Cabinet has not met for the past three weeks, and it is not expected that they will meet until Prime Minister Briceño returns to the country. So, did the P.M. leave Acting Prime Minister Cordel Hyde with instructions to not call any cabinet meetings in his absence? P.M. Briceño says that that is not the […]
As we have been reporting, public officers are getting their ten percent salary reduction reinstated as of July first. This comes as good news to government workers across the country who have had to endure the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation rates with ten percent less of their salaries. In the negotiations between the Joint […]
On Monday, we told you about Mexican tourism officials visiting Belize to meet with government ministers and their Belizean counterparts from the tourism and transport industries. Today, the Embassy of Mexico held another press conference, this time at the Mexican Institute in Belize City where representatives from the health sector in Mexico are looking to […]
There are a number of Belizeans who travel for services at medical facilities in neighbouring Mexico. Some would journey as far as Merida, Cancun and even Mexico City. The goal is not only to retain that business, but also to look at the feasibility of building a Mexican private medical facility also in Belize, as […]
Medical tourism aside, one of the primary reasons Belizeans travel to Mexico is for the cheaper prices for medical services and medication. With these private hospitals having an interest in setting up in Belize, would it mean that costs will also go up? Olivia Laviada, Marketing & Medical Tourism Manager, Galenia Hospital “The doctors […]
The Ya’axché Conservation Trust held its annual Bioblitz over the weekend in southern Belize with special focus on bees, birds, mammals, macro-inverts, and trees. The non-profit organization chose the theme: Empowering Communities, Conserving Biodiversity, Connecting the World for the two-day exercise. Described as a worldwide event, it featured sixty-eight youths from five communities who spent a […]
Ya’axche informed that the youths recorded over a thousand observations and identified two hundred and twenty types of animals, trees and fresh water macro invertebrates. A new species of bee, known as the Carpenter bee was also recorded. (CLIP)
It’s another heartbreaking story of domestic violence that gripped the nation over the weekend. A thirty-five-year-old mother from Santa Familia Village is dead. Ima Landero was allegedly killed by forty-seven-year-old Augustine Gonzalez, the father of her two children, in a fit of jealous rage. The incident happened inside Legends Night Club in San Ignacio while […]
According to Police, Gonzalez was hospitalized and treated for the self-inflicted stab wounds. He was later handed over to police and subsequently charged for the murder of Ima Landero. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood told reporters what police investigations have revealed to date. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Sometime around twelve fifty eight […]
Meanwhile, in Ladyville, a father of two very young children was shot dead in the Milpa Extension area in the wee early hours of Saturday morning. Residents in the area reported hearing three gunshots – something that is nothing strange in that community, but when Police responded, they found out that someone had been murdered. […]
Traveling equipped, it’s a term that is often used to describe persons who are armed with tools and other necessary items used to carry out a criminal act. Over the weekend, police moved swiftly to intercept a suspicious vehicle that was speeding along Queen Charlotte Street. Five men were reportedly traveling in the S.U.V. when […]
During the pursuit, one of the suspects, identified as Jaheem Leslie, was struck with non-lethal rounds. His injuries forced him to come out of hiding inside the establishment and surrender himself to police. Another of his friends was found inside a deejay booth. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Officer, Belize Police Department “We believe, like […]
A family of four is tonight without a roof over their heads, following a fire in the Gungulung area on Saturday evening. Today, News Five spoke with Patricia Flowers, who almost five years to date was also a victim of a similar case of arson. Reporter Duane Moody files this story. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
Tourism officials from Mexico are in Belize to discuss improving the relationship both countries share in that industry. Heading the delegation is Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Miguel Torruco Marquez, who briefed the media of his meeting with Belize’s Minister of Tourism, Anthony Mahler and Minister of Transport, Rodwell Ferguson. He said coming out of that […]
Another area where the bilateral relations will focus on is in the area of hotel investment, particularly since this side of the world is trying to attract more European tourists. But important to this area is having ease of travel as Mexico’s Undersecretary of Tourism, Humberto Hernandez alluded to Humberto Hernandez, Undersecretary of Tourism, […]
One of the issues that Belizeans keep asking about is the requirement to get Mexican Visas when travelling beyond the state of Quintana Roo for longer than a week. Torruco Marques says that is an issue they will have to look at and discuss. Miguel Torruco Marques, Secretary of Tourism, Mexico “Our duty is […]
Members of the Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union unanimously voted for the re-instatement of Rafael Dominquez Senior, as the general manager of the credit union. His return to office was made effective on the twenty-second of June, based on the resolution approved by the membership. Mr. Dominguez Senior led a team of Board of Directors, […]
The Fish Right, Eat Right Initiative started a few years ago and focused not only on sustainable fishing, but also assisting stakeholders, including restaurateurs and consumers, to know exactly how their fish product was harvested and that they are eating exactly what they’re paying for. So today, a forum was held at the Radisson showcasing […]
Approximately seventy fishing vessels were equipped with the monitoring system used in the pilot project. And according to Wildlife Conservation Society’s Technical Coordinator for Sustainable Fisheries, Julio Maz, the system was also used in response for distress at sea. Julio Maz, Technical Coordinator for Sustainable Fisheries, W.C.S. “The vessel monitoring system has been used […]
The Ministry of Health & Wellness has announced the reopening of its Acute Psychiatric Unit at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan. The unit was closed due to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The unit was established to provide services to mentally ill patients who become acutely ill and cannot be managed at home. […]
Millions of viewers from across the United States and many in Belize were glued to their television on Sunday night for the annual BET Awards where artist in all genres of black music competed in various categories. Many emerged victorious, including Jazmine Sullivan. But it was Shyne’s performance during the tribute to Sean “Puff Daddy” […]
Another murder was recorded in Belize City this morning. That’s four murders in the Old Capital in exactly one week. Just after six a.m. today on Heart Street in the Saint Martin’s area, a single gunshot rang out. Residents would later exit their homes to find taxi operator Paul Panton drenched in his own blood […]
Twenty-six-year-old Jordan Bradley, a resident of 4th Street in King’s Park, lost his life in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday evening. He was at a yard on 11th Street when a pair of gunmen alighted a Dodge Caravan and let loose a hail of bullets at several persons who were gathered at that location. Bradley […]
Belize City police have arrested and charged Shemar Nunez in connection with the Father’s Day murder of Benjamin Hyde Sr. The forty-nine-year-old was gunned down as he rode a bicycle near the corners of East Canal and King Street on Sunday. In the wake of the incident, the police department has increased its presence on […]
And while these recent incidents may not all be related, there is concern over citizen security. Communications Director of the Belize Police Department, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood says that since the murder of Benjamin Hyde Senior on Sunday, June nineteenth, the department has stepped up its patrols across the city. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications […]
