Earlier this week, we told you about the multi-agency operation at Caribbean International Brewery Limited that yielded three point one million dollars in cash. The raid on the premises just outside of Carmelita Village also led to the detention of several Asian nationals for alleged immigration offenses. Since then, the Financial Investigation Unit has filed […]
Inspector Gian Young, a member of the Belize Police Department’s Anti Trafficking in Persons Unit was the first witness to take the stand. According to Young’s testimony, on October sixth, the joint agency taskforce comprised of immigration officers, labor personnel, and members of the Belize Police Department, conducted a search on the company’s administration building […]
Senior Counsel Barrow raised a preliminary objection to the application brought forth by the F.I.U. He contended that the F.I.U. is not entitled to make an application under the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act, an objection which Magistrate Debbie Rogers did not uphold. Here is Barrow’s response to Magistrate Roger’s ruling. Dean Barrow, […]
A young man was killed in a tragic road traffic accident around one this morning and police have detained his close friend pending investigations. The incident happened between miles twelve and thirteen on the Philip Goldson Highway and the victim is nineteen-year-old Daniel Thompson, a driver/deliveryman for Triple L Construction and Supplies in that community. […]
Police Constable Lorray Arzu remains at the K.H.M.H. as investigators try to close in on the gunman who shot her and Leonel Rowland. While she has undergone brain surgery at the K.H.M.H. and transported to the Belize Medical Associates for a CT-scan, word is that her condition remains unchanged since Thursday – that is that […]
Twenty-year-old Jahiem Joseph has been arrested and charged for a murder that took place in Hopkins Village on September thirtieth. The unemployed resident of Ladyville is alleged to have inflicted fatal stab wounds on Norman Castillo following an altercation at his residence in Hopkins. Castillo was injured in the chest and died a short while […]
A five-member panel has been established by the Ministry of Labor to provide a fair and impartial appeal process arising from complaints of unfair dismissal or wrongful termination. The Labor Complaints Tribunal was appointed by Minister of Labor Oscar Requeña in accordance with Section Two Hundred of the Labor Act. It is historic, as it […]
In a release issued earlier by the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labor and Local Government informs workers and employers who wish to bring a case before the tribunal to contact any district labor office. The tribunal commenced operations on March fourth, 2022 by installing a critical case management system and procedures. Its first […]
The latest advisory from NEMO this afternoon cautions people along the Belize River that water levels are expected to rise as the floods continue to push towards the coast. But there’s also good news in other parts of the country. The Mopan River that runs through Benque Viejo Town is now subsiding and is expected […]
Smith advises people in flood-prone areas to seek higher ground early and to consider their cattle and pets in the process. He also informed that assessment teams from the B.D.F., Coast Guard and NEMO were already out taking note of how the floods have impacted people in the Belize Rural Central area, but the preliminary […]
On Thursday night, we aired the story of an oil spill at Westline Bus Company in Benque Viejo del Carmen. In the wake of the incident and the flooding, an advisory has been issued by the Department of Environment reiterating the protocols guiding the storage of industrial chemicals, pesticides and hazardous materials. Those guidelines are […]
The National Women’s Commission has been tasked with the development of the National Gender Policy 2021 to 2030. The proposed document was stalled due to the pandemic, but has since resumed and follows on the 2013 policy. So, the N.W.C. has been making its rounds, having consultations with various agencies and civil society stakeholders to […]
The 2021-2030 National Gender Policy focuses on the gaps and areas for further action in six primary pillars: health, education, wealth and employment creation, gender-based violence, women in power and decision-making and organizational system strengthening. NWC President Thea Garcia Ramirez says that while there are some inroads, more has to be done to ensure equality […]
October thirteenth is celebrated as World Sight Day and on Thursday, members of the National Assembly commemorated the day by supporting an initiative by the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired to promote eye health care. B.C.V.I. is the only non-private, non-profit organization in the country that provides eye care in an effort to reduce […]
Today, Hand in Hand Ministries celebrated its twentieth anniversary by hosting an open house at its headquarters in Belize City. Director of Operations Abel Vargas and members of staff at the organization were on hand to give visitors a guided tour of the facility that has done a lot to assist needy families across the […]
Many self-care practices are encouraged to combat the characteristics of mental illnesses that plague the lives of one in every eight persons. October is the month of advocacy for mental health and Raquel Rodriguez shared with us one such way that persons may unknowingly experience therapeutic release through the world of art. Raquel Rodriguez, […]
