Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is on Belizean soil for his first state visit to Belize. On arrival on a private jet, he was given an impressive ceremonial welcome by a large delegation of Cabinet members and the Taiwanese community. The visit has much significance for both Belize and Taiwan. During his stay President Ma will […]
The Port of Belize employs more than two hundred stevedores to load and unload ships arriving and leaving our shores. But this morning instead, a small group lifted placards as they picketed the Labour Department’s office on Albert Street West. Flanked by the General Secretary of the Christian Workers’ Union (C.W.U.), James McFoy and Union […]
But the Christian Workers’ Union’s problems do not end with the Port of Belize; they also contend that the Labour Department has not been responding to their requests in a timely fashion. Antonio Gonzalez, President, C.W.U. “We have lodged these issues with the Ministry of Labour through the Labour Commissioner but it seems that they […]
The number of demonstrators was lower than anticipated, but the energy was high among protestors in San Pedro AC, where two primary schools and others took to the streets today. The protest comes on the heels of an allegation by a teacher that she has been the victim of constant abuse by a police officer, […]
The march today was not a bright spot for the police department. In our story aired last week, the Wilson’s also alleged that Officer Mark Martinez attacked them when they went to rescue the teacher. Assistant Superintendent Dennis Arnold, the officer commanding the San Pedro Police Formation, says that the Wilsons’ are not being honest […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on protests in Belize City and San Pedro and it appears that there’s trouble brewing in the south for another union, the B.N.T.U. Teachers in the Stann Creek District are up in arms regarding a large number of potential transfers by the district’s Catholic Management. Late last week, the […]
Youth Business Trust Belize is a program which offers assistance to entrepreneurs in areas of loan financing, training and mentoring. Among the many that have participated, one was chosen for the 2009 Growing Up C.E.O. program. Ricardo Gongora, a second year student at St. John’s College Junior College, was selected to attend the three-day Inner […]
The crime was committed almost four years ago and today, it took more than five hours of deliberation for a jury to find twenty-four year old Brian Herrera guilty of Murder. But he won’t know his fate until June ninth since Judge Oswell Legall has deferred sentencing to allow Herrera’s attorney, Liesje Barrow Chung, time […]
Meanwhile, thirty year old businessman, Jin Tian Chen, pleaded guilty today to a charge of Handling Stolen Goods. Jin was found in possession of a laptop computer that was stolen from Ombudsman Cynthia Pitts’ office. Magistrate Rachel Montejo fined him one thousand, five hundred dollars and gave him until July thirtieth to pay or serve […]
A man who is the suspect in two robberies is being detained tonight by police. According to twenty-two year old Christopher Carter, at about ten-thirty Tuesday night, a man with a chrome revolver approached him and some friends in his yard and demanded that they hand over their belongings. Carter and his friends complied and […]
Stephen Palacio has been on the run since this past Saturday evening when six year old Jose Garcia Junior was knocked down and killed at the intersection of Amara Avenue and King Street in Belize City. But today Palacio handed himself into the Belize City Police Traffic Unit and cops were waiting to greet him […]
The H1N1 virus no longer seems to pose a threat but its initial name “Swine Flu” certainly caused a scare among pork lovers. The Ministry of Agriculture reports that since the scare, there has been a significant drop in the local consumption of pork and pork products. And while he could not offer a figure […]
Members of the Belize Tourism Industry Association and other industry stakeholders gathered today at the Radisson for B.T.I.A.’s Bi-Annual General Meeting. The event usually serves the dual purpose of bringing members together for an update on the status of the tourism industry as well as to encourage new members to sign up. As expected, the […]
And this news, there are startling reports about the well known energy drink, Red Bull Cola. Since last Friday, six states in Germany have banned and removed the energy drink from shelves in retail stores after samples tested positive for traces of cocaine. Agents for Red Bull, however, say that the cola is (quote) “harmless […]
