Cayo Rosario is back in the headlines tonight. The island is located on west Ambergris Caye and is part of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve expansion where a massive development is being proposed. The multimillion-dollar investment already has an approved ECP from the Department of the Environment. It involves the construction of more than forty […]
Minister Heredia Junior is a four-term area representative of Belize Rural South and has not lost an election in his political career. He has also been the Minister of Tourism, while the U.D.P. has been in office in the last three terms. But he is now facing a challenger from within the ranks. A two-term […]
Whether Greif’s application will be accepted or not will be known next week after the party’s vetting committee meets. But disrespect aside, Heredia Junior is confident that he is unbeatable. Manuel Heredia Jr., Area Rep., Belize Rural South “I don’t focus too much on what the news says about me or my constituents. I […]
There is another ‘NO’ to Arthur Saldivar; he aspired to run for the People’s United Party in the Belmopan constituency, but his application has been turned down one more time. In the first instance, a suspension was lifted, but the Vetting Committee decided he had to sit out the convention. But Saldivar maintains a legal claim […]
Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington rubbed many the wrong way on July fifth when he used the word crazy to describe those who would vote ‘NO’ in respect of the upcoming I.C.J. referendum. Among those is the Belize Territorial Volunteers, which translated the minister’s statement to mean that government is embarking on a biased campaign in […]
Is the Referendum Unit’s education campaign being overshadowed by the United Democratic Party and government’s push for electors to vote ‘YES’ to the I.C.J.? According to Foreign Minister Elrington, Belizeans are smart enough to know the difference between government’s position, as well as the U.D.P.’s stance on the pending referendum. He says that the job […]
The Belize Territorial Volunteers, led by Wil Maheia, has written a letter of complaint to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Through that statement, the BTV is registering its concern with the expenditure of monies set aside for the referendum campaign. This has to do with a half million dollar fund that has been provided […]
The question of funding for the referendum campaign, however, remains a concern since it is a massive undertaking by the government. Estimated to cost roughly nine million dollars, the countrywide campaign is being led by Ambassador Alexis Rosado who heads the Referendum Unit. According to the Foreign Minister, the campaign will intensify in the weeks […]
The evening news is often littered with stories of gun violence, portraying males as the sole perpetrators of incidents where other males are victims of armed assaults. Tonight, however, there is an unusual report of a home invasion in Belize City where a woman approached a residence in the Belama area and fired a single […]
There are very few details of a developing story in the Cayo District. Accountant Flavio Tzalam who has been with Santander, the Spanish company operating out of Valley of Peace is in plenty trouble with the law tonight. He is facing charges of theft and forgery in connection with over two hundred thousand dollars that […]
The Belmopan City Council is having some cash flow problems. And the most recent payroll problem will not be the last, as according to the City Council, they have been having issues with collecting revenues. According to reports, several workers at the City Council did not receive their salary for the end of the month. […]
The Belize City Council, with the help of consulting group, Grupo Innovoterra, is in the process of drafting a zoning ordinance for Belize City. It’s a document that will become legislation and used to specify the types of building construction and business activities that are allowed to take place in specific areas of the city. […]
The zoning ordinance looks on industrial and residential areas to determine the plans for the city. A big part of the planning also involved public spaces; and once the ordinance becomes legislation; the City Council will be looking at how the spaces are used. Rodriguez explains. Keisha Rodriguez, Urban Development Planner, Belize City Council […]
Robbers hit another business in Orange Walk. Earlier this week, the security guard at Odette’s Home Center was held up and the thieves made away with cash as well as computers and cell phones. On Thursday, a businesswoman was held up at gunpoint inside her store: Misericordia De Dios, which is a branch of Western […]
Seven beauties from Belize, the rest of Central America and Mexico are getting ready at this time to compete for the coveted La Reina De La Costa Maya pageant. It is all happening in San Pedro and is part of the Costa Maya International Festival held yearly on the island. Activities started earlier in the […]
UNIBAM and its partner LGBT groups are observing Pride Week in Belize from August fourth to the twelfth. It is the second time the LGBT community is observing the week to celebrate and highlight the work and achievements. But Caleb Orosco says that this time around they are being more open to the public with […]
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are aiming to forbid U.S. embassies from raising “gay pride” flags, or any banner other than the Stars and Stripes. A Republican Rep is spearheading the effort in response to a handful of instances in which American embassies around the world fly rainbow flags to promote homosexual “pride” or […]
Young athletes completed today a two-week sports camp which tested their acumen and discipline on the football field. The camp has been held annually for over a decade by SMART as an investment in young people. The young football aficionados received certificates and trophies for taking part in the summer camp and some of them […]
A father is seeking public assistance for his daughter who is stricken with cancer. The young girl, Sandy Carolina Maza, is hospitalized in Guatemala with brain cancer. She has been fighting the disease for years, but now she is in desperate need of chemotherapy and other medical assistance that her family cannot afford. Angel […]
