He served as Acting Prime Minister twice in the first half of April while Prime Minister Dean Barrow was out on medical leave. But could Minister of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development and Corozal North area representative Hugo Patt be seeking the job for real – as the next leader of the United Democratic […]
The start of construction of a perimeter fence by the Belize Defence Force at the western border triggered an uproar by taxi drivers from Guatemala who claimed they were being put out of the area. The B.D.F. maintained that the fence was being built to provide security and to ease traffic congestion. Today, we re-visited […]
There have been increasing reports of incursions into Belizean territory by Guatemalan farmers, loggers and poachers along both the western and southern borders. In the case of the west, Friends for Conservation and Development have attributed the occurrence to the influence of rogue leaders seeking to take advantage of the overwhelming yes vote by Guatemalans […]
The villagers say they are concerned about not being able to defend themselves from possible attacks, although they have made it clear that the Guatemalans are not welcome to farm in the area. PGTV’s Wil Maheia, who is also leader of the Belize Territorial Volunteers, is offering his assistance. Village chairman Olario Ical says they […]
Forty-eight-year-old Fiorman Erick Gillett, a Belizean based in Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth. Gillett, also known as “B,” was being looked at by the Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. in February of 2017 after they snared a confidential source who […]
Santander will be fined – that’s what Minister Tracy Panton said today. For the past two weeks and the last time we spoke with Panton, it wasn’t clear if the company would be sanctioned for the violation of its Export Processing Zone license when it put sugar for sale on the domestic market. On May […]
And on the topic of sugar, Panton responded to statements made by Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño. On Tuesday, Briceño said G.O.B. should be doing more to export all Belizean sugar to CARICOM. According to Panton, Belize’s sugar has market access at duty free rates but what is lacking is market penetration. Tracy […]
The P.U.P. convention for the Albert Division is heating up, but the U.D.P. Area Rep Tracy Panton says she is not fazed and will deliver the Albert for the U.D.P. in the next general elections no matter what. Senators Valerie Woods and Paul Thompson are the two contenders for the P.U.P. In an interview today, […]
Was thirteen-year-old Elwin Pitter armed with a handgun as police say he was when they fired at him on Saturday evening? Deputy Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that the teenager was found in possession of a point thirty-eight revolver, confirming the account given to the media on Monday by investigators. In fact, the police […]
Over the past few weeks, we’ve reported on several armed robberies on businesses in the downtown area. In less than a week, two businesses on Albert Street, including Hofius, were robbed. And just this week, Spoonaz Café on North Front Street was robbed as well as another establishment on Albert Street. Today, we caught up […]
As we showed you earlier, Area Representative for Albert Division Tracy Panton was out and about today in the downtown area, accompanied by the Belize Police Department. Panton says that she has received a number of reports and calls from businesses and residents who are concerned about the crime. She says that while the police […]
So, what are Police doing about the growing number of robberies on businesses in the downtown area? Deputy Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that they will enact “Operation Safe Zone.” There will be increased police presence in the downtown area to discourage robberies and burglaries – but according to Williams, that is only a […]
A Hopkins’ resident is tonight out on a five thousand-dollar bail having been accused of raping a seventeen-year-old student at the Mango Fest held over the weekend in that southern village. On Saturday evening, the minor reported to Hopkins Police that around three-thirty p.m., she was raped in a bathroom by a man she knew […]
San Pedro resident Jermaine Moody awaits his fate after Supreme Court Justice Adolph Lucas reserved his judgment in a judge-only trial on a murder charge. The twenty-nine-year-old from San Pedrito area is accused of killing thirty-one-year-old Moses Coc on September thirteenth, 2014. Coc was beaten to death, hit several times in the head with a […]
Child abuse comes in many forms; it can be limited to one incident or it can be a series of events that occur many times. In Belize, many organizations have been doing their part putting in place strategies to create safe environments for children who are exposed to abuse. Over the past two years, four […]
The Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) was awarded the National Energy Globe Award for its Community Researchers’ Programme and has qualified to compete in World Energy Globe Award. The programme, which started in 2012, has empowered twenty-five young community members to acquire skills in marine and terrestrial research, while it encourages sustainable awareness, […]
They may be occasionally irascible neighbors, but they are neighbors nonetheless. And in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the volcano “El Fuego” in the municipality of Antigua, Guatemala, on Sunday, the nations of the region and the world have come together in empathy. Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington, during this week’s […]
Ambassador Alexis Rosado, Belize’s diplomatic representative in Guatemala, also extended sympathies to families who have suffered losses in the wake of the volcanic disaster in the central highlands of Guatemala. Fortunately, the few Belizeans living in and around the city of Antigua are all accounted for. Alexis Rosado, Ambassador to Guatemala “It’s such a […]
A topic of intense discussion at the general assembly of the Organization of American States was the U.S. government’s call to suspend Venezuela. The Americans are supported by Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Peru in resolving to reject the result of the recent presidential election, which handed Nicolas Maduro a second term by a […]
The Social Security Board continues to seek support for an increase in voluntary contributions by employees, which may potentially allow for an increase in benefits as well. Thirty-seven years after it was first established, the board is worried about a serious financial crisis if the primary base of funds is not replenished. Representatives from the […]
