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Waterloo Writes to AG Marin Regarding “Definative” Agreement

We begin our newscast tonight with the latest communication from Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited to the Government of Belize regarding the contentious Definitive Agreement. Earlier today, Chief Executive Officer Stewart [...]

Shyne Says G.O.B. Shouldn’t Negotiate with Royal Caribbean

Waterloo’s letter to the Attorney General comes hard on the heels of another dispatch that was written by Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow to the C.E.O. Jason Liberty, of the Royal [...]

Dean Barrow: “Contreras Signing Definitive Agreement was Wrong”

Former Prime Minister Dean Barrow has also opined on the issue of the Definitive Agreement, underscoring its illegality.  According to the seasoned attorney, no individual minister is authorized to countersign [...]

Opposition Leader Questions Portico’s EIA

This morning, the Opposition Leader also discussed the stalled Stake Bank project and questioned how Portico was granted an Environmental Impact Assessment.   Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “The [...]

Did PM Briceño Know That Definitive Agreement was Wrong?

Former Prime Minister Barrow also weighed in on PM Briceño’s presentation of the Definitive Agreement to Cabinet, saying that while the former Minister of Economic Development was wrong to have [...]

Recological Sues G.O.B. Over Commerce Bight and Wins

Earlier today, the High Court handed down a decision in respect of a claim against the Government of Belize that was brought on behalf of Recological Systems Limited. In November [...]

Oscar Rodas Perishes in Fatal RTA on Boom/Hattieville Road

In Monday’s newscast, we reported on the triple fatality on the Philip Goldson Highway that claimed the life of three Davis’ women. That road traffic accident occurred on Friday night [...]

Port of Belize’s C.E.O on C.W.U Strike Notice: We Have No Redundancy to Pay

Last Friday, the Christian Workers Union gave Notice of Intended Strike Action on behalf of its stevedores employed by the Port of Belize Limited. C.W.U wrote to the Minister of [...]

C.E.O of P.B.L: We Transferred Stevedores to Other Operations

C.E.O Peralta explained that the reason why the Port of Belize does not agree that it ought to make redundancy pay-outs to the stevedores is because the company, in its [...]

P.B.L Looks At All Possibilities to Prevent a Disruption in Services if Strike Occurs

So how does the Port of Belize move forward leading up to the date when the Notice of Intended Strike Action expires on June twenty-ninth? Peralta feels that continued communication [...]

National Sports Council Director, Ian Cal, Resigns.

The Director of the National Sports Council, Ian Cal, has tendered his resignation. Cal was appointed by Kevin Bernard, the former Minister of Sports, shortly after the People’s United Party [...]

Cultural Diversity, Culinary Tourism at Mango Fest 2023

In tonight’s episode of Kolcha Tuesday, we feature the Hopkins Mango Street Festival that was held over the weekend. Thousands of persons converged at the village to indulge in culture, [...]

The Orange Walk Sound Factory Recording Studio

Musicians in Orange Walk Town can now produce quality music in a fully equipped recording studio established through the Government of Belize and the Inter-American Development Bank. The sound lab [...]

A Twist in the Elmer Nah et Al Ammo Trial

The ammunition case before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman against Elmer Nah, his common-law wife Epiphania Caliz and his brother-in-law Manuel Caliz took an interesting twist today. The trial continued with [...]

Police Investigates Viral Video of Apparent Cartel Abduction

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a viral video showing an ex-cop being held for ransom by Mexican cartels. Reports are that the individual seen in the video is currently [...]

Rodwell on Extortion Case, “Corruption is a Culture”

On Monday, a transport officer was charged after a sting operation revealed that she had allegedly extorted money from a motorist who was driving an uninsured vehicle. Diaris Tepaz alerted [...]

Hottest Days for 2023 Recorded in May

Like many other Belizeans, you have probably been complaining about the intense temperatures being experienced across the country over the last few weeks. The National Meteorological Service has concluded an [...]

Thirty More Heat Wave Events Forecasted for 2023

The analysis also took an in-depth look at heat wave events in 2023. A heat wave event is a period when temperatures that fall within the top ten percent of [...]

Paralyzed Man Makes His Living Playing Your Music

Life can be hard on the average person who is struggling to make ends meet or to find the job they’d like in a fiercely competitive world. But one man [...]