For months, tensions have been mounting between SATIIM, the Sarstoon Temash Institute of Indigenous Management, and US Capital Energy Limited that is carrying out pre-drilling activities within Maya communal lands in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. On Wednesday, despite numerous court rulings affirming the rights of the Maya on communal lands, Government waived the expiration […]
Eight guns and more than one hundred rounds of ammunition were stolen between Wednesday night and Friday morning in San Pedro. Usually when that happens it’s time to call in the Police but here’s the thing – the weapons and ammo were stolen from the Police Station. The missing items are the property of K.B.H. […]
After weeks of speculation and more than a decade at the helm of Citrus Products of Belize Limited, C.E.O., Doctor Henry Canton, has tonight stepped down from the post. This afternoon, a press release was issued by CPBL announcing Canton’s departure after a twelve-year period and a lofty salary as C.E.O. While he remains a […]
A young man from the village of Ontario in the Cayo District is missing, and is presumed drowned in the Macal River. Eighteen year old Justin Lamb was with two friends at the river Thursday afternoon when he went missing. They told his family that he went under and never resurfaced. The police, along with […]
A land dispute is tonight brewing between residents of Cotton Tree Village and Port Loyola Area Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez, following the parceling out of two hundred and fifty lots to be distributed among residence of his constituency. The village council is up in arms, as it believes that they were not consulted prior to […]
A Belize City man was remanded today to the Belize Central prison for two weeks after he was accused of committing a sexual assault upon a female during which he also beat her up. The accused is twenty-six year old Justin Goff, a construction worker. This morning, Goff appeared before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart and […]
An elderly woman who made her way into the courtroom with the help of a walking stick was today charged with possession of a pipe. She is sixty-four year old Marjorie Pitts, a resident of Belize City who is employed to clean streets. Pitts was transferred to court in a van after being busted on […]
Police and Coast Guard are continuing the search for kayaker Wrangler Shane Leesman, missing in the seas off San Pedro since April twenty-ninth. The former American Army Ranger was with a friend, Bradley Evans Josker, when the pair decided to kayak to the reef. Rough waters and strong currents capsized the small craft and caused […]
Two men are in Police custody tonight, charged for drug trafficking and multiple traffic offences. Roland Rivers and Paul Morgan fled from San Ignacio Police when they were approached, and then ironically overturned and crashed in the San Ignacio Police parking lot. The Ford Ranger they were in crashed into and damaged three vehicles, but […]
On Wednesday, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Health, Peter Allen, was under fire particularly for the recent appointment of Danini Contreras as Director of Drug Inspectorate. There is one other issue that we did not report on because of the volume of news and it has to do with the Central Regional Administrator, Melinda Guerra, […]
The tapir is the national animal of Belize and rightly so, because the jewel is home to the healthiest tapir population worldwide. To celebrate that notable achievement, the Belize Zoo today held its annual celebration to honor the tapir. The center of attraction at the activities was the young mountain cow Fuego, in the spotlight […]
Torrential rains on Thursday night caused flooding in most parts of the city. The municipal airstrip had to be closed…some schools including St. John’s Sixth Form called off classes and in many areas residents had to wade through water to get out of their homes. While the water has receded from some streets and yards, […]
The annual National Agricultural and Trade Show kicked off today with an opening ceremony at the show grounds in Belmopan and will continue throughout the weekend. Aside from the livestock, there will be deals and rock bottom packages offered by numerous businesses; there will also be entertainment. Jamaican artist, Romain Virgo, touched down today in […]
