The United Democratic Party is fielding a team of seven candidates for Wednesday’s municipal elections. Career educator, Doctor Nelma Jones Mortis is leading the charge for the U.D.P. Eleven. They launched their manifesto several days ago and are now hoping that they can reclaim those
This afternoon, the United Democratic Party held a press conference at its headquarters here in Belize City. During the session with the media, Party Leader Shyne Barrow began by criticizing the Briceño administration for promises it has failed to deliver since taking office in 2020. Shyne
Also present at the presser this afternoon was Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber. Of note is that U.D.P. mayoral candidate Doctor Nelma Jones Mortis hails from that constituency. Faber began by acknowledging his twenty-first year as a parliamentarian before speaking about Collet and the campaign
As far as tomorrow’s municipal elections, Faber says he is optimistic that the United Democratic Party will make inroads across various cities and towns, ahead of a victory at the polls during the 2025 general elections. Patrick Faber, Area Representative, Collet “I have had the opportunity to
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at is inviting all women to join them in celebrating International Women’s Day. The day, which is observed on March eighth, is meant to promote women’s rights and acknowledge their achievements globally. To participate in the fest ivies, the Muslim community of
Eight years ago, MasterCard created Girls4Tech, a STEM program that inspires girls to build technology skills that will help them to become leaders of technology in the future. Today, that program is being introduced in Belize for the first time through a partnership between the
Today, Belize participated in its first ever Seaweed Aquaculture Symposium. The event was organized by the Nature Conservancy in collaboration with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation and the Belize Fisheries Department in order to transfer knowledge of the works in the industry
We begin tonight’s newscast with a murder in Bermudian Landing Village. Forty-year-old Shane Baizar was last heard from on Thursday last week. He was reported missing several days lady after efforts to locate him proved futile. This morning, his dog led a search party of
We also heard from Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, who informed reporters that Cruz Castillo, a man known to police, was being sought for Baizar’s murder. According to ComPol Williams, Castillo was an employee of Baizar. Here is what he had to say. Chester Williams,
When police officers tracked down Cruz Castillo to detain him for questioning in connection with Shane Baizar’s murder, things did not quite turn out as was planned. During the process of detention, Castillo reportedly pulled a firearm at the officers. As a result, police fired
