Two wooden houses were totally destroyed by a raging fire on Tuesday night. Seven persons were displaced and today they are picking up the pieces to rebuild. The fire started at about ten-thirty inside a three-bedroom structure which housed five family members, including a baby of the Cadle family of Rose Lane, Belize City. It […]
The Rose Lane fire brings into sharp focus the electrical risks that homeowners take when they provide an ‘illegal drop’ of electricity to adjacent properties. For some time now, the National Fire Service, as well as Belize Electricity Limited, has been warning residents of the hazards of illegal wirings at their homes. This fire, although […]
Station Officer Smith also provided safety tips as Belizeans prepare for the extended Easter weekend. But these can be practiced anytime whenever a person leaves his or her house unattended. Smith says that there are basic precautionary measures that can be undertaken to avoid disasters. Orin Smith, Station Officer, National Fire Service “A number […]
But how ready is the National Fire Service to respond to fires should they erupt over the holidays? Smith says that given the limited resources they have, they are as ready as they can be. Orin Smith, Station Officer, National Fire Service “We are always staffed and I believe we know fully well the […]
Robbers were on the loose on Tuesday in Cayo targeting business establishments. Just before closing on Tuesday night, the Lighthouse Restaurant on Border Road was hit by a duo of thieves. The proprietor of the restaurant, thirty-eight-year-old Yinghua Zheng told police that two men carrying what he believes to be a firearm, went inside his […]
There are separate shooting incidents to report on from the Stann Creek District tonight. Around five p.m. on Tuesday evening, a Belizean fisherman of Hope Creek Village was shot in the right leg by an individual whom he owed money. According to twenty-one-year-old Harry Stanley Montero, he handed over an amount of cash to Aaron […]
The plight of Jerrylyn Bruce, registering officer at the Elections and Boundaries Department, was brought up in the Senate on Monday. A string of emails details the back and forth between the registering officer and Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai. Tamai has denied all allegations of partisan politics involved on the case of the Bradley […]
If you are travelling across the northern border into Mexico, whether to head to Chetumal, Cancun or Playa Del Carmen for the extended weekend, official travel documents remain the same. So you must present a valid Belizean passport or the Mexican card to enter into that country. A publication recently surfaced online from a Mexican […]
According to the Officer in Charge of the Economic, Trade and Tourism Section of the Mexican Embassy, by law travellers will only be able to enter into Mexico with a valid passport or the Mexican border card for those Belizeans that have one. On the Phone: Maria Fernanda Garrido, Officer in Charge, Economic, Trade […]
Sharon Matola, the Founding Director of the Belize Zoo, is the U.S. Embassy’s Woman of the year 2019. On Tuesday, Matola was honoured with an official ceremony and reception. A release issued by the US Embassy says that Matola was recognized for her dedication to Belize’s natural heritage through advocacy and education. Chargé de Affaires […]
Belizean/American heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller is scheduled to face Anthony Joshua in a title bout on June first, but the news tonight is that the well-known boxer has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance. The results are those of a random urine test that Miller submitted to on March twentieth by the […]
A busy area of Central American Boulevard was abuzz with even more activity this morning as residents carried out their last minute preparedness for the Easter holidays. The heavily trafficked area near the Eighty-eight Shopping Center was overflowing as an all too frequent incident played out. A man had been shot to death and a […]
Fresh fish and Easter go hand in hand for many Belizeans. The tradition of eating fish on Good Friday is alive and well in Belize. Every year, around this time, the price of fish goes up and it is no different this year. But buyers will tell you that they don’t mind paying the price […]
The Belize Territorial Dispute Referendum Bill 2019 has been signed into law, following the Governor General’s assent on Tuesday. But as our coverage of the special senate meeting that preceded its ratification winds down, we are left to wonder whether the glaring mistakes pointed out by Senator Eamon Courtenay were simply the result of haste […]
Another error in dates, as highlighted by Senator Courtenay, has to do with the coming into force of the I.C.J. The drafters of the bill also bungled the date when the judicial arm of the United Nations came into operation. Eamon Courtenay, Lead P.U.P. Senator “We are looking like idiots to the international community […]
The Maritime Areas Act sparked controversy when it was introduced as a bill in the early nineties. This week in the Senate, it came up again because it is yet to be amended even though, there have been repeated public commitments to so do. The bill is known to have caused the split of the […]
