BTL workers demonstrate?
Posted: Friday, February 19th, 2016. 12:58 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) who are also members of the Belize Communication Workers Union (BCWU) were seen meeting...
View ArticleHealth Ministry continues to fight dengue and Chik-V
Posted: Friday, February 19th, 2016. 1:09 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Zika occupies the headlines at the moment. But it was only last year that chikungunya or Chik-V dominated the headlines, while,...
View ArticleRegional leaders advance agenda at CARICOM meeting
Posted: Friday, February 19th, 2016. 2:11 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: The 27th Intersessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government was a chance for the region’s leaders to make an impact on ongoing...
View ArticleNew Coconut Project to be implemented in Belize
Posted: Friday, February 19th, 2016. 4:55 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: A workshop scheduled for Thursday, February 25th, will be conducted by scientists from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and...
View ArticleMainly fair weather conditions over next couple days
Posted: Saturday, February 20th, 2016. 2:03 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: The National Meteorological Service of Belize is predicting mostly sunny skies during the day time and partly cloudy skies tonight,...
View ArticleBREAKING: Traffic accident on Bullet Tree Road
Posted: February 21, 2016. 6:20 p.m. By BBN Staff: There was a traffic accident on Bullet Tree Road. Breaking Belize News has confirmed that taxi driver, Alvin Popper lost control of his vehicle which...
View ArticleOmbudsman and Contractor General sworn in
Posted: Monday, February 22nd, 2016. 4:57 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: A press release issued earlier today, served to announce the swearing in of Ombudsman Lionel Arzu and Contractor General Godwin Arzu,...
View ArticleEarly morning robbery in old capital
Posted: Monday, February 22nd, 2016. 5:06 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Salvadoran National and 43 year old owner of “Esmeralda’s Used Clothing” on Queen Street in Belize City, Saida Ventura, reported to...
View ArticleFatal motorcycle collision on Phillip Goldson Highway
Posted: February 22, 2016. 5:20 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: A collision of motorcycles on the Phillip Goldson Highway near Sandhill Village Saturday evening, resulted in the death of a 27-year-old male and...
View ArticlePolice seek assistance to locate wanted man
Posted: February 22, 2016. 5:30 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Orange Walk Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to locate 30-year-old Alex Hernandez of that district, who is wanted for...
View ArticleAgriculture Minister comments on closure of Fruta Bomba
Posted: February 22, 2016. 6:40 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: 123 workers exited Fruta Bomba factory in Corozal after the employer shut its doors on Friday, signalling the certain death knell of the papaya...
View ArticleTrouble for families in Trio, Toledo?
Posted: February 22, 2016. 6:48 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Families in the village of Trio, Toledo District, face potential expulsion after an unknown investor purchased the land which they occupy. It’s...
View ArticleMargarita Pech given 7 years for separate thefts
Posted: February 22, 2016. 6:58 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Margarita Pech, who pled guilty to theft last week and was remanded into custody, also pleaded guilty to burglary when she was brought today...
View ArticleCoastal Awareness Week begins with Cabinet endorsement
Posted: February 22, 2016. 7:25 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Coastal Awareness Week kicked off today in Belize City. It is an initiative of the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, whose CEO,...
View ArticleOCEANA renews call for gill net ban
Posted: February 22, 2016. 7:35 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Since 1997, Belize’s fishermen and marine conservationists have been advocating for the banning of gill nets as a means of fishing, according...
View ArticleTwo men missing in Orange Walk river
Posted: Monday, February 22nd, 2016. 10:11 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: A search is currently underway for two men who dove into the New River in Orange Walk Town near La Inmaculada School. According to...
View ArticlePolice operations take gun and weed off the streets
Posted: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016. 3:32 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Police operations in areas of Belize City, Orange Walk and Cayo yesterday, netted a total of three and a half pounds of weed, as well...
View ArticleBenque man charged for sexual assault
Posted: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016. 3:38 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: In reference to a report made on Sunday to Benque Viejo Police, 48-year-old Feliciano Merejildo Sutherland of Church Street in that...
View ArticleCaye Caulker men missing
Posted: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016. 3:43 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Two Caye Caulker residents have gone missing after leaving their home on Sunday evening to socialize at Sip N Dip Beach Bar, located on...
View ArticleTeen charged for scams in two municipalities
Posted: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016. 3:48 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Teenager Brian Neal faces multiple charges of obtaining property by deception in two separate cases in the North. Orange Walk police...
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