Prime Minister John Briceño has been on a tour of the Toledo District since Wednesday. This morning he was in Barranco Village. On his visit to the village he took a trip to the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base. We caught up with PM Briceño at an event in Indian Creek this evening where he told […]
Prime Minister Briceño was also asked about the comment he made during an interview last week in relation to the Belize/Guatemala border dispute. As we reported, the PM said “we can’t invade Guatemala, as much as we would have liked to”. He has received a lot of backlash for this comment. But he says he […]
PM Briceño also gave a comment on the civil unrest in Guatemala. He was asked if any travel advisories will be issued to Belizeans for Guatemala and if he has reached out to his counterparts in the country. Here is what he told us. Prime Minister John Briceño “First of all of course we […]
Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber arrived in Belize earlier today and will likely attend the sitting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan on Friday. As we reported on Wednesday, Faber did not attend a house committee meeting that was convened to discuss the email sent by Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow to House Speaker Valerie […]
Belize City resident thirty-seven-year-old, Rodman Welch is on trial for the 2020 murder of Shakeem Dennison. Exactly, three years ago today, Dennison was shot and killed at the Yarborough Bridge in Belize City and Welch, a father of four, was soon after arrested and charged by police for the crime. Today, the case ended in […]
Almost a year ago, the Government of Belize and OCEANA had a back and forth over a report that G.O.B. had intentions to conduct offshore oil exploration. OCEANA raised the concern and the prime minister assured that such was not the case, and if the government changed its position, it would go to the public […]
Since her appointment as Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, Elizabeth Riley is on her first working visit to Belize. Along with her is a team that will be working with various government agencies, including NEMO that will be looking at a comprehensive disaster management audit. Elizabeth Riley, Executive Director, […]
Each year, the second Thursday in October is observed as Ombuds Day. The day provides the opportunity for these officials to share their roles and functions with the public. Today in Belize City, a ceremony was held at the Memorial Park to raise awareness on and highlight what the office of the Ombudsman does in […]
Tonight, the Bliss stage will come alive as Saint Martin De Porres presents John-John’s Blue. It’s a play that has been adapted from Evan X Hyde’s anthology, Feelings and features three story lines that depict social issues such as gender-based violence, police brutality, teenage pregnancy and challenges facing black south side young men. While the […]
Today, Team Belize returned from Singapore as silver medallists, second only to China, after competing in the FIRST Global Challenge 2023. Team Belize was selected from over one hundred and ninety participating countries to win the Zheng Heng Award in Engineering Design Excellence. The award is given to teams whose robot exhibits excellent engineering and […]
This morning in Belize City, a new pump station was inaugurated by the Government of Belize and the Belize City Council. The facility will serve to mitigate flooding in the downtown area. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing and its team of engineers have been working diligently to complete the multimillion dollar project and […]
World Sight Day is observed annually on the second Thursday of October. It is a global event meant to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment. It was originally initiated by the Sight First Campaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000. In Belize City, the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired held a private […]
