After languishing in prison for six years, Gary Sewell is finally a free man. He was apprehended back in February, 2010 but had been on the run since 2007 wanted by the US government for his purported role in the trafficking of drugs into the U.S. Sewell was busted in an anti-drug operation at a […]
The government is seeking to recover almost a million dollars paid in compensation to Andre Vega, the son of the former DPM and Minister of Natural Resources as well as from attorney Sharon Pitts. Both Vega and Pitts were paid four hundred thousand dollars each as compensation for land that was sold to them when […]
But government is settling out of court on another matter. In mid-April of last year, Orange Walk resident Andres Rodriguez was brutally assaulted by three police officers, under suspicion that he was involved in an incident that occurred sometime earlier. The trio was said to be following up on a report that Rodriguez had been […]
Imagine a born Belizean being told that she could not access her birth certificate because someone else may have her identity. Then, imagine that an investigation has been underway for over a year, and nobody said anything. This is how twenty-nine year old Jazmine Lino of Progresso village, Corozal District, feels after visiting the office […]
A thirteenth Senator will be appointed in January, the choice of Belize’s non-governmental organizations. Following the Prime Minister’s signing of the commencement order for Sections seven and nine of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, the NGO community has begun its consultations leading up to formal appointment. However, there are still questions as to how […]
The Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations (APAMO), following the passing of the Sixth Amendment, nominated former executive director of Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, Gregory Ch’oc, but he never took office because the Government refused to commence the relevant sections of the Amendment. Armando Aban assures that the process will result in a […]
A government owned vehicle was stolen in the early hours of this morning in San Ignacio Town. The vehicle attached/assigned to the Ministry of Health was parked in an employee’s yard when it was taken. San Ignacio Police don’t have a suspect and are still looking for the pick-up truck but it is known that […]
Today was celebration day for fans of the Chicago Cubs, as the biggest parade in the city’s history flowed from Wrigley Field, the World Series’ champions’ home stadium, to Grant Park for an official rally. In Belize, five thousand would be considered a good crowd for such a parade, but imagine five million! According to […]
The Government of Belize has responded to the Belize Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage, putting aside for now the issue of legislating the currently policy-based moratorium on activities relating to exploring for petroleum offshore Belize. C.E.O. in the Ministry Economic Development and Petroleum Yvonne Hyde has written to say that Government is satisfied that […]
So, is this a step forward or a step backward? And will it move the Coalition even slightly from its position that a complete ban on offshore petroleum-related activity of any kind should be banned? We asked Amanda Burgos Acosta to respond. Amanda Burgos-Acosta, Executive Director, Belize Audubon Society “Our position has remained resilient […]
Twenty-five year old father of one, Jeon Peebles, died in mysterious circumstances nearly a week ago. Peebles was picked up by the cops on Sunday night near a supermarket on Mahogany Street. Twelve hours later, his body was found off the Boom/Hattieville Road with multiple gunshots to the head. On Wednesday, police announced that one […]
In December of 2015, a woman from Palmar Orange Walk and another from Ranchito, Corozal District were accused by a Belize City businesswoman of shoplifting underwear from her store. This morning, Donaela Bernaldita Smith and Johny Netty Lopez, had a change of heart when they appeared in court. They changed their not-guilty plea to guilty […]
The World Pediatric Project will be conducting surgery clinic at the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga Town. The surgery clinic is only for children from birth to twenty one years old. The team of surgeons from the U.S.A. arrives on Saturday and will host a clinic on Sunday to set appointments for surgeries to be […]
Incessant rains across the country have inundated parts of Belize City and the weekend forecast indicates that there are more showers ahead. The downpour began in the wee early hours of Wednesday and has remained a prominent weather feature since, dumping almost six inches of rainfall on the Old Capital. While there is no weather […]
The council of management of the Belize National Teachers Union is meeting on Saturday to discuss the way forward in light of recent developments in the education sector. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Education announced that it was bypassing B.N.T.U. and going directly to the Managing Authorities to discuss the issue of makeup time […]
The strike fund and its intended use are also at the center of the ongoing controversy. According to B.N.T.U. President Luke Palacio, the Minister of Education quotes liberally from a convention in the north where a decision was met to revise the purpose of the strike fund. Palacio says that Faber is pretending that he […]
C.X.C. going online? Yes, well, at least a part of it and it is happening sooner than you’d think. In January of next year, students who are sitting CSEC exams with a multiple choice component will be doing some of their exams online. The talk of moving the exams from paper to e-method has been […]
There is a bit of sad news coming out of the Belize Zoo tonight. One of its beloved residents, Lucky Boy, has passed away. According to the zoo, the twenty-year-old Black Jaguar had been ailing for a while and there were indications of cancer growth in his intestines. But for the past two weeks Lucky […]
Fifty-five years ago, a true monster unleashed havoc, death and destruction on the tiny colony then known as British Honduras. We speak of Hurricane Hattie, which struck on October thirty-first, 1961, slamming into the coast between Dangriga and Belize City. It killed one hundred and ninety-eight people and left much of the central coast in […]
