On Saturday, there was a terrible road traffic accident near Succotz on the George Price Highway. Two vehicles were involved, one a small taxi and the other a Nissan SUV. In the taxi were fifty-four-year-old Yolanda Valencia and her cousin, Yanie Cu. Valencia died on the spot, and her cousin was badly injured. The other […]
It’s been a couple weeks since the clash between the workers of Belize Maintenance Limited and the Belize City Council. Things came to a head after City Hall went into arrears for nineteen weeks, which amounts to about one point five million dollars. The company couldn’t continue to pay the workers, and the workers demonstrated […]
There was an armed robbery in Orange Walk Town on Thursday afternoon. According to Vicente Bol, a customer service representative of Carmelita Village, shortly after one o’clock, while outside of Reimer’s Feed Mill on Lovers Lane, he was accosted by a duo of thieves. Upon entering the establishment, one of the men, armed with a […]
There is an ongoing rift between the Belize Tourism Board and the Fort George Tourism Zone Tour Operators and Taxi Union to report on tonight, following a meeting held today to discuss the current state of affairs at the Fort Street Tourism Village. According to the executives of the union, decisions have been taken by […]
According to the union’s secretary general Jimmy Robinson, the initial agreement was for them to be involved in the fine-tuning of those decisions. Instead, the matter has been dealt with in haste, leaving the membership discontent. Jimmy Robinson, Secretary General, Fort George Tourism Zone Tour Operators & Taxi Union “The BTB representatives have been […]
On Sunday, a barge belonging to Belize Sugar Industries capsized off the coast of Corozal. Sinking along with the faulty vessel was almost a hundred and twenty-five tons of sugar destined for the global market. While the value of the loss has not been disclosed, it is estimated to be in the thousands. The sinking […]
The Citizens on Patrol Program, COPS, is an initiative by the Belize Police Department designed to enhance community participation and foster better communities. It’s by no means a novel idea or a first of its kind program in Belize – we’ve seen different incarnations in different districts over the years. But it’s always fizzled out. […]
The Eastern Division of the Belize Police Department has a new Public Relations Unit. That unit will be staffed by current Police Press Officer Raphael Martinez, newly appointed Public Relations Coordinator Douglas Hyde and a PR assistant. It’s just the latest move in a division which has been under some fire lately after a spike […]
Today, thirty-four-year-old Angel Dorado and nineteen-year-old Shaquille Baeza appeared in the courtroom of Magistrate Herbert Panton. The men, residents of the Mile Eight community, were charged separately for gang offences. Dorado was charged for professing to be a member of a gang, while Baeza was charged for displaying gang membership. Both men pleaded not guilty. […]
Mobile Apps are everywhere…from smart phones to tablets and personal computers; they are made for just about everything including internet chats and Belizean dialect. This afternoon at the Ramada Belize City Princess, a competition for the best App design was held by the Public Utilities Commission. Duane Moody was on hand when the winners were […]
Taiwanese ambassador Benjamin Ho presented the National September Celebrations Committee with a check for twenty thousand U.S. dollars this afternoon to be used in defraying the cost of activities during the month of September. The handing over took place during a brief ceremony at the House of Culture in Belize City. Co-chair of the committee, […]
