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The San Pedro Sun
30 Day Belizean Treats Challenge: Day 30
We are finally done! Yup, that's right guys we made it. We took you through a 30 day journey of some of Belize's best eats.
Letter to the Editor: You will get what you seed
Dear Editor;
Most of the island and tourist related problems have already been addressed before, by others and online.
As repeat vacation guests we'll have to fully agree and also submit our warnings about the downfall of the island:
* San Pedro has become unfriendly, unsafe, too noisy, dangerous and hectic for tourists.
* Large construction trucks, pick-up trucks and other noisy vehicles like Polaris take away from any tranquility and serenity tourists seek during vacation. Traffic in general is out of control.
* Beautification, character/style requirements for buildings, height limitations and cleanliness is clearly not of anybody's mind. There are even buildings in town who board their windows to accommodate advertising signs. How disgusting is that!
You have clearly missed the choice to present town and island in a professional and tourist friendly style.
"You will get what you seed" and the loss will be felt in everyone's pocket.
/s/ Samara & Micah, New York
Rosita Baltazar honored at Tribute to the Belizean Patriots Award Ceremony
On Thursday, September 17th a group of pioneers in the Belizean community were honored as part of the September Celebrations Tribute to the Belizean Patriots Ceremony. Each year a number of Belizeans are bestowed honors for their work towards the betterment and development of the country. Held at the Bliss Center for Performing Arts in Belize City, the awards are presented by Governor General of Belize Sir Colville Young. Among the 21 recipients for this year's award ceremonies was none other than former dance instructor for the San Pedro Dance Academy, Rosa Rosita Baltazar.
Two awards were issued at the event: the Meritorious Service Award and the Order of Distinction. Both awards service to recognized outstanding citizens who have provided their services in different fields towards Belize and its people. The event is part of the National Honors and Awards Act passed on August 16th, 1991. 19 persons received the Meritorious Service Award, while only two received the Order of Distinction.
Hip Hip Hurray, San Pedro continues to celebrate!
We all know that we can never celebrate our country too much. And here in San Pedro we prove that time and time again. So would we let a little bad weather completely stop us from celebrating our Independence Day? NO WAY! After giving La Isla Bonita's biggest parade a rain check last week, everyone came out in full force to celebrate on Sunday, September 27th. After all it is always better late than never! And let me tell you, islanders pulled out all their glitter and sequins for this one day. With soca music blaring from behind golf carts, pick-ups, trailers and even a couple of big trucks, revelers followed in tune, winding and grinding to the contagious beats. Of course, everyone was decked out in either patriotic outfits or colorful elaborate costumes. I'm telling you, the Independence Day vibes just cyant done!
Hyperbaric chamber holds informational training for divers
The Hyperbaric Chamber adjacent to the Ambergris Caye Hope Clinic conducted a chamber operating training from Monday, September 21st to Friday, September 25th for local divers. Dive personnel from different dive shops on the island were taught about the operations of the Hyperbaric Chamber, where divers are treated for dive related injuries. At the training, participants learned mainly about the physics of hyperbaric chamber pressure changes and how it affects the body in certain air spaces such as the lungs and ears. This type of training will equip the local diving experts with the knowledge necessary when encountering issues with decompression sicknesses from their clients. Conducting the training was Roger Garcia, who is a certified Hyperbaric technician from Florida, USA. "This is the second time I am here conducting this type of training. We went over the treatment of complications known as arterial gas embolism, decompression sickness, embolism and as well as to distinguish decompression type 1 and type 2. In the first one, the patient will normally just feel pain in the joints and elbows, while in type 2 it involves pain but follow by numbness, and rashes around the body. In situations like this, before the patient is brought into the chamber, we administer 100% oxygen. In the training I also showed them how to use the different systems in the recompression chamber, such as the air system, the oxygen system, the suppression system, and as well how these systems are supposed to happen, and most importantly how you take the patient from the front door into the chamber and perform the treatments," said Garcia. The training involved theory and practical classes and had satisfactory results according to Garcia.
Belizeans officially heading to the polls on November 4th!
