They came by the hundreds from Toledo’s villages to express their dissatisfaction with government’s failure to demarcate land for Maya communities. They left behind a pair of constitutional lawsuits in the Supreme Court that seek to compel Belmopan to act. Today, in response, Prime Minister Said Musa told News Five that while government has in […]
And while the Musa administration faces a legal and public relations battle over the Supreme Court action, on the ground in Toledo another group is threatening action to enforce what it claims are its rights over oil exploration in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. According to Maya activist Greg Ch’oc his people will not allow […]
The government of the People’s United Party is not the only political entity with a hotfoot in Toledo. According to a press release from the United Democratic Party’s Toledo East constituency, its own U.D.P. councillor, Wil Galvez, is being asked to resign his seat on the Punta Gorda Town Council. His crime? Apparently he is […]
Two stolen cars have been recovered and two suspected thieves arrested in Benque Viejo. One of those suspects was wounded by a police bullet in the course of his apprehension. According to official reports, around midnight Tuesday a police patrol observed two Toyotas travelling at high speed on the Arenal Road toward Benque. A chase […]
Meanwhile, in San Ignacio police are dealing with an unusual death. Around eight Tuesday night police and firemen were called to a house on Melhado Road where they found smoke coming from a burning pot of beans on the stove. After extinguishing the fire and searching the house they discovered in the bathroom, the partially […]
it’s a time of the year when fair weather and four days of holiday make for fun all across the nation. And to make sure we don’t return on Tuesday to a newscast full of bad news, Belize’s law enforcement authorities today announced some ambitious plans for Easter. Gerald Westby, Police Commissioner “It was emphasized […]
Travellers heading north can now travel in style as this morning National Transport launched a new luxury service. The Premier Line consists of three buses making three trips from Belize City to Chetumal daily at six, nine, and eleven a.m. Executive Secretary Linda Trejo told News Five what amenities come with the ticket. Linda Trejo, […]
On Saturday morning all Belizean ears will be tuned to a radio for the seventy-ninth Cross Country Cycling Classic. And while the publication has come out just under the wire, the magazine known as “The Tradition” has made its third annual appearance. With a photo of defending champ Shane Vasquez on the cover and some […]
