Home » July, 2023
You are currently browsing entries posted in: July, 2023
Police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of eighteen-year-old Gabrel Tillett. Tillett’s body was retrieved from the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery on Tuesday morning, after his family said he went missing on Monday night. The three charged are twenty-two-year-old Robert Lamb, twenty-six-year-old Kevin Lanza, and twenty-eight-year-old Samuel Trapp. Police believe these are the […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Police Charge Two More with Murder of Gabrel Tillett; One Arraigned
And while Daniel Tillett has been charged with being a member of a gang, he was not the only one that the police charged today with that offence. Police investigations in the Antelope Street Extension area resulted in three more youths facing that charge. They are twenty-seven-year-old Alrick Lamb, twenty-six-year-old Mervin Martin, and twenty-four-year-old Edwin […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Police Charge Three More with Being Members of a Gang
The re-division exercise carried out by the Elections and Boundaries Commission has been completed. The activity was held to consider the distribution of Belize’s population and make provisions for dividing the country into at least twenty-eight electoral divisions. The chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission will present a report with proposals to the National […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Long Overdue Re-division Exercise Completed
Earlier today, Cabinet Minister Francis Fonseca weighed in once again on the Definitive Agreement that was signed between Portico Enterprises Limited and the Government of Belize in 2020. Fonseca admits that he never saw the legal opinion provided by Doctor Ben Juratowitch on the validity of the agreement. He also described the extensive coverage by […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Francis Fonseca Didn’t See Juratowitch’s Legal Opinion
In respect of the legal opinion provided by Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes and his law partner on May fourth, on the agreement between Portico and the Government of Belize, Minister Fonseca also chimed in on the differences in perspective. Mendes’ legal opinion is contained in an eighteen-page document and in it, he says that the […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Francis Fonseca Explains Why Douglas Mendes’ Legal Opinion
It’s been several weeks since the nightly Boledo draw and the Sunday lottery draw have been put on hold. In the interim, the Government of Belize has been losing out on revenue to be collected from the sale of tickets. When we caught up with Prime Minister Briceño on Thursday, he explained that there has […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on When are Boledo and Sunday Lottery Draw Returning?
Today the Belize Hotel Association held its Annual General Meeting at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel. It provided a moment for its members in the hotel, accommodations, service, and hospitality industries to discuss how the past year went for them and how they want to steer the next year ahead. President of the […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belize Hotel Association Looks at New Ways of Attracting Visitors Here
The Itz’at STEAM Academy, located on the IT-VET compound in Belize City, is geared to provide lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math – collectively referred to as STEAM subjects. For the Ministry of Education, it’s a new approach that seeks to provide a new, transformative secondary school education for students. It was developed […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Education,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Minister of Education Says Itz’at STEAM Academy Will Be Ready for September
Ten days ago, the Freetown Area Representative and his constituency office teamed up with the Taiwan Embassy to offer a basic entrepreneurship program for single women in that area. Today, around fifty women from the Freetown division are now equipped with the know-how to better handle the small businesses or the job that they have. […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Education,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Around 50 Women Complete Basic Entrepreneurship Training in Freetown
Art pieces from fourteen young Belizean visual artists are currently on display inside the Image Factory on North Front Street. The exhibition, entitled Young Blood Art Exhibition, was curated by Zaadia Flores, an Art Instructor at Saint John’s Junior College. We stopped by the exhibit ahead of its official opening tonight to learn more about […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Young Blood Art Exhibition
Tim August began experimenting with breadfruit as an alternative for French fries some years ago when a customer asked him for breadfruit instead of potato fries. He decided to take his popular meals to the public, offering the breadfruit as a staple side in all the variety of meals he prepares. It took off like […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Packaged Breadfruit Chips Now Available from Stone Kraab’s Tim August
Ten thousand primary school students from across Belize will benefit from FIFA Foundation’s Digital Education Program. This afternoon, the Ministry of Education, the FIFA Foundation and the Football Federation of Belize signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding. The objective of FIFA Foundation’s Digital Education Program is for students to acquire knowledge and develop skills related […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Sports |
Comments Off on FIFA Foundation’s Digital Education Program in Belize
