The National Bank of Belize Limited was established in April 2013, and today its doors were opened to the general public in Belmopan. The state-owned bank will primarily provide concessionary credit to public officers, teachers and lower-middle income Belizeans. Suitable to the occasion, the launch was a red-carpet type affair of government leaders, public officers, […]
Last Friday and Saturday, the media was hosted by SATIIM on a trip to the Sarstoon Temash National Park to witness first-hand ongoing work by U.S. Capital Energy. On the eve of the tour, it appeared that a standoff was afoot, but the tour proceeded without trouble because SATIIM chose an alternate route to access […]
SATIIM and Mayan leaders of communities in the Sarstoon Temash National Park are waging war against the government of Belize. They feel that government is not recognizing rights which the court has ruled are theirs, over communal land. They also condemn G.O.B.’s approval of an oil exploration permit to U.S. Capital Energy. The drill site […]
Greg Ch’oc, the Executive Director of SATIIM, also used the trip to Sarstoon Temash to provide clarity to the question of whether he had resigned from the N.G.O. Speaking in Ketchi and then in English to reporters, Ch’oc said that detractors have been spreading mischief and that any decision he takes is in consultation with […]
The memorandum of understanding between the government of Belize and Norwegian Cruise Lines is a done deal, and the parties are not allowing any grass to grow under their feet. M.O.U.s are not legally binding, but contracts are, and one is very much in the works. Despite much opposition to and many concerns about the […]
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Julius Espat has summoned the members of that committee to a meeting. That is set for this Wednesday, but meanwhile there is much drama being played out between G.O.B. and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. That started with a release from the Office of the Prime Minister […]
There was a contraction of the economy in the first quarter of 2013 – a negative point five percent. The Statistical Institute of Belize cited downturns in the citrus, banana and electricity industries. But there seems to be no reason to panic or to expect more of the same in the second half of the […]
Last Friday, police detained a San Ignacio woman, who was in hiding, for allegedly plotting to have her husband eliminated. Frances Ayala Wilson and her husband, Glen Wilson, have been separated for a year, but months ago, it came to light that Frances had allegedly approached a female police officer and offered money for her […]
In court today, her attorney, Simeon Sampson claimed that she was staying at her father’s home San Ignacio Town, but police came up empty-handed despite several attempted to apprehend her. She was finally detained last week and today formally charged for Abetment to Commit Murder. Bail was denied and she was remanded to the Central […]
Today was the beginning of classes for primary schools across the country. But here in Belize City, a number of students and commuters from various areas were without transportation because several commuter buses were impounded at the Traffic Department on Youth for the Future Drive. The drivers of the buses were up in arms claiming […]
The academic year 2013, for primary schools across the country, began today. While parents, students and teachers were on hand to commence the first day of classes, in Big Falls Village, a protest was being staged along the Southern Highway. The residents were up in arms over the transfer of five teachers from the village’s […]
Despite the rains earlier in the day, the official inauguration of the transformed Memorial Park went on schedule on Saturday. The park, which was once dedicated to the soldiers who fought and have fallen in World War One, has now become a space for small entrepreneurs as part of a Sustainable Tourism program for the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The 14th Annual Lionman triathlon was staged at the Sanlighter Promenade on Princess Margaret Drive yesterday as some 46 athletes made a bid for the 2013 title that featured a 1500 meter swim, a 24 mile cycle ride and concludes with a 6 mile […]
