The recent rains have wreaked havoc on the streets in Caye Caulker, but that problem aside, the situation has been aggravated by another issue which is not being caused by nature but is man-made. For weeks, residents have been complaining that sand from the island is being excavated and transported to San Pedro when it […]
Customs officers at the Northern Border made a huge bust early this morning. It happened at around six-thirty and involved a dump truck. Acting on a tip, the truck was detected and followed as it crossed the border and made its way to a dumpsite about one mile and a half from the border. Three […]
There is danger of a breakdown in the very tentative goodwill between the Belize Sugar Industry and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. Last week, following a meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, ASR/B.S.I. agreed in principle to pay for bagasse, with some conditions. That seemed to be a major concession and things looked good. […]
On Wednesday, Minister Godwin Hulse sat with media in an eighteen minute interview on a variety of immigration related topics. But tonight there are still more questions and more speculation. First, we turn to reports of imminent structural changes. News Five has been reliably informed that Cabinet has approved the total shake-up of the passport […]
Turning to the scandal that won’t go away…Rafael Alexander Vasquez Sanchez Medina, or whatever his real name is, is a Salvadoran national who was given nationality in one day, on September nineteenth, 2013, on the same day the scandal broke on the passport issued to South Korean national, Wonhong Kim. Sanchez Medina’s nationality certificate was […]
While a number of procedural changes have been implemented by the Immigration Department in light of the recent passport and visa scandals, an update on subsequent investigations, led by the Financial Intelligence Unit, the police department and the Ministry of Immigration, has not been forthcoming. In fact, there hasn’t been much said by government about […]
A resident of San Ignacio went missing since last Friday but tonight his family has put him to rest. John Albert Tillett was last seen alive at a restaurant on the town but on Wednesday his body was retrieved from the river at Santa Familia. It is not confirmed how Tillett ended in the river, […]
An office assistant with the Christian Workers Union has been ordered to pay the court twenty-five thousand dollars after he took a guilty plea for ten counts of forgery which left a credit union account short of six thousand five hundred dollars. The embezzlement occurred back in 2007. Twenty-six year old Alex Reid was slapped with […]
Shortly before five o’clock on Wednesday evening, Dayton Sacasa, a police constable who is originally from the Benguche Area of Dangriga, but assigned to Belize City, was escorted to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court to be read two charges of extortion. Sacasa is the officer who was guarding the “holding cell” at Precinct two at […]
In 2007, the Providence Energy Group was awarded a five hundred and thirty-one square mile concession area for oil exploration and production rights in southern Belize. The drilling rights cover both on and offshore blocks near the Gulf of Honduras, from Punta Gorda to New Haven, as well as the southeast of Glovers Reef. The […]
The process for offshore exploration, says Cho, involves the use of sound being bounced off the seafloor. The information gathered will then be used to determine if there is a deposit below the surface. Andre Cho, Director of Petroleum “The seismic in the offshore will be done using normal seismic procedures and techniques for […]
Police officers are sworn to protect and serve. The men and women of the department are known to keep a straight face in the execution of their respective duties. But, this Saturday it will be all laughs, as they take to the stage at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts to entertain the public. […]
Today was a day for spreading Christmas cheer and for saying thanks, and Precinct two on Mahogany Street is no slouch when it comes to showing appreciation. That precinct, led by veteran Police Officer Brent Hamilton has been credited for a decrease in crime in the area, and significant success at community outreach. And for […]
While the police was spreading cheer today, the year 2013 is ending with a bang for the Belize Defense Force. According to the C.E.O. of National Security, there will be many changes and upgrades in 2014 for the force. One in particular was good news for the soldiers. Retired Colonel George Lovell used the event […]
Believe it or not, one of the best gifts you can give to your children this holiday is a good night’s sleep. It also won’t hurt if you do the same for yourself. And if you need a bit more convincing, then this week’s segment of healthy living will help you understand why we must […]
