On the eve of independence, the question of going to the International Court of Justice is front and center in the minds of Belizeans. On Tuesday night, things got a bit heated during a town hall meeting where the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred Elrington was responding to questions on all things I.C.J. Held at […]
Reports of aggression against Belizeans by the Guatemalan Armed Forces at the Sarstoon River have stirred national ire. The river is shared, or should be shared, by Belize and Guatemala, but there have been repeated claims backed up by images that the GAF has been turning Belizeans away impeding them to freely paddle up the river. Belizeans […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a protest note to Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the two recent encounters between the Belize Territorial Volunteers and the GAF. The incidents happened this past Friday and Saturday when the BTV went out scouting and conducting their Sarstoon Island Eco Challenge which is a kayak competition […]
Leader of the Opposition John Briceño reacted to Government’s protest note against Guatemala’s armed forces which aggressed members of the BTV and civilians on the northern channel of the river as the kayak eco challenge headed to the Sarstoon Island. The GAF was on three vessels carrying seventeen soldiers and a gunboat was docked in […]
While the government is protesting the GAF, Elrington also spoke about the actions of the Belize Territorial Volunteers. He says that for the BTV to take citizens to the Sarstoon without following protocol to notify the B.D.F is not only reckless but also irresponsible. He says that BTV puts women and children at risk and […]
Minister of National Security John Saldivar also weighed in on the Sarstoon incidents. He says that they have made it clear to Belizeans that in an effort to ensure safety; they must check in with the B.D.F. to escort them on the Sarstoon River. In this case, Saldivar says that the Belize Territorial Volunteers failed […]
The People’s United Party today paid tribute to one of its co-founder and Father of the Nation, George Cadle Price. Price, a national hero and leader emeritus of the P.U.P., passed seven years ago on September nineteen 2011. Since his death, the P.U.P. has been holding a wreath-laying ceremony at his resting place at the […]
Today, the Governments of Belize and the United Kingdom signed the revised Status of Forces Agreement and its Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Status of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom. The revised agreement sets out the new legal framework within which personnel of the UK Armed Forces will operate while in Belize. The […]
Minister Wilfred Elrington says that the ongoing public awareness campaign shows that Belizeans don’t know enough of the facts about Belize going to the I.C.J. That lack of knowledge, he says, is influencing people from a yes vote. Elrington pointed out that the reception has been positive despite the fact that there are certain groups […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño is pro-I.C.J. He says that after attempting all other avenues, taking Guatemala’s claim to the I.C.J. is the only way to settle the centuries-old dispute. Briceño strongly believes that Belize will not lose any land if the I.C.J. rules on the matter. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “I believe […]
And so the timing of the signing of the agreement between both countries, following two aggressive incidents with the GAF in the Sarstoon, raises eyebrows. Today in an interview with the UK Minister of State for Armed Forces, he was asked if this signing should be interpreted as a message to our neighbors in the […]
Calaney Flowers was acquitted of the murder of her boyfriend Lyndon Morrison last year, having spent years behind bars awaiting trial. She visited the United States shortly after her release and is currently in detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for possibly overstaying her time. But Flowers is back in the news tonight because […]
The Ministry of National Security says major crimes were down by twenty-seven percent in August, when compared to July. The crime statistics indicate that one hundred major crimes were reported in August, while one hundred and thirty-seven were recorded in July. When we spoke with Minister John Saldivar today, we asked him to comment on […]
A shooting happened a while ago in the Neal Pen Road area. As many as eight shots were fired and two men were injured and rushed to the hospital. Police are processing the scene and we’ll have more on this in Thursday’s newscast.
Chinese businessman Jinhong Zhuang reported to police that he was robbed in Maya Center Village in South Stann Creek on Tuesday night by four male persons. According to the thirty-one-year-old store owner, the men entered his place of business around eight p.m. Two of them were armed and demanded cash from him at gunpoint. The […]
Forty plus men have been locked up since September fifth following the proclamation of state of public emergency on two neighbourhoods, in south side Belize City, where the George Street and the Mayflower/Bank Street gangs reside. Seven days later, the men were transported to the Central Prison in Hattieville where they remain detained, without any […]
There have been several reports made of law-abiding persons being caught in the dragnet in respect of the state of public emergency. There is mounting concern over the abuse of power. Attorney Audrey Matura also questions why known gang affiliates from within the emergency zones have not been picked up even though their whereabouts are […]
A grant agreement between the European Union, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization for roughly seven million Euros has been signed for a period of four years. As part of the Eleventh European Development Fund cooperation agreement, Belize and the EU have identified the health sector as one of the areas […]
The next time you hear the word ‘Bembe gial,’ it would not mean that a woman is abrasive or aggressive. In fact, clarity was provided to the meaning of the word today during a book launch at the Image Factory. The eBook features fourteen ‘Bembe’ women who have made their mark in Belize. We found […]
