Three convicts escaped from the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville. On Sunday night at about seven-ten, while the guards were being transferred for their shifts, Hector Garcia, Roquael Tiul, and Wilmur Guzman, escaped from the Wagners Youth Facility. How they got out of the secured area that houses seventy-seven youths is unknown, but time is […]
On Orange Walk resident is in critical condition at the Universal Healthcare Partners after a road traffic accident on the George Price Highway this afternoon. Eyewitnesses say that a man identified as Orange Walk businessman David Medina Jr. was driving his red Ford Ranger pickup in the direction of Belize City when he swerved into […]
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, Lisel Alamilla, last week chided some N.G.O.s including SATIIM and APAMO for not signing on to protected areas co-management agreements. The Minister’s statement came following SATIIM’s announcement that it had been thrown out of the Sarstoon Temash National Park which it continued to co-manage over the years based […]
Romero said that while Alamilla, when she was Executive Director at Ya’axche Conservation Trust, would not sign the agreement with the changes made by Cabinet, she is now pushing the co-managers to accept it. Last week, the Minister said that Rancho Dolores Environmental and Development Group had agreed to sign but today, their Chairman, Raymond Reneau, […]
On Thursday, the Court of Appeal rendered a split decision, described by Greg Ch’oc of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management as a bittersweet outcome to a challenge brought by the Government of Belize against a ruling handed down by former Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. That judgment concerns the issue of communal land rights […]
A Supreme Court decision in a pioneering case against the Government of Belize by Caleb Orosco to repeal Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code was promised to be delivered by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin by the end of July. That ruling will be historic since it is the first constitutional challenge of its kind and […]
Blind since birth, fourteen year old Rowan Garel has taken on another grueling and if not the most daring challenge, that many others who are sightly wouldn’t dare. He has climbed Victoria Peak, Walked Across Belize and over the past weekend, Rowan took on a Dive into the Blue Hole. Family, friends and a host […]
Woodrow West and Ian Gaynair notified CONCACAF about the match fixer who was offering them thousands of dollars to lose the game at a specified score. CONCACAF recognized the players’ “bravery and commitment to preserving the integrity of our game.” Following Belize’s participation in the tournament, they were invited to Chicago to watch the finals […]
Two weeks ago Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley dodged contempt charges when the Belize City Council and Belize Waste Control managed to reach a compromise. The issue on the legal table was a longtime debt owed to B.W.C. which, with interest accrued, amounted to almost two point four million dollars. In the end both parties […]
Mayor Bradley also confirmed that no part of negotiations with Belize Waste Control involved an extension or amendment of that company’s contract with the Belize City Council. So with garbage matters out the way, the issue is city infrastructure – specifically the seemingly unending street works which have resulted in the loss of revenue to […]
After three nights in lock down at the Belize City Queen Street Police station, a family of six including a mother, her common-law husband, and their four sons, were all remanded to prison. The family was arraigned this morning on three criminal offenses: Kept Firearm, Ammunition and Drug Trafficking. On Friday, the Gang Suppression Unit reported […]
A Belize City businessman is serving three years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a single count of drug trafficking. Police say that on Friday at around ten in the morning they were on patrol on Jasmine Street when they stopped by the home of businessman Andrew Burke. He allegedly ran to the back […]
The second annual City Council’s Summer Camps are ongoing in Belize City. Students from ages four to twelve are enjoying arts and craft, computer skills, sporting events and outdoor activities that are teaching them to be responsible for the environment. Those who are not at the Skills Training Center are at the Youth Hostel where […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The decisive game 5 between Telemedia and Fresca Lady Rebels took center stage inside Rogers Stadium Friday evening as the winner would walk away with the 2013 Belize City Female Softball Championship. We pick up the action in the bottom of the 1st with 2 […]
