This morning Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh walked into a packed courtroom as Mayas from Toledo made the long-journey to Belize City for the first day of trial against the Government of Belize. And what a first day it turned out to be as attorney Lois Young for the government and Antoinette Moore for the Maya […]
After the court case, over a hundred Mayas made their way to the Radisson Fort George where they held a press conference. At the meeting members of the M.L.A. and the T.A.A. expressed their frustration that once again justice will be delayed for the Mayas. The citizens also called on the government to stop stalling […]
The other hot button topic at the conference was the releases sent out by the Toledo Cacao Grower’s Association. According to the T.C.G.A., the Maya Leaders Alliance and Toledo Alcalde Association had not fully consulted with the villagers before acting on their behalf. They also say that the communal land system would not work in […]
We reported last night that a container previously erected by Guatemalan Leonel Arellano had been successfully dismantled from the village of Jalacte and moved to Guatemalan territory. The issue had been a particularly thorny one for G.O.B. because Arellano who hails from the nearby village of Santa Cruz, El Peten, had defiantly threatened to attack […]
Just before news time, an accident between miles twenty and twenty-one on the Western Highway this evening left five people injured. It involved four vehicles; a Ford pickup truck and a vehicle being towed by a Toyota four Runner, all heading towards Belmopan and a green Ford van heading towards Belize City. Reports are that […]
HL’s Burgers, they are a staple and the burger stands have become institutions at strategic locations on some of Belize City’s more popular streets. But soon Belize’s burger king, our own HL’s, will be no more. That’s because the franchise has gone into receivership after its owner, Howell Longsworth, declared bankruptcy following default of seven […]
It was a busy in court today and following the lawsuit brought by the Mayas, Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh granted judicial review of the controversial contract between NICH President Diane Haylock and businessman David Gegg that was signed in June 2008 and came to light in December of that year. While it is a small […]
While Courtenay’s case is straightforward and the contract will be re-drawn as agreed to by the NICH board, there is a new twist. Kaseke and Smith are arguing that since the site has not been declared an archaeological reserve, then all the visitor fees to the cave that Jaguar Paw handed over to NICH over […]
It was one of the most horrendous killings in the south of Belize, when in September of 2007 the nude body of nineteen year old Mirna Figueroa was found in some bushes off a dirt road about two miles into the Hopkins Road. She had been sexually molested and strangled to death and near her […]
Police suspect that a resident of Sittee River Village may have been poisoned by his step son. Fifty-six year old Herman Foster reported to the cops that about midday on Tuesday, his stepson Luis Assi arrived home and gave him a bottle of juice. Foster said that after taking two mouthfuls of the juice, he […]
It is known that the Guatemalan Congress has not given the green light to take the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. In Belize, the government has given its support but the jury is still out in respect of how Belizeans feel about going the I.C.J. way. In both countries the question must […]
This morning P.U.P. Mayoral hopeful Ivan Castillo and incumbent Mayor of Corozal Town, Hilberto Campus were guests on our Open Your Eyes show. Both had an opportunity to explain their visions for the town. Castillo and Campus also discussed accountability and though both candidates had a different response about the current council’s financial records, both […]
It’s a dish that is on the dinner table every Sunday in almost every household, rice and beans. And at the request of our viewers, Healthy Living brings back this segment on the pros and cons of this favourite Belizean dish. Marleni Cuellar Its midday and its rice time in Belize. Like most Belizeans, I […]
