He assumed the post of Police Commissioner in November of 1996 and during the nearly three years that followed the career of Ornel Brooks has been nothing less than a roller coaster. The ride ranged from the dramatic highs of multi-million dollar drug busts to the lows of tainted evidence, coerced confessions, corrupted cops, daring […]
While the public will be watching the new Commissioner of Police closely, hoping he can do more to bring crime under control, over the weekend another Belize City man was killed. Who murdered Philip Pou and why? At the moment, no one has any answers, least of all his family. Everyday fifty-year-old Philip Pou parked […]
Tragedy also struck two other families this weekend as two traffic accidents claimed the lives of a well known businessman and a sixteen year old girl. Around ten thirty p.m. on Saturday night Collet Maheia Senior, age sixty-nine was heading towards his home at mile three and three quarters on the Northern Highway when he […]
On Friday night, a car being driven by twenty