The Belize electorate is gearing up to go to the polls once again, as Prime Minister Dean Barrow has announced that General Election will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. The announcement was made on Monday, September 28th during a press conference in Belmopan City. Barrow had petitioned Governor General His Excellency Sir Colville Young to dissolve the National Assembly in order to proceed with the nomination, campaigning and election process. Friday, October 16th has been set as Nomination Day when each of the contesting parties will present their slate. The Governor General has since issued a Writ of Election. Polls will open at 7AM and close at 6PM on Wednesday, November 4th countrywide. Section 57(1) of the Representation of the People Registration Rules states "The persons entitled to vote at the election of a divisional representative shall be those persons whose names appear on the register for that division as existing on the Nomination Day." Only persons who are registered on or prior to Thursday, September 10th are eligible to vote in the General Election. The Registers for each of the Electoral Divisions are posted at the Elections and Boundaries office countrywide.
Ambergris Today
Oceana Announces Belize's 2015 Ocean Hero Award Winners
Oceana has celebrated Ocean Hero Awards since 2009 as a way to recognize and honor leaders in ocean conservation, education, and advocacy from around the world. On Saturday, September 26th, at a ceremony held in Caye Caulker, Oceana recognized two Belizeans for their selfless commitment to Belize's marine environment. Oceana Belize is pleased to declare Biologist Miguel Alamilla and Captain Romauldo Badillo as the 2015 Ocean Heroes.
Misc Belizean Sources
BELIZE FISHING REPORT: Weeks of September 20th - September 26th, 2015
The family Dozier were tarpon machines as they all produced at least one tarpon each. John Sr., John Jr., Jefferson and Uncle Scott seemed to have the tarpon's number despite the nasty rainy weather. Robert ( of permit fame above, landed 2 tarpon on his last day out on the water. Ari added three more tarpon this week, but his real claim to fame was the super grand slam of last week. One of our day fishing guests Kent landed 4 tarpon in 2 days of fishing. Branon & Josh landed a tarpon apiece after working it for several days getting more and more determined, then the next day they got 3 tarpon to the boat. Isaac made the best of his only day on the water with a sweet tarpon ( every tarpon is pretty sweet, right?) Harvey capped his week with a ninth inning tarpon to make it all worth while! Coleman has been working the tarpon on a fly thing for years and I am so happy that his quest became reality
Prime Minister's Business Forum: "Partnership for Growth and Prosperity"
It is with pleasure to announce that the Honourable Dean O.Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, Minister of Finance and Economic Development cordially invites you to the Fourth Annual Prime Minister's Business Forum, under the theme "Partnership for Growth and Prosperity."
This event will be held on Thursday, October 8th, 2015 at 8:30am-1:30pm at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza, River Hall Room, Belize City, Belize.
We look forward to your vibrant participation.
An Overview to Belize's Fast-Growing Popularity and How It Is Becoming the Next Destination Capital
More and more airlines are recognizing the need to establish new routes to Belize. As Belize is starting to be recognized around the world and increasingly becomes the fast-growing region in Central America, traffic has increased over the time and many flights have also been increasing. This only proves that many more airlines are now beginning to want to establish their own presence in the country's most popular destination today.
As Copa Airlines have announced the launch of their service to the Belize's International Airport, this only shows that Belize's reputation of becoming the fastest-growing commercial hub in the world have been cemented with yet another airliner that adds to Belize routes. Although, this is not the only improvements that help Belize to build their future, but it still opens up new possibilities and opportunities in terms of investments and business. Copa Airlines have opened up new possibilities that people of Belize can enjoy as well as ex-pats living in this region.
Poets Corner: Dean dah noh no Goldson!
By Abdulmajeed K Nunez. There are some aspiring to get into the political race
But they have not been blessed with God's grace
The truth is that God still runs this place
We must turn and seek his face
If you heed not his warning, yours will be the ultimate disgrace
We must walk in faith
He will keep your cause noble
He removes from you every obstacle
The only price is that you remain humble
Or you will be replaced by someone he deems suitable
Recent cases in point Derrick Aikman and Hutchinson
When they turned from God's face they learnt their lesson
They were able to remove two giants in the eyes of the people
Politicians once thought infallible
Belize's politics is always filled with optimism
Aikman beating Price was unthinkable
But without God's grace that would be impossible
The voice of God is the vote of the people
There is no politician that is unbeatable
Goldson's humility made him a living spectacle
Cayo Cancer Walk 2015
The 2015 Cayo Cancer Walk will be on Saturday, October 24th. It starts at 5:00am at Running W, and ends at Macal River Park. They have t-shirts at the Shell gas station for just $20..
