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B.S.C.F.A. Protests Against A.S.R./B.S.I

The ongoing dispute between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and the American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries culminated with a protest today in Belmopan under the scorching mid-morning sun. A.S.R/B.S.I [...]

Government Says It Won’t Nationalize the Sugar Industry; Sets Up Sub-Committee

The Government Press Office issued a press release in which it outlined, quite like Florencio Marin Senior indicated earlier, that Cabinet met with representatives of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers [...]

So How Far Is the B.S.C.F.A Prepared to Go to Get It’s Way?

If the protest staged in Belmopan today by the B.S.C.F.A does not result in a palatable agreement for them, Committee of Management Chairman Alfredo Ortega said they are prepared to [...]

B.S.C.F.A. Official Explains Why They Object Price Hike on Brown Sugar

While the government is lending its support to both sides to reach a happy medium on a commercial agreement, earlier today we asked the Chairman of the Committee of Management [...]

A Deadly Stabbing on La Isla Bonita, Elder Arana Loses His Life

A bar fight in the early hours of Sunday has left one man dead after he was stabbed multiple times by an individual whom witnesses say was visibly intoxicated inside [...]

Investigation Continues into Murder of Brian Perez

On Friday, we told you about the murder of thirty-eight-year-old Brian Perez inside his Gill Street residence in Belize City. As we reported, Perez had just arrived home with his [...]

Two Shooting Incidents in San Ignacio Within the Span of Two Hours

There were two shooting incidents in San Ignacio Town on Saturday night and Sunday morning that police believe are connected and drug-related. Just before midnight, officers responded to reports of [...]

Investigators Yet To Identify RTA Victim, He Remains a John Doe

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body of a man who died as a result of a road traffic accident along the Hummingbird Highway. The victim was [...]

Hopkins Fisherman Reported Missing

On Monday, a missing person’s report was issued for a resident of Hopkins Village. Twenty-four-year-old fisherman, Marlon Martinez was last seen on Friday, March third. His mother informed police that [...]

Weekend Burglary At Belize City Magistrates Court

A small building used by the Prosecution Branch of the Belize Police Department, situated near the Belize City Magistrates Court, was burglarized over the weekend. According to police, the assailants [...]

Fire Guts Taylor’s Alley Industrial Zone

On Saturday evening, a fire broke out inside the upper flat of a two-storey wooden structure on Taylor’s Alley. Brent Garoy and his family of five resided in the upper [...]

Two Houses Destroyed in Lake I Fire

A fire spread quickly to consume two structures in the Lake Independence area around ten-thirty on Sunday morning. The property in which the fire broke had an illegal electrical drop [...]

Tuesday Morning Fire in Belize City Leaves Mother of Seven Pleading for Help

A house fire on Curassow Street in Belize City has left a mother of seven publicly pleading for assistance. Judith Parham was paying her sister a visit at the hospital [...]

Investigators Suspect Mentally Ill Man Set Unintentionally Set Fire to Curassow Street Home

We also heard from Kenneth Mortis, the Fire Station Supervisor at the Belize National Fire Service on this morning’s fire in Belize City. According to Mortis, investigators suspect that the [...]

History & Tradition – the 94th Baron Bliss Harbour Regatta

It’s an event that has been overshadowed by the four-day Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge, but is historical and spans almost a century. Over the weekend, the Ninety-Fourth [...]

Primary School Teacher Launches Great Escape Book

Remember “Lucky Dip”, “The Kite”, “On the Beach”, “I Wish”, and “Animals, Birds and Fish” from the Ladybird Sunstart collection? These are books used within our primary school system to [...]

The 26th Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge

Goodnight and welcome to a special edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. It was a three-day weekend packed with sporting activities across the country.The banks along the Belize [...]