Security guard charged with assault of teenager
Saturday, January 17, 2015. AARON HUMES Reporting: A 14 year old teenager accuses a man nearly three times her age of assaulting her earlier this week. On January 13, according to the minor, 55 year old Adrian Cruz inappropriately touched her in her private area. Cruz, a security guard, pleaded not guilty to a charge […]
Protest in support of cane farmers planned for Monday in Belmopan
Saturday, January 17, 2015. BMG: The House of Representatives will meet in special session in Belmopan on Monday. But parliamentarians will have company on Independence Hill as a call went out today via a press release for Belizeans to come out for a protest in front of the National Assembly. According to the press release, […]
Trio caught visiting Belize illegally
Saturday, January 17, 2015. AARON HUMES Reporting: The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) recently celebrated having more than 1.2 million persons from around the world visiting Belize by airplane, cruise ship or otherwise. But a trio from Mexico is accused of failing to obtain a permit to come and stay here. 61 year old Michael Huston […]
Bar Association hosts law conference
Friday, January 16, 2015. AARON HUMES Reporting: The annual Law Conference of the Belize Bar Association took place today, featuring a wide variety of topics. It is a chance for local attorneys to get up to speed on critical issues affecting their profession and the wider society. President of the Bar Association Senior Counsel Eamon […]
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice on working visit to Belize
Friday, January 16, 2015. AARON HUMES Reporting: President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Sir Dennis Byron is on a working visit to Belize. He is being hosted by the Bar Association of Belize. On Thursday he met with Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin and Opposition Leader and attorney Francis Fonseca, and was scheduled to […]
Consumers to start paying less for butane
Friday, January 16, 2015. BMG: A huge drop in butane prices was announced today by government. A press release from the Ministry of Trade announced that effective January 17, the new price structure will see Belizean consumers paying $12 less to purchase a one hundred pound cylinder of butane imported from Mexico and sold locally […]
Belize to play Cayman Islands in World Cup qualifying game
Friday, January 16, 2015. BMG: Belize will play the Cayman Islands national football team in the first leg of the qualifying games for the 2018 World Cup. 27 of member associations of CONCACAF took part in the World Cup draw for Rounds 1 and 2 today in Miami, Florida which resulted in the pairing of […]
Avian Influenza detected at a couple of farms in Spanish Lookout
Friday, January 16, 2015. BMG: A coordinated effort is now underway in the Cayo district to contain what has been described as a “limited outbreak” of Type ‘A’ Avian Influenza in poultry at two farms in Spanish Lookout. According to a press release from the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, immediate steps were taken to […]