"Our 3rd Annual Cancer Walk is just around the corner, t-shirts are already available and you can also start registering for the walk as well!!!"
Cayo Officers Awarded for Professionalism
Congratulations to officers Stanford and Valencia! They were awarded for their professionalism. Keep up the great work.
"Two police officers attached to the San Ignacio formation were today singled out for the way the carried themselves, their neat uniform and shoes and overall professionalism displayed. Congratulations to WPC Joan Stanford and Corporal Ricky Valencia. Keep up the good work."
REMEMBERING THE BELIZEAN PATRIOT DR. EDDIE LAING!
Dr. Eddie Laing was the late Belizean scholar who wrote the bylaws for the formation of the Consortium for Belizean Development in 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
The Harvard University law professor who taught the present American president, Barak Obama in law school, rose to become a skillful scholar of international law that Belize was fortunate to have been able to tap into in terms of consultancy on issues relating to Belize's bordering dispute with Guatemala, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and many other constitutional law matters affecting the Belizean diaspora, as well as matters of significance in the Belize constitution.
It would have been a blessing to have had him develop a constitutional amendment in terms of resurrecting the Seventh Amendment that the Barrow administration appears to be having serious misgivings in regards to placing the Belizean diaspora to its rightful place for Belize's development.
CFS BROWN: THE MAN, THE BELIZEAN LEGEND!
The passing of CFS Brown, one of Belize's most outstanding citizens who lived a great part of his life in the Belizean diaspora in Chicago, Illinois, has been a big time lost for Belize in terms of the body of knowledge that he took with him, but was not documented.
The many narratives that this giant of a Belizean had to tell would compile volumes in terms of Belize's sports history and its political and social accomplishments. My meeting of CFS Brown occurred in 1985 during the formation of the Consortium for Belizean Development in Los Angeles, California. Sir Brown visited L.A. from Chicago where he resided as a Belizean living in the diaspora but continued to work for Belize and Belizeans in organizational activities that sought to transfer knowledge to Belize from the Belizean diaspora.
As he participated in one of the most historic Belizean initiatives to help and develop Belize at that time, CFS Brown was flanked by Belizeans from all walks of live who attracted to him like flies. His larger than life sports memorabilia that he compiled in action as well as in purpose is known throughout Belize's sports world that made him became respected by many of the legendary Belizean politicians and leaders of his time.
Channel 7
One Day After Strike Threat, BEL Union and Management Sign New Deal
The BEL union won't strike. A deal was reached this afternoon - after a tough night of negotiation at the ministry of labour in Belmopan. It got so tough that one side walked out - and the other ended up staying until three in the morning. And even after all of that - they still didn't sign the agreement! The General Secretary of the union told us about it today:�
Marvin Mora, General Secretary - BEWU
"Eventually I think management walked out; or the person that they had there representing walked out, we're not sure what happened. But the agreement was in essence between the government of Belize and the trade union; the government of Belize being the owner in a sense of the company. That's where we stand. We thought that at that point in time that it would be better to have that than to have nothing at all and come back empty handed and start at square one. This morning we believe that we should have some sort of compromise coming from the government as well in regards to what the board intends to do with it. It is there, we will know for sure that what we pen down last night will be accepted because it has to go to the board. Once it is agreed by the board then we have an agreement in essence. Everything after that will just be formalities."
Jules Vasquez
"So you all have signed to it?"
Staff At UB Also Want Raise
And so the Electricity Workers got the across the board salary increase that they had been negotiating for months - and no one can doubt that being just five weeks from a general election sped things along. And it seems others are following that lead - starting at the University of Belize. Staffers have written to the President - saying that they want a salary re-alignment along the lines of the KHMH. You may know that UB - like the KHMH - is a government statutory Board. They say they also work for the Government - and have been on a salary freeze since 2005. So how much are the university staff asking for? Their letter tells the president, quote, "We consider that a 14% raise is a viable threshold form which you can start."
