If you were on the nation’s highways this morning, you were probably among the hundreds of people unable to get to work on time as striking teachers staged their second blockage. Now in day-sixteen of their strike, the teachers are ramping it up and in one community out west, there was some trouble with tires. […]
Benque Viejo del Carmen was not the only hotspot for protest activity this morning. All over Belize, bridges and main intersections along the highways became impassable as early as seven a.m. when vehicles belonging to teachers coincidentally began experiencing mechanical issues. They were left in the middle of the roads for up to an hour, […]
Did the industrial action carried out by teachers today catch the Belize Police Department by surprise or were they prepared? The images from across the country show that in most of the areas where the blockades were set up, there was heavy police presence. ComPol Chester Williams says that while the officers are exercising restraint, […]
The logjam between the unions and government persists as the longest strike on record since the eleven-day industrial action taken by teachers in 2016. On Thursday, Prime Minister John Briceño addressed the nation in a prepared statement during which he presented his administration’s latest position without first meeting with the unions. This morning on Channel […]
President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Elena Smith, was also on “Open Your Eyes” today. She feels the Prime Minister’s decision to address the nation instead of meeting with the Joint Unions Negotiating Team, gave the impression that the union leadership was not being entirely transparent with the information being conveyed. Senator Elena […]
There was a fatal shooting in the Trench Town are of Belize City on Friday evening. Forty-three-year-old Francis Gordon was gunned down while sitting near a boat when a gunman emerged on the scene. The unknown individual took aim at the Kraal Road resident and opened fire, fatally injuring him. According to investigators, Gordon’s murder […]
One woman is dead following a weekend traffic mishap on the George Price Highway. Ronda Burgess was travelling with Earlyn Young and several other passengers in a Chevy Equinox when it overturned. According to police, Young was attempting to overtake a truck. In the process, he lost control of the vehicle. The passengers sustained varying […]
An outbreak of COVID-19 among employees of Princess Casino has forced a temporary closure just one month after gambling establishments were allowed to resume operations. On Saturday, personnel from the Ministry of Health and Wellness conducted tests on eighty-two staff members as part of its active surveillance and testing initiative. What they discovered was that […]
Health officials were back at the Princess Casino this morning to oversee the full sanitization of the facility. Doctor Diaz-Musa also provided a breakdown of the symptoms being exhibited by those who tested positive for COVID-19 at the casino. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Manager, Central Health Region “Definitely recommendations that we have been able […]
Last week Friday, a suspected drug plane landed in a remote area near Blue Creek, Orange Walk District, but police have been unable to confirm reports of a second landing in Little Belize. B.D.F. air assets were deployed in the community and extensive searches were conducted, yet there were no sightings of a second landing. […]
For the next thirty days, movement will remain restricted by curfew hours. Over the weekend a new S.I. came into effect, extending the curfew for an additional thirty days. There was some confusion when the last S.I. expired on May fifteenth with many Belizeans questioning whether the curfew was still in effect. To clarify, ComPol […]
A police officer is being investigated after he shot at a taxi and injured a passenger on Saturday. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero gives us the latest on this incident. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “On Saturday the fifteenth day of May 2021 police visited the KHMH where they found […]
A sixty-three-year-old Belize City man was tied up inside his home and robbed. The incident happened on Caesar Ridge Road. The culprits made off with only a cell phone. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “On Friday, the fourteenth day of May 2021, police responded to an aggravated burglary report […]
A meeting in Las Flores in the Cayo District with refugee women has prompted a call for more support to achieve gender equity. Six refugee women who belong to the group United Refugee Women met with representatives of U.N.H.R.C. and UN Resident Coordinator, Birgit Gerstenberg last week. The session highlighted the need for greater protections […]
If you suffer from high blood pressure, you may want to limit your salt intake. That is the message today on World Hypertension Day. In fact, the Nutrition and Public Health Units are on a Salt Reduction/ Healthy Eating Campaign. They want to educate both home cooks and vendors about the dangers of too much […]
Over the weekend, representatives from various media houses learned more about the mitigation and adaptation efforts of climate change in Belize. The National Climate Change Office in collaboration with the REDD+ and the Forest Department wants to bring awareness about the country’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of deforestation and forest […]
So what role can you play in the conservation and sustainable management of forests? REDD Plus and the National Climate Change Office, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, has been on the ground communicating with those most affected by climate change in an effort to see what can be done at all levels to help with mitigating […]
The entire country held their breath, hoping that Belize’s name would be called on Sunday evening at the live broadcast of the Miss Universe Pageant which was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida, U.S.A. after an introduction piece the twenty-one advancing women were named, including the top fan vote. Unfortunately, […]
