The big news tonight is about the Chiquibul Symposium which was held in Belize City today, and we’ll get to that in a few. But first to the issue of rosewood, which burned furiously before settling to a slow simmer. Remember how exporters including the brother of the Deputy Prime Minister were allowed to sell […]
And from rosewood to the symposium on the Chiquibul National Park held in Belize City by the Friends for Conservation and Development…it signifies the launch of an intensive campaign to raise countrywide awareness of the value of this little known and understood mother lode of natural resources. The primary target of this focused campaign is […]
A team of ten men returning from the United States was received at the Phillip Goldson International Airport this afternoon. The group was not the remaining members of the Belize Jaguars who stayed behind following elimination from the Gold Cup tournament; instead, they are ex-convicts who have served time in the US penal system for […]
Thirty year old Elvira Ack and her husband thirty year old Lawrence Bol are both mourning the loss of their first child. Forty-eight hours after giving birth on Friday, July twelfth, her baby girl died. It was traumatic not only for the parents but for a country that is still waiting for justice following the […]
The habeas corpus application hearing of drug suspect Mark Seawell was adjourned for the umpteenth time this morning in the courtroom of the Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. In his previous appearance on July twelfth, the Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin noted that Seawell’s attorney Arthur Saldivar was not acting with the urgency the hearing merits and […]
The last murder in the city occurred eleven days ago when twenty-one year old Jamal Anthony Neal was gunned down on July eighth. Today, a University of Belize student, Jedd Burgess of Tibruce Street located in the Saint Martin’s de Porres area, Belize City, was taken to court for the homicide. Burgess, who was unrepresented […]
Another man is on remand for an alleged indecent assault upon a minor. Edilmiro Oliver appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court to answer to a single charge of aggravated assault of an indecent nature upon an eight year-old girl. The incident allegedly occurred on July first, 2013 and Oliver is said to have touched […]
The recent termination of a pair of prison officers from the Kolbe Foundation has once again brought into sharp focus security concerns at the Belize Central Prison. While the unofficial account by Gaspar Camara and Felipe Gongora is that they were released following an incident involving the attempted rape of a female co-worker by a […]
The issue of public health at the Belize Central Prison is also raising serious concerns tonight, following a recent visit by officials from the Office of the Ombudsman. In the wake of the call, public health authorities have filed a report detailing the results of an assessment which includes the unsanitary environment where inmates and […]
The pro-constitution anti-gender policy crusaders who have gone on countrywide tour have stated publicly that they hate the sin and not the sinner where homosexuality is concerned. But during the march in Toledo, one prominent feature was an effigy labeled UNIBAM hanging from a noose, and that has drawn sharp condemnation and criticism. One of […]
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article four consultation with Belize and the results were released earlier this week. The IMF says the restructuring of the bond brought substantial cash-flow relief mounting to one hundred and thirty U.S. dollars over the next five years. But it also said (QUOTE) “The […]
Government has been tight lipped lately about the cruise tourism megaprojects which have gone before Cabinet for consideration. Included in that multimillion dollar package are the Stake Bank project, the Norwegian Cruise Line tourism project at Harvest Caye and the Puerto Azul development project near theTurneffe Atoll. There is word that memorandums of understanding are […]
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre is stationed in Belize, and the 5C’s hosted a technical meeting of the Intra-African Caribbean Pacific Global Climate Change Alliance Programme. Experts from all over convened in San Igancio to discuss the plans that the countries are developing to slow the effects of climate change as well as to […]
The Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage recently unveiled its new logo. The umbrella organization and its fight to preserve the natural wonders of Belize has taken on a softer tone. The coalition is hosting its first summer camp for kids. The camp is free and the first two days will take place at […]
If you don’t have the feet for nature as the coalition hopes, then perhaps you have the ears for music. A young artist hopes that you will be inspired by his lyrics to his song “Some Days.” This afternoon, budding artist Joseph Matura stopped by our studios to launch the video for Some Days. […]
