This afternoon hundreds of friends and family members of popular Kings Park businessman, Alvin Godfrey, gathered to mourn his passing. Services were held at St. Joseph’s Church with the internment following at Homeland Memorial Cemetery off the Western Highway. Godfrey died on Thursday morning from complications following gunshot wounds. The businessman was shot on April […]
The cars are at customs. That’s the story from Gian Ghandi, legal advisor to the Customs Department. According to Ghandi, the two luxury SUVs at the heart of a stolen car investigation have both been handed in to Belize authorities. The trucks in question, a 2003 Cadillac Escalade and a 2003 Hummer, are now parked […]
It’s the kind of loan that governments like: low interest, long term and gracious grace period. The one signed today, for almost ten million U.S. dollars from the Government of Kuwait, will help finance the construction of a road connecting the Southern Highway to the Guatemalan border. Signing for Belize was Prime Minister Said Musa, […]
The back and forth between the Government of Belize and the businessmen accused of buying stolen cars continued today with the Customs Department issuing an ultimatum: Bring in the trucks by Monday or else. According to legal advisor to the Belize Customs Department, Gian Ghandi, two letters were sent out today, one to Jose Shoman […]
They have filled a week with events, encouraged and promoted community relations…and today, the Belize Police Department took their cause to the children. The forty-eight children who call the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre home were the guests of honour, but according to the officers the privilege was all theirs. Sgt. Ranalda Morgan, Eastern Division, […]
For months now, businessman Jose Shoman has been prominently featured in several investigations involving stolen cars being imported to Belize. Today Shoman broke his silence over the issue, granting News 5 an off-camera interview to claim complete innocence to the accusation that his 2003 Hummer was stolen from the United States. This morning Shoman produced […]
The police and the community…they are supposed to work together in the war on crime, but it sometimes appears that the two are pitted against each other. Today the police department embarked on a project that they hope will make up for the communication deficit. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting For over ten years, […]
It was not exactly the million-man march, but what they lacked in numbers, they made up in confidence. The ten people that picked up placards and marched through downtown Belize City this morning call themselves the Group of Concerned Citizens…their cause? Consumer rights, especially when it comes to water, light and communication services. According to […]
According to the Belize Social Security Board, every month as many as sixty workers file claims for work related injuries. It’s a situation that led the S.S.B. to hold a series of workshops and presentations for the public to get to know their rights and the benefits they are entitled to. Anna Gonzalez, the Belize […]
A pair of high riding Belize City motorists may soon be hailing taxis, as authorities are asking for a second look at their suspect vehicles. According to Gian Ghandi, legal advisor to the Customs Department, on Tuesday Comptroller of Customs Everard Lopez contacted the owners of two luxury S.U.V.s and requested that they voluntarily bring […]
As part of Police Week, members of the press have been invited to accompany officers on what we are told are their regular duties in the area of community relations. While we cannot vouch for what they do when out of the glare of publicity, this morning’s performance provided evidence that the cops are at […]
While the rest of the country is once again receiving reliable electricity service, the unfortunate residents of the Western Highway between miles eight and twenty-five continue to suffer. Today B.E.L.’s public relations department confirmed the outages to News 5 saying that the cause of the weekend blackouts was a broken insulator at mile thirteen. What […]
It happens every year around this time and the attention paid by the press and public is inversely proportional to the amount of time elapsed since our last natural disaster: In this case a mere two years. What I’m talking about is the onset of hurricane season. Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting The […]
His new vehicle may have a suspicious pedigree, but that has not stopped Belize City businessman Luke Espat from pulling off what appears to be a major financial coup. Tonight, the Reporter newspaper is saying that Espat has sealed a deal with the Carnival Corporation to build a marine terminal at the Belize City Port. […]
If you were driving in Belize City Thursday morning, you may have noticed a special group of pedestrians trying to compete with the cell phone, radio and traffic jams for your attention. Jacqueline Woods explains. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On May thirty-first, 1997 twenty-seven year old Ricardo Lopez was viciously attacked by another man after a […]
It was an affair that spoke volumes for the Caribbean, as more than four hundred scholars from across the region gathered for the official opening ceremonies of the twenty-eighth annual Caribbean Studies Association meeting in Belize City. In his keynote address, Prime Minister Said Musa emphasized the need for the Caribbean to bond in its […]
The highlight of last night’s ceremonies was the presentation of special national awards to four people who have made extraordinary efforts to improve the life of Belizeans and their peers throughout the region. Sir Shridath Ramphal, Order of Belize “I cherish this honour Prime Minister. I cherish it with pride and humility. It is from […]
He left home on May seventeenth with a parting word to his girl friend that he was going on a trip down south. Ten days later no one has seen or heard from twenty-one year old Belize City taxi driver Rene Alberto Caceres, and his family is appealing for the public’s assistance in finding him. […]
Before the Prime Minister exits the spotlight tonight, he will take time to honour a group of outstanding people who have contributed significantly to Belize’s development. At a special national awards ceremony, the P.M. will confer the Order of Distinction on O. Nigel Bolland for his work in the field of education; Mary Valdez for […]
With its annual general meeting coming on Tuesday, what would have been a pretty upbeat report to shareholders may more closely resemble a wake. With blackouts now a daily occurrence due to a multiplicity of short-term problems, B.E.L. this morning faced an impatient press corps. And while there was no attempt to sugar coat the […]
The announcement by B.E.L. that it would compensate consumers for blackout induced damage to their electrical devices has been met by a good deal of scepticism…but as Patrick Jones discovered, however you view the gesture, prevention is better–and cheaper–than cure. Patrick Jones, Reporting Repair shops around Belize City have started to see an increase in […]
Everyone agrees that crime is one of Belize’s most pressing problems…but that’s where the agreement apparently ends. With proposed solutions ranging from job creation to vigilante justice, there is no shortage of unsolicited advice. Today, the nation’s leading educational institution stepped up to the plate with a plan to at least provide the debate with […]
You can’t always tell by looking. Some of us may outwardly appear cool and calm…while inside we’re ready to burst. The question is what to do about it. Over the last few days I’ve been seeking out some solutions to the problem of stress. Janelle Chanona “Sometimes the hustle and bustle of everyday commitments to […]
Since taking over management of Hattieville Prison in August of last year, the Kolbe Foundation has pursued a low key approach to public relations…but improvements at the facility have been ongoing. Escapes are down and a new semblance of order and discipline has been established, along with more humane treatment and increased opportunities for rehabilitation. […]
They make up approximately half the population, two thirds of our university graduates and comprise an increasing proportion of key professions. But despite these material advancements, women remain particularly vulnerable in Belizean society…and that’s why government maintains a special interest in their welfare. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This evening, the National Women’s Commission, […]
