There have been a great deal of verbal fireworks on both sides of the floor in the House of Representatives recently, including blistering remarks by chairman Julius Espat, regarding the function of the Public Accounts Committee, charged with holding government responsible for its expenditures. During last Wednesday’s sitting, a motion to reorganize the committee to […]
The ink on the Memorandum of Understanding between Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and the Government of Belize has been dry from July thirty first. Minister Godwin Hulse said that it was not a secret and the government welcomed the fifty million US dollar project. Jobs that go to the poor people of the south was […]
You’ve heard about the minimum of twenty-five percent of the passengers guaranteed to go on tours….that numerical amount continued to resound in the MOU as the government agreed to a twenty-five year concession as the only Cruise Port in Southern Belize, specifically Stann Creek and Toledo. No calls scheduled for the Fort Street Tourism Village […]
Earlier this week, a missing person’s bulletin was in circulation within the media concerning the whereabouts of forty-three year old Timothy James Callanan, a naturalized Belizean businessman of San Pedro Town. Callanan was reported missing from the island a few days ago. His disappearance prompted family and friends, including Senior Counsel Dean Lindo, to look […]
He scored the only goal for Team Belize in the Gold Cup in July. He received international acclaim and recognition from CONCACAF and FIFA for turning down a bribe to fix the matches. But tonight Ian ‘Yellow’ Gaynair isn’t feeling particularly lucky, blessed or special. That’s because the defensive star of the Belize Jaguars has […]
Self-proclaimed Minister of Gangs Mark King will be taking KREM News to court, or at least he claims he will if they do not issue a public apology to him. The issue is the very same piece of land which was taken away from football star Ian ‘Yellow’ Gaynair. King has taken issue with KREM […]
On Wednesday’s newscast we showed you one of the biggest problems affecting the thirty-five hundred residents of the seaside community of Sarteneja. The water system is broken, and there has been no potable water in the village for the past six months. That is admittedly a huge concern, but there is another – and this […]
The Ministry of Works is currently rehabilitating the Copper Bank/Chunox Ferry in the Corozal district. Normally that would be good news, but residents of the communities of Sarteneja, Progresso, Chunox and Copper Bank who use the ferry to get to Corozal Town say they were given no warning. They are now forced to travel south […]
Thirty-one year old Jerome Crawford, of Hattieville, is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison, following an incident in the village on Wednesday during which he allegedly pulled a firearm on a fellow resident. The confrontation reportedly took place at the home of Edward Arnold, whom the truck driver visited to inquire about payment […]
A nineteen year old student of Maud Williams High School is on pretrial detention at the Belize Central Prison after being charged with burglary and handling stolen goods. Salvadoran national Carlos David Beltran, of a Buttonwood Bay address, is accused of entering the home of Eric Pott on Eve Street where he proceeded to steal […]
The protracted case of Mark Seawell, wanted by U.S. authorities on a slew of drug-related offenses, resumed today in the Supreme Court chamber of Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. Seawell, who has been languishing inside a holding cell at the Belize Central Prison since his arrest in 2007, is fighting extradition. Attorney Arthur Saldivar has filed […]
While Seawell fights extradition to the US, a local contingent of Belizeans recently returned from a tour of parts of America. Forming and sustaining sister city relationships is one way in which city councils can foster development and learn new strategies to improve their communities. Several councilors and the Mayor of Belize City have recently […]
This Saturday, Willows Bank will come alive once again for its third annual Fire-Hearth Festival. And the name speaks for itself…the celebration features a fire hearth cook-off where a representative from the eight surrounding communities will compete for the bragging rights as best Fire-hearth chef. But there will be lots more to eat and drink […]
They are back in the Jewel….the Garifuna Collective is back from a tour in North America where they were featured in thirty-eight festivals and made appearances in twenty-five cities. The group recently released its latest album named Ayo in the U.S. and now they are in Belize to make a local debut. The album is […]
Most people find out they have high cholesterol while conducting routine screening tests. Even so, high cholesterol is diagnosed in Belize on a daily basis. It is a worrisome situation as high cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and strokes. Yet many people struggle with lowering their cholesterol level. In this week’s […]