Their letter was sent on September 24th and they asked for an answer within two weeks - which would be October 8th.
Will Social Security Stage Sickout?
And the employees of the Social Security Board could also be getting ready to rumble in this election season. We are told that they are planning to stage a sickout on Friday. As we've reported, they are in the process of negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement with management - but seem unhappy with how things are going. And so, with the election deadline putting all politicians and political appointees under the gun - it seems the Social Security Workers want to use that opportune time to bring things to a head. We are told the workers may have grievances with the fact that management has not responded to their request for an increase.
Johnny Zabs Can't Meet Payroll; Maya King Farm Will Lay off 600
John Zabaneh, He's not been in the news for almost a year and a half since he granted an interview to 7 News in which he complained that the Drug King Pin designation that the US Government placed on him in August 2012 was destroying his businesses.
Well, it appears that his prediction is slowly coming through. Mayan King Banana Farm, his mother's banana company, located in South Stann Creek, is one of the largest Banana operations in the south, and it hires anywhere between twelve hundred to 2 thousand employees in the high season.
But, right now, the company is struggling, and the drought, has been destroying their banana crop as well. The company would have normally been able to weather this storm and keep all its employees paid by an overdraft facility - but, you can only get an overdraft form a bank, and because of the Kingpin designation, no bank will do business with Zabaneh.
PM Meets BTL Staff
Thirteen days ago the Belize Communication Workers Union sent out an irate press release. They accused the Barrow Administration of quote, "acting from the same script as the Musa Government," and saying that in the BTL settlement - the Barrow administration had done worse than their PUP counterparts by, quote, "saddling all Belizeans�with a whopping $162 million plus of Belizean sweat dollars." They concluded, dismally, quote, "there is no difference between the PUP and the UDP. Both Musa and Barrow have failed us and now we are forced to wonder all over again 'If we change monkey fu black dog'".
Yes, very strong words, and today the Prime Minister went to a general staff meeting of BTL employees At The Esquivel Telecom Center on St. Thomas Street to explain the settlement which he negotiated. 7News was not allowed into the compound for the meeting - even though we did send a request to the Public Relations Department - it was rejected. But last night at the BTL Annual General Meeting, both the chairman of the board and the chairman of the executive committee discussed the release and the aftermath:�
BTL Earnings Up, Profits Down
That was only one controversial issue raised at the Phone Company's Annual General Meeting last night. The other had to be the huge, 98 million dollar debt that BTL is left to pay as part of the settlement with the Ashcroft Alliance. It originates from a 45 million loan that Ashcroft's British Caribbean Bank had with BTL when government took it over. For 6 years, BTL and government resisted paying the loan - but they lost at every court - and when the bill with interest came due - it was almost a hundred million dollars. How will BTL pay? That's what they explained last night:
Jules Vasquez Reporting�.
BTL shareholders gathered at the Biltmore Hotel conference room expecting to take a hit - 98 million dollars' worth to settle an outstanding debt with the British Caribbean Bank.
But instead they got news of only a 48 million dollar low impact low interest:
Nestor Vasquez, Chairman - BTL
"The details are not yet finalized but the prime minister has informed us that BTL will have to service treasury notes in the amount of 48 million dollars, that 48 million in Belize dollars by the way; which I understand to mean favourable terms allowing BTL a legally authorized period of delay for the repayment of the entire loan."
Election Interferes With Court Cases
Election changes everything! Just ask those workers groups who are agitating for salary increases. And it also changes things in the Supreme Court. The PUP today had to postpone two of their major lawsuits against Prime Minister Dean Barrow.
Today was supposed to be the day where Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin would have started hearing the case where Francis Fonseca is suing Barrow because he hasn't brought the 13th senator online.
