The B.D.F. is investigating some its own tonight on the heels of explosive allegations. Those under investigation are senior officers who stand accused of sexual assault and abuse of authority committed against female recruits. The recruits are to be matriculating to soldiers in two days time, but reports are that they have endured unspeakable acts […]
There was a murder in the city before nine o’clock on Tuesday night. Delbert Alvarez was shot and killed on Cumberbatch Street, not far from his house. The victim’s family says that he had gone to buy weed when he was shot on the veranda of a house. There are tensions in certain neighbourhoods in […]
A cop on motorcycle is fortunate to have escaped gunshots this afternoon. He was riding in the area of Mapp Street, Belize City, where neighbours say they heard gunshots from a passing SUV, presumably meant for William Woodye. The frightening ordeal was enough to cause him to crash into a parked vehicle and he landed […]
Police have still not been able to crack the murder of Denroy Nicolas in Punta Gorda. Nicholas was shot and killed as he exited his mother’s house to go into his room. His life was cut short the night before he was to appear in court. As his family grieves, they are preparing to lay […]
The U.D.P.’s leadership race is getting tense and the party appears to be hopelessly fractured. Scheduled for February ninth, John Saldivar and Patrick Faber will go head-to-head to become the next U.D.P. leader and hold over the reins of government if the Prime Minister of Belize steps down before the term of the government expires. […]
Jumoke Castro, son of U.D.P. Minister Edmond Castro, failed to explain his December 2019 Facebook vile comments that attracted widespread condemnation and disgust. Castro attacked Plus TV’s Sashta Wade with the threat of gang rape. Castro, who is a public officer attached to the Belize Tax Service, was placed on administrative leave after a complaint […]
The trial of Lev Dermen in Utah is attracting attention in many countries, including Belize, because one witness has named a local government official and says he has text messages to corroborate what he will tell the court to prove that Dermen was involved in money laundering on an international scale. As arguments begin, critical […]
A group of at-risk young men and women headed to the Wagner’s Facility for a firsthand experience of life behind prison walls. There they heard from the teenaged inmates on the harsh realities of incarceration. The visit is part of a programme at different high schools to discourage negativity and crime; and instead, chart a […]
After being in prison since 2013, Paul Smith walked today from the charge of murder. Smith was accused of the April 2013 murder of Frank Neal, but in the court today, the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi due to lack of evidence. Justice Marilyn Williams then ordered the release of Smith. Neal was executed on […]
Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin is yet to render a decision where a claim against the Government of Belize, in respect of the Petrocaribe fund, is concerned. That judgment was to have been handed down on January twentieth, but the CJ took ill last week and the matter was postponed. Chief Justice Benjamin attended the celebration […]
There was a slight increase in consumer prices in the month of December 2019 when compared to December 2018. The All-Items Consumer Price Index rose slightly by point two percent in the basic basket of selected goods and services. According to the figures from the Statistical Institute of Belize, reductions in prices for fuel, rent […]
A more severe drought has been forecasted for 2020 and it is expected that the extended dry weather may once again have adverse effects on the New River. In light of the catastrophe that resulted in a massive fish kill along that waterway last year in the north, a taskforce led by the Department of […]
The Corozal Town Council’s garbage collecting woes will soon come to an end. The council will soon acquire two garbage trucks, courtesy of the Japan Embassy. The official grant contract signing ceremony was held on Tuesday between the council and the embassy for one hundred and ninety-nine thousand U.S. dollars. According to Mayor Rigoberto Vellos, […]
Belize’s very own Julio Chub was awarded the 2019 Disney Conservation Hero award. Chub is the Liaison Officer of Ya’axché Conservation Trust and is regarded as a community-oriented conservation hero who has committed the past two decades of his life to conservation and community empowerment in southern Belize. The award recognizes local citizens for their […]
The Department of the Environment, in partnership with the Belize Bureau of Standards, is hosting a seminar to establish a collective benchmark for use of the term biodegradable in respect of local standards. This morning, dozens of participants from the private sector attended the second day of the workshop to learn more about the various […]
With thirty years of industrial experience in plastics and packaging, Kelvin Okamoto, C.E.O. of Gen3Bio, was invited as a guest speaker to address the issue of biodegradability. He commented favourably on Belize’s move toward adopting biodegradability standards. Kelvin Okamoto, Chief Executive Officer, Gen3Bio “It’s great that Belize is willing to take these steps. Based […]
The Southern Workers Union has received its trade union certification. The S.W.U. is now certified as a bargaining agent for employees of the Dangriga Town Council. The union is made up of thirty-three members and is led by President Glen Lewis. Today, the Ministry of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development, along with the Tripartite […]
The National Agriculture and Trade Show will be held on May first, second and third of this year. The annual event will be celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year with the theme, “Innovations in Technology – Driving a Climate Resilient and Competitive Agriculture and Food Sector.” A press release issued today, announcing the dates, says […]
The Ministry of Health has issued a release outlining the steps taken to monitor all epidemiological information and surveillance activities in relation to the coronavirus. Officials have since met with airport authorities and relevant stakeholders to review screening methods and processes to be implemented in the event of any suspected case. The release says that […]
