A father and his only son came under attack on Thursday night at around six thirty during a brazen armed robbery. The son, a well-liked student of University of Belize, Masaki Yanai, did not survive the gun violence and his father Takayuki clings to life. He is the owner of the Taka Kitchen at the […]
A GSU raid this evening on a cluster of homes at a property on Freetown Road quickly turned into mayhem when the officers conducting the swoop opened fire into the crowded yard. We are not sure whether rubber bullets or live rounds were in fact discharged during the search. What we do know is that […]
A man believed to be Belizean was shot on Thursday afternoon in Erie City, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Investigators suspect that it was an upper-level drug deal gone bad which led to the seizure of a significant quantity of suspected heroin at the scene. One of the men from Chicago was shot in the chest and was […]
A heated verbal exchange between two men in Lord’s Bank Village ended with forty-two-year-old Enrique Pandy almost losing a finger from his left hand. Pandy reported to police that he was making his way on bicycle along Serosi Street when he encountered an individual with whom he has been having a dispute. One thing led […]
A major disaster was averted at midday thanks to quick thinking on the part of several tenants who also occupy the House of Shotokan building on Princess Margaret Drive. All indications are that a small fire had broken out in a kitchen at the rear of the dojo. While employees at the other end of […]
Peruvian national, Luis Miguel Marroquin, one of three visitors accused of preparation for a crime of theft at a Dangriga ATM, was denied bail in the Supreme Court of Justice Herbert Lord today. Crown Counsel, Riis Raymond Cattouse objected on many grounds including the prevalence of the crime and that the accused is a flight […]
An O.A.S. 2015 reports shows that Belize is the Central American country that has had the highest immigration since the early 1980’s. The foreign-born population in 2013 represented a little over fifteen percent of Belize’s total population – about sixty percent from Guatemala and El Salvador. Belize has long been sought after by groups of […]
Potato farmers in San Carlos, Orange Walk are worried that thousands of dollars in investments and a huge amount of red potatoes will go to waste. That’s because imported white potatoes from Mexico are still in the local market. In a meeting held in early January, the farmers were told that permits for the importation […]
On Thursday, TASA responded to what it describes as ‘mischievous allegations’ made by the Belize Federation of Fishers. The B.F.F. is alleging that the current composition of the TASA Board is illegal and been operating illegally since 2016 in contravention of the required legal procedures. But according to TASA, the B.F.F.’s intentions are to destroy […]
An elderly resident of Buena Vista, Cayo was seriously injured during a shooting incident on Thursday night. According to Alfredo Gonzalez, he was riding a bicycle along a backstreet in the village when he heard several blasts that he believed to have been gunshots. Immediately, he realized that he had been struck by several bullets. […]
We have reported on the grant request of almost two hundred thousand dollars for Paulette Elrington to proceed on study leave even though Elrington is not on established staff with the public service. The P.S.U. has strongly objected to the request for the grant as well as for her to join the public service. More […]
The Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, and Sustainable Development is now accepting submissions from the public relating to the use of gillnets in Belize. The conservation society has called for a ban on the use of gillnets, noting that there are more disadvantages than benefits. According to the Ministry, the purpose of conducting this […]
Fisheries Administrator Beverly Wade also commented on the status of the Nassau grouper. Earlier in the week, the Wildlife Conservation Society highlighted a report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature which lists the Nassau grouper as critically endangered. According to the WCS, enforcement on regulations is needed in order to address the problem. […]
As for the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Bill, Wade says that it will be tabled in the House of Representatives in the next couple of months. The bill contains stiffer penalties against violation of fisheries regulations. Beverly Wade, Fisheries Administrator “I know that there is a process for a bill to go to […]
In 2018, fifteen persons were granted refugee status in Belize. Applications are reviewed by the Refugee Eligibility Committee which was activated after several years of dormancy. Dozens of applications have yet to be reviewed and according to Immigration Minister Godwin Hulse, the granting of refugee status to migrants is a sensitive issue in today’s climate. […]
The National Fishermen Cooperative and the Nature Conservancy, along with support from the government, today presented the Tally, an electronic seafood traceability system. Stakeholders of the industry believe that through the Tally System, Belize can build resilience to threats caused by climate change and illegal fishing and promote food security in our region. News Five’s […]
A scheduled blackout for ten long hours affected City residents beginning at Mile two and a half on the George Price Highway. Now, almost everything runs on electricity so the effect led to the closure of businesses as well as at least one government department. The utility company says it was necessary to carry out […]
