Santander Sugar Factory Workers Protest Salary Screwup
Were Santander employees protesting salary issues this morning? Well, that was the word going around. Over twenty workers were in front of the company’s offices today querying about pay they received...
View ArticleConvicted Narco Trafficker And Us Deportee Will Resign From Belize Ffb
Rawell Pelayo was deported to Belize last week after serving time in a U.S. jail cell for his purported role in drug trafficking. The name has also been synonymous with football for a number of...
View ArticleCocaine Bust In San Pedro, Belize City Residents To Be Arraigned For Drug...
Police are reporting a significant cocaine bust in San Pedro Town involving known members of the Victoria Street gang. It happened at around 12:30pm today in an apartment in the San Pedrito Area. When...
View ArticleCwu President Wants Union Senator Ray Davis Removed
Ray DavisRay Davis….he is the union senator, who, since the passing of the Petrocaribe Loans Act, has come under much fire for his abstention from vote in the senate. A document has been circulating in...
View ArticleCoastguard Officer Keyren Tzib Out On Bail…
Keyren TzibLast Friday, a bail hearing for Coastguard Seaman Keyren Tzib was deferred to today, following orders of Justice Herbert Lord that an evaluation be conducted to determine the psychological...
View ArticleDarrell Bradley Lays Out Campaign Roadmap For Caribbean Shores
So on June seventh, there will be a convention, but it will be an endorsement of the U.D.P.’s crown prince Darrell Bradley. It’ll be the Mayor’s first time in the big leagues, but true to form he is...
View ArticleWas Santi Induced Into Back Down From Squaring Off With Darrell Bradley?
The sudden departure of Castillo raises eyebrows, since when last we spoke to him he was very critical of Bradley, and very confident of victory in any convention. He claimed that he had the support of...
View ArticleSanti Concedes To Darrell Bradley And Steps Down As U.d.p. Caribbean Shores...
Mayor Darrell Bradley has been anointed the U.D.P. candidate in Caribbean Shores, no messy convention, no nasty mudslinging, no big spending and no bloodshed – just…well for lack of a better word –...
View ArticleHas Beleaguered F.f.b. Executive Rawell Pelayo Tendered His Resignation?
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View ArticleF.f.b. President Says Striker Begins Training On Monday
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View ArticleDeon Mccauley Returns Home To The Jaguars
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View ArticleEssay: Why Belize Cannot Progress From Third World Status
“In the East, the main object is to have a well-ordered society so that everyone can have maximum enjoyment of their freedoms,” Lee declared, suggesting that the curtailment of one freedom sometimes...
View ArticleCcj Sessions Commence In Belize, Gregory August Applies For Special Leave
The Caribbean Court of Justice this morning commenced hearings for the first time in Belize, since its establishment in 2001. There are currently three other members, Barbados, Guyana and Dominica, is...
View ArticleFin. Sec. Joe Waight On Petrocaribe Expenditure
The government is under sustained fire for backdating the Petrocaribe Law to encompass two years of government expenditure prior to its passage. Despite borrowing upwards of two hundred and fifty...
View ArticlePost Mortem Results: Coleen Sharp Was Shot Twice In Murder/suicide
There are still more questions than answers about the murder-suicide that happened over the weekend. In our story on Monday night, we told you about the tragic incident which resulted in the loss of...
View Article$550,000 Siphoned Off From Treasury, Employee Placed On Administrative Leave
Joseph WaightThe embezzlement of over half-a-million dollars from the Treasury Department, an inside job that was unearthed a little over a week ago by officials within the Ministry of Finance, has set...
View ArticleG.o.b.’S Attorney Discusses Damages Sought
Government’s attorney, Senior Counsel Denys Barrow, prior to making his submission before the Caribbean Court of Justice earlier today, raised a preliminary objection, stating that there had never been...
View ArticleDecision To Take Effect By March 2016
Cristina CocIn addressing a gathering during a press conference at the Biltmore immediately following the decision, MLA spokesperson Cristina Coc reiterated that a debt of gratitude is owed to the...
View ArticleMayans Win Landmark Land Rights Case
The Caribbean Court of Justice, the final appellate jurisdiction for Belize, has affirmed Maya customary land rights in a milestone judgment handed down earlier today in Belize City. In delivering the...
View ArticleP.u.p. Hands Over Tablets To Hattieville School
Fourteen new tablets were handed over to the Hattieville Government School by the People’s United Party today. But while the gesture was welcomed, it is the information on that portable storage device...
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