While elements of the Mexican cartels are embedded in parts of northern Belize, the police department says that it is working carefully to weed out these criminals. When asked if the recent murder in Consejo Village last week was the result of drug activity related
There has been a shift in Belize’s liquified petroleum gas landscape yet again. Viewers may recall that back in 2019, the Government of Belize passed the National Liquified Gas Project Act in tandem with the establishment of National Gas Company Limited. Long-established LPG dealers were
As for the ten-million-dollar compensation for damages awarded to the group of LPG companies, attorney Smith says the Court of Appeal has ordered that the High Court further assesses the sum. And though the LPG companies are free to exercise their right to import, there
Last Monday, the attorney for Michael Feinstein, Godfrey Smith, wrote to the Governor of the Central Bank of Belize requesting an investigation of Atlantic Bank Limited. The allegation was that ABL committed, “serial breaches of the Domestic Banks and Financial Institutions Act”. The letter noted
The Central Bank of Belize announced on Tuesday that it has withdrawn Practice Direction Number Seven Act (PD7), following deliberate negotiations and collaboration with the domestic banks. PD7 sought to impose restrictions on certain fees and penalties by the banks. Belize Bank Limited challenged the
The Joint Unions Negotiation Team met with representatives of the Government of Belize today after seven months. The union’s negotiating team is comprised of members from the Belize National Teachers Union, the Public Service Union and the Association of Public Service Senior Managers. The joint
We also heard from Nadia Caliz, the President of the Belize National Teachers Union. Caliz told reporters that both groups have agreed on June fifth to sign off on proposal twenty-two and the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Here is what she told us. Nadia Caliz, National President,
The success of the most recent state of emergency that expired last Friday has been called into question by the Belizean public, particularly residents of the Old Capital whose neighborhoods were designated as hotspots amid a rash of gang-related incidents. When asked about the effectiveness
Was slain murder suspect Cruz Castillo, who was shot and killed by police in Cotton Tree Village several weeks ago, the same individual believed to have taken the life of missing Corozal cab driver Rosalito Pacheco? Pacheco’s remains were discovered over the weekend after being
A new seatbelt law came into force recently in an attempt to enforce traffic laws and prevent grave road traffic accidents across the country. While the effectiveness of the new measure is yet to be determined, there are allegations of extortion being made against members
