There have been six murders in the past seven days. Over the weekend four persons were killed, another was found dead on Wednesday and by today, there was one more murder to report. We start with the execution of Gerald “Bomba” Lamb from the village of Biscayne in the Belize District. Lamb was riding on […]
There is another murder, a retired teacher went missing a week ago; this afternoon his decapitated body was found at a bushy area on this side of the border near Melchor. Elito Puc was from the village of Succotz and according to his family, the forty-two year old left home heading to Melchor on November […]
The family of eighteen-year-old Michael Cobo from San Pedro is still reeling from his recent gruesome murder. Late on Wednesday, Cobo’s mother identified his body after he had been missing for days. The body was retrieved from the sea near the area of the Port of Belize in Belize City. The eighteen-year-old had travelled to […]
In respect of recent killing, one person is detained pending investigations into the fatal beat-down of Edwin Usher. The forty-nine-year-old handyman of Cedar Street died on November thirtieth; one week after he was viciously beaten outside a restaurant at the corner of Johnson and Vernon Streets in Belize City. The incident, which was captured on […]
Who shot Curassow resident Godwin Flowers and why? Police are investigating an attempt made on Flowers’ life on the evening of December third, just a stone’s throw from where he lives. Around six p.m. on Tuesday, the thirty-year-old messenger was at a shop when a gunman on a bicycle rode up to him and fired […]
Criminal activity is heightening as the Christmas Season gets underway. In the Barton Creek area in Cayo today, a Mennonite couple was attacked by two men dressed in police uniforms. Peter Lowen and his wife were travelling on a horse and cart when they were stopped by the armed fake cops who were riding on […]
If part of your routine involves commuting by foot or by vehicle, private or public, there is something to look forward to. Traversing the Central American Boulevard can be a headache, but now a set of traffic lights should ease your commute and provide safety. City Hall today showed off what it calls state of […]
One of the issues haunting City Hall is the huge payment ordered by the Supreme Court to former City Administrator Candice Miller. As you know, the court awarded Miller a package of some four hundred thousand dollars after she sued the council for wrongful termination. Soon after the court’s decision, Miller proceeded to crow foot […]
During the traffic light unveiling, Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner came under fire for recent decisions that have a semblance of nepotism. Now, the City Administrator is Stephanie Lindo, her father Bill, has been awarded a contract for repairs to the Swing Bridge and her brother is one of the Council’s attorneys representing City Hall […]
There was a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives on Wednesday and absent for the umpteenth time was U.D.P. Area Representative for Orange Walk North Gaspar Vega. Vega has been M.I.A. from House sittings for a considerable amount of times after resigning from Cabinet. His resignation came after evidence surfaced that as the then […]
On Wednesday, the Government introduced the Firearms Amendment Bill 2019. The bill provides for new licensing fees which will be lowered tremendously to appease gun license holders since the cost of security has increased. The decision to lower the fees but limit the amount of ammunition that a license holder can purchase per year was […]
The end of the year is quickly approaching and so is crunch time. At City Hall, Mayor Bernard Wagner says he is biting the bullet and will not be offering discounts to residents for taxes or licenses because sooner or later, bills will have to be paid. Today, he told the media that he has […]
One way by which the Council plans to become fluid, is by selling bonds through the municipal bond. Now, the bond received the support of the House and Senate in August and apparently it also caught the attention of the private sector. Mayor Bernard Wagner said today that the process is in train and more […]
Belize, along with other CARICOM member states, has signed a memorandum, launching the Caribbean Small Business Development network. Penning the memo on behalf of the government was Minister of State for Investment, Trade, and Commerce, Tracy Taegar-Panton. Panton says that the newly formalized network of Caribbean S.B.D.C. programmes will be linked with each other to […]
The House sitting on Wednesday was chock full of pressing matters. The House passed the Hydro Maya Power Project Bill, 2019 which seeks to give effect to certain undertakings and obligations of the Government. Those obligations are in connection with a concession agreement for the establishment and operation of a hydroelectric generating facility in Belize. […]
After the house adjourned for committee meeting, PM Barrow consulted with Financial Secretary Joseph Waight and returned, apologizing for having misspoken. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Accept that I misspoke. I just had a hurdle with the Financial Secretary. He had told me certain things on which I had relied, certain things that have now […]
Today, a Disability Awareness parade was organized by the Stella Maris School under the theme, “the Future is Accessible.” As we found out, the purpose of the initiative is to break the stigma against differently abled persons, who in recent times, have been seen to function normally in the workplace and at schools. The parade […]
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Education held a workshop with teachers and other stakeholders about the roles they play in the education system and working with students with diverse abilities. Felicia Garbutt spoke about the work that Stella Maris does with its students. Felicia Garbutt, Teacher, Stella Maris School “Over at Stella Maris […]
“Let me win! And if I cannot win, let me brave in my attempt.” That is the motto of Special Olympics Belize. This Friday is a big day for the organization and we share all the details in tonight’s Healthy Living. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting On Friday the Marion Jones Stadium will come alive. It […]
