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As many as fifty-one inmates from the George Street and Banak Street gangs are being released from the Belize Central Prison tonight, after being held in detention for the past thirty days. The men were all picked up during a predawn raid on their homes on the morning of September fourth. Since then, they were […]
With the State of Emergency now being suspended, earlier today the Senate debated an amendment to the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Act. The amendment is in relation to bail restrictions to gang memberships and other offenses. The amendment was debated in the House of Representatives last Friday when Lake Independence Area Representative, Cordel Hyde, […]
The Port of Belize and its attendant stevedores are at an impasse over working hours that that should be covered per ship. The management of the company which remains in receivership maintains that any shift exceeding fifteen hours is outside of the labor laws. On the other hand, the Christian Workers Union which represents waterfront […]
According to C.E.O. ‘Tux’ Vasquez, the Port of Belize has put in place security, as well as measures in the event that stevedores proceed with industrial action following the twenty-one day notice. Isani Cayetano “Now essentially you’ve been put on twenty-one days notice, notwithstanding the internal mechanisms that ought to be followed to try […]
The Port of Belize provides an essential service. It is a port of entry used to import and export millions of dollars worth of merchandise every single month. The standoff between stevedores and officials of the Port of Belize has caught the attention of the Government of Belize. Minister of State responsible for labor, Senator […]
The most debated motion brought to the Senate today was the conditional settlement agreement between NEWCO Limited and the Government of Belize. In 2002, the Belize Airports Authority and NEWCO Belize entered into an agreement to develop and operate the Philip Goldson International Airport. That concession agreement was terminated a year later on October twenty-seventh, […]
Taking part in the debate were U.D.P. Senator Orson Elrington and P.U.P. Senator Eamon Courtenay. Both Senators touched on Cabinet’s decision at the time to terminate the concession agreement. Orson Elrington, Interim U.D.P. Senator “Under that agreement NEWCO was given a concession for administration, maintenance and monetization of the airport. The terms include the […]
On Tuesday, we told you about sixty-year-old Salvadoran National Nicolas Guevara. He is the man who was convicted for the 1992 murder of thirty-six-year-old Marcus Antonio Tzul in the Orange Walk District. Guevara was given a life sentence but had his sentence reduced to twenty-five years. But since he has served more than that amount […]
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Also today, Senators debated a loan for the Water and Sewerage Expansion in South Ambergris Caye Project. The loan is being provided by the Caribbean Development Bank and is for eight point five million dollars. The purpose of the loan is to purchase the shares of Consolidated Water Belize Limited, expand the existing water treatment […]
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Attorney General and U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte has been hitting the ground in the Port Loyola Division meeting U.D.P. voters in his attempt to cement his candidacy as the U.D.P.’s Standard Bearer. Today, Peyrefitte told the media that he hopes to be victorious but if he isn’t, he will respect the decision of the voters. […]
The Government of Belize announced today that it will be expanding the hemodialysis programme to cover more than twice the number of patients with end-stage renal failure. According to the released issued from the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Health will contract K.H.M.H., Loma Luz Hospital, Miguel Rosado Dialysis Center, and Dialysis […]
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The Belize National Teachers Union and Ministry of Education have been at odds about the re-categorization of hardship allowances and time off. The argument being put forward is that the ministry is making big decisions with no real information to support their decision to cut back on allowances from teachers who experience real hardship when […]
Belize Telemedia Limited, or Digi, as it has since been re-branded, held a media mixer on Tuesday night during which executives of the company presented a report covering the fiscal year April first 2017 to March thirty-first 2018. They also provided an overview of the company, its main developments in business, as well as an […]
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Company C.E.O., Rochus Shreiber provided an overview of the past year under his leadership, particularly the rollout of Destination Greatness, as well as the vision for customers to take full advantage of the fiber to home network which was introduced as part of that strategy. Rochus Shreiber, C.E.O., Belize Telemedia Ltd. “This fiscal year […]
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The Buttonwood Bay Nazarene Primary School on Coney Drive in Belize City has been transforming into a model education facility. Aside from expansion works here and there, the institution has also worked on improving its academic performance. As early as May of this year, two hundred and fifty students were registered for the current school […]
Recruitment manager Audralee Enriquez also took the opportunity to invite persons, eighteen years and older, to come to a job fair hosted by Transparent BPO. The company currently has eight hundred plus employees and is seeking to grow its numbers to about one thousand five hundred. Throughout the course of the year, several job fairs […]
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