Late this evening, government announced a third round of nationalization. In a short and bare press release, the government announced it is taking over the management services agreement with Belize International Services Limited (B.I.S.L.) to manage the International Business Companies Registry and the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE). IMMARBE and the I.B.C. registry […]
Tonight a twenty-six year old woman in Belize City is claiming abuse at the hands of her cousin, her cousin’s boyfriend and the Belize Police Department. Vivian Martinez says that since Friday her life has been a nightmare and she has nowhere to turn for help. According to Martinez, she lives at a rented house […]
We last heard the words of Mayor Darrell Bradley and Belize Waste Control in the same sentence on April twenty-second, 2013. On that date, attorney for BWC, Fred Lumor, sought to ask Justice Michelle Arana to cite the Mayor for non-payment of a debt which the Belize City Council has been ordered to pay. The […]
In the wake of a recent shooting incident involving a Guatemalan national, who was found encroaching on Belizean soil, it has been reported that measures are being considered to install Guatemalan Special Forces within the Adjacency Zone. Details about the armed confrontation are also being disputed, but it is known that the injured Guatemalan national […]
Last Friday, the Ministry of Education released the much anticipated results of the 2013 Primary School Examinations. This year’s results in respect of English and Math were dismal falling below last year’s. In English, fifty-three percent of the students did below a C grade which is ranges from sixty to sixty-nine percent and is considered […]
Government is looking for a new solicitor general and that’s because Cheryl Krusen is completing her appointment with the government and is not seeking renewal of her contact which started in July 2011. The SOLGEN attracted public attention early in her term when she aggressively advanced government’s position for the Ninth Amendment Bill which would […]
Mike Menjivar, the popular owner of La Cabana Bar in Belmopan, appeared in the Belmopan Supreme Court this morning. Two years ago, the full force of the Gang Suppression Unit fell on Menjivar and his family at their Belmopan house. At least forty-one bullets were fired at the house and the police said eleven shots […]
The second session of the Court of Appeal for 2013 commenced today with the panel of judges, including President Manuel Sosa, considering the appeals of two convicted murderers. Forty-one year old Glenford ‘Bucket’ Bermudez, a Hattieville resident, who was found guilty of the murder of his wife Raquel Bermudez, appeared before the panel but was […]
Twenty-four year old Leon Gray, a known affiliate of the PIV gang, was today arraigned on charges of attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm and wounding, following a shooting incident during which a Belize City man was grazed on the elbow. On June fourth, Malcolm Wagner reported to police that while standing at […]
Last week, Belmopan Police were flying high when they arrested four men who they believe are part of a criminal ring operating in the capital. These men, three fourth form students and the other said to be the leader of the gang, were charged for a brazen robbery at the University of Belize Belmopan Campus […]
The Special Envoy for Children, Kim Simplis Barrow has endorsed a program called Girls Fly. After her first experience in Belize, the organizer of Girls Fly, Gael Sylvia made a heartfelt commitment to showcase the experiences of women in Belize. Sylvia has returned to Belize and she expects that ten thousand girls and women will […]
Fifteen year old Rowan Garel may be visually impaired, but his vision and passion more than compensate. He has claimed the heights of the Victoria Peak and has walked across the country, all to raise awareness and funds for the programs offered by the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired. This year Rowan takes on […]
The Road to the Gold Cup: On Friday, we featured the story of Jaguar’s team captain Dalton Eiley, who has been on the football field for fourteen years. Any success by the jaguars at the Gold Cup will involve the energy and skill of every team member. So tonight, meet forward and halfway player, Harrison […]
Good evening, I am James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The Orange Walk 1st Division season quarter final round was filled with action yesterday as San Estevan F.C. took on the San Lazaro Revolution in game 2 of the 2-game series to advance to the semi-finals. After beating San Lazaro 2-1 last week […]
