Belize lost today one of its iconic musicians, Mister Wilfred Peters passed away this afternoon at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The legendary King of Brukdong, in the last few months of his life, performed in a number of concerts: his last at the Cacao Festival on May twenty-third in Punta Gorda. Earlier in the […]
It is not the usual protocol for the Prime Minister to visit with the Leader of the Opposition. Well this morning, they put differences aside and Dean Barrow visited John Briceño at his office on Newtown Barracks. The full press was camped down in the lobby of the building to report on the event. The […]
Following the meeting with the Prime Minister, opposition leader John Briceño said he is considering taking legal action against OCEANA in light of allegations made by its local vice president at a public forum held on Tuesday. Audrey-Matura Shepherd suggested that the persons involved in signing the concession rights to Pedegua, a Guatemalan company, should […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow also weighed in on the question of a Guatemalan-owned oil company that was granted concession rights to explore the southern waters of Belize. While he said he was just briefed on the situation, the Prime Minister said that it is not a matter of Belize’s territorial sovereignty being threatened by an […]
In light of the number of number of incidents involving rogue behavior by the police, on Tuesday’s newscast we asked: Do you think the police has the support of the community to rid the streets of crime? Seventy-six percent of the persons who polled were of the view that there is little or no trust […]
Just over a month ago, on May fifth, the Belize City Council teamed up with various activists from Belize City to convene a citizens-centered summit with ten sub-committees aimed at addressing violence in the old capital. And after endless consultations, today Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers held a public task force meeting and press conference along […]
On Monday, the Court of Appeal resumed session and there are a number of criminal and civil matters to be heard. An appeal by Senior citizen, Fortunato Campos, was withdrawn because of timing. In the Supreme Court, Campos was initially charged with attempted murder, but was found guilty of the alternative charge of wounding. Justice […]
A burglary at the home of an elderly person took place back in April but the accused burglar has just been arraigned. Eight hundred dollars worth of items were stolen from the King’s Park home of Alexander Franzua. Fingerprints were retrieved from the scene and after using the Affix Transfer and Manual Henry Fingerprints Classification […]
Last week Wednesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow unveiled a complex plan to pull the country out from the current crime epidemic. Restore Belize is a long term multi-faceted initiative made up of government, the private sector and civil society which will take off in August. It will require funding of some thirty million dollars to […]
While the topic of oil exploration is dominating the headlines, in southern Belize, the Mayas continue to struggle over their ancestral lands and other rights. Earlier today, the Maya Leaders Alliance issued a statement on an incident that dates back to May ninetieth. According to the MLA, the Forestry Department confiscated two thousand four hundred […]
The family of a young boy is today mourning his sudden and tragic death. On Monday afternoon at around three o’ clock, Toledo Police were called to the home of Heidi Flowers, a twenty-three year domestic, of Bella Vista Village in the south. Reports are that around two-thirty, Javier Francisco Jacobo went to use the […]
As we reported at the top of our newscast Mr. Wilfred Peters passed away at the KHMH at the age of seventy-nine. His music career spans fifty years and took him across the globe. He was known for his originality and traditional stories of logwood days. Here’s a look back at his life. {nat sounds…montage […]
