The game between Belize and Canada has just concluded in Toronto, Canada and we’ll have a recap coming up. But in April, this station broke the news of a massive rat infestation at the Western Regional Hospital. Viewers were appalled to learn then that rats had taken over the food pantry which is located right […]
According to Figueroa, the bottom line is that there is a critical need for a new hospital in the Capital since the current hospital is the regional facility for the west. On the Phone: Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Director of Health Services “We have just had an evaluation done by the Pan American Health Organization […]
The Senate met this morning in Belmopan following the House meeting on Wednesday which was primarily convened for passage of the Electricity Acquisition Settlement Bill. The House approved seventy million dollars to be paid to Fortis as compensation for B.E.L. The deal, which also includes thirty three point three percent of shares for Fortis, will […]
Prime Minister Barrow is on record saying that voters will be heading to the polls in the early part of 2016. While he is holding that date close to his heart, a majority of the standard bearers and area representatives have been laying down the groundwork for Election Day. In Caribbean Shores where the U.D.P.’s […]
Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, is yet to win the Caribbean Shores elections; in fact, a date for the elections is still not known. But Bradley says he is putting things in place at City Hall should he emerge victorious in the upcoming elections. While his demission from office would automatically trigger a bye-election, Bradley […]
Are residents of the Caribbean Shores paying significantly more in property taxes than others elsewhere in Belize City? It’s an assertion that Mayor Bradley’s political opponent, Kareem Musa, has made and which he describes as an unfair assessment. But the mayor says that properties on the north side, particularly in that constituency, are seemingly larger […]
The Jaguars played against the Canadian team this evening at the BMO Stadium in Toronto. The game ended a while ago with the Canadian team penetrating the Belize defense and securing three goals, while the Jaguars were only able to make one attempt to make it on the scoreboard. After ninety minutes of play, the […]
This past Wednesday, all eyes were on the Fortis settlement, but there were other significant matters which passed through the House. One was a motion for approval for a Caribbean Development Bank loan for the purpose of education infrastructure. According to Minister of Education Patrick Faber, at least thirty-five schools that will benefit – twenty-two […]
Faber took some time to list all the areas which will benefit from the construction of pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools…stretched out all across the country in answer to a growing demand for classrooms to house students. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “Preschools will be established in twenty-two areas as I have explained…Valley […]
Eighteen year old Rick Chambers is serving his first night of a three-month jail term behind bars after pleading guilty to the robbery of a cell phone belonging to Luis Montenegro on September third, 2015. Chambers’ family was stunned at the sentence but because he saved the court’s time and has no previous record for […]
For years now, the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, through the Belize Manatee Conservation Program, has been creating awareness on the death of manatees caused by boaters in no wake zones and other specific areas that the mammals frequent. In 2014, a total of thirty-four Antillean manatees, which has its highest population in Belize, […]
The workshop, organized by the Belize Tourism Board, is a certification course for the tour guides and boat captains. There is a need for this says, Galvez, because stakeholders in the tourism industry, as well as fishermen, are sometimes negligent in no wake zones and other areas. But there are hefty fines that can be […]
A resource center on Kelly Street, which is on the fringes of Caribbean Shores in Belize City, opened today for the third time. The center initially opened when Carlos Perdomo was representative for Caribbean Shores years ago. It closed and reopened under Santiago Castillo Junior, but was short-lived. Mayor Darrell Bradley, the aspiring candidate for […]
Mas Camps for the Carnival Road March 2015 concluded with a bang on Thursday night in Belize City. The remaining bands were visited by three of five international judges, who will determine the champ for the junior and senior divisions on September twelfth. But the winners will be announced on the thirteenth following the road […]
But the mas camps were not without incidents. On Wednesday night there were several violent fights and threats made between rivaling gangs in proximity of one particular camp. The GSU got involved and warning shots were fired in the air. The music was turned off and orders were given to members of the camp and […]
The fusion of two artistic minds, functioning on different wavelengths, yet collectively taken as one creative product is the reason for Binomium’s existence. The two-part publication, which focuses on the literary and illustrated works of Yasser Musa and Michael Gordon, is a dichotomy of the Old Capital as seen through the eyes of both artists. […]
In time for the celebrations, Mister Program is releasing a new video for his new track, “Dem Shoulda Know.” The artist, who is popularly known for his hit single, “See I Rise”, reflects on his life and says that the new release is about where he wants to go and what he wants to do […]
