There is a report tonight that is not good news for high school students. It involves the future of the highly anticipated Belize Math Olympiad (BMO) in which the brightest high school students look forward to test their math skills and endurance in the highly competitive contest. For months, the Belize Association of Principals of […]
For weeks, there has been widespread speculation that the Belize Bank would be moving in to take over the Port of Belize, owned by businessman, Luke Espat. The reports have been greatly detailed, from heated encounters to the naming of a receiver. While on another assignment today, News Five put the question of whether a […]
There is an official royal visit in the making; these occasions are usually planned well in advance and executed with high protocol. The British royal family will embark on a global tour in 2012 as part of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The announcement went viral today and according to a report in the United […]
The Chiquibul Forest covers four hundred and thirty-seven thousand acres, which is about seven point seven percent of the entire landmass of Belize. This area encompasses the Chiquibul National Park, Chiquibul Forest Reserve and the Caracol Archaeological Reserve; all protected areas. The national park, however, has come under unrelenting plundering by organized, illegal loggers who […]
Outgoing president Alvaro Colom made it official in Guatemala today that a referendum on the Guatemalan dispute with Belize would be held within two years. Colom’s remarks were contained in a press release from Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the release, a meeting held on November twenty-eighth, between Guatemala and Belize decided that […]
The crime statistics for the period January to October are out. According to the Belize Police Department’s release, the number of murders at the end of October stood at one hundred and twelve, a small increase compared to one hundred and six during the same period in 2010. For the crimes of rape and carnal […]
Trial by judge alone, otherwise known as trial without jury, was first introduced for constitutional amendment in the House of Representatives on May thirteenth. It was presented as a means to curb crime by protecting the identity of witnesses and allowing admission of testimonies into evidence without their presence in the courtroom. With the Barrow […]
On Tuesday, Justice Denis Hanomansingh dismissed a case of incest brought against a resident of Corozal after the alleged victim, the man’s daughter, failed to appear in court to testify against him. The young girl was sixteen years old at the time when she was allegedly molested. She was reportedly prepared to take the stand […]
The municipal elections are set for March seventh, 2012. The elections normally precede the general elections but there is speculation that the general elections will be held before or along with the municipals. Both major parties, the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. have fielded mayoral and councilor candidates, today a third and much smaller party, presented […]
The amalgamation of the six PNP candidates and VIP’s Belize City municipal slate and a soon to be revealed Belmopan slate, will not impress the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. But VIP’s Bobby Lopez, came from the capital this morning with a list of demands. In addition to calling for elections, Lopez called for the enactment […]
Turning to the referendum on offshore oil exploration; it has been given the official green light as the Office of the Governor General has informed Oceana in Belize that the secondary stage in a series of actions necessary to hold a vote on the issue has been completed. A little over eighteen thousand signatures were […]
Well-known Ghost Town Gang affiliate, twenty-four year old Emmerson Trapp was arrested and charged for kept unlicensed firearm and kept unlicensed ammunition. Today, the Gang Suppression Unit conducted a search at Trapp’s residence on Pelican Street where they discovered a nine-millimeter pistol along with a magazine containing nine rounds of ammunition. A further search of […]
Over a hundred special needs children in Belize were in a festive mood today. The Stella Maris students were treated to their much anticipated Christmas party, sponsored by the Belize Bank. They had games, dancing and great food to get them in the holiday spirit. But the icing on the cake was a visit from […]
