Minister of State with responsibility for gangs Mark King may be a free man since the charges of aggravated assault, threatening words and disorderly conduct were dropped after the police officer involved in the matter decided not to press charges. One other officer could not identify the Minister of State either. The charges stemmed from […]
Whylie also commented on the Noh Mul charges…or rather lack of charges, since nobody has been held criminally liable for the destruction of the Mayan mound in northern Belize. Our information is that the investigating officer has been diligently collecting evidence on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Today, the ComPol says that […]
Recently, the environmental community as well as the Belize Tourism Industry Association and the Association of Protected Areas Management Organization have been united in their objection to a proposed cruise terminal and development near the Placencia Peninsula. While the Norwegian Cruise Line’s hundred million dollar project is looking for another home, there is yet another […]
The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize (FECTAB) is once again up in arms over what it claims is unremitting preferential treatment being afforded to Chukka Tours. The Florida Caribbean Cruise Association and the Belize Tourism Board are currently hosting a five-day cruise conference organized by the Platinum Association Membership Advisory Council (PAMAC) in […]
According to Director of Tourism Laura Esquivel-Frampton, the tours being offered by Chukka are all free of charge since a select committee, which includes B.T.B., requested assistance from local members of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. Esquivel-Frampton says that FECTAB knew about the conference because its president made an inquiry with them. Laura Esquivel-Frampton, […]
The top brass of the Belize Police Department converged at the Police Training Academy as ComPol Allen Whylie presented the latest crime statistics for 2013 up to the end of May. Major crime, particularly murders have decreased since the start of the year. Mike Rudon reports on the department’s initiatives that appear to have limited […]
A man who killed his mother-in-law was today sentenced to eighteen years by Justice Adolph Lucas. Peter King Contreras was not charged for murder after he strangled Argentina Garcia in December, 2010, but instead pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. On December fourteenth Police intercepted Contreras at the junction of the Philip Goldson […]
It’s no secret that our country began as an settlement for buccaneers. There was little planning but eventually the colony of British Honduras rose to become Belize. And if you look at the twists and turns of Belize City and the drainage problems that have exacerbated over the years, you would know that planned environments […]
No city, virtual or otherwise would be incomplete without a proper diet for its inhabitants. Caribbean Nutrition Day is recognized every year on June first. And today, at the Biltmore Plaza, the Ministry of Health celebrated that day with a nutrition seminar to educate stakeholders within the food service providers industry on nutritional practices to […]
‘On the Road to the Gold Cup’…is Channel Five’s focus on the national ‘A’ selection football team’s journey to the July 2013 Gold Cup to be held in the United States. The Belize Jaguars have been in camp for months now preparing to take on the United States, Cuba and Costa Rica in three games […]
Since previous head coach Leroy Sherrier returned to his home in Costa Rica, the Football Federation had found a suitable replacement. Ian Andrew Mork was formally introduced as the head coach today and we asked him how ready is the national team for the Gold Cup? He said the team’s goal is to shock the […]
