The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has finally signed an agreement with the Belize Sugar Industries and its parent company, the American Sugar refinery. The parties penned the deal at about five this evening at the B.S.I. Staff Club in Orange Walk Town. We can report that while in principle, farmers will be getting payment […]
While there is a formal signing which ends the months-long impasse between B.S.I. and the B.S.C.F.A., it is an uneasy truce. There are farmers who support the start of the crop, and farmers who believe the crop should be delayed until B.S.I. makes a commitment to pay for bagasse, in writing. But NONE of the […]
Three persons were murdered over the weekend in the city, all within proximity of their homes. The most perplexing is the murder of eighteen year old Jatnet Sanchez, a cross dresser who was stabbed twice on the chest as he walked on Elston Kerr Street. Sanchez was found dead just before two am on Sunday […]
As we said earlier, the police claim the murder of Joseph Sanchez was motivated by robbery. The family believes it is a crime of passion. But the leading advocacy movement for the defense of sexual minorities such as transgendered individuals, UNIBAM, headed by Caleb Orosco, issued a strong statement this evening saying it has done […]
The third murder occurred some fourteen hours later around five-thirty p.m. on Sunday. Thirty-eight year old Emerson McDonald of an Arlington Drive address in Belize City was shot once to the center of the lower back as he was walking on Central American Boulevard, just a stone’s throw from where he lived. According to reports, […]
Police have since detained two men in connection with the murder; one of whom is currently at the K.H.M.H. following another shooting that happened just before ten that night. Members of the Belize Defense Force (BSAG) were on Jane Usher Boulevard Extension conducting a house search when they saw twenty-two year old Patrick Bevans jump […]
Guatemalan national Adolfo Eribel Rodriguez Barrientos, the alleged successor of the Paredes organization, a principal drug trafficking ring in Guatemala, has reportedly been nabbed by D.E.A. agents in Belize. Rodriguez is wanted in the United States for his role in the ongoing operation which he took over from Jorge Mario Paredes Cordoba, who was arrested […]
Late this evening, Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and the Belize Sugar Industry signed an agreement in principle on the payment of bagasse and agreed to start the crop on January twentieth. Following the signing, C.E.O. of B.S.I., Joey Montalvo, explained the agreement. Joey Montalvo, C.E.O., B.S.I. “Well I am particularly pleased that we […]
The traditional pomp and circumstance accompanied the opening of the Supreme Court this morning. The spotlight of the event is shared between the Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the President of the Bar. All three addressed the ceremony citing pertinent matters: there is a reduction in the number of judges on the bench, a […]
The teachers have held two successful marches and rallies in Orange Walk and Corozal and are planning similar events in the City and the rest of the country. The Belize National Teachers Union says that aside from formal commitment to the salary adjustment from the Prime Minister, there is a slew of national issues that […]
Minister Faber also says that the Ministry will be deliberate in how it responds to what he called the sustained interruption of classes by teachers. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “We understand that you have a right and I respect that right—let me make that categorically clear. I respect the right of any individual […]
The launch of the B.T.L. Park was initially scheduled for December twentieth, but the rains interrupted the opening. Residents will now wait a few more days because the park will be accessible to the public as of next Tuesday. Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, invited the media to tour the facilities saying that the ceremonial […]
A teacher, who was accused of having sex with a minor since she was seven years of age, was today charged with seven criminal offenses including carnal knowledge and six counts of aggravated assault of an indecent nature. The alleged sexual act started back in 2008 and continued until she was twelve years. Today, the […]
A sting operation recently conducted in Melchor de Mencos has resulted in the arrests of at least thirty-seven individuals believed to be operating a cross-border contraband smuggling ring. It is alleged that a number of high level Belizean officials, including politicians and law enforcement personnel, are being named in the bust for contraband cigarettes, liquor, […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Belikin Cup concluded regular season play with 3 matches on Saturday that produced the 4 teams to make the post season. We caught up with the monster clash between Verdes FC and Belmopan Bandits on a rain soaked pitch inside the Marshalleck Stadium. […]