That would have been a lengthy trial, but because the general elections will be held on November 4, both sides agreed to postpone the case. The PUP is hoping that it will be elected to office, where they promise to bring the 13th Senator into effect. If they lose, then PUP will press the case forward. After exiting a case management conference, Eamon Courtenay, Fonseca's attorney, explained the rationale to us:
Eamon Courtenay, SC - Attorney for Francis Fonseca
"It was set for trial today but it has been adjourned by agreement because the date for the election has been set. Therefore it has been adjourned to the 30th of November when we hope by then with a new prime minister we will have a 13th senator appointed; and then the claim would be withdrawn. In the event that, that does not happen then the chief justice will set a trial date at that point in time."
King Has a Solution for Chetumal Street Squatters
About 100 squatters in the Gungulung area will have their own parcel of land. We have reported extensively on these squatters especially on those on Chetumal Street. Many had to dismantle their houses and relocate, others were removed from the premises. Now, the last time we reported on them, UDP Area Representative Mark King told us he would secure land in Cotton Tree for some of the squatters. Well, now, King has another solution that he says will have a greater impact on their lives. He told us about it today.
Mark King - Area Representative, Lake Independence
"As you know there is the squatters in the Gungulungs area who; fought me pretty well because I've said they were associated with rumours from the PUP that I was going to move them. I made very clearly on the television publicly that I did not lie to these people, that I was looking for land for them and I was trying to help them; but they were also illegally squatting. And so my only thing was to help them get a parcel of land. Nevertheless I have been talking to all the big parcel land holders, for example the Bradley estate, the foam factory estate and other estate land holder that holds acreage and acreage of land on the highway within the foam factory area, within the Chetumal street area, within the river side area of Lake I. We have some very good news, we have gotten almost all of the estates to soon come to an agreement with us to give back some of their land as a good faith to the government and to see how they can also assist the community in developing business on their land to hire the same Lake I people."
PUP Wants Election Observers
The Leader of the Opposition wants international observers from CARICOM, the OAS or the Commonwealth to witness the November 4th election.
Fonseca says this is because the date for the election was announced only days before the process for the annual review of the electoral lists. So, the Leader of the opposition argues, the list will be bloated since they will not have been revised for 2015.
The letter is dated two days ago - and there is no word of reply from the Prime Minister.
Ugly Inter-family Rape In Cayo
There is a very chilling rape case to report: A 13 year old girl was raped by her cousin twice. The 13 year old reported that on Thursday September 3rd around 6 in the evening, her 26 year old brother told her to have sex with their 21 year old cousin, she refused but then he came back again around 12 midnight and took her to their cousin's room where the cousin raped her. It happened again that Saturday the 5th: Her brother woke her up again that night at 11 and guided her to the cousin's room where the cousin raped the little girl again. It would have happened again on the 27th but when the girl's father got up that night to give his wife medication, he saw the his daughter lying beside the cousin and the brother. That is when the girl told her parents about what had happened. When we spoke to police today they told us that the parents don't want to proceed with the case and they only asked for both the cousin and the brother to leave the house. But police still have both men detained for questioning. The Department of Human services are also involved in this case.
Faith Paying Off
Things continue to normalize at Faith Nazarene Primary School in San Ignacio. When we spoke to General Manager Raymond Sheppard today he told us via text that close to 100% of the student population attended today. This is in line with the release that was sent by parents and teachers stating that "all parents should be encouraged to permit those children, to return to classes on Monday, September 28th. But it continues by stating firmly, quote, "this does not mean that parents and teachers have stopped or will stop advocating or agitating for change." So although there is still tension between parents, teachers and principal Pech - the majority of the kids are back in school. Now attempts are being made to schedule after classes for students to catch up on what they missed.
CEO Wants Answers
Answers about the rat. That's what the CEO of the Ministry of Health wants from the Regional Manager for the West Melinda Guerra, and the Hospital Administrator Bernadette Seaver. 7News has confirmed that Allen has written to both women asking them why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for the rat in the incubator incident. He is asking them for their side of the story in writing - and we are told it's procedural so that he can say in the future that he gave them the opportunity to defend themselves. We'll keep following this story�
Brought The Hilux Home
In other news from the Ministry of Health, 7News has confirmed that they have gotten back the Hilux which was stolen on September fourth. As we told you, an onboard GPS system traced the truck to Melchor - after it was stolen. The ministry also disabled the ignition with that anti theft device. Since then, there's been a bit of back and forth with the Guatemalan bureaucracy but tonight we can report that the Hilux has been returned to Belize and is securely parked at the Benque Viejo police station.. We'll have more on this tomorrow..
