Day-one of a teachers’ protest at Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Primary School in Benque Viejo Del Carmen occurred today in that western municipality. The sit-out by the forty-one teachers at the institution threatens to leave nine hundred and thirty-plus students out of classes for the remainder of the week, which is used primarily as review […]
A fifty-five-year-old caretaker is tonight in a critical, but stable condition at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, following an early morning attack at a farm in Ontario Village. Simeon Alvaro Perez had just arrived to work around seven o’clock when he was attacked by three men, who were burglarizing his workplace, the DeYoung residence, […]
Former Prime Minister and Fort George Area Representative, Said Musa, supports the legalization of marijuana. The idea was thrown unto the national spotlight by Opposition Leader, John Briceno, in October when he published a video in which he calls for the legalization of the herb. The idea was shut down by Prime Minister Dean Barrow […]
In addressing the idea of legalizing marijuana, Prime Minister Dean Barrow touched on the U.S. factor. According to PM Barrow, if marijuana was grown legally in the country, the cartels would openly take over production in Belize. The fear is that the U.S. will bring down the hammer on the country and to quote the […]
We also asked Musa about the upcoming April tenth I.C.J. Referendum. Opposition Leader John Briceño has called on the Prime Minister, Dean Barrow, to postpone the referendum for several reasons, including the education campaign or lack thereof. Briceño suggested a date after the 2020 general elections and PM Barrow, however, shut down the suggestion, stating […]
The Ministry of National Security has formally introduced a new working group headed by retired Commissioner of Police Gerald Westby whose mandate is to assist in the investigation of matters involving police officers. The Civilian Complaint Review Committee is made up of representatives from each of the six districts and will be working in partnership […]
A biennial meeting of the regional energy sector was held in Placencia today, where the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum is being hosted. The focus of the gathering is to look at issues relating to renewable energy, as well as energy efficiency. Devon Gardener is the head of the Energy Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat. […]
There has been significant progress in the area of renewable energy, where several CARICOM countries have developed strategies to support the development of clean energy. Devon Gardener, Head of Energy Unit, CARICOM Secretariat “Certainly we have had a number of advances on the renewable energy side. A number of countries have been developing policies […]
The Central American Integration System, SICA, of which Belize is presently pro temp chair, met today to discuss the issue of people Afro-descendants. The meeting saw the representation of a number of organizations, including the National Garifuna Council and the Kriol Council. Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “I am aware that you […]
The Phillip Goldson International Airport is running out of space. This is according to Minister responsible for Civil Aviation, Manuel Heredia Junior. Belize’s only international airport has no more space to accommodate any more airlines looking to establish connections with Belize. According to Heredia, the government has plans to build two international airports; one in […]
It shouldn’t take long before the country has a fully functional DNA laboratory. Well, that’s the impression that C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Security George Lovell gave the media on Tuesday. It has been more than five years since the ministry began making moves to locate funding in order to construct the facility which […]
Earlier this month, Supreme Court Justice Courtenay Abel dismissed an application for judicial review filed by three police officers who were challenging their transfers from the Orange Walk Police formation. Their transfers came after police up north made a huge cocaine bust which led to the subsequent arrest of Orange Walk’s former commander, Superintendent David […]
The Caribbean is one of three major hotspots of marine biodiversity in the world, but its ecosystems are under pressure from over-fishing, climate change, pollution and other impacts. Conservationists and government have implemented a number of programmes to address these issues in Belize, from replenishment zones to managed access, to patrols and enforcement. But to […]
In October, the Belize Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism revealed their plan to address the massive influx of sargassum in four tourism destinations in Belize. Beaches in San Pedro, Caye Caulker, Placencia and Hopkins have been invaded by the brown, foul and invasive macro-algae. The Government located one and half million dollars to […]
The Belize Training and Employment Centre, BTEC, was created to prepare individuals with skills in different disciplines so as to provide them a higher chance of being employed. Today, forty five men and women were recognized for completing a three week training course in housekeeping, waiting and bartending. But besides learning soft and technical skills, […]
Today, the National Institute of Culture and History presented beauty queen Jenelli Fraser with the national gift to take to the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. The “national gift” is a culturally representative gift item that will be donated by each of the contestants participating in the Miss Universe Pageant. The gifts will be […]
Miss Universe Belize Jenelli Fraser will depart Belize on Thursday. She leaves for Los Angeles where she will finalize her wardrobe and do her final preparations, including picking up her evening wear for the pageant. And then next week she leaves Los Angeles for Bangkok, Thailand for the pageant which will be held on December […]
