Belize Electricity Limited has yet another fire to put out. Today President of the Belize Energy Worker’s Union, Sean Nicholas, issued a letter to C.E.O. Lynn Young alleging once again that the dismissal of six members of the union last year was indeed union busting. According to Nicholas, this time they’ve got proof. He cites […]
It is the fifth day since the country’s only sugar mill cranked up again at Tower Hill and things are going back to normal in respect of cane deliveries. Last Sunday’s removal of the cane sampler ended a twelve day strike in the sugar belt but now there are some emerging problems and it relates […]
With the new fiscal year quickly approaching and a sixty million dollar deficit that needs financing, GOB has received some good news of sorts and that is that Belize has received favourable bond ratings from an international rating agency. In a news release issued on Tuesday, Moody’s Investor Service upgraded government’s ratings from a status […]
In the past four months, there have been four changes to the price of the cylinder of butane gas. The last three were decreases in the months of November and December of 2008 and in January of 2009. But it’s a whole new year and the price is creeping back up again; this time by […]
And in news on the environment, expanded polystyrene foam, mistakenly known as Styrofoam, has been in existence since the 1940s… but while the containers produced with the material are handy, they are not necessarily environmentally friendly. The by-products do not break down and are not easy to recycle. That, along with its proliferation, has prompted […]
It was on February third that San Pedro police discovered the last two bodies in the triple murders that occurred the weekend of Friday, January thirtieth. While San Pedro police had arrested and charged twenty-two year old Alex Soler, twenty-seven year old Victor Garnett and twenty-nine year old Brionne Swift for the murders of twenty-six […]
And in news on domestic abuse, a carpenter of the Toledo District has been remanded into custody after he failed to meet bail for physically abusing his two year old stepson and common-law wife. Twenty-six year old Pedro Chen reportedly violently pushed the toddler who hit his head on a piece of wood, injuring his […]
The case of a man who was charged for a home invasion and decapitation in Lords Bank ended today. The trial of twenty year old Robert Gillett, charged with manslaughter and burglary for the decapitation of twenty year old Mara Naomi Garcia on June tenth, 2005 ended today. The jury of seven women and two […]
Roger Wagner had been on bail for the attempted murder of Griffith Green Junior, but tonight he is behind bars because Green has died. Wagner’s charge was upgraded to Murder today in Magistrates’ Court and he has been remanded into custody until April thirtieth. Green, a truck driver, was shot in his back on December […]
The attack on the business community is relentless and Belize City police are looking for two suspects following another armed jacking in broad daylight, this time against B.E.L. But the incident did not take place at the headquarters; instead, the robbers attacked one of the utility company’s outlets. At around two-thirty on Wednesday afternoon twenty […]
There is special treat for you tomorrow morning, and that is because Open Your Eyes, Channel Five’s morning show, will be hosting another live concert with William and myself. It is a celebration of love and the Valentine concert will feature several renowned musical artists. And because it is a day for giving, Channel Five […]
He is well known in the music world and in Belize he is loved. Beres Hammond’s arrived today for his second visit to the jewel. The fifty-three year old reggae-soul artist who is known for his songs like ‘Bring It On’, ‘No Goodbye’ and his latest single, ‘I Feel Good’, is here to perform for […]
Last Wednesday night, the final episode of this season Tek it Or Leave It played at the Bliss and what a show it was as thirty-nine year old Valarie Stephen proved to be the luckiest player in the season. It was no holds barred and the mother of ten was in top form as she […]
There is pretty much a shortage of films produced locally and regionally. But you will have a wide selection to view beginning this coming weekend because a repertoire of films from some twelve selected countries in this side of the hemisphere will debut and you will get a chance to see the region’s creativity and […]
As part of our coverage leading up to the March fourth municipal elections, this week, mayoral hopefuls from the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena and Benque were guests on the Open Your Eyes morning show. The four candidates all spoke of their plans for their towns once elected into office. Looking to […]
Family planning is largely seen as a way to reduce mortality. Healthy Living looks at one organization that offers options in Belize. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting According to Family Health International “At least half a million women die each year of pregnancy-related causes. Ninety-nine percent live in developing countries.” The obvious approach to remedy this issue […]
