Earlier this week on Wednesday, the Financial Secretary promised that consumers can expect a decrease in fuel prices. He didn’t say there would be an increase, but as of midnight tonight, you can expect one. Regular fuel is going up by twenty-seven cents, but the good news is that premium goes down by eight-five cents. […]
There’s another commitment that government has met. As ordered by the Caribbean Court of Justice on November first, G.O.B. has complied with a payment of about a hundred and sixty million dollars as a final payment for the 2009 and 2011 nationalization of Belize Telemedia Limited. The government today made the transfer of funds of […]
A major sting operation in Honduras last week, resulted in the arrest of Denia Suyapa Ochoa, believed to be the ringleader in a human trafficking organization that extends to Belize. She is the Ministry of Health employee in San Pedro Sula, Honduras who is accused of smuggling as many as seventy young women into the […]
A pair of Asian men, one a Taiwanese/Belizean from Camalote, Cayo and the other a Chinese businessman, pleaded guilty to falsifying immigration documents when they appeared in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court. The duo has been in detention since Monday after being busted while attempting to apply for a Social Security Card using a bogus Belizean […]
There are still no arrests to be made in a heist that saw thieves make off with ten thousand dollars in cash from a Western Union branch in Corozal Town on Monday morning. As we reported, twenty-eight-year-old Doris Montejo was held up at gunpoint and relieved of a substantial amount of cash at her place […]
Indian nationals Keyur Barot and Jitendra Kumar are accused of having stolen a sports utility vehicle, as well as sixty-two thousand dollars in cash from businessman Jack Charles back in September. The salesmen worked for the well-known wholesaler and were on a trip to Dangriga on September thirteenth, to collect monies on behalf of the […]
Who killed German national Raimund Adalbert Kobler in San Pedro on Sunday night? It’s a mystery that local police on the island are still trying to unravel. While an autopsy is scheduled for Friday, they are no closer to a motive for his murder. Kobler’s lifeless body was discovered with a massive wound to his […]
On Monday, police told the media that they strongly believe the murder of businessman Amit Moryani in Orange Walk Town may have been committed by thieves who have also been operating in the Corozal District. Tonight that gut feeling holds, except that they are unable to act on the hunch and proceed with an arrest […]
This morning, residents in the vicinity of Raccoon Street Extension discovered a body inside a drain. Initially, it was believed that the then unidentified male may have been the victim of foul play. Belize City police were immediately called to the scene and it was later learned that the individual was fifty-five-year-old Elvis Bandosingh. According […]
Dion Leslie or Bernard Wagner for next Mayor of the City? Elections are due until next March, but the campaign machines are in gear already. The two rival mayoral candidates for the Belize City Council have already hit the campaign trail, trying to gain the confidence of the electorate in hopes of winning the top […]
Bradley maintains that some matters could have been dealt with differently during the past five and a half years he sat in the mayor’s seat. But he says the City Council and sister municipalities across the country have been ensuring that they are accountable for all projects undertaken during their tenure. Bradley adds that he […]
But is this the last we’ll see of Mayor Darrell Bradley as it relates to his political career? For now, he is winding down at City Hall, but Bradley says his eye is on the House of Representatives. While he was unsuccessful in his bid at the last General Elections when he ran in Caribbean […]
Leon Usher is the man that Ladyville Police shot and is now under guard at the K.H.M.H. Police say that they responded to a domestic dispute at Usher’s residence in Milpa Area in Ladyville and he got into a verbal exchange and made threats. The report says, “Usher then aggressed the police in a boisterous […]
Police say that a criminal and internal investigation has been launched into this shooting incident. Usher remains hospitalized and is in need of surgery. But before he does that, he needs four pints of blood. Tillett made it clear that even though they were involved in a domestic altercation, she was not pressing charges and […]
The annual Kettle Appeal of the Salvation Army kicked off today in the downtown area of the city. The launch marks the beginning of the Christmas season during which the organization hopes residents will be generous and make a difference in someone’s life. The organization is this year spreading its wings to other areas and […]
Acting President Marlon Kuylen will not be contesting the seat for the highest office in national football next month. It’s a decision that he says was fairly easy to make given the present climate surrounding the administration of the sport at the level of the Football Federation of Belize. In a lengthy document released to […]
The City Council, under the tenure of Darrell Bradley, has concreted one hundred and sixty streets across the city. The council invested twenty million dollars on the massive undertaking. That figure keeps popping up because Government is spending as much as eight million dollars for approximately a mile of work on Faber’s Road. Now, no […]
Do you want to make your acting debut to screens across the Caribbean? Well, whether you have acting experience or not, filmmaker Cristobal Krusen says he wants you to try out for his new TV series Life or Death. The series will be filmed in Belize next year but right now the team is looking […]
The central secondary school volleyball competition was held today to select the male and female teams that will represent the central region against the north, west and south. The national finals will be held in Belize City on Friday to select the best of the best of the high schools. After several rounds of competition, […]
World Diabetes Day will be commemorated next Tuesday. This weekend the Diabetes association will be having its annual Ride Out Diabetes fundraiser. While, exercise is an important element in maintaining diabetes, it must be complemented with a proper diet. Tonight in Healthy Living, we look at the elements of a proper diet for diabetics. […]
