Two weeks ago, drug plane whistleblower, Edward Vincent Martinez held a press conference in Belize City providing details of illegal landings in the Jewel. While his commitment to a follow-up briefing with evidence has not happened, aerial footage of a suspected drug plane landing has been leaked to a Mexican media house. The aerial footage […]
The new ComPol, Chester Williams has been making his media rounds and connecting with the department he is now heading and depending on to carry out his agenda to reduce the murder count that has placed Belize as one of the most murderous countries. Today, he convened the first senior officers conference at the Police […]
In his exit speech last week, former ComPol Allen Whylie spoke about the undermining of his authority and the rivalry within the department. Whylie ranted that the media and the Opposition had worked against him leading up to his abrupt departure from the force. ComPol Williams says he is taking a new approach to unite […]
A father and son lost their lives in a double fatality in Spanish Lookout. Manuel Ramos and his son, Jaime, were on motorcycle heading home to their families when they crashed into a pickup truck driven by American national Gregory Mosser. It happened at the end of the work day before six o’clock on Monday […]
Ahead of an anticipated announcement by the People’s United Party on the I.C.J, cabinet re-affirmed its YES vote for the April tenth Referendum. As far as we know, the United Democratic Party has not taken a position but a release from G.O.B. maintained its May 2018 cabinet position of a YES vote. Cabinet moved away […]
We have been reporting on land dispute in the southern village of Santa Cruz where some thirty farmers are up in arms after they were told that the land they have been cultivating for eight years was sold, reportedly by the government to a private citizen. The farmers say that they have been using the […]
A meeting is being held tonight in Santa Cruz Village by U.D.P. Stann Creek West Standard Bearer Ivan William concerning the village’s expansion project. Williams says the purpose of the meeting is to clarify certain concerns raised my villagers with regards to the project. He says that he wants to ensure that those who qualify […]
Fisherfolks remain divided on the issue of gillnets. There are groups such as the Coalition for Sustainable Fisheries who are vehemently opposed to the continued use of gillnets. On the other side of the fence, there are fishermen and organizations such as the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association who are opposed to a ban on gillnets. […]
On Saturday the traditional handing over of the leadership of the thirty-nine Maya villages took place in Punta Gorda, Toledo. In total, seventy-eight First Alcaldes and Deputy Alcaldes were elected to serve their respective communities. Among is the elected Alcaldes is Juanita Ical of Medina Bank Village. While Ical is not the first woman Alcalde […]
A recent telephone survey is pointing to an increasing number of persons who are against taking the claim to the I.C.J. for final resolution. Cabinet today endorsed a YES vote, while the Opposition party is to take a formal position soon. On Monday, a new N.G.O. was formed to push for a YES vote. Now, […]
On Monday we reported on the fire that destroyed one small wooden home in the Conch Shell Bay area. A mother and her daughter were living at the house up to the time of the fire – but they’ve been left without a roof over their head since eight on Sunday night. As you heard […]
Belize National Climate Change Office is responsible for the coordination of Belize’s national, regional and international response to Climate Change. This entails some sensitization, as well as reporting on and implementation of climate action programmes. Some of these programmes tie in to Belize’s Nationally Determined Contributions which are plans to reduce greenhouse gases that are […]
It’s been a while since senior police officers from across the country would converge to be debriefed and plan strategically for the future. Today, the first all-senior officers’ conference under the leadership of the new Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was held at the Police Training Academy. It will now be held twice a year […]
One of the biggest challenges for the police department is what seems to be a never-ending battle against crimes, particularly murders. It has been the Achilles’ heel for most commissioners of police though the crime rate continues to spiral. In 2018 alone, the murder count was one hundred and forty-two, the highest since 2012’s one […]
As we’ve reported, the changes within the command of the police department have seen Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett now in charge of the Special Patrols Unit of the Police Department. He is being replaced by Superintendent Daniel Arzu, who was the Commander of Operation ACT. Now Gillett was known for his strong community policing skills […]
The CARICOM IMPACS, with support from the European Development Fund have been working with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to implement the Advanced Cargo Information Systems in the CARICOM member states. ACIS will first be piloted in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica and Grenada where they have already enacted legislation for the system […]
