in the short-term, […]
Twenty-five-year-old Akeem Smith broke his silence today; for years, he claims that he has been the target of police, even as he has tried to walk the straight and narrow. Now by no means is Smith saying that he has not had run-ins with the law, but he has never been charged for any major […]
Loretta Smith is not taking the targeting of her son lightly. She intends to reach out to the Professional Standards Branch of the Police Department and even the Commissioner of Police in an effort to get some relief. Loretta Smith, Mother of Akeem Smith “We noh know weh dah di problem. We already di […]
Almost two weeks after fisherman Roger Blanco was shot dead in Dangriga, police formally arrested and charged Renrick Roy Robinson today for the crime of murder. Blanco and another man were reportedly walking to a shop when two men approached them, one of whom fired shots in their direction. The bullets caught Blanco as he […]
Six Central American men who were, up until early this morning, on remand facing drug trafficking-related offenses are now free men. They were accused for the landing of a plane loaded with almost three thousand pounds of cocaine off the Coastal Road last September. This morning, after the prosecution withdrew the charges for lack of […]
Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb has stepped down from her post after serving in that capacity for several years under former Minister of Education Patrick Faber. That announcement was made via an internal memo sent out earlier today by the Ministry of Education. But while Dr. Babb has come to the end of her […]
According to Fonseca, while the new administration is prepared to work with political appointees from the previous government, a number of those contracts are under revision. Isani Cayetano “Do you find that it either binds or constricts you ability to be able to bring in new blood, so to speak, bringing new ideas in […]
Fonseca’s Minister of State, Doctor Louis Zabaneh agrees, saying that he has been unable to fully settle in and form his team to execute the vision of the government because of the U.D.P. cronies who have armed themselves with contracts. In an interview conducted on Tuesday, Minister Zabaneh says that a gamut of recently issued contracts […]
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca is yet to meet with the Belize National Teachers Union to chart the way forward for the education sector. In the past, the B.N.T.U. has had a contentious relationship with the ministry when it was under the helm of former education minister Patrick Faber. In the wake of the victory, […]
On November twenty-second, Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb sent out a memo informing teachers that they would be allowed to work from home and conduct online classes until the end of the school year. This is something that the Belize National Teachers Union was clamoring for and it was the new administration who agreed […]
In July of this year, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Doctor Louis Zabaneh lobbied for an increase in government’s subvention to the University of Belize. This was before the former Education Minister sliced UB’s subvention by twenty-five percent, from eleven million to eight point three million dollars. This placed the university in dire […]
The National Library Service celebrated its eighty-fifth anniversary today and while it is a milestone achievement, the N.L.S. is tasked with keeping up with technological advancements which have seen more students searching for updated information in the online space. Nonetheless, with a new Minister of Education in office, the National Library service is looking forward […]
Cultural icon Andy Palacio would have turned sixty years old today. The legendary Garifuna musician was born in the coastal village of Barranco on December second 1960. Palacio became a household name after he launched his music career in 1981. He significantly impacted the country, the region and the world through his craft. The National […]
