As many as forty firearms and a stockpile of ammunition have been removed from the streets of Belize. In our newscast on Tuesday night, the lead story was a massive burglary at Victor L. Bryant & Company – an arms dealer located here in the city. Twenty firearms and several boxes of ammunition were stolen […]
Minister of National Security John Saldivar says that 2019 will be the year of technology within the police department. Today, he told the press that the department will be meeting next week to discuss the new commissioner of police’s strategy to tackle crime and move the department forward. But, Saldivar says that he has requested […]
Minister Saldivar spoke with the press following his presentation. He says that while there may be concerns about the use of the tracking devices, they are making sure that the committee looks at all aspects of this newly proposed initiative before they consider its implementation. He says, however, that he has seen this method used […]
Two men were jointly charged today and arraigned for drug related offenses after they were caught on February eleventh with over seven pounds of weed. Sixty-one-year-old Ralston McDonald and fifty-three-year-old Aston Richards were dragged to court and appeared before Magistrate Michelle Trapp for possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply. While there were […]
A pair of feuding Ladyville residents appeared in court today for their alleged involvement in a chopping incident that left both men suffering from injuries to the body. The ‘chop fi chop’ incident occurred last Thursday, February seventh, between Enrique Pandy and Orlando Reyes on Serosi Street in Lord’s Bank. Forty-one-year-old Pandy was first to […]
They hail from nineteen countries around the world and on Monday seventy-six foreigners officially became Belizeans. A swearing-in ceremony was held at the George Price Centre for Peace and Development and it was the first for 2019. The new Belizeans were told that they are now afforded the rights of true Belizeans, including the right […]
During the swearing in ceremony, Immigration Minister Beverly Williams donned her political hat, advising the new Belizeans to register and vote in the upcoming I.C.J. Referendum. With less than three months away, Williams told the group to listen to the facts and make their own decision as a ‘true Belizean.’ Beverly Williams, Minister of […]
So if you are wondering if any nationality certificate was issued to Guatemalan citizens, the short answer is no. According to the Director of the Nationality and Passport Department, Mario Arzu, the process of granting nationality to Guatemalans was halted in 2016. Mario Arzu, Director, Passport and Nationality Section “The applications for Guatemalan nationals, […]
Minister of National Security John Saldivar also weighed in on the I.C.J. referendum today. He says that he is for going to the I.C.J. and believes that it is the best way to solve the issue. When he was asked about the possibility of losing maritime waters based on other cases in the region, Saldivar […]
And so, Saldivar says he is making sure that his constituents know the facts of the case so that they can make an informed decision on April tenth. He says that residents in Belmopan have met with the I.C.J. Referendum committee and that there will be subsequent sensitization efforts taking place in his constituency. Today, […]
The Belize Peace Movement, proponents of a ‘no’ vote in the upcoming I.C.J. referendum, is hitching its wagon to an ostensible legal opinion being put forward by a purported Nigerian attorney. She likens the Belize/Guatemala territorial dispute to that of Nigeria and Cameroon several decades ago, where both countries took a claim over the Bakassi […]
On Tuesday, Chief Agriculture Officer Andrew Harrison issued a press release explaining the potato planting season for 2018/2019. According to the government representative, the Ministry of Agriculture met with potato producers from across the country, including farmers in the north, to present projections for the 2019 potato crop. It expected that as many as three […]
The last license for imported potatoes was issued on January eleventh for two hundred thousand pounds and the final date which those potatoes could have been brought into the country was on January twenty-second, ahead of the start of local production. Nonetheless, Mai’s issue is not only with the importation schedule, he is equally concerned […]
A notice to vacate a property in Belmopan was issued on Monday to a single mother of two. Nicolasa Cus says she has been living on parcel eight-four-one-seven, situated in the Maya Mopan area, for the past twelve years. The notice is signed by General Manager of the Reconstruction and Development Cooperation, RECONDEV, Hector Sabido, […]
Paulette Elrington, daughter of Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington, is no longer in the employment of the Government of Belize. This is according to a letter dated February seventh, 2019. The letter was sent by the C.E.O. in the ministry, Pat Andrews, who was responding to a letter sent by the Public Service Union a […]
The world’s most infamous and feared drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was found guilty on Tuesday by a U.S. Judge. The sixty-one-year-old international drug lord was convicted on all ten counts brought against him by U.S. prosecutors and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The eleven-week trial, with testimony from more than […]
The fate of Doctor Lorna McKay as Gwen Liz Principal remains in the hands of the Teaching Services Commission. It has been one year and a half since Doctor McKay was served a letter by the then chairman of the school’s board and Minister Patrick Faber’s ‘right-hand man’, Roosevelt Blades. The letter notified Doctor McKay […]
Education Minister, Patrick Faber, also spoke on the ongoing negotiations with the Belize National Teachers’ Union. According to Faber, while he has taken a bench, senior ministry officials have been in discussions with those of the B.N.T.U. to finalize issues such as hardship allowances and matter contained within the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Patrick Faber, […]
The Belize International Financial Sector Association, BIFSA, held a one-day training for stakeholders in that area of corporate business. The session which was held at the Biltmore Plaza focused on Common Reporting Standards and Anti Money Laundering. Ava Lovell-Belisle, Treasurer, BIFSA “This particular training is on the CRS and AML which is the Common […]
International Tax attorney Jose Romero, who has established a firm in Panama, was the presenter at today’s workshop. He discussed the challenges to the financial sector with regards to offshore banking. Jose Romero, International Tax Attorney “It’s a challenge that every single jurisdiction that has faced the advent of this new regulations has had […]
