Cabinet Green Lights Stake Bank Project
John SaldivarAnd if there was still any doubt that Cabinet has given the green light to the proposed two hundred million dollar Stake Bank Project, senior Minister John Saldivar today dispelled those....
View ArticleNo Mou For Stake Bank Project, Ministry Of Tourism Says Formal Agreement In...
The Stake Bank and Ocean View Grand two hundred million Belize dollar project with the Feinstein group of companies was unveiled on Wednesday. The development involves both Stake Bank and Drowned Caye...
View ArticleAnother Guatemalan Caught Inside Chiquibul
Rafael ManzaneroThe Chiquibul National Park continues to be a major draw for Guatemalans who want to farm, or pan for gold or cut xate or cut timber or exploit any of our resources that they wish....
View ArticleNational Assembly Issues Revised Schedule For Pac Meetings
On Wednesday, the Clerk of the National Assembly sent out a schedule and agenda of hearings of the Public Accounts Committee. That committee, mandated to scrutinize and report on government spending,...
View ArticleTraining Program Promises To Upgrade Incomes Of Youth And Women
The Agro-Processing Program is one that promises to upgrade the income of youth and women. It is currently the Pilot Program of Belize’s soy sauce production and commercialized dehydrated papaya...
View ArticleStake Bank Cruise Tourism Project Will Include Royal Caribbean Investment
Left To Right Tom Greenwood, FECTAB President, Jose Garcia Tunich Nah Consulting, Roque Matus M & M Engineering, Michael Finstsein President TFGC Developer, Michael McFadden President Mac Marine...
View ArticleBelize Territorial Volunteers Met By Armed Guatemalan Soldiers Along Border
On Sunday, Wil Maheia and the Belize Territorial Volunteers headed south from Punta Gorda to the border with Guatemala. With September underway, Maheia says the group wanted to show its patriotism and...
View ArticleBelizeans Will Now Have To Join Club In Order To Use National Stadium
Herman LongsworthAnd there’s another issue which probably won’t sit easy with Belizeans who’ve gotten used to taking that early morning or evening workout at the National Stadium. You’ll still be able...
View ArticleMarion Jones Sporting Complex Soon To Be Opened, But Only To Tertiary Level...
Herman LongsworthWhen the Marion Jones Sporting Complex does open, whether in 2013 or 2014, there will be new rules put in place. One of those new rules is that the facility will only be used for...
View ArticleCharred Remains Of The Ktv Latino King, Daniel Aguirre, Found In His Taxi
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View ArticleHonduran National Charged For Roaring Creek Murder
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View ArticleBelizean Garifuna Leader Thomas Vincent Ramos Honored In U.s.
Belizean-born Garifuna Leader, Thomas Vincent Ramos, will be celebrated posthumously in Illinois later this month. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has issued a proclamation to establish and recognize...
View ArticleMedia Tour Of Twenty-Million Dollar Marion Jones Stadium
Construction of a world class facility to be called the Marion Jones Sporting Complex commenced in 2004. Two political terms and several re-incarnations later, the complex is still underway. The media...
View ArticleFamily Of Slain Cop Says Footage Of Killing Is Missing
Dean YearwoodPolice continue to investigate the killing of Dean Yearwood Junior, the cop who was shot in back by another police officer in the early hours of Sunday morning. And from some accounts,...
View ArticlePublic Accounts Committee…..how Will It Proceed?
On the 4th of September, the Public Accounts Committee met at the National Assembly into highly anticipated meeting called by the Chairman of the Committee, Julius Espat. Although Espat wished to have...
View ArticleMore Rains Coming; Emergency Response Will Be Ready This Time
Marion Ali, ReportingTorrential rains fell over Belize City and other areas of the country over Sunday night and it caused severe flooding in low-lying areas of the old capital. A number of streets in...
View ArticleCemented Streets Without Proper Drainage…flooding In The City
In many areas of the City, residents are pulling out their rubber boots so they can exit or access their homes. The heavy rains in the past couple days have caused flooding and there is still more rain...
View ArticleThe King Of Karaoke Is Laid To Rest, But His Killer Is Yet To Be Charged
Daniel AguirrePolice have yet to charge any suspect for the murder of popular Belmopan taxi-man Daniel Aguirre. But according to a source close to the case, investigating officers are one step closer...
View ArticleB.d.f. Soldiers Detained In An Early Morning Brawl
Orange Walk Police are mum about an incident which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It involved B.D.F., Police and civilians and could have turned ugly, but fortunately was diffused....
View ArticleLocal Artists Complain That They Were Not Featured In A New B.t.b. Release:...
Belizean artists across all genres of music are tonight up in arms over a promotional video commissioned by the Belize Tourism Board, which premiered on national television on Wednesday evening....
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