The release of white sugar in the local market by the Spanish company, Santander, has thrown the local sugar industry into a tailspin. On May eleventh, it was first detected that through DV Distributors, the white sugar was retailing in stores in the Corozal, Orange Walk and Cayo Districts in violation of Santander’s Export Processing […]
As far as it is known, no fines have been imposed on the Spanish company for violating the EPZ status despite warnings by the Ministry of Trade and Investment. So is the government being too soft on Santander by now considering a waiver to its current EPZ certificate? On Thursday, Minister Tracey Panton said that […]
Police this evening confirmed that one person was arrested and charged for shooting a soldier of the Belize Defence Force. It happened in the village of San Pedro Colombia in the Toledo District sometime this morning. A twelve-gauge shotgun recovered by police is suspected to be the weapon used in the shooting. The soldier is […]
The largest fish factory vessel in the world, which is flying the Belize flag, has been seized in Peru. Reports in the media say that the Damanzaihao, which has the capacity to process five hundred and forty-seven tons of fish per year, has been detained in Peruvian waters. The vessel has just switched from the Peruvian […]
Earlier this year, long-time unionist and former president of the Public Service Union, Jacqueline Willoughby, severed ties with the union amid claims of defamation of her character. She has even instituted a lawsuit against the union and its president, Doreth Cayetano-Obermayer. However, she made an appearance at Saturday’s annual general meeting of the union in San Ignacio. […]
What does it mean to be a Belizean? This and many other questions form the basis for a different kind of subject scheduled to be rolled out to secondary school across the Jewel next September. It’s called Belizean Studies and according to the Ministry of Education, it is intended to provoke serious discussion among the […]
The Ministry of Education regularly revamps curricula at primary level, but is only just now introducing a full secondary-level programme after mostly leaving it to schools. It recognizes its role in promoting social cohesion and unity and this will be achieved through both the new Belizean Studies programme and a new life skills programme to […]
The unfounded Guatemalan claim to Belize is the subject of much discussion, but how much of it will take place in our schools? It was noted during this morning’s presentation that Belize had never given much thought to teaching the issue in schools the way Guatemala has, and with the April tenth, 2019 referendum looming, […]
The Belize Jaguars left for Barbados today for a friendly match with that island’s national team. The Jaguars are hoping that the friendly matches with Caribbean teams will help them evaluate their play in their bid to advance to the CONCACF’s Gold Cup in 2019. The game takes place this weekend and will be followed […]
Two weeks ago we told you about the proposed development on Cayo Rosario in San Pedro. It is a small caye that falls within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve that was sold to a private investor. That investor has already submitted a proposal for a massive development that will see over-water cabanas erected in the […]
A hit and run accident has claimed the life of Melito Macario Medina. The fifty-one-year-old resident of Petville, Orange Walk was apparently knocked down and killed sometime between six and seven o’clock as he was walking home on the San Estevan Road on Thursday evening. When police arrived on the scene, Medina was lifeless. The […]
He is accused of attempting to set the home of his former partner on fire. Now twenty-two-year-old Shaquille Martinez of Neal Pen Road has been jailed on a charge of arson. Martinez is alleged to have visited his ex’s residence on Monday. She refused to let him in and told police that after her refusal […]
Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams today offered bail to a Bulgarian national accused of theft of funds through an automated teller machine. Vasil Kadalov made bail of seven thousand five hundred dollars this afternoon after he was wired the funds by Western Union. Caye Caulker resident Donald Stuart, the complainant, told police in April that […]
The Wildlife Conservation Society, Fisheries Department and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism launched “Fisherfolk Month” today in Belize City. All month long, WCS and its partners will host a number of activities and discussions to highlight the important role that fisherfolk play in Belize. The fishing industry, back in 2016, was said to earn in […]
Planning Belize’s biggest party is no joke for the September Celebrations Commission and the municipal councils, not to mention the various service organizations involved. While a few of the dates to mark your calendar are already set, such as for the Carnival Road March and Expo Belize, the celebrations will start to take shape over […]
About eight years ago, the Belize National Youth Apprenticeship programme was started in Belize City with the aim to reduce crime, through its focus on the development, education and employment of at-risk youth. Under the administration of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, hundreds of high school drop-outs and single mothers between the ages […]
The Social Security Board celebrated its thirty-seventh anniversary today, having opened its doors to the Belizean public on June first, 1981. In honor, of this occasion an open day was held at each of the S.S.B.’s branch offices across the country. The focus today was on promoting an upcoming transition to what is known as […]
The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Belize was officially launched in San Ignacio on Thursday. Two decades ago, Belize was one of many countries that signed on to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, committing to the proper management and sustainable use of natural resources. This commitment involved the development of national […]
The 2018 hurricane season officially opened today with twelve to fourteen named storms to be expected. Six to seven of them will form into hurricanes, while two are expected to become category three or higher. The season runs from June first to November thirtieth. Chief Meteorological Officer Catherine Cumberbatch tells us more. Catherine Cumberbatch, […]
