A lawsuit involving the Government of Belize was filed by the principals of Stake Bank last August in which they are seeking one hundred and seventy-eight million dollars in special damages. The claim was brought against G.O.B. after developer Michael Feinstein said he lost significant
Today, the Senate Special Select Committee resumed its inquiry into the Portico Definitive Agreement. Hugo Patt, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources, was the first witness to testify before the committee. Patt was much more cooperative than his former lands commissioner, even
Today, one man is dead and several other persons were injured after a search and rescue operation between Turneffe and English Caye was carried out. This afternoon around 2 pm, the Belize Coast Guard received several alerts of a boating incident in the area. In
Last night, we told you about a tourist who is in police custody after allegedly scamming a high-end resort of twenty-seven thousand dollars in services. As we reported, a man who is identified as forty-year-old American national Nicolas Paula spent nine days at It’zana Resort
Thirty-eight-year-old Brandon Gillett, a court bailiff, appeared before the Chief Magistrate for a second time earlier today. As we’ve reported, he was arrested and charged in December 2023 for firearms offenses. This morning, when Gillett appeared in court, he requested a sentencing indication. He was
[caption id="attachment_7398" align="alignright" width="150"] Robert Lamb[/caption] Three alleged suspects, accused of the grave yard murder of eighteen-year-old Gabriel Tillett, appeared in court today to receive disclosure, however, they rejected the partial disclosure that the court was offering them. They are twenty-eight-year-old Samuel Trapp, twenty-three-year-old Robert Lamb
Convicted prisoner Jonathan Felipe Lima, a Brazilian national, has escaped from police custody in Orange Walk. Lima, who was detained on an immigration offense, escaped from the detention cell at the Orange Walk Police Station this morning. Police say he was last seen wearing a
There is a new recruit squad presently at the National Police Training Academy in Belmopan. The cadets are completing a program that sees them learning the theoretical and practical aspects of policing. Earlier today, they were out in the field assisting various communities in Belize
In tonight’s episode of Meet the Candidates, we visit the island town of San Pedro where the incumbent People’s United Party is vying for a second term in office as the town council. They are facing a new United Democratic Party municipal slate led by
The United Democratic Party’s Belize City Municipal slate launched its manifesto this afternoon. They invited reporters to the Battlefield Park in Belize City to announce the plans outlined in the manifesto. Giving consideration to the fact that, for the most part, paper-based manifestos are outdated
