A shipment of milled rice from Guyana arrived at the Big Creek Port in southern Belize overnight where it remains at present. At the port, all was quiet and calm throughout the day. Shortly before two o’clock, businessman Jack Charles, accompanied by former C.E.O. in the Ministry of Agriculture, Sergio Garcia, made their way to […]
Following the official announcement of three aspiring leaders for the P.U.P. on December fifteenth, the party held a National Executive meeting at Independence Hall this afternoon to determine details of the national convention to be held on January thirty-first. Despite multiple requests, none of the three has agreed to an interview, and they didn’t today, […]
Baby Nina Charlotte Barrera Perez will remain in a foster home through the Christmas holidays, as the matter was adjourned in Family Court today. The two year old was removed from her mother’s custody in November. Her father claims that the child was taken out of Guatemala illegally by the mother, Analiz Gutierrez, while the […]
Analiz Gutierrez was in court and clearly distraught that the matter could not have been resolved in today’s hearing. She told News Five that she is disappointed that her daughter will not be home for Christmas, but has faith that the court will allow baby Nina to remain with her in Belize. Analiz Gutierrez, […]
If the court rules that baby Nina was indeed removed from the country illegally, then the child will be ordered to be returned to Guatemala. Gutierrez would then need to return to that country to deal with the custody matter there. It’s a scenario that is not improbable, but one that Gutierrez dreads. Analiz […]
Two significant donations were made today by the US Government. We start with the Belize Coast Guard which received a variety of equipment to bolster operations of national security in the fight against transnational crime. At this afternoon’s ceremony it was announced that Belize will be spending twenty-six million dollars for the acquisition of two […]
Another donation by the U.S. Embassy was granted to the National Forensic Science Service in Ladyville in the form of cutting edge equipment. A gas chromatograph mass spectrometer machine, also referred to as the Ghost, was received by the department this afternoon at a brief handing over ceremony. Valued at approximately three hundred and fifty […]
Training for use of the equipment will be provided by the US Embassy, and Director Henderson says that in January, a staff member returns with a master’s degree in forensic science. According to Ambassador Moreno, police officers, prosecutors as well as judges will be brought on board to maximize use of the equipment by the […]
There was an accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway this afternoon at around one-thirty. According to reports, a white pickup being driven by Corozal resident Fernando Chan was between mile thirty-four and thirty-five when there was a blowout and the driver lost control. The vehicle ran off the road and flipped, and we are told […]
At about one-fifty this afternoon, the tremors of an earthquake were felt in many parts of Belize and Guatemala. The earthquake rumbled in Tonala, Chiapas, in southern Mexico and registered at a six point six on the Richter scale. Twenty-two point one million persons may have felt the earthquake, including over two hundred thousand who […]
The Santa Cruz Thirteen appeared before Magistrate Emerson Banner on Wednesday to an unexpected retraction of the charge of unlawful imprisonment. That is after the group of villagers was trooped to the magistrate’s court in Punta Gorda on June twenty-fourth, following their arrest of Rupert Myles in Santa Cruz Village. Led by MLA spokesperson Cristina […]
A B.S.I. employee was terminated after thirty-one years on the job as an Electrical and Instrumental Technician. He took his case to court in hope of being re-instated or in the alternative, seeking damages for unlawful dismissal or wrongful dismissal. Julio Roman Gongora Junior also claimed that B.S.I. promoted him to permanent staff, then terminated him […]
Belize City Construction Worker, thirty year old Sherlock Herrera, who was busted at his home allegedly in possession of one hundred and eight grams of cannabis, is out on bail of three thousand five hundred dollars granted to him this morning by Magistrate, Deborah Rogers. The bust of Herrera occurred on Wednesday, by GSU police at […]
Eight hundred needy families will be celebrating Christmas with goodies courtesy of the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas hamper drive. The first group of families received their grocery packages at three different locations in the city, while the remaining families in the district will get their Christmas treats on Friday. The number of recipients grew this […]
Let’s be honest, in exactly one week, the inundation of food and drinks will be upon us. For some of us, it really doesn’t matter how many times we tell ourselves we won’t overindulge. But more often than not at some point during the Christmas holidays we will face discomfort due to overeating or excessive […]
