Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler is supporting the reinstatement of his cabinet colleague, Andre Perez. Minister Mahler, like the other Cabinet ministers we have interviewed to date on the reinstatement, pointed to the fact that no formal complaint has been made against Perez. Perez was accused
Last night, we told you that the Belize City Council is still without a city administrator. The post became vacant following the unfortunate and untimely passing of former city administrator Stephanie Lindo-Garbutt. Reports indicate that at least three applications have been submitted. According to reports,
The Canadian government is warning its nationals to exercise a high degree of caution when travelling to Belize. The advisory notes that there are high levels of crime throughout the country and that travellers should avoid non-essential travel to southside Belize City. This is due
Tourism stakeholders gathered in Belize City today for B.T.B.’s BOOM Forum. The event featured a wide range of speakers, including local and international experts on tourism. It is organized to update stakeholders on the marketing strategies the Belize Tourism Board is employing to attract visitors.
Police confirmed today that fifty-nine-year-old Linbert Flowers was murdered. He was stabbed to death by another man on Monday morning in Belize City. At the time, police were not sure how Flowers died. But, subsequent investigations revealed that he had been stabbed several times over
Accused murdered Elmer Nah continues to proclaim his innocence. He stands accused of murdering brothers Jon and David Ramnarace and Jon’s wife, Vivien Ramnarace. Last week, during the trial of the Bladen twelve, Nah slipped News Five a handwritten in which he said he was
Minister of Sustainable Development, Orlando Habet is resting at home after he was involved in a traffic accident that could have potentially left him with serious injuries. Habet was reportedly heading from Santa Elena enroute to his office in Belmopan when his SUV and a
A large amount of cash was stolen from Westrac in Orange Walk. The crime was discovered this morning by an employee who realized that there was a break-in. The employee observed that the building had been ransacked and that a window was broken. He found
According to the U.D.P.'s Deputy Chairman, Alberto August, who is a member of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, there have been several nepotistic appointments. Reports are that the sibling of an elected area representative has been appointed as the New Elections and Boundaries Registrar for
U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte also took shots at the Prime Minister for appointing additional ministers of state. As we reported, three elected area representatives were elevated to ministers of state. Peyrefitte questioned the purpose behind that decision and the role that newly appointed ministers of
