Get ready Belize City, the new E-buses will finally take to the streets on Monday! Earlier today, the Belize City Council, the United Nations Development Programme, and other government ministries officially launched the E-bus service in the downtown area. The ushering in of this environmentally-friendly
The past few weeks have seen concerns being raised by at least one bus company that has been operating in Belize City for several decades. The operator of that business believes that he is being boxed out of the industry with the advent of the
The cost efficiency in operating these new electric buses cannot be overstated. According to the Minister of Energy, the vehicles take a little over an hour to fully charge and the cost to CitCo, says Mayor Wagner, is only eighty dollars per bus each day. [caption
Two policemen, charged for the murder of Orange Walk resident Dyandre Chee in March 2023, have been granted bail of twenty thousand dollars each when they appeared before Justice Derick Sylvester earlier today. Viewers would recall that the shooting death of Chee sparked public outrage
Today, Doris Grant was due in court once again, but did not make an appearance to stand for her charges. However, being that the police forgot to make a request for her removal from the Belize Central Prison, the case was adjourned. Grant was arraigned
Today, a man was handed a twenty-year sentence and additional twenty-two year sentence after being convicted for the rape of his stepdaughter and sexual assault on separate occasions. As the sentences are to run concurrently, the sixty-six-year-old retired sergeant of police will spend twenty-two years
On Thursday, the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations, APAMO, held a press conference to voice complaints about proposals made by the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change. On June twenty-fifth, the organization sent a seven-page letter to the ministry voicing these complaints, however,
A team of twenty-three Peace Corps Belize volunteers were sworn in today to serve as youth development volunteers with the National Sports Council. The group recently completed several weeks of rigorous training in Belize to better understand the country’s needs and how best they can
A single mother of two, Heidi Rivas, received the keys to a brand new, fully furnished, home today in Belize City. The house was constructed and furnished through a partnership with God Cares Outreach and the Young Black Leaders Alliance from the United States. It
This week’s Bright Side takes a different approach by highlighting someone who has administered life-saving care for the past twenty years. Doctor Cecelio Eck, affectionately known as Doctor Shrek, has dedicated his life to pediatric care, touching countless lives with his selflessness and compassion. From
