Today representatives of the eighteen branches of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association met in Orange Walk. The only item on the agenda for today’s session was a look at the letter sent by B.S.I. on December thirty-first and the formulation of a response. The response will be to invite BSI back to the table, […]
According to Ortega, the Prime Minister has told the BSCFA that if negotiations break down he would be willing to intercede. Well, for all intents and purposes negotiations have crumbled, but how practical is it to expect that the Prime Minister will intercede to coerce B.S.I. to make a firm, written commitment to farmers. The […]
And even as the gods seem to be frowning on the crop season, with more rain, less sucrose, impassable roads and the bagasse impasse prevailing, there is more bad news. Unofficial indications are that there has been some equipment malfunction at B.S.I., which would make milling at this time impossible, even if everything else had […]
Residents along the Old Northern Highway are tonight up in arms, following the destruction of the road at the hands of a construction company. They contend that M&M Engineering Ltd. is responsible for its deplorable state since their trucks are constantly up and down the road. The incessant rains aren’t doing much to help the […]
A family of five is tonight homeless after a fire in the Mitchell Estate Area of Ladyville gutted their house. The McKay family has been living in the three bedroom structure for over twenty-five years and now they are without a roof over their heads, following the inferno which was caused by a lit candle […]
On New Year’s Day, many families generally celebrate by spending quality time together. But on New Year’s Day in Ranchito Village just outside Corozal, thirty-year-old Hensleigh Ryan Jones shot his father in the head three times, following an altercation. Hensley Jones miraculously survived the ordeal, and was rushed to the K.H.M.H. where he is currently […]
San Bernardino Police and the FBI are hunting for a man who is said to have strong ties to Belize. Edly Albert Atherley is wanted for the murder of his estranged wife, Ashley Atherley. She was found dead in the couple’s San Bernardino, California home on November thirtieth. Her throat had been slit, she had […]
Persons charged for illegal firearm offences are in the news on almost a daily basis. People are hauled away regularly for unlicensed guns or bullets found on them, in their homes, in their yards and even in close proximity. But our story tonight is different, with distinct Animal Farm undertones. There is a large measure […]
In news from the courts, two Hondurans caught living unlawfully in Belize were today charged with illegal entry and ordered to pay one thousand dollars each. But tonight, the men are behind bars after not being able to pay the fine. Twenty-five-year-old Jonnie Cabellero and twenty-year-old Neris Reyes, wasted no time and pleaded guilty to the […]
Also in court, a twenty-one year old man, who is being accused of assaulting a fifteen-year-old female, was today before the court with injuries he claims he sustained while in lockdown in police custody. Jorge Perez, a resident of Western Avenue, Belize City appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer wearing a bandage over his right […]
B.T.L. Park remains under construction after several months of diligent restorative work. The relentless rains, however, have caused major delays in the reopening of the recreational space. Despite an initial launch date being set in early December, the Belize City Council has had to postpone grand event. Mayor Darrell Bradley, in an interview with the […]
In May of 2013, a bacterial outbreak at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital flooded the airwaves when some seven babies reportedly died after they were infected with enterobacter cloacae within the confines of the hospital. The scandal broke after a reported thirteen premature babies within the neonatal intensive care unit died within twenty days under […]
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in 2013 had a record number of births with approximately seven hundred and ninety-eight normal deliveries and over eight hundred via C-Section; in December alone, there were one hundred and seventy-eight deliveries. But even more impressive is that for the second year, the hospital has had zero percent maternal mortality […]
On Tuesday, Belize Water Services Ltd. applied to the Public Utilities Commission for an Annual Tariff Review for the period April first, 2014 to March thirty-first, 2015. The company is seeking an increase in water rates of sixteen and a quarter percent. If approved, consumers will incur an increase of two dollars and sixty-five cents […]
Tonight there is good news for farmers in the Belize District, affected by incessant rains resulting in widespread flooding. That flooding has caused damage of agriculture products, as well as pasture loss, decreased livestock production and increased pests and disease. In a release issued earlier, the Department of Agriculture committed to provide assistance in the […]
Miss Trifinio Mundo…the pageant was held this weekend in Honduras and features some seven delegates from the Central American countries including Mexico. The pageant promotes the point where the borders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras meet. This is the first year that the pageant has been open to country outside of the aforementioned three […]
