There was a fatal shooting in San Pedro on Thursday night. Two brothers Julian and Armando Trapp were among a group of friends when they came under fire. The Trapp brothers had just ordered food at a local restaurant on the island when they came under attack. Julian was hit many times and died inside […]
Orange Walk Police have made some progress in the murder investigation of twenty-one-year-old Jose “Duffy” Medina. Accompanied by an attorney, one of the persons wanted for questioning handed himself over to police today. That individual we are told is an associated of the Back-A-Town Crips Gang and is known to police. Going into the extended […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice has ordered the Government of Belize to repay businessman David Gegg more than four hundred thousand dollars plus six percent simple interest per annum which amounts to more than half a million Belize dollars. The ruling was handed down in favour of Cruise Solutions Limited and Discovery Expeditions Limited, companies […]
British national, Roger Wallis, appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas this afternoon on a bail application. The sixty-three-year-old businessman is accused of the attempted kidnapping of an eight-year old Belmopan boy who he allegedly attempted to force into his white van. The prosecution had initially not opposed bail last week, but today Justice Lucas reviewed the […]
Also appearing before Justice Lucas was thirty-year-old Magdiel Ceas, charged for the unlawful sexual assault of a missing girl half his age. Ceas is originally from San Jose Village, Orange Walk, but has been living in Placencia for some time now as a construction worker. On October eighth, he was charged for the crime in […]
The Belize National Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education are at a crossroads once again. Their latest disagreement involves the re-categorization of hardship allowances and time-off to collect salary. When the union called a press conference two weeks ago, its executive had received a letter from the ministry for further discussions on the matter. […]
The Belize National Teachers Union also points out that Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, has failed to attend two scheduled meetings to discuss Proposal twenty-two in respect of retiring teachers from grant-aided schools. B.N.T.U.’s General Secretary Keisha Young told the press this afternoon that a meeting had been set for September twenty fifth and then […]
Down south in Punta Gorda, the dust has settled with the reinstatement of teachers at Claver College Extension. Classes have resumed, but not after students protested against the decision by two board members, including Chairman Lisel Alamilla to fire nine adjunct teachers. General Secretary Keisha Young explained why the B.N.T.U. has not been vocal on […]
Mexico’s President-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador stated earlier this week that Chetumal will return to a ‘free zone’ status. While visiting Cancun, the president-elect announced that on January first, 2019, the Mexican government will roll out the programme in the entire northern border area of Mexico. Thereafter, it will be implemented in Quintana Roo along […]
On October first, the fishing season of the Queen Conch officially opened. Conch represents a significant source of revenue for traditional fishermen across Belize, and generates millions of dollars for Belize’s economy. But the conch, like the lobster, is a fishery that must be sustainably managed, hence the closed season. But even then, conch and […]
On Thursday, the Belize National Teachers Union expressed its support for the Christian Workers Union which is currently at a standoff with the Port of Belize Limited over working hours of stevedores. The C.W.U. has initiated its twenty-one-day notice, prompting Minister of State responsible for Labor, Senator Carla Barnett to act as a mediator. It […]
There is good news for the hundreds of Belizeans studying at the University of the West Indies. That’s because it is in the top five percent of best universities in the world. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings published its list at the end of September ranking the world’s universities according to thirteen performance […]
The Toledo Institute for Development and Education is hosting its annual conservation festival. In the past, it was called the TIDE Fish Festival, but this year, it has been renamed to the TIDE Conservation Festival, capturing marine and terrestrial conservation efforts. The event opened today in Punta Gorda and continues over the weekend. The focus […]
The I.C.J. Song Competition is being held tonight inside the Civic Center. Music Ambassador Shyne Barrow says the event will see the participation of mostly new artists who will perform songs for and against the I.C.J. Belize-Guatemala referendum. Fifteen artists will take to the stage to compete for big cash prizes and the winner will […]
