Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. The Belize Elite Basketball Limited’s 2024 Finals are tied at two wins a piece. Two games were played over the weekend inside the Belize City Civic Center. That controversial game three rematch
The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Debby made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Steinhatchee, Florida, early Monday, unleashing heavy rains and strong winds. In the Caribbean, a tropical wave near the Windward Islands is producing minimal activity. Development of this system is
Former Belize City Councillor Deannie Requena recounted her harrowing experience after a brutal attack that occurred on Sunday, August 5, 2024, on the George Price Highway. Requena was discovered with severe stab wounds shortly after 1:30 PM. A passerby found Requena injured and disoriented near
Public outcry following the detention of a thirteen-year-old minor at the Wagner’s Youth Facility, under the existing state of emergency, has led to the transfer of the teenager to the New Beginnings Youth Center. Along with another fifteen-year-old boy, he will now receive the care
This morning, ComPol Williams publicly said that he felt the child should have remained at Wagner’s to receive the rehabilitation that he needs. Today, when asked by reporters how he felt about the matter, the Minister of Education disagreed with the commissioner and said he
Former Chief Justice of Belize, Abdulai Conteh has passed away. The Government of Belize has issued a press release stating that his tenure from 2000 to 2010 was marked by an unwavering dedication to the rule of law, his fidelity to the constitution of Belize,
Five decades after it was constructed, the National Assembly Building is undergoing some major renovations. As a result, its operations are being relocated to the George Price Centre. That is where House and Senate meetings will be taking place for the next twelve months. During
The much smaller George Price Center will not be able to accommodate a public gallery inside the building. Speaker Woods explained that special accommodations will be made for the public and the media. She gave further insight into the proposed layout for House and Senate
Members of the Christian Workers Union have taken to social media to voice frustration with the Social Security Board. On the union’s Facebook page, they called for prompt action from the S.S.B., demanding to meet and form a Collective Bargaining Agreement (C.B.A.) on both parties’
On July twenty-fourth, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize issued a letter to the Social Security Board, voicing complaints on several matters. These concerns consisted of the decision to employ a deputy C.E.O. without informing the N.T.U.C.B. In the letter, the union also maintains
