The recent construction of a jetty, which extends several hundred feet into the Corozal Bay, has been a cause for concern for residents of the Bay Shore Drive area of Corozal Town. Several residents have voiced their distress over the extent of the environmental impact
San Ignacio Mayor Earl Trapp is under fire for allegedly circumventing the authority of central government to green light the construction of two soak-aways in the Macal Park. The mayor reportedly granted authorization to Mick Fleming, of Guava Limb Restaurant, to address an improperly constructed
The forty-sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government is underway in Georgetown, Guyana. Belize is being represented by Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca and Chief Executive Officer Amalia Mai. The event commenced on Sunday evening and will conclude on Wednesday. Addressing the
Performing at the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting was the Garifuna Collective. The critically acclaimed band joined several other singers, drummers and dancers from across the Caribbean on stage as they presented various cultural performances. Here’s a snippet from the cultural presentation
Former Area Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez has been behind the Office of the Governor General since February sixteenth in an attempt to find out about the status of petitions that were collected from voters in Port Loyola to trigger a recall referendum in that constituency.
According to Martinez, residents of Port Loyola are deserving of answers from the Office of the Governor General as to why it has seemingly flouted the law. He also says that all legal options are being explored in respect of consequences for breaking the law. Anthony
On Friday, there was a candlelight vigil held in honor of fifteen-year-old Lamisha Moody. The high school student was innocently shot and killed not far from where she lived in the Jane Usher Boulevard neighborhood. She was not the intended target of the deadly attack,
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. The La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge is two weeks away. The Boom to the City Canoe Race sets the stage for that monster event. On Sunday morning, twenty-five canoes were at
A candlelight vigil is underway at the Anglican Cathedral College where students, teachers and parents are gathered to mourn the loss of fifteen-year-old Lamisha Moody. The high school student was gunned down on Wednesday night here in Belize City, as she stood in front of
One man is dead following a shooting in Dangriga. Thirty-three-year-old Delroy Menzies relocated from Belize City to Dangriga five years ago. In October, he moved into the area where he was killed, along with his partner. On Thursday night, Menzies, his partner and a close
