The proposed importation of rice from a CARICOM country by businessman Jack Charles of Xtra House remains unresolved tonight, even though a shipment of prepackaged Guyanese rice to be retailed on the local market is expected to arrive in Big Creek by barge on Thursday. But along with those three containers of imported grain come […]
With less than twenty-four hours before the shipment of rice arrives, the showdown between producers and importer is heating up. Earlier today, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued a release advocating for proper procedures to be put in place for the importation of rice. The Chamber notes that all importations are administered by […]
On Tuesday, we asked our online viewers whether they would support or not the importation of Guyanese rice into Belize? With a shipment of rice nearing Belize, today, we took to the streets of Belize City to poll the sentiments of the public on this developing issue. Imported rice would mean lower prices on the […]
If you were thinking of getting a small turkey this Christmas, you may want to try a chicken instead. That’s because currently there are none to be had in the country from major distributors Quality Poultry Products and Caribbean Chicken. The status right now is that because the Avian flu severely limited the production of […]
What is the state of Belize’s largest national park two years after launching an active campaign to raise awareness on the value of the Chiquibul? Today was report card day for Friends for Conservation and Development, as the non-government organization met with the media to give an update on the condition of the protected area. […]
Punta Gorda Police are trying to determine who may have lured a taxi-man to his death on a remote feeder road on the outskirts of that community. A we reported on Tuesday, a passerby found sixty-one year old Elridgeville resident Antonio Rodriguez barely alive on the ground next to his vehicle at about midday. He […]
An ex-police officer, who was out on parole, is back behind bars tonight. Ronald Ragan Sutherland was convicted of wounding his ex-girlfriend back in 2014 and sentenced to two years, but while out on parole, he committed another offense which has landed him in jail again. This time, Sutherland is accused of trafficking weed after […]
But John Burke, a Belize City resident, will not be spending Christmas behind bars. He was accused of burglary and handling stolen goods after the home of a Belizean/American couple was burglarized in their presence and the culprits cleaned out the house. Burke was accused of burglarizing the home of Reginald Welch in 2013 and […]
Tonight, twenty-eight-year-old Jeffery McDougal is behind bars after being accused of a shooting incident which occurred on Sunday, December thirteenth, 2015 in which Brandon Allen was shot and injured in his buttocks and had to be hospitalized. The shooting incident is said to have occurred at the corner of East Canal Street and Water Lane, […]
This afternoon, ninety-three year old Wilmenia Santos, a resident of number thirty Caesar Ridge Road since Independence, was given an early and very meaningful Christmas gift from the Community Policing Unit. Her home was given a facelift by officers and interns, including a fresh coat of paint inside, repairs, a new mattress and bedding and […]
Belizeans in the thousands flock across the northern border to shop, but trade is about to go up even higher. On Tuesday, the mayors from Belize City and the City of Chetumal, Quintana Roo ratified a sister city agreement between both municipalities. The agreement is expected to bolster areas of trade and commerce, as well […]
With established relations between the municipalities of Belize City, San Pedro and Chetumal, Bradley says that the idea is for Belize to tap into the tourist population across the northern border, while also being able to market Belizean products in Mexico. When the Mexican Mayor visits in the early part of next year, Bradley says […]
If you’ve driven on the Phillip Goldson Highway anytime in the last couple months you’ve probably complained bitterly about the condition of the road. The section from the Boom junction to Ladyville is particularly vile – more a picado road than a major highway – but from there to the city is also breaking up […]
A flag raising ceremony was held today at the Battlefield Park in Belize City. At seven o’clock this morning, Bangladesh nationals living in Belize hoisted their country’s flag in commemoration of their victory day. In 1971, freedom fighters from Bangladesh fought against Pakistan for their independence and land. Over three million persons were killed and […]
While the Bangladeshi community is small in Belize, they contribute significantly to the commercial private sector of downtown Belize City. They’ve been working closing with the City Council of Belize and Mayor Darrell Bradley, who also took part in the ceremonies this morning. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “We would want as a city […]