On the topic of curriculum reform, the Ministry of Education is preparing to engage teachers in extensive and intensive trainings in August. The training will be geared towards delivering an in-depth understanding of the seven competencies outlined in the new national curriculum framework. The new curriculum was piloted during the last school year. Doctor Louis […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Education,
People & Places |
Comments Off on National Curriculum Framework for Teacher in August
The 2023 Anthony Mahler Mundialito Tournament is holding its final matches on Sunday inside the Berger Field in Belize City. The season saw ten male teams and six female teams compete against each other over the course of eleven weeks. The top four teams have been selected. Those teams will face off in the finals. […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Sports |
Comments Off on Belize United Look to Secure Second Consecutive Mundialito Title
This week’s look on the bright side tells the story of a small act of kindness and how it returned full circle. Sabreena met a young man who never forgot a stranger he met and the impact he had on his life. Over a decade later, he’s showing his gratitude and paying it forward in […]
Written on July 7, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on A Stranger’s Kindness is Returned Years Later
The Briceño administration inaugurated the new Coastal Plain Highway earlier today near Gales Point Village. While Prime Minister Briceño and several senior government officials were on hand for the ceremony, a press conference was being held simultaneously in Belize City. At the Radisson this morning, a team of consultants who did extensive work on Waterloo’s […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Waterloo vs. Portico, and Government’s Apparent Bias
The Piedroba Consulting Group was brought on board by Waterloo to conduct all the technical works necessary for the proposal to be granted environmental approval. Notwithstanding the scientific and fact-based approach, environmental clearance was denied twice. According to Luis Prieto y Munoz, that decision appeared to have been political and not based on the merits […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on “Environmental Clearance is Scientific, Not Political” – Piedroba Consulting
Despite its proposal being rejected twice, Waterloo says that it is important to note that a significant amount of money has been invested by the company in pre-development activities, hiring the best and most experienced technical experts to put together a comprehensive plan that exceeded the requirements of NEAC. Luis Prieto y Munoz, Piedroba […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Technical Proposal, a Hefty Investment for Waterloo
Turning now to Prime Minister Briceño, this morning we asked him about the legal opinion submitted by Doctor Ben Juratowitch on the validity of Portico’s Definitive Agreement. Juratowitch’s learned position was presented well before the controversial document was determinedly taken to Cabinet. The prime minister attempted to talk down the value of the legal advice […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on PM on Legal Advice “You’re Flagging a Dead Horse”
The state of play concerning the various cruise development projects remains dynamic. During our time with Waterloo’s consultants, we asked about a proposed next step should government decide that it will give the Port of Belize Expansion Project a stamp of approval. Isani Cayetano “You’ve had two attempts at getting NEAC’s approval to proceed […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on What’s Next for the Waterloo Project?
The use of the seabed is important for the Port of Magical Belize, as it will be used for the construction of an artificial peninsula. While the Portico project speaks to the use of the ocean floor, will the government grant permission for that undertaking? Here’s Prime Minister Briceño once again. Prime Minister John […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Will G.O.B. Grant Portico Use of Seabed?
On Wednesday, the family of eighteen-year-old Gabrel Tillett told News Five their strong belief is that he was lured into a white jeep and killed by someone who took away his cell phone as collateral for weed that he owed for. Today, police formally arrested and charged twenty-eight-year-old Samuel Trapp with Tillett’s murder. Police Commissioner, […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Police Believe Gabrel Tillett’s Murder is Linked to A Previous Homicide
The body of Iran Jones was found two Saturdays ago in a shallow grave in Biscayne Village. The thirty-year-old was a main witness in a murder trial just prior to his murder and he had relocated to Hattieville in fear of his safety. His family had said that he had received threats following his testimony […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Police Say Traces of Blood Found in Vehicle Impounded in Iran Jones Murder
Twenty-year-old Dwayne Tillett, charged with the attempted murder of Aaron Matura, appeared in court to face a charge of attempted murder today. Tillett appeared unrepresented this evening before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman, where he was read a charge of attempted murder on the life of Aaron Matura that occurred on Sunday, July third, during a […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Dwayne Tillett Charged for Attempted Murder of Aaron Matura
Security guard, thirty-one-year-old Kelvin Todd is recovering from gunshot wounds to his left shoulder and left hand after a brazen Wednesday evening attack at his house. Todd was at home on Reggae Street sometime after four p.m., when someone knocked at his front door. But when he went to open it, in the doorway stood […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Security Guard Shot By Gunman at His Door
