It was preceded by fears of violence and massive utility outages but day one of a planned two day national strike came off as a largely peaceful but determined protest against government financial mismanagement and the resulting increase in taxes. Today’s actions were spearheaded by teachers and unionised utility workers. Most public officers directly employed […]
The first hint that today was not business as usual came in the form of a lack of water pressure in Belize City and municipalities countrywide. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods visited B.W.S. headquarters this morning to find out what went wrong. Martin Greenhalgh, CEO, B.W.S. ?It wasn?t a surprise, it was fairly well publicise that […]
While the flow of water was affected as a result of the nationwide shutdown, other essential services like electricity and telecommunications remained unaffected. According to Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Telecommunications Limited, while many of their employees did not report to work, the two companies already had in place measures to secure their operations and […]
In a roundup of how the strike played out elsewhere in the country correspondents report that in San Ignacio and Benque Veijo about half of businesses were closed. In Dangriga and Orange Walk a majority of businesses closed their doors although banks remained open. In Corozal there were slightly more businesses open although, like in […]
Today in the capital city, preparations for the anticipated anti and pro government demonstrations on Independence Hill continued. Since Wednesday, government workers have been constructing formidable barriers as a part of the police crowd control strategy. This is in response to last Friday’s chaos during which the established police line was crossed several times by […]
With a career that includes a long stint as a public officer as well as a private accountant, Minister of Works Jose Coye has a unique perspective on government finance. Although he was one of the leaders of the August cabinet revolt, Coye chose to stick with the Prime Minister following the P.M.’s commitment to […]
An eighteen-month-old child lost his life this morning in what can only be described as tragic accident in Belize City. Jarin Sankey died on the spot after he was run over by a taxicab near his home on Pelican Street around ten thirty this morning. According to the child’s mother, the baby had gone out […]
In Dangriga, police have charged twenty eight year old Sherwin Baltazar for the murder of Michael Palacio, who was shot and killed in the Back a Town area of the town on Tuesday morning. Police continue to seek for two other persons for questioning. In Belize City, police have charged sixty-year-old Francis Orellana, a Guatemalan […]
Police do not suspect foul play in the death of a fourteen year old girl from Kendal Village in the Stann Creek District. According to police reports, Aura Elizabeth and a twenty year old relative, Diana Pineda, went down to the river around four thirty on Tuesday afternoon to do laundry. Pineda told authorities that […]
If you’re a Belizean student wishing to pursue undergraduate studies in Taiwan there is good news and then there is not so good news. The good news is that scholarships for undergraduate studies are currently available for this year’s intake at the Taiwan National Pintung University of Science and Technology. But the bad news is […]
