If you’ve gone to the store to purchase sugar or flour recently, you may have noticed a store policy, limiting the quantity that one family can purchase at a time. As recently as today, 88 Shopping Center in Belize City limited the amount of flour
The Prime Minister also had good news for people who earn less than twenty-nine thousand dollars per annum. He said that effective January first, persons who fall in that bracket will no longer pay income tax. But while that is good for those in the
On Wednesday, Business Senator, Kevin Herrera said that the shortage of labour that B.P.O. companies are currently experiencing suggests that the Prime Minister’s comments on unemployment are indeed so. The PM, using figures published by the Statistical Institute of Belize earlier this year, stated that
The state of emergency that has been in effect for the past ninety days across portions of Belize City and the Cayo District will expire in five days. So, will the S.O.E. be extended for an additional period? Commissioner Williams says it’s an option that’s
The Professional Standards Branch is investigating a police constable and a corporal from the Benque Viejo Police Station. The two officers allegedly misappropriated one thousand dollars from the Belize Police Department. ComPol Williams told reporters what the investigation has revealed so far. Chester Williams, Commissioner of
On Wednesday night, we told you that the President of NEAB, Pastor Victor Hernandez has been arraigned on two counts of sexual offenses, including rape and sexual assault. Hernandez is currently out on bail. According to the Commissioner of Police, the alleged victim made a
The Professional Standards Branch has launched an investigation into the death of twenty-six-year-old Belmopan resident Daniel Caal. He died at the Western Regional Hospital after being held in police custody for four days. An autopsy report revealed that he died from respiratory complications. Well, ComPol
The past few days have been a struggle for residents of Belize City who have been grappling with the sudden flooding in the area. Despite minimal rainfall, several inches of water have found their way into homes and businesses. On Wednesday, Deputy Mayor, Allan Pollard
Battlefield Park now has a new feature that will be very hard to miss. It’s a sixteen-foot bronze statue of the Right Honorable George Cadle Price, in downtown Belize City. It is the tallest full-body statue ever erected in the country. The figure was unveiled
Just a few days away from Belize’s forty-third anniversary, The National Institute of Culture and History has announced that the residence of Belize’s first prime minister, George Cadle Price, will be restored and transformed into a public learning space. The restoration is part of NICH’s
