B.E.L. Employee Shot & Killed; Family Attacked by 2 Men
A murder was recorded in Belize City today. Just before eleven a.m., Brian Perez succumbed to a gunshot injury he received on Thursday night at his rented home on Gill [...]
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Elmer Nah’s Murder Case Adjourned Until March 17
Elmer Nah, the former police corporal who is charged with the double murder of the Ramnarace brothers from Belmopan appeared in court again today. But Nah spent fewer than five [...]
Minister of Transport Threatens Legal Action Following A/C Allegations
On Thursday, the Government of Belize issued a statement refuting allegations being made in other parts of the media against Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Youth, Sports and Transport. The accusations [...]
P.S.U. President Gives Two Cents on Ferguson’s Allegations
For his part, the president of the Public Service Union has also opined on the allegations brought against Minister Ferguson. According to Dean Flowers, should the assertions against the Minister [...]
Transport Minister Discusses Letter to C.E.O. Marconi Leal Jr.
A letter written to Chief Executive Officer Marconi Leal Junior on February twenty-third, by Minister of Youth, Sports and Transport Rodwell Ferguson, informs that as of that date, any financial [...]
Rodwell Ferguson Sticks to the Script on Public Transportation Reform
Bus operators embroiled in a public transportation face-off with the Government of Belize have been relatively quiet these past few days, in the wake of a meeting that was held [...]
B.S.I. Speaks Out on Request for Increase in Cost of Brown Sugar
Earlier this week, the Corozal Sugar Cane Producers Association and the Progressive Sugar Cane Producers Association proposed an increase in the prices of brown and plantation white sugars, noting that [...]
Is There a Lack of Enforcement in Controlled Price of Brown Sugar?
But is the sugar industry the victim of a dysfunctional price control system? A.S.R./B.S.I.’s Director of Finance Shawn Chavarria says it has taken too long for any adjustment to be [...]
What’s the Status of the 2022-2023 Sugar Crop?
What’s the status of the 2022 Sugar Crop Season? It’s been sixty-three days since milling began, but according to A.S.R./B.S.I.’s Cane Farmer Relations Manager Olivia Avilez, the mill’s report up [...]
Who Will Win La Ruta Maya in 2023? Guava Limb Snagged Day 1
The twenty-sixth running of the Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge kicked off this morning in the twin towns of Santa Elena-San Ignacio. This year’s event has fifty-seven teams [...]
National Youth Awards Recognize Outstanding Young Belizeans
Young men and women from across the country were recognized today by the Government of Belize for exemplary work they have been doing in shaping the future of the country [...]
Young Mother Receives New Home from SMART
Today, a young mother of two small children is the beneficiary of a new wooden home after two organizations teamed up to come to her aid. Francisca Hower had been [...]
Children celebrate Child Stimulation Month Through A Child Beating Cancer
As we celebrate child stimulation in the month of March, Sabreena Daly got an interesting take on how one school is embracing the festivities. This week’s Bright Side took her [...]
