There are two murders to report tonight that occurred within fourteen hours of each other; one in San Pedro and the other in Dangriga. We start tonight’s newscast with the execution of a Honduran national on Ambergris Caye on Thursday night in the San Mateo area of that island town. A twenty-five-year-old father of one […]
Another Dangriga resident was murdered today, making it the second homicide in that municipality over the past three days. While both incidents may not be related, investigators are tonight piecing together details of what may have led to the shooting death of Gabriel Laurie Junior, who was callously rubbed out inside his house this morning. […]
Guatemala completed a successful referendum on taking the Guatemalan claim to Belize to the International Court of Justice two weeks ago. A super-majority of voters said yes, but soon it will be Belize’s turn. The push toward a formal vote locally has begun. Diplomat Alexis Rosado and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington were in San Ignacio […]
But even before Guatemala’s referendum on April fifteenth, questions were raised in a lawsuit in Guatemala’s Constitutional Court about the validity of the 2008 Special Agreement and 2015 amendment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the result of the Guatemalan referendum and Belize’s upcoming one are final and whatever the I.C.J. rules if […]
Fresh off the recent Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and Peruvian Ambassador to Belize Jorge Roman Morey, based in El Salvador, signed a special friendship and cooperation agreement at the Belize City office of the ministry, the Edward Laing building. Ambassador Morey is in his final days in the […]
Belize was represented at the eighth Summit of the Americas by both Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington and Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte. This triennial meeting of members of the Organization of American States offers Belize the opportunity to network with fellow states on important issues, some of which Elrington outlined. Wilfred Elrington, Minister […]
Nineteen-year-old Renesha Alvarez is behind bars tonight, charged with dangerous harm against her domestic partner, who is in a critical but stable condition at the hospital. Alvarez is accused of stabbing nineteen-year-old Herman Solis during an argument. She was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer without legal representative and no plea was taken. On the […]
He is accused of a sensitive crime, but tonight, twenty-seven-year-old Ryan Neal is out on bail on a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse and grievous harm. Neal is accused of raping a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl on the third floor of a school building in Belize City earlier this month. Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams set bail […]
On Thursday, Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner held a press conference at City Hall to share with the media findings from a transition report that was commissioned upon the new administration taking office back in March. What was discovered was extravagant spending, as well as massive arrears racked up by the previous city council. Of […]
During the past two terms of the U.D.P. city council, large sums of money were borrowed for the construction of streets across the city. Those projects were funded with the proceeds of a municipal bonded that had been floated. The financial situation that the new administration has met, according to Mayor Wagner, will undoubtedly affect […]
Today, the Ministry of Agriculture officially opened a quarantine treatment arch at the Port of Belize in Belize City. The new arch is part of a wider effort done across ports of entry to prevent pests and invasive species from coming into the country; so vehicles and containers are sprayed. This is being done as […]
Last November a project tackling official responses to gender based violence and trafficking in persons was launched. Supported by the U.S. Embassy through the Central American Regional Security Initiative, it will focus on six communities, Hattieville, Seine Bight, Hopkins, Independence, Roaring Creek and Teakettle, which were selected based on their vulnerability level and the incidences […]
At this hour, an exhibition called “La Mirada de Chambi” is opening at the Mexican Institute in Belize City. It is a photography collection by Peruvian artist Martin Chambi which documents indigenous life in Peru. The showcase is being held to mark the visit of the Peruvian Ambassador to Belize Jorge Roman Morey. Hugo Juarez […]
The “Diego y Frida” exhibition is on a tour across Belize. Last September, the exhibition opened at the Mexican Institute in Belize City and now it is in San Ignacio at the House of Culture. The photographs showcase the personal lives of two celebrated Mexican artists, muralist Diego Rivera and painter Frida Kahlo. Diego Sapien of […]
