On Saturday afternoon, the Belize Jaguars will meet Costa Rica in the pitch at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake, Utah. Internationally, the national team is considered the underdogs and has been building up a fan base. In numerous sports stories today, Woodrow West and Ian Gaynair were in the spotlight for turning down […]
And while nobody can dispute or disagree with Jimenez’s reasons for coming home, the fact is that his offensive runs in the game between Belize and the U.S.A. provided some of the few bright moments for the Jaguars. He told News Five today that he is confident that whoever replaces him on the roster will […]
Team Belize Coach Ian Mork has announced that he will start Woodrow West in goal against Costa Rica, but his decision to play Shane Orio in goal in the first round matchup between Belize and the USA has still been the subject of much criticism, most of it on Facebook to be factual. The criticism […]
The Jaguars will go up against a very strong Costa Rica on Saturday, and the good news is that both team captain Dalton Eiley and striker Dion McCauley have been cleared to play. Eiley did not play in the first game against the U.S.A. because he complained about chest pains and breathing problems. McCauley played, […]
So Team Belize is ready to roll, and at a press conference about an hour ago in Salt Lake, Utah, Costa Rica Coach, Jorge Luis Pinto was nothing, but respectful of our players who he says are fast and strong. Pinto says he has watched games played by the Jaguars in UNCAF and will structure […]
On Thursday afternoon, sometime around three o’clock, twenty-eight-year-old Deon Bruce was arrested by personnel from the Anti-Drug Unit before being escorted to the Queen Street Police Station, where he was held pending extradition to the United States. Bruce is wanted in Chicago on a slew of charges, including murder, attempted murder and possession of a […]
In another extradition attempt, the case against Mark Seawell, wanted in the United States on drug-related charges, has been adjourned yet again, following a medical emergency which impeded attorney Arthur Saldivar from appearing on his behalf. Seawell has been languishing in prison since being detained a few years ago and today Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin […]
Thirty-nine year old Chrysanthus Cal, a handyman employed by the Simon Quan family was today convicted of two counts of handling stolen goods. The goods in question are a diamond ring and a pair of gold earrings which are the property of Edith Quan stolen between June twenty-eighth and June twenty-ninth. Cal was arrested after […]
After three years in the planning and pre-implementation stages, today the Ministry of Immigration and Nationality in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy officially launched a new border management system for the Immigration Department. The Personal Identification and Registration System known as PIRS is a comprehensive software program to input departure and arrival entries for travelers […]
The Youth Business Trust of Belize, a non-profit organization established to assist budding entrepreneurs, has suspended its operations indefinitely. Y.B.T.B. closed its doors today after citing, among other reasons, difficulties with its credit portfolio. Part of the organization’s multi-pronged approach to aiding young business owners develop small enterprise was through micro-financing. Qualified candidates were often […]
The Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association today held a training workshop in Belize City geared towards fishermen and focusing on fisheries laws and regulations, good fisheries practices and product quality. It was a spirited session with representation from the Fisheries Department, the Coast Guard, the Police Department and the cooperatives. Mike Rudon stopped in at the […]
The Film Festival opened on Thursday night with a red carpet event. The stars and stakeholders in the industry posed for photos at the opening at the Bliss Center for the performing Arts. Fifty-four films will be showcased in five days and ends on Monday with an award ceremony. But today was about a symposium […]
The presenters at the BAVIA symposium discussed policies that worked in other parts of the region. BAVIA’s president and the Film Commissioner for the British Virgin Islands but discussed how the industry could be advanced with the help of legislators. Brent Toombs, President, BAVIA “Speaking as still being in the private sector, I don’t […]
The Mexican and U.S. Embassies and Pat the Great Cat Literacy Project hosted a presentation by the artist and illustrator for the educational children’s book. The event held at the Mexican Institute in Belize City was to focus once again on the book, which was a joint venture between the children of Belize and Milwaukee. […]
For the past four years the US firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has teamed up with the international development organization Peacework and the Ministry of Education team for the Belize Financial Literacy Project. The project consists of two weeks of training for teachers and students; the first week concluded with a market expo at the Radisson. The showcase […]
