Will the lights go out when Belize Electricity Limited’s bank account dries up? That has been the burning question in many homes since the country’s sole electricity provider declared that it could not meet financial debts with its suppliers on schedule. Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced at his quarterly press conference on Wednesday that B.E.L. […]
And though there are tough words coming from the Prime Minister, it is not difficult for critics to compare it to the takeover of Telemedia. Lynn Young says that he would convey the PM’s buyout message to Stann Marshall, the CEO of Fortis. News Five also spoke to Young this evening but he did not […]
After the country went to bed on Thursday night, many homes were thrust into darkness after midnight. It wasn’t the start of the rolling blackouts signaling nonpayment to Comisión Federal de Electricidad of Mexico. The blackouts coincided with very strong winds and rains that pounded Belize City to the northern districts. It was a freak […]
Rhaburn’s home was not the only one damaged. A section of a roof on a home in the Jane Usher Boulevard area of Belize City was also blown off. According to the Met Service, the intense winds were clocked at fifty miles an hour. While the forecast had called for a change of weather primarily […]
During the Prime Minister’s second quarterly press conference on Wednesday, he addressed a myriad of issues, including the current state of the transportation industry. But while Barrow may have painted a wonderful picture of an agreed solution to the transportation crisis, today the Belizean Bus Association (BBA) held its own media briefing to offer a […]
A public notice caught our attention in a recent issue of the Star Newspaper based in Cayo. It states that the Investment Committee of the Social Security Board has recommended to the Board of Directors, the approval of fourteen point nine million dollars to a company by the name of Nature Fresh Belize Ltd for […]
The Ministry of Economic Development and Consumer Protection today announced an increase in the controlled price of flour. The new retail price per pound of La Gitana household flour is now ninety cents in Belize City. In Belmopan and Orange Walk, the price is ninety-one cents while in San Ignacio, Dangriga and Corozal, it’s ninety-two […]
The emergent scrap metal industry is also facing government scrutiny. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment intends to whip the scrap metal business into shape by introducing new regulations. According to a release from the ministry, the collection, storage, transportation and exportation of scraps will be controlled through a licensing system. The Scrap […]
A delegation of high school students under the age of fifteen is heading to Mexico City on Saturday where they will represent the Jewel in an Under Fifteen basketball tournament. All bets are on Belize’s Under Fifteen National Basketball Team to excel in the weeklong games that would then advance the local boys to another […]
While the hoop dreams of the Under Fifteen National Basketball team has them reaching for the stars, the vision of a local entrepreneur also has him and some local youths in the spotlight. Back from the U.S less than three years ago, Aaron Lauriano was disheartened by the increasing number of crime he sees everyday […]
The violence in the movie portrayed real life, and the following report could have also been scripted for the screen. Tonight, ex-police officer Dennis Card is on remand at the Hattieville Prison after being charged with Aggravated Assault and Kept Unlicensed Ammunition. Both charges come on the heels of a shooting incident on Thursday evening […]
In court news, seven witnesses were called and a jury deliberated for about three hours in the case against seventy-four year old Orlando Espejo aka Landy, which ended today. The retired businessman was found guilty of Manslaughter by Negligence and Negligent Grievous Harm. The charges arose after a traffic accident on June thirteenth, 2009 in […]
Also in court, twenty-one year old Eugene Myers and thirty-seven year old Anthony Singh were charged with Forgery, Theft and Claiming upon a Forged Document. The complainant is Myers’ neighbor, nineteen year old Tiffany Thomas, who claims that her credit union book went missing on May twenty-fourth while Myers was at her house. The men […]
Arthur Saldivar has the distinction of being the only attorney that has been banned from visiting his clients in prison. The Belize Central Prison in Hattieville implemented the ban after he allegedly facilitated a phone call from his client Mike Menjivar to the media. The prison wrote the Bar Association hoping that they would punish […]
Summer is drawing closer and one yearly environmental staple has returned. Registration for the Belize Audubon Society’s annual summer camps for kids, teens and adults have begun. According to Audubon’s Publicity Coordinator, Dirk ‘the Birdman’ Francisco, participants have a choice of seven camps in which they can learn while exploring nature. Dirk Francisco, Publicity Coordinator, […]
If you enjoy the flamboyant feathers of birds but have no desire to venture into forests, then there is still an event for you. The glitz, colors and sequins of Carnival is truly emerging on the horizon. At the end of May, the fate of this year’s carnival road march was in limbo; several mas […]
Before the Carnival mas bands take to the roads, several organizations intend to take over the streets this Saturday morning. Get Up and Run is a health initiative coordinated by: the Belize Amateur Athletic Association, the Belize Diabetes Association, the Olympic Association, the Ministry of Health, the National Secondary Schools Sports Association and the Belize […]
The Ministry of Education and Youth began the National Apprenticeship Program in 2010 in an effort to keep young people occupied and provide them with the tools necessary to seek employment. Well, out of the thirty that started the program at the ITVET in Belize City, twenty completed it. The initiative, carried out in conjunction […]
