The western village of Arenal is shared by both Belize and Guatemala, divided by a football field. The residents on both sides generally enjoy healthy community life and last week, with the waters from the Mopan River rising, villagers began preparing for the floods that were to come. It ended fatally for one Guatemalan family […]
We reported last week that the price of chicken had dropped by six cents per pound. But as flooding continues to affect rural areas, the livestock and poultry industries are taking a direct hit which means that prices of these basic commodities are likely to go up. Caribbean Chicken and Western Feed Service are two […]
Water levels in the rural areas of the Belize District are at alarming heights as flood waves filter into the Belize River and bordering areas since the rains began three weeks ago. A stretch of the Boom-Hattieville Road is submerged in over four feet of water. In the village, the main entrance between the bridge […]
The primary market for tourism in Belize is the United States and with a depressed economy, more Americans are staying at home. Statistics just released show a dip in tourist arrivals for the period of January to August of this year. The number of arriving visitors to the jewel decreased overall by point six percent […]
There is no denying that the relationship between the P.U.C. and B.E.L. has been hitting some sour notes for months as the two continue to buck heads over rates. On Thursday another chapter was added to the back and forth when the Public Utilities Commission began running a TV ad in which it said that […]
And it’s no secret that the Belize judiciary is under constraints with a shortage of magistrates and justices and a voluminous and growing number of cases. With more than thirty judgments and decisions pending before the Supreme Court in a period spanning more than ten years, the Bar Association is convening a special meeting to […]
A Nicaraguan national was murdered in the Capital, Belmopan City, over the weekend. At around two a.m. Sunday morning, a commotion occurred on the Ring road which alerted residents in the area that something foul was happening. Minutes later, the security guard on duty at the Bull Frog Inn called the police to alert them […]
In Orange Walk Town, meanwhile, a popular ceviche restaurant was robbed on Sunday Night. At about nine-oh-five p.m. on October twenty-sixth, three employees of Enramada Restaurant and Cabanas were held at gunpoint by armed robbers. Two Hispanic masked men entered the establishment at number five Crickstock Street and one of them brandished a pistol and […]
He has been in police custody since Friday and today Darren Banks was officially arraigned for two counts of Attempted Murder in Belize City. The thirty year old appeared in Magistrates’ Court along with thirty-three year old Steven Zelaya with whom he is jointly charged. Both men were remanded into custody until November twenty-seventh. Banks […]
Police have made an arrest in the seven month old shooting of Delroy Matura. Nineteen year old Randolph Samuels a.k.a. Delon Sheran is alleged to be one of two men involved in the March nineteenth incident. He appeared in court this morning in the Magistrates’ Court to answer to charges of Attempted Murder, Dangerous Harm, […]
Also in the Magistrates’ Court, three men, who had a knife concealed in a fried chicken, were charged today. The trio: twenty-one year old Erwin James, twenty-seven year old Deon Brackett and twenty-six year old Jesus Valencia, were in the Queen Street lock-up when the knife was found. They have been charged with possession of […]
Reports of rape, child abuse and exploitation have prompted the formation of an advocacy group with men leading the charge. Fathers Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children started with a membership of seven persons earlier this year with a mandate to bring awareness to the community and actively engage the public in the fight […]
And in some disheartening news to report, he is well known and well loved, and for many years he was a staple on the September celebrations calendar, but tonight Byron Lee is fighting for his life. The seventy-three year old soca legend was diagnosed with stage-three bladder cancer two years ago. He has been seeking […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this dish of Sports Monday. Climactic conditions continue to play havoc on the Belizean sporting landscape so we had to go indoors to the City Center yesterday where the 2008 National Open Karate championships and primary school competition was staged in both Kumite and […]