Northside Has Needs Too
Many times on this newscast we've featured police touring their neighborhoods - but it's mainly been on the Southside - which is home to most of the crime in the city. But northside cops have also been doing their outreach and that continued today. We caught up with the cops on Vasquez Avenue:..
King Will Help With Collapsed House
Earlier on we told you about Mark King's solution for the Chetumal Street squatters. But he says he's also helping with a fallen house in Lake Independence. On Sunday Lichelle Dixon's wooden house caved in and her family lost all its belongings. Before the fall, Dixon had been asking Area Rep. Mark King for help to repair the house but it never came until it finally collapsed. Today King gave us an update on that incident and told us he is already working on building a new house for the family.
Construction work has already started.
Channel 5
B.E.W.U. Signs Memorandum of Understanding with B.E.L. Management
There were no blackouts today and B.E.L. employees were on the job, despite threats of a nationwide strike. Disaster was averted because of a last minute intervention by Prime Minister [...]
Union Gets Less Than it Bargained For
The MOU was signed at around five this evening, but that doesn't mean that the management of B.E.L. is happy about it even though the union got less than they [...]
N.T.U.C.B. President Weighs in on Election Lead Up
Marvin Mora is the spokesperson of the BEWU, but he is also the President of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize.� That umbrella organization was increasingly vocal on a [...]
Marvin Mora Criticizes Trade Union's Inability to Support Social Issues
Mora also, interestingly, condemned the inability of trade unions to stand up for the people of Belize. It's a criticism that's certainly been expressed in different sectors, but coming from [...]
Industrial Action Looming at S.S.B.?
Even as the Prime Minister has stepped in to pour water on the sizzling coals at B.E.L., he may have to think about doing the same at the Social Security [...]
U.B. Faculty and Staff Demand 14% Salary Adjustment
From the B.E.W.U. to the S.S.B. to U.B. …where we are told faculty and staff have given President of the institution Alan Slusher one week to respond to their demands [...]
P.U.P. Requests Observers for General Elections
Prime Minister Dean Barrow formally announced the date for the upcoming general elections on Monday, sixteen months short of his five year term in office. The snap election is causing [...]
B.T.L. Loses $2 Million in Revenue in 2015
Steadily declining profits, stagnant revenues, declining dividends�.That's what shareholders and senior management at Belize Telemedia Limited are facing six years after the utility company was nationalized.� On Tuesday night, at [...]
B.T.L. Shareholders Receive 23 Cents per Share in Dividends
Shareholders received twenty-three cents per share in dividends, down one cent from last year. Chairman of the B.T.L. Executive Committee, Anwar Barrow, has completed one year as the company's effective [...]
How Will B.T.L. Defray Outstanding B.C.B. Loan?
Also hanging over B.T.L.’s head is the twenty-two point five million-US-dollar loan facility acquired from the British Caribbean Bank during the first acquisition in 2009.� B.T.L.'s board had refused to [...]
Brother Forces Teen Sister Into Being Raped by Cousin
There is a bizarre story of a minor being coerced by her older brother into being raped by her cousin which is making headlines tonight.� A thirteen-year-old student of Santa [...]
Stolen Ministry of Health Hilux Recovered in Guatemala
Two weeks ago, a Toyota Hilux parked at the Ministry of Health compound in Belmopan was stolen. Today, that vehicle was recovered across the border. Working together with Guatemalan authorities, [...]
Landy Habet Versus Chief Elections Officer to be Discontinued in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has postponed one case and discontinued another as a result of the announcement of general elections on November fourth. The case of P.U.P. Cayo Northeast standard bearer�Orlando [...]
Case for 13th Senator Postponed Until After General Elections
In the other case, the Leader of the Opposition, Francis Fonseca, was taking on Prime Minister Dean Barrow over the thirteenth member of the Senate. Today, Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin [...]
Shannon Smith Charged for Dangerous Harm in Stabbing of Earlin Butler
Twenty-five year old Shannon Smith, a resident of Mahogany Heights, Belize District, who is accused in an alleged home invasion, was back in court today. In March 2015, a man [...]
