William “Danny” Mason had his day in court today. Mason chose to give testimony from the dock on the murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas who was beheaded in July 2016. Mason and four other men are facing murder charges, following the discovery of the pastor’s head in a bucket at the back of his pickup […]
Turning to Politics, in August, Caribbean Shores Area Representative Kareem Musa made an unofficial visit to mainland China. He was accompanied by a P.U.P. contingent comprised of Belize City Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold, Councilor Michael “Chips” Noralez and attorney Kevin Arthurs. According to Musa, the visit was as a result of an invitation by Johnston Ou, […]
Deputy Prime Minister and aspiring U.D.P. Leader Patrick Faber officially launched his bid to lead the United Democratic Party weeks ago. Faber’s convention was held at the Belize City Civic where he said that about two thousand persons showed up, including representatives of twenty-five constituencies. Present, although briefly, for Faber’s convention was Belize Rural North […]
The government received much backlash after the Barrow Administration, during a sitting of the House of Representatives, tabled a motion through which a forty thousand dollars loan owed by Joshua Perdomo was written-off. Joshua is the son of Cabinet Secretary Carlos Perdomo. The younger Perdomo was granted study leave to pursue a Master’s Degree in Forensic […]
While Castro attempted to end the interview, the media pressed on the issue and challenged him on some facts including that he was part of the House Committee which reviewed the matter and voted in favour of the write-off. Reporter “This particular one was under a UDP administration.” Edmond Castro, U.D.P. Minister “Yes […]
Three persons, two of them minors, remain detained at the Orange Walk Police Station pending charges for the murder of thirteen-year-old Christopher Chi. The child’s body was found tucked in a culvert on a sugar road, several miles from his home in Yo Creek Village. The suspects are said to be close friends to Chi. […]
It has been six days since nineteen-year-old Adamir Choc was last seen by family and friends and a frantic search to locate the Belmopan resident is underway tonight in the areas surrounding the nation’s capital. According to Marciano Choc, his niece set out on Friday evening with a friend of hers and reportedly ended up […]
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett, an official report was filed with Belmopan police on September eleventh. Choc’s cell phone was reportedly left with a friend and all other attempts to contact her have been unsuccessful. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, NCIB “On Monday, police received a report from Elvira Choc who reported […]
The government today issued a statement in respect of Reynaldo Verde, the Deputy Director of the Belize Tax Services Department seeking to distance itself from the forty-seven-year old tax officer. As we have been reporting, Verde was returning from Brussels when he was nabbed at the Washington, Dulles airport. Verde was attending a taxation workshop […]
An agreement between the Government of Belize and the Export-Import Bank of Taiwan for a fifty million dollar loan was signed on Monday after it was ratified by Senate in late August. The monies will be used for the upgrading of the forty-seven mile long Corozal-Sarteneja Road, construction of the Pueblo Nuevo and Laguna Seca […]
Newly appointed fire chief, Colin Gillett, after having completed a tour of most of the National Fire Service’s facilities countrywide, says he is determined to have the service adequately equipped. The National Fire Service is seriously under-resourced with most stations equipped with age-old fire trucks. Minister of Transport Edmond Castro says that they are speaking […]
The recently formed New River Task Force, Chaired by the Department of the Environment, met for a second time at Orange Walk Town today. The Department of the Environment updated the group on the measures being taken to address the current state of the New River. One of the members on the Task Force is […]
Tonight, teenager, Vince Timmons is on remand at the Belize Central Prison on three criminal offenses, including an indictable offense of arson. Late on Wednesday, Timmons appeared before two different magistrates to answer to the charges. First he appeared before Magistrate, Stephanie Gillett for a threat to destroy. Allegations are that on September third, 2019, […]
Police are currently looking for two persons who robbed two men while conducting business in Belize City. Superintendent Hilberto Romero told the media today that on Wednesday, armed men held up workers of Madisco while they were on Flambouyant Street. Supt. Hilberto Romero, CIB, Belize City “Two complainants, namely Clinton Abraham and Edilberto Guerra […]
After thirty years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan, Belize continues to benefit significantly from various programmes for its support to the Republic of China. Days ago, the government signed a fifty million U.S. dollar loan agreement for roads with Taiwan. A number of activities have been taking place to mark the special relations between the […]
Friends for Conservation and Development is reporting a spike in aggressive cattle ranching activities along the western border. F.C.D. notes that in March, more than eighty pastures were documented in an area of ninety kilometers of the western border. This year, the N.G.O. has conducted five aerial reconnaissance trips of the Vaca Forest Reserve, Chiquibul […]
The F.C.D. is also reporting that illegal wildlife trafficking and poaching have been affecting the scarlet macaw population. This year, some twenty five parrots were lost at the hands of Guatemalan poachers but that number can be more. A national census conducted earlier this year showed that Belize has a minimum of three hundred individual […]
Border points across the country will be airing infomercials on migration which is a global problem that is growing in Belize. The International Organization for Migration has donated television sets which are being installed at the Philip Goldson International Airport as well as other points of entry to address immediate challenges of the issue. The […]
As the Bahamas recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, a brewing storm system is posing a new threat to the northern islands of the Bahamas. Meteorologists say it could likely become a tropical storm over the weekend. In Belize, the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO is keeping a close eye on all forming storms. […]
Dnyaneshwar Yewotkar has traveled across seventeen countries and has been joined by American national Christopher Vitale as they bike across the world to spread the message of peace. The ride is an effort to commemorate the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. They’ve been in Belize for the past five days and are […]
By now you know that a yearly eye test is advised to maintain and protect your vision. But an eye exam can also detect diseases like Glaucoma that can rob you of your vision without any warning. In tonight’s Healthy Living, we find out more about who is at risk and what you can do […]
