More cell phone images have surfaced about Sunday’s unfortunate incident on a water taxi from Caye Caulker. The images show the chokehold used by the police to restrain and subdue another officer, Ralph Gillett, who was involved in an altercation with a group of women travelling in the water taxi. The boisterous passengers are heard […]
The murder of fifty-seven-year-old Errol Crown, a resident of Neal Pen Road, remains an open investigation as police are still trying to determine his cause of death and who may have committed the senseless act. Regrettably, Crown’s family shares the same sense of cynicism that most families have come to accept following the loss of […]
A young B.D.F. volunteer perished hours after he was hit on the George Price Highway by a vehicle whose driver did not stop to render assistance. Twenty-year-old Charles Bell Junior was a resident of Blackman Eddy; at about seven-thirty on Monday night, he was travelling on motorcycle heading to Esperanza village, when he was hit […]
Recent developments on Ambergris Caye have prompted the Belize Police Department to ramp up its presence on the island, where a series of incidents that are believed to be drug-related have been taking place. On Monday morning, sometime around five-thirty, police raided the homes of Alexander Fitzgibbon and Lucio Salazar, both fishermen of the Boca […]
We take a break from crime to report that Health C.E.O., Doctor Ramon Figueroa, is said to be on is way out. Reports of his anticipated departure are circulating in the Ministry of Health. From what we have gathered, Doctor Figueroa’s untimely departure from the ministry has to do with Minister of Health, Pablo Marin. […]
If you don’t know what a ‘Frenemy’ is, then the comedian extraordinaire Oliver Samuels will tell you what it is. The Jamaican king of comedy is in Belize to put off a three-night play, called ‘Frenemy,’ inside the Bliss. Samuels, who is no stranger to the Belizean stage, will be performing with some local talents. […]
We also spoke with two of the minds behind Jankunu Productionz. Sandra McKay and Julie Ann Bradley told us more about the play, ‘Frenemy’ and an accompanying master class in theater that’s being led by Samuels. Sandra McKay, Co-Founder, Jankunu Productionz “It is something that is a little different in terms of we have […]
The 2019 academic calendar will see a few more school days tacked on to the first semester of classes, extending the term to December twentieth when schools will recess for the Christmas holidays. But closing off just five days before Christmas is already raising concerns within the Belize National Teachers Union which has reached out […]
A police officer and his common-law-wife are free tonight after they were acquitted of three counts of wounding upon their six-year-old child, who they were accused of beating. Police claimed that the child was injured in October, November and December 2017, when she was hit by her parents with a broom, a spoon and a […]
A man who authorities thought was a worker with B.T.L. turned out to be copper thief. Gilbert Craig of Faber’s Road Extension was arraigned before Magistrate Emmerson Banner on Monday for theft. Allegations are that on June twenty-seventh, 2019, between miles thirteen and fifteen on the George Price Highway, Craig was caught stealing one hundred […]
Working documents leaked to the media show a fifty million dollars G.S.T. debt reportedly owed by state-owned Belize Telemedia Limited. The documents surfaced last week and it showed that between 2011 and 2017, B.T.L. racked up tens of millions of dollars in taxes. The company has refused the allegation, saying that it continues to be […]
The disclosure of the documents came on the day that the Senate debated and ratified the Tax Administration and Procedure Bill. The bill contains several components ultimately designed to increase government revenue. As part of the new law, companies, managers and financial officers responsible for ensuring that a company keeps up with its taxes, can […]
The new S.S.B. contribution and reform scheme came into effect on Monday. The Social Security Board embarked in a two-year consultation process where the private sector, the Opposition, Cabinet, and other stakeholders were brief on why it was important to reform the scheme. The restructuring will be phased out over three years with incremental changes […]
The United Nations Commission of Human Rights held a short ceremony on Monday for twenty-three asylum seekers who completed the English as a Second Language course. The UNHCR offers asylum seekers the opportunity to take E.S.L. classes in an effort to help them integrate into their new communities. Here’s more in the following story. […]
Thousands of pieces of garbage, primarily plastic, wash up in the sea, river, lagoons and coastlines across the country. The marine litter causes environmental and health issues and affects the tourism industry. So stakeholders are engaged in formulating a plan to prevent dumping of litter in the waters. Today, at the Radisson, the Ministry of […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Police Department, is hosting its fourth annual Youth Engage in Agriculture Summer Camp. The two-week event kicked off on Monday at the National Agriculture and Trade Showground in Belmopan. The interactive summer camp treats the Cayo and Belize District participants to educational and fun activities. Today, we […]
Last Wednesday, we reported on a fire that wiped out a boutique in Belmopan. The fire started on Tuesday night just before seven o’clock in a storeroom of Fashion and More Boutique on the lower flat of the James Plaza on Mountain View Boulevard. That fire completely destroyed everything in the store. The day after […]
A fire destroyed a family home in the early hours of Monday morning. The Nah family was asleep inside their home on Tate Street in Orange Walk Town when one of them was awakened by noises in the kitchen. The family escaped from their home with only the clothes on their backs as they watched […]
It is that time of the year; it means it is time of the new season of KTV the Remix so get ready for fun and laughter. Tonight, we kick off the audition show which will introduce you to the talent that set out to compete to become the KTV Champ 2019 and win thousands […]
A train the trainer’s course is taking place at the F.F.B. Headquarters in Belmopan. Twenty-two coaches from across the country are engaged in a FIFA-certified grassroots training being facilitated by expert, Stanley Gardiner. The one-week intense course is looking at theoretical and practical approaches to teaching the fundamentals of football for children between the ages […]