S.I.B. Releases Consumer Price Index for August
The Consumer Price Index for August 2015 indicates that the costs of goods and services were point six percent lower last month than for the same period in 2014.� The [...]
Maya Leaders Alliance Win Equator Prize 2015
The Equator Prize 2015, a prestigious international award acknowledging exceptional local achievement in improving sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities, has been won by the Maya Leaders [...]
National Library Hosts Fourteenth Annual Book Fair
The Belize National Library Service and Information System today held the fourteenth annual book fair at the Leo Bradley Library on Princess Margaret Drive in Belize City. It encourages youths [...]
B.E.L. Employees Threaten to Strike
Will there be nationwide blackouts in the jewel on Wednesday? It seems to be a possibility, since B.E.L. employees who are members of the Belize Energy Workers Union will be [...]
Will There be Nationwide Blackouts on Wednesday?
A ccording to Mora, the strike has become necessary only after a protracted attempt to find middle ground with B.E.L. management. With that option seemingly off the table, the union [...]
Santa Cruz Thirteen Back In Court� Uxbenka Denuding Continues
The Santa Cruz Thirteen, including outspoken Maya activist Cristina Coc, were back in court today where they appeared before Magistrate Emerson Banner.� The group has been back and forth before [...]
P.M. Barrow Says Force Cannot be Used to Evict Rupert Myles
While the Mayans of Santa Cruz await their day in Court following another adjournment, one man who hasn't been before a magistrate is Rupert Myles. That's because the man who [...]
Sex Offender Kenrick Bowman is Out on Bail
After four nights on remand, sex offender Kenrick Bowman, is out free from the Belize Central Prison until his next court appearance. Last Friday Bowman was arraigned for a sexual [...]
Lincoln Hemsley Junior Acquitted of March 2012 Murder
There was also a murder acquittal in court.Twenty-three year old Lincoln Hemsley Junior, walked free of the March 2012 murder of twenty-one year old� David Alberto Hernandez after being on [...]
P.M. Wards Off Criticism from BTL Employees
Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced on Monday that general elections will be held on November fourth, 2015, that is only three years and eight months into his second five year [...]
Is U.D.P. Machinery Well-oiled Ahead of Upcoming General Elections?
With general elections thirty-six days away, both parties will be scrambling for money, and both have taken money from the only man with the ready cash to be a game-changer [...]
P.M. Barrow on Guatemalan Presidency and Territorial Dispute
C omedian turned Guatemalan politician Jimmy Morales shocked that nation by winning the first round of elections in early September. He will be facing Sandra Torres in a second round [...]
Elections & Boundaries Commission Confirms Election Day 2015
Coming on the heels of the announcement for early elections on November fourth, the Election and Boundaries Commission has confirmed October sixteen as Nomination Day for candidates of all political [...]
Mercury Above Acceptable Level in Fish Found in Macal River
Traces of mercury have been detected in fish from the Macal River.� An analysis in which twelve species were caught from the waterway indicated that six of them tested positive [...]
Seven NGO's Receive CARSI Funding
The US Embassy today awarded grants to seven organizations from around the country under the Central American Regional Security Initiative. The US Ambassador, Carlos Moreno says that the awards were [...]
House Collapse in Lake-I Leaves One Family Homeless
Another Belize City family residing in Lake Independence is tonight homeless after their home collapsed over the weekend.� Lichelle Dixon, her mother and grandmother were living in a dilapidated wooden [...]
A Museum in Honor of Phillip Goldson
On Monday the National Institute of Culture and History held the formal opening of Goldson House, a museum and research and education institute dedicated to the life and legacy of [...]
P.M. Attends Launch of Goldson House
Prime Minister Barrow was at the opening of Goldson House, and told News Five that the tribute to the great statesman and national hero is important to the U.D.P. and [...]
Miguel Alamilla and Romi Badillo are 2015 Ocean Heroes
For the past five years, Oceana has been recognizing leaders in ocean conservation, education, and advocacy from around the world. In Belize, Biologist Miguel Alamilla and Captain Romaldo Badillo were [...]
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