There is what appears to be a murder to report in the community of Maskall on the old Northern Highway, but there is precious little information at this time. What we know so far is that loggers found the bones and alerted the police. The police recovered scattered bones in a remote area of the […]
On July ninth, the body of seventy-one year old Ramon Cervantes Sr. was recovered from a shallow grave on a farm on the Honey Camp Road, an area called Indian Hill. Three men were detained for his murder. Police say that it is those three men – Noe Gonzalez, Mateo Pott and Angel Cardenas, who […]
The Petrocaribe money is all the rage these days, hundreds of millions of dollars in GOB’s hands to be used specifically for poverty alleviation, human and social development projects. But the Opposition says GOB accessed, and spent that money illegally, since it did not take the loan before the House to seek approval. Additionally, the […]
Attorneys for the Opposition who are dealing with a suit filed against the Prime Minister, say that the loan motion was not taken to the house as required by the Finance and Audit Reform Act. So the Petrocaribe funds have been spent illegally and furthermore there has been no accountability. Minister Faber thinks not saying […]
The home of tour operator Yhony Rosado of cavetubing.com was taken by storm on Wednesday morning when a duo of armed men raided the property while he was out attending to business at the Fort Street Tourism Village. During the aggravated burglary Rosado’s mother-in-law, who was babysitting his newborn, was held up before being bound […]
The 2014-2015 sugar cane crop season is threatened by an impasse between the factory and the farmers. Latest developments this week are that BSI has sought to bypass the BSCFA, in a move to sign contracts with small reaping groups and individual farmers. The BSCFA has countered that move, holding meetings with all eighteen branches […]
Work on the cleaning of Douglas Jones Canal was abruptly suspended on Tuesday due to several health and safety concerns raised by the Ministry of Works, through the Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Project. The temporary delay angered a number of manual workers who suddenly found themselves without jobs. Prior to the stoppage the men had been […]
Twenty-eight-year-old Andrew Tate remains hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being shot in the back of the head while riding a bicycle on North Front Street on Wednesday afternoon. Tate was accosted by a lone gunman who has since been identified as twenty-two-year-old Carl Lino, who fired three shots in his direction. Lino […]
Earlier in our newscast, Minister of Education Patrick Faber spoke about the Petrocaribe funds, defending his government’s use of those monies. But he’s had to be defending himself in another forum. Faber went on record in past months to condemn teachers for missing school during the BNTU rallies countrywide. But on Tuesday the government is […]
Forty-four year old Corporal, Darius Martinez has so far spent six weeks of an eighteen month conviction in jail for Attempting to Corrupt a Public Officer, but today he got a break. His attorney, Anthony Sylvester is appealing the conviction and this morning took the matter to the Supreme Court seeking a stay of execution […]
Belize, along with the rest of the world, is commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1989, a special commitment was made to all children through the adoption of the CRC. The milestone is being recognized and celebrated universally but is the world […]
Despite significant progress in achieving the objectives set out under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Belize falls nominally short of a hundred percent birth registration. Likewise, great strides have been made to minimize the number of babies being born with HIV infection. According to UNICEF’s country representative Ivan Yerovi, those are just […]
Among various initiatives undertaken at the national level is a move by local governments to have their municipalities recognized as child-friendly. In Belize City, there was a recent ceremony to launch the countrywide effort. According to Yerovi, it will take more than just a speech declaring that a town or city is suitable for children. […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization works in various areas in the country including HIV/AIDS, Climate Change and the Barrier Reef System. The organization collaborates with different ministries on projects to enhance education, science, culture, information and communication. Government institutions, organizations, NGOs and private organizations are invited to apply for financial assistance for […]
A generous shipment of wheelchairs has arrived in the country for distribution countrywide. The first batch is being delivered in Belize City where the need is the highest throughout the country. The gift is from four different Rotary Clubs of Canada to the local Rotary Clubs. A ceremony was held on Thursday at Cisco Construction […]
