There are still many unanswered questions and NICH President Diane Haylock will have some explaining to do about the controversial concession she signed with businessman David Gegg when she returns from holiday next week. But in her absence, NICH board members and the Minister of Culture, Marcel Cardona held a six-hour long meeting last night […]
We reported in our newscast last night that Tourism businessman, David Gegg was taking Jaguar Paw Resort to court, seeking to have the resort reopen to his cruise tour business, Zip Line Adventures Company. While Gegg was not at court, his attorney, Michel Chebat declined to comment on the case. But his counterpart, attorney Elson […]
Last month we reported that the poultry farms in Spanish Lookout were experiencing losses in chickens because of the Newcastle Disease that had been affecting primarily their laying hens. While the Belize Agricultural Health Authority stepped in and disposed of over thirty thousand chickens to prevent the disease from spreading, it appears that they were […]
It was a major bone of contention on the island of Ambergris Caye, but tonight it appears that a compromise has been reached on the mega tourist project, South Beach. Phase one of the project has been given the green light by the National Environmental Appraisal Committee at its December eighteenth meeting. The project, however, […]
To close 2008, the number of murders went up by one, the latest recorded is in the Cayo District after seven last night. After receiving information about the homicide, police found the body of a man on a street called Without Law, in the Valley of Peace community. Thirty-three year old Salvadoran, Arturo Romero, was […]
In other crime news, an elderly Belize City taxi driver was robbed at the stroke of midnight last night. The Albert Street cab driver, seventy year old Lester Coleman picked up two men who wanted to be taken to a Faber’s Road address. One man who was wearing a striped, sleeveless shirt and long blue […]
And a sixteen year old boy has been charged for Robbery after he allegedly stole a cell phone from another minor, a thirteen year old primary school girl. Today, the sixteen year old appeared in the Belize Family Court to answer to the charge. He was denied bail and remanded to Wagner’s Facility after Magistrate […]
In other news from the courts, on Monday morning two truck drivers at the Port of Belize got into a fight which turned ugly. Twenty-eight year old Michael Caine claims Alvin Conorquie pulled out a knife and stabbed him in his back and side. Late Monday evening, Conorquie turned himself in to police and today, […]
A fire which occurred in the Tower Hill Village of Orange Walk destroyed a house on Tuesday morning. Seventy-five year old Adan Roberts said his grandson called him at about ten-fifty a.m. on December thirtieth, and told him that the roof of his house was on fire. By midday, all household items along with a […]
December thirty-first is the day on which new years resolutions are made, people dress up and get together with family, friends and loved ones. And at that last minute before midnight, there is a symphony that is launched with a magical countdown and ends with shouts of happy New Year, there is usually plenty confetti, […]
But there will be some excitement tonight at Jambels Jerk Pit Too located on Newtown Barracks where Melonie Gillett is launching her first album attempting to break in to a male dominated industry. The album entitled ‘Rush’ is a mix of different genres of music including pop, reggae, soul and dance hall and if the […]
Belizeans across the country started their morning right by tuning in or coming out to the Open Your Eyes New Year’s concert. The mood was festive, the energy was high and the crowd was overflowing at the concert site on Duck Lane. In addition to numerous giveaways, the audience was treated to performances from the […]
In welcoming 2009, Belize and Belizeans will be saying goodbye to an outgoing drama-filled twelve months. Grenades were thrown, a new government was sworn in, there were countless crimes including ninety-seven murders and several high profile arrests, two bouts of widespread flooding and enough political controversy to last several years. Tonight we bring you a […]
