Fresh Catch Belize Limited is on the auction block. The modern tilapia farming operation went into receivership in July 2011. It was one of several assets belonging to the Mena Group of companies that was taken over by FirstCaribbean International Bank. The Mena’s managed to get back the Wood Depot but not Fresh Catch. The […]
Dennis Ireland’s name became headline news on last October twentieth, when a late evening police press release said that Ireland is “a person of interest” in connection with the Theft of the firearms stolen from the Belize Defense Force Armory on October twelfth. Ireland turned himself in for questioning, but his name did not appear […]
As reported on Tuesday night, four persons have been put on administrative leave following the heist at the B.D.F. headquarters in Ladyville back in early October. Forty-two guns were missing from the armory, including high powered weapons. C.E.O. Allen Whylie’s report dispatched under secret cover to the Minister of Defence, showed that there was a […]
It is no secret that the Chiquibul Forest Reserve is under threat and by now the situation has become dangerous. To compound the serious state of affairs, it was revealed two weeks ago that illegal Guatemalan loggers and poachers have ventured deep into the Chiquibul and are in close range of the Caracol Archaeological Site. […]
Executive Director of Friends of Conservation & Development, Rafael Manzanero says that urgent measures are needed to curb the plunder of the Chiquibul. With a detailed recommendation guideline, Manzanero says one of the important steps to prevent the mass illegal logging and poaching, is through the setting up of additional conservation posts. Rafael Manzanero, Executive […]
The case of UNIBAM for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Belize is catching fire on the international scene. It is seen as a first test case to essentially kick off a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality in numerous countries around the world. The legal battle will start in the Supreme Court on December fifth by […]
It has been a little under three weeks since the start of a new crop season and tensions within the fickle citrus industry were simmering on Tuesday but tonight it appears there might be a resolution in sight to the latest problem. It started Tuesday when the management of Citrus Products Belize Ltd. notified growers […]
Today Oceana reached a milestone; it is celebrating its second anniversary of officially opening its offices in Belize. It has a number of accomplishments under its belt, the NGO got government to agree to ban trawling in Belize’s territorial waters. The organization which is a member of the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage, has […]
Today marks world G.I.S. Day. G.I.S. is the acronym for Geographic Information System. It doesn’t sound like much but it’s used in our daily lives. And if you have a modern phone, chances are it uses G.I.S. technology. Earlier today, experts in GIS hosted a throng of students from many Belize City schools at a […]
Judging on that report, many more students had an interest in the Design Your own Town and City competition. In fact the students from the various schools who our news team interviewed mentioned that virtual city building competition, so it merited a special focus. The Total Business Solution team, which organized the event, says that […]
While the House of Culture was crowded with young students, winners of the fourth annual Penta Paint Up Di Place Competition were at the Image Factory in Belize City to pick up their awards. Of the many entries in this year’s contest the winning pieces in the primary and secondary school categories came from St. […]
There is a clarification to make in respect of a story we carried in our newscast on Monday on the trial of Hilberto Hernandez who was accused of the murder of Javier Castillo in Corozal Town. Our court reporter stated that the judge admitted two caution statements, according to the attorney for the case, the […]
