Home » June, 2023
You are currently browsing entries posted in: June, 2023
Two days after well-known Orange Walk jockey Anthony Deras was chopped and stabbed to death by two of his nephews, police have formally arrested and charged nineteen-year-old Myron Betancourt and [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off
The family of Iran “Basco” Jones is preparing for his funeral after they positively identified him as the murder victim who was found in Biscayne Village on Saturday afternoon. The [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off
Twenty-three-year-old Rayford Mejia has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Police Constable Osbourne Martinez. That decision was handed down in the courtroom [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off
On Wednesday, in the Corozal Magistrate’s Court, a pair of police officers, Isaias Sanchez and Rosario Romero, were cleared of serious charges following instructions from the Office of the Director [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off
Port Loyola Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior and his son, who bears his namesake, appeared in court before the Chief Magistrate. Gilroy Usher Junior has been charged with damage to [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places,
Travel |
Comments Off
A letter from Morales and Company, the law firm representing Portico Enterprises Limited, has been sent to Chief Environmental Officer Anthony Mai. This is in respect of an alleged breach [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law |
Comments Off
The Briceño administration has been grappling with the global impact of inflation since the beginning of the year and established a cabinet sub-committee back in March to address a number [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off
When the media caught up with Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai today, we asked for an update on the dispute within the sugar industry in the north. A.S.R./B.S.I. is taking [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Agriculture,
Economy,
Environment |
Comments Off
As we’ve been reporting, the Elections and Boundaries Commission will present a final recommendation for the redistricting exercise to cabinet on July fourteenth. At this stage, the major political parties [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off
We’ve reported earlier this month on the increasing narco activity in the northern part of the country. Criminal organizations from Mexico are coming further south, threatening to enter into Belizean [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off
In tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel, we take you to Jardin Pachamama located on the Yo Creek/San Lazaro Road in Orange Walk. It is the location for a contemporary [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Art & Culture,
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off
It’s known as BK Sports Group, started in 2018 by brothers, Berisford and Bryton Codd with the goal of helping Belizean athletes with sporting opportunities. This week, the Ministry of [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Education,
People & Places,
Sports |
Comments Off
According to Codd, the M.O.U. has already provided athletic assistance to five students who are going away this year. But they, and other successful candidates, will need to meet certain [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Education,
People & Places,
Sports |
Comments Off
The Director of the National Sports Council, Iris Centeno, is currently in the United States, along with a delegation of female football players. The group is at Princeton University in [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Regional / International,
Sports |
Comments Off
This morning in Belize City, the Wildlife Conservation Society recognized several fisher folk with the annual Fisher of Year Award. Each year, the environmental NGO formally acknowledges the work of [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off
Growing the Future Projects is back with another summer of learning activities for children this summer. The annual program took a hiatus for several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Education,
Entertainment,
People & Places |
Comments Off
“Activists and NGOs Rally for Stricter Measures to Curb Illegal Waste Burning, Urging Environmental and Climate Justice in Trinidad and Tobago” In Trinidad and Tobago, there are four landfills: [...]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Environment,
Social Issues |
Comments Off