Years after it was conceived, the Stake Bank Project has been dusted off and resurrected; it was officially launched today at the Belize Biltmore Plaza as the Ocean View Grand and Stake Bank. It is a mega-million dollar development which according to businessman Mike Feinstein, of the Feinstein Group of Companies, requires an investment of […]
Today, the Public Accounts Committee held its first meeting since the call for its restructuring of its composition. Fireworks were expected as both sides declared that they would stand firm. Their positions are simple – the opposition members refuse to scrutinize Auditor General Reports dating back to 2003. They say their mandate is to look […]
While pro-tem PAC Chairman John Saldivar has said that all meetings of the PAC from now on will be open to the public, this one wasn’t. The media wasn’t even allowed into the offices of the National Assembly, much less anywhere the committee room. Prime Minister Dean Barrow had said that meetings would be public, […]
Tonight, there is some news coming from Minister of Sports Herman Longsworth on the much anticipated Marion Jones Sporting Complex. We say some news, instead of good news, because the project has been underway for years now, and it seems that every few months we get promises that it is nearing completion. We got that […]
According to Longsworth, he hopes that by the end of the year, Belizeans will be able to make use of the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, to some extent at least. As we do whenever we get a hold of Minister Longsworth, we asked about Berger Field. The complete renovation and restoration of that field started […]
At the beginning of the week, City Hall, through the Traffic Department, brought into immediate effect the removal of a number of commuter buses that did not meet specific requirements put in place to alleviate traffic in the city streets. The measure, which was initially proposed by the Belize City Council in 2009, under Mayor […]
Three of four Belizeans who are presently fighting their extradition to the United States were before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith today. They are Gary Seawell, Fakhnul Salim and Deon Bruce. The cases of Salim and Bruce were adjourned for a later date, but arguments were submitted in respect of Seawell. Attorneys Illiana Swift and […]
A raid by police during Tuesday’s lunch hour yielded more than three pounds of marijuana. Up north, the Corozal police executed a search at the house of Marcial Villegas Geron in Ranchito village. Villegas, a Mexican mechanic who resides in the village, was present as was his son Devan and Sheree Williams. Behind a washing […]
Mas camps, the preliminary to this year’s Carnival, opened on Tuesday night in Belize City. Both junior and senior bands were judged and as anticipated, the energy and the hype of the spirit of carnival prevailed. The colorful costumes set the tone for the themes of the different bands which are depicting national issues such […]
Today at the House of Culture in Belize City, a publication of historical landmarks was launched. The book, “A Walk through Old Belize, is published by the Belize Tourism Board in collaboration with the Institute for Social and Cultural Research to present data on significant markers in the Old Capital. Some thirty-seven sites are featured […]
The month of September is normally brimming with a sense of patriotism. For three artists, that feeling of pride and nationhood landed them the top prizes at a first Patriotic Video Competition. There were many entries to the event, but the judges found that a submission from a duo from the west, best captured originality, […]
