Flanked by his team at City Hall, Mayor Bernard Wagner today announced that he was relieving Councillor Micah Goodin of his responsibilities at City Hall which including staff development and training as well as youth and sports. Goodin’s troubles began soon after he was sworn in. It started with the Councillor berating the City Administrator […]
So what is the fate of the wayward councilor going forward? He is duly elected, therefore Micah Goodin cannot be terminated from the Belize City Council. Despite measures taken against him for his unbecoming conduct, Mayor Wagner says that the door is still open for Council Goodin to reform and return to the fold. How […]
It is not the first time that Goodin has thrown a temper tantrum. In April 2018, the politician fell out with Mayor Wagner, resulting in harsh criticism of his leadership style. That disparagement of the incoming municipal leader unfolded during a lengthy social media post in which Goodin claimed to have lost all confidence in […]
A road traffic accident in the city has left a minor and his great-grand mother in the hospital. Police say forty-nine-year old Martin Franklin Reyes was driving at the corner of King Street and Amara Avenue when he hit the two pedestrians, an eighty-seven-year-old woman and her eight year old great-grandson who attends Saint Ignatius […]
As you heard just now – that accident injured an elderly woman and her great-grandson. The intersection of King Street and Amara Avenue is one of the busiest in the city. At certain times of the day, the traffic, both vehicular and by foot, is considerably heavy because it’s near the bus terminal, the Michael […]
The barriers along mile two on the Philip Goldson Highway in Belize City sparked a heated debate after pedestrians are constantly hopping over the barriers to get across. Earlier in the month, twenty-three-year-old teacher Marlena Mortis lost her life after she was hit by a car while hopping the barriers. Her death added fuel to […]
A single mother of six is without gainful employment tonight after losing her job at a call center on Thursday due to an error on her police record. According to thirty-four-year-old Tiffany Gideon, she was charged for a common assault back in 2001 after getting into a fight with another young lady. The charge initially […]
According to Gideon, she was fired from her job because the human resources manager does not believe her story, notwithstanding the evidence she has provided. Tiffany Gideon, Complainant “I have to struggle with my kids them and I have six of them, I can’t afford for this stupid, how would you say, this stupid […]
On Thursday night, a fire destroyed a wooden house off Mahogany Street in Belize City. Firefighters were called out to Mahogany Street where they saw a twenty by thirty wooden house completely engulfed in flames. There were three occupants in the house, Jose Zelaya, his son and daughter. Eighteen-year-old Crystal Zelaya told police that she […]
A human skull was reportedly unearthed by a dog this morning in the vicinity of the Port of Belize. Residents in the area were alerted to the discovery when the dog dug up the skeletal remains. Scenes of crime technicians were subsequently called in to process the area and take possession of the skull. It […]
Stabroek Newspaper of Guyana has retracted a report on the purported resignation of Nigel Hawke as Solicitor General. The newspaper has corrected the story following confirmation by Hawke that he did not resign his post in Guyana. Hawke, who also served as Solicitor General in Belize, wrote to the newspaper saying that he was of […]
Months ago, eighteen-year old Jordan Akeem Burns, was charged for the murder of thirty-four-year old Carlton Jarrett Moreira which occurred on May twenty-third 2018, through a back street in the Mayflower area also known as Ghost Town. Moreira’s death was allegedly triggered by boledo winnings when the number twenty-one played. A lone gunman sneaked […]
Nineteen-year-old Keenan Young, a music producer, appeared before Magistrate Khadeen Palmer and was arraigned for use of deadly means of harm. Since the offense was allegedly committed with the use of a firearm, Magistrate Palmer asked him to provide special reasons why he should be granted bail. Young told the court that he is innocent […]
On Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Business Forum was held under the theme, “Embracing Innovation for Economic Prosperity”. One of the guest speakers at the event was Linner Viik. He is the founder of the Estonian eGovernment Academy, a consultancy organization aimed at empowering central and local governments in decision making through digital transformation programmes. E-governance […]
Corruption is not only a problem that many governments have been battling. Corruption has found its way in not only the government department and ministries but also in the private sector. Before officially beginning his remarks, on Thursday, during the Prime Minister Business Forum, President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nikita Usher, […]
Former Prime Ministers of Caribbean community including Belize’s Said Musa have expressed concerns about maintaining the Caribbean as a peace zone. Musa along with Jamaica’s P.J. Patterson, Barbados’ Owen Arthur, Saint Lucia’s Kenny Anthony and Lester Bird former of Antigua and Barbuda are expressing ‘great disquiet about events surrounding the situation in Venezuela and the […]
The People’s United Party along with several other political and activist groups has been calling on the government to delay the April tenth I.C.J. referendum. There are numerous complaints from several quarters of the public about the ongoing I.C.J. education campaign. The view is that the campaign is being poorly executed, leaving many without the […]
During Thursday’s economic forum, the Prime Minister boasted about the encouraging outlook of the economy. According to P.M. Barrow central government recorded a primary balance of not less than two point two percent. He said that fiscally and economically the economy is currently sound, and theoretically ready for takeoff. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Of […]
While the Prime Minister boasted a positive G.D.P. growth in 2018, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that much more needs to be done in terms of taxes. According to P.M. Barrow, the government is ‘making progress towards improving administrative efficiencies through the amalgamation of the G.S.T. and Income Tax Departments.’ Progress is […]
With respect to the financial and banking sector, Prime Minister Dean Barrow says that ‘innovations including the establishment of a Secured Transactions and Collateral Registry as well as a Credit Bureau are being finalized. In terms of de-risking, Belize remains free of blacklisting. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “One of the most obvious has been […]
The Council of Ageing is observing its sixteenth anniversary. They are celebrating this milestone under theme of “Celebrating Partnerships”. On Thursday they met at the Biltmore Plaza to make plans for some big undertaking. They want to form a national coordinating committee that will help to strengthen their network of ageing originations across the country. […]
