A young boy lies in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital tonight. The eleven year old student of the Stella Maris School was hit by a vehicle this morning in front of the Sky Supermarket in Ladyville as he headed to Belize City to attend classes. After Austin Olivera was knocked down, whether […]
And on the George Price Highway, residents of the quiet community of Cotton Tree just outside of Belmopan were panicked by a swarm of bees which quickly killed several dogs in the neighbourhood this morning. It’s a matter of particular concern because the area where the bees swarmed is right behind the Cotton Tree School, […]
Two decisions were recently delivered by the Supreme Court. In the first case, the Supreme Court once again ruled in favor of Belize International Services Limited which was appropriated by government in June 2013. BISL is the parent company of the International Business Companies Registry and International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, IBC and IMMARBE, […]
In another matter recently before the Supreme Court, Justice Courtney Abel also ruled in favor of the Belize Bank. He struck out a section of the Income Tax and Business Tax Act which required all businesses to pay their taxes in full before challenging the assessment. The decision followed an evaluation in which the bank […]
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Thirty year old businessman, Raul Magana Junior on April twentieth, 2014, allegedly experienced a tire blow out that caused his vehicle to overturn on the Phillip Goldson Highway between Miles twenty sixth and twenty seventh. Magana’s twenty seven year old common/law wife, Lissi Li and son were killed in the mishap. The traffic fatality occurred […]
Gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson, who is challenging the existing immigration laws of Belize and Trinidad & Tobago, was back before the Caribbean Court of Justice today. Tomlinson is suing the governments of both countries on the basis that their laws are discriminatory towards prohibited classes, including the LGBT community. On May ninth, 2014 the […]
This Wednesday, at the Organization of American States in Washington, Ambassador Nestor Mendez will be vying for election to the position of Deputy Secretary General of the O.A.S. Guyana is also presenting a candidate for the post so the election is being closely watched. Mendez has been campaigning for some time and in many quarters […]
In two weeks the Opposition will go to the House to debate the Prime Minister’s budget for 2015-2016. It’s a complex document, at least to the layman, but it’s important because it charts the path of our taxpayer monies for the next financial year, in government departments and infrastructure projects. For 2015/2016 Government projects that […]
Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a closer look at the budget, but one area demands immediate attention. It’s difficult to ignore the scope of the infrastructure works across the country, largely funded by Petrocaribe monies and other concessionary loans. Former C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Development, which evolved into the Ministry […]
The People’s United Party National Executive has been convened to independence hall this Wednesday, a week after it last met. All day today, there have purportedly been reports that the party will be making changes to the executive in the wake of the massive defeat at the polls in the March fourth Municipal Elections in […]
A French captain back on December thirty-first, 2014 crashed his thirty-five-foot steel hull vessel into the reef near some coral rubble when he missed the channel near Caye Caulker. Since then, several attempts have been made to remove the boat that is stuck in approximately five feet of water. The grounded vessel has had residents […]
As to the French national who captained the vessel, he has not been seen or heard from since. So will there be any charges laid against him for the damage to the reef. Adele Catzim-Sanchez, C.E.O., Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development “I think that…it just for us provides an opportunity for us […]
It’s been almost a week since a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) reported “lost” in Trinidad and Tobago in November 2014. The submersible was found last Wednesday in the waters off San Pedro on the Belize Barrier Reef in an area called Mexico Rocks. Measuring approximately twelve feet in length and six point six feet […]
A community-based project that looks at the impact of climate change on the ecosystem from a development standpoint was launched today by the Fisheries Department. The marine Conservation and Climate Adaptation project, also referred to as MCCAP, seeks to ensure the sustainable development and the viability of the fishing industry, while creating awareness on the […]
Vehicle vendors in Orange Walk are up in arms after the Orange Walk Town Council moved forcefully to remove them from where they are parked near the Central Park. It’s not a new problem, and dates back to 2012, but while the vendors have played hard-ball, the Council hasn’t – until now, that is. Today […]
The Belize Cancer Society is the recipient of a nine thousand five hundred U.S. dollar grant that was awarded by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition with funding from the American Cancer Society. Heather Reneau of the Belize Cancer Society says the grant will be used to screen over a thousand at risk women for cervical cancer. […]
