There is public outrage over an incident that took place in Santa Cruz, Toledo on Saturday afternoon. A Creole man, Rupert Myles was detained by a group of Maya residents and tied up. The photographs of the man in handcuffs on social media has caused a huge uproar and even the Prime Minister has taken […]
This afternoon in Santa Cruz, dozens of villagers were attempting to determine the possible outcome of this volatile situation. While residents maintain that the buildup, as well as the resultant incident on Saturday, was not racially motivated, they insist that the customary law under which the community is governed applies to everyone who chooses to […]
On Monday night we brought you pieces of an explosive recording in which senior UDP insider and former Minister Melvin Hulse lashes out at Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Allegations made on that tape were serious enough for the PM to seek legal sanctuary, and threaten to sue if anybody dared to repeat. Apart from the […]
The media has elected to not repeat specific allegations against the PM in the Hulse recording, but today the social media lit up bright all day long, gag order or not. Since November, when then PUP Cayo North Area Representative Joseph Mahmud tendered a rather abrupt resignation from the House, the PUP maintained that he […]
While the P.U.P. leader and others in the opposition have had their say on the Melvin Hulse recordings, the Party also issued a statement today. The PUP says the Hulse recordings confirm what the PUP has known for the past seven months, that being, that the UDP government has been corruptly using Petrocaribe funds to […]
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A fifteen year old student is hospitalized in a critical condition but stable condition. Shortly before nine on Monday night, the second form student of Caanan High School was walking on Lakeview Street heading to his home on Sibun Street when he was shot. According to reports, there were at least two men, one of […]
Tonight, thirty six year old undertaker, Sanjay Pilgrim of Belize City is on remand for the murder of his friend, forty-four year old Carrington Bodden, who was fatally stabbed once to the chest on Sunday night during a heated argument on Kelly Street. Pilgrim was taken by CIB personnel in handcuffs to the Belize City […]
On March twenty-second, 2014, Senior Superintendent of Police, Edward Broaster, accused two men who were visiting Caye Caulker of trying to bribe him so that no charges be levied against them. The two are tour guides Argyle Jex and Lewis Cal, who were jointly charged, with the offense of Attempting to Corrupt a Police Officer. […]
The debate on the use of Petrocaribe monies continues to rage on in the political arena. For the UDP, which has composed songs to that entity, it is a good thing…a god-maker…probably the best thing ever. The PUP has no access to the bounty, and is fighting an uphill battle against an incumbent fuelled by […]
In January, the UDP registered a blow-out victory in bye-elections held in the Cayo North constituency. In that political event, the PUP was almost a no-show in terms of presence and power – believed to be the result of a serious lack of finances. The financial picture, at least on the face, of it, doesn’t […]
Last week Belize was blacklisted by the European Union, along with thirty other countries. The European Union claims that Belize is a tax haven for companies which are seeking to avoid paying taxes. It’s just another in a series of hits from the international community against the offshore sector, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow says […]
What is it like for women who are in business or thinking of starting a business in Belize? Well, like other women across the world, the playing field isn’t leveled. And women have a more difficult time to secure financing, while many others lack the technical skills needed to develop their products. And why is […]
An annual summer school program organized by Peter Lacey is set to commence in the weeks ahead. The brief curriculum is in its twelfth year and while thousands of primary school students will be on vacation, those struggling in particular subject areas, including math and phonics, will be receiving much needed assistance. According to Lacey, […]
On Monday we showed you the nomination day event, both theatrics and procedure, for both political mass parties. But there was another candidate who was refused. At around midday Monday, a coalition of the VIP and the PNP brought in Stanislaus Martinez, who they say is a Dangriga born, successful businessman. The few supporters who […]
Liberty Children’s Home in Ladyville got some much needed assistance today from their British friends. For years, the British High Commission and partners have been giving back to the Children’s Home and today they stopped in for some repairs at the NGO. Andrea Polanco headed up to Ladyville to see the group doing good work […]
