A six million dollar project on the island of San Pedro has come to a complete stop, and Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega says the reason is human error in the Lands Department. Tropic Air has a valid lease to a piece of property just off the municipal airstrip. The site is allocated for […]
That story was done in San Pedro at around midday today. At almost exactly the same time in Orange Walk, Minister of Natural Resources, Gaspar Vega, broke the news that his Ministry had cancelled the lease issued to Tropic Air. The title issued to Construction Depot will stand because it is a title, even if […]
For days police have been investigating an allegation of rape made by a nineteen year old woman against a well-known bail bondsman. Well tonight, sixty-five year old Adil Abdullah, who is also known as Errol Bishop, has been charged with a single count of rape. Abdullah was arrested on Wednesday and arraigned this morning before […]
While Abdullah is refuting the claim made by the young woman, the police believe they have the evidence. This afternoon, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Christopher Noble, spoke briefly to the media, about what led to Abdullah’s arrest. ASP Christopher Noble, Rural Executive Officer “Firstly, the female did make a report some days ago, we […]
Ground was broken for a new runway at Tower Hill this morning and we’ll have that story coming up. But the contract for the works was awarded to Imer Hernandez, who is the nephew of Deputy Prime Minister, Gaspar Vega. The runway is the second large public works project given to Hernandez in one week, […]
The names of the members of the new Belize Airports Authority Board were revealed this past Tuesday and by today, the Board along with its new minister, Manuel Heredia Junior, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the upgrade of the Orange Walk Airstrip. Now, there is a lot of public scrutiny on the B.A.A. because five […]
On Wednesday, Attorney-General Wilfred Elrington was asked his opinion on the reappointment of Justice Samuel Awich. He expounded at length, but he also took the opportunity to vent on the Bar Association of Belize. We showed you some of it on Wednesday’s newscast, but there’s more. Elrington also revisited a move he made last year […]
Earlier this year, there was a threat that the sugar production target of one point two million tons would not be met because of a dispute between cane farmers and the Belize Sugar Industries over bagasse. The crop season normally in late November, but because of the dispute, the mills did not crank up until […]
As we told you earlier, work will soon begin on the rehabilitation of an old dirt runway that will become a modern airstrip to accommodate domestic flights to the Orange Walk District. The project is costing seven hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars. The new players of the Belize Airports Authority were along with Minister of […]
There were all manner of state matter to ask Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega about today, and we did. But we also asked him to don his party hat for a moment. Vega is the area representative in Orange Walk north, an area considered somewhat of a U.D.P. stronghold in the mostly P.U.P. controlled north […]
There was commotion at the Tourism Village this afternoon when a man attempting to sell his wares was roughed up by the police and taken in custody. His detention was followed by that of another vendor. It raised the ire of other vendors who claim they are being prohibited from selling in certain areas. […]
A Lord’s Bank man, who was facing prison time for allegedly beating up a man while on a local bus then damaging his shirt, was today reprimand and freed of the offenses of wounding and damage to property. Fifty-two year-old Kenrick Robert Major appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith today for allegations of […]
It’s expected that we will experience stress every day in our lives for many different reasons. But when your responsibilities at work or home, or in some cases both become more than you can handle; you can be at risk for burnout. Tonight on Healthy Living we sit down with a Mental Health Professional to […]
