On Tuesday, Prime Minister John Briceño told the country in his State of the Nation address that the inflation rate has gone down by two-point-five percent. The persons we checked with about their shopping experiences disagreed with the PM, citing instances where basic food items
The National Evangelical Association of Belize is under fire, following the arraignment of Pastor Victor Hernandez. The sixty-five-year-old is the president of NEAB and heads up the Toledo Faith Outreach Christian Center. Hernandez has been charged for two counts of sexual offenses, including rape and
Well-known street figure, Jermaine “Horse” Garnett has been charged for abetment to robbery and is being held without bail at the Belize Central Prison tonight. Garnett has been on lock down since August when he was swept up under the State of Emergency. He was
Thirty-five-year-old David Gongora, a police constable and resident of Roaring Creek Village, appeared in court unrepresented this morning, where he was charged with two counts of harm and one count of aggravated assault with a firearm. The charges stem from an incident here in Belize
This weekend, Belize City residents were shocked when they discovered that several streets across the city were flooded with up to four inches of water, despite the lack of rainfall. According to the National Hydrological Service, the floodwaters are making their way down the Belize
There are several streets throughout Belize City that are in desperate need of repairs. For months, Belizeans have complained about the state of Saint Thomas Street, that was left in disrepair due to the work on the underground water system. Deputy Mayor, Allan Pollard, explained
The grass along the streets in some areas of Belize City have grown taller than some of the people walking on those sidewalks. There is a stretch of sidewalk on Elston Kerr Street in front of Gwen Liz High School that seemingly has not been
On Friday, the Leader of the Opposition abstained from voting on a motion to celebrate thirty-five years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Patrick Faber and Tracy Panton both supported the motion, though Shyne Barrow asserts that they do not speak for the U.D.P. Hugo Patt
And, if there were any doubts about the status of Patrick Faber, John Saldivar, Tracy Panton and Beverly Williams in the United Democratic Party, today the party leader confirmed that they have been expelled. It is a much more rigid position than what the party
Last week, we told you about the faceoff between members of the Belize Territorial Volunteers and the Guatemalan Armed Forces in Belizean territory on the Sarstoon River. Over the years, there have been numerous reports of these confrontations with no solution in sight, except for
