There was a brazen murder just before midday on San Pedro. Teenager Christian Contreras was gunned down as he was hanging out with a friend outside of a bar in the Boca Del Rio area of the island. Another man, twenty-eight-year-old Ryan Lucas was wounded and airlifted to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. With quick […]
While police will not say why eighteen-year-old Christian Contreras was killed, it is widely believed that is linked to the drug problem on the island. Several of the killings in the past year have been connected to drug rival groups and the Police Department has since implemented several initiatives to combat the growing problem. Today, […]
In the Old Capital, police continue to look for a man that committed a brazen murder around five o’clock on Monday on La Croix Boulevard. Dorian Sutherland, a father of two girls, was killed by a single shot to the face fired by a gunman, who he knew, and with whom he had an argument […]
Meanwhile, police say they know who fired the fatal shots outside of Bismark Club following a birthday celebration which killed Daniel Anderson and left two others hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. While that person has reportedly been detained, no charges have been levied so his name is being withheld at this time. Anderson was shot once […]
No worker likes to be left high and dry at the bank or credit union on payday, and so the complaints of sanitation workers since Friday have been reaching ears in the press. The Belize City Council, which effectively assumed responsibility from the private company Belize Maintenance Limited following unrest five years ago, says it […]
Shortly after our interview, the Council’s Director of Finance Marilyn Ordonez confirmed through public relations officer for the Council, Shane Williams, that the H.R.C.U. problem had been resolved and workers would get time off to go get their pay. But the Credit Union fired back this afternoon with a statement calling the criticism unfair and […]
Paul “Chicken Dread” Ferguson is once again at odds with the City Council. Back on September fifth, we reported that Ferguson had a fallout with members of the police department and CitCo special constables who threatened to remove his food trailer because of improper documentation. The trailer, according to Traffic Manager Kevan Jenkins, was not […]
Time does fly, and it is now exactly one year since the Belize National Teachers’ Union walked out of their classrooms and took to the streets in green t-shirts. They called for action from the government on oversight, from the Senate Special Select Committee on Immigration to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Most importantly, […]
B.N.T.U. President Elena Smith pronounced herself satisfied with the documentary and said that proceeds from sales would be split with Kremandala Limited as producers. The B.N.T.U.’s portion, she said, would go to its Strike Fund to benefit any potential future action by the union. Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. “Satisfied, overwhelmed, touched… just a […]
At the next meeting of the House in mid-October, a bill will be introduced on the indefinite moratorium against offshore oil exploration activity. The content has not been circulated and it is highly anticipated by environmentalists and conservationists. Over the weekend, OCEANA Belize Vice President Janelle Chanona pronounced at the Ocean Hero Awards ceremony that […]
After reaching some of their highest levels this year, fuel prices are expected to moderate with the coming shipment of petroleum from Venezuela, as part of a restarted Petrocaribe program. Last week, Prime Minister Dean Barrow gave a lengthy explanation for the price increases, repeating blame on the sputtering Petrocaribe program and the impact of […]
Fallout continues from Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s decision to stop further allocations to the Senate Special Select Committee beyond November. At first the Prime Minister contended that further funding was needed for the Integrity Commission and implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. But the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
On Saturday, following the National Party Council of the P.U.P., Briceño reiterated a party position on the Gang Suppression Unit. He has recommitted to disbanding the unit in a future P.U.P. Government and railed against their lack of effectiveness and dangerous tendency to act as muscle for the Police Department. But before banishing the elite […]
There are rumblings on the streets that the B.N.T.U. is ready to resume their strike, and the hard, militant talk at today’s launch certainly stirred up old emotions and feelings. But the union is nothing if not practical and deliberate, and President Elena Smith has learned well from predecessor Luke Palacio about giving nothing away […]
As you heard earlier, the Teachers’ Union has not taken kindly to Prime Minister Dean Barrow attempting to go around them in his response to their letter seeking an update on their eight demands made during last year’s strike. According to the union, the P.M. copied the letter to the National Trade Union Congress of […]
The disappearance and return of Kelvin Usher last week touched many, especially students of Saint John’s College Junior College, which counted him as a classmate and friend. Many of them unprecedentedly walked out of classes last Wednesday and unto the streets in protest of the lackadaisical response by police and authorities. And they were there […]
Earlier this year, the Auditor General’s annual report for 2012-2013 cited multiple instances of irregularities in several government departments, particularly the Ministries of Works and Education and the Belize Defence Force. Another concerns monies lost by the General Sales Tax Department in respect of collections. The Belize City Council and Belize Maintenance Limited/Belize Waste Control […]
A team of thirty-nine professionals completed training and took the oath as Court Connected Arbitrators under the Supreme Court of Belize in late September. The Chairman of the Court’s Mediation and Arbitration program, Justice Abel Courtney, addressed the group stating that the future reputation and conduct of the court and any arbitration proceedings is now […]
The Kingdom of Morocco is all the way in Africa, but that huge country with a population of thirty-two million plus, shares commonalities with Belize. This week, representatives from Morocco are in Belize to collaborate on issues involving the marine environment. A first of its kind study tour between the two countries is being coordinated […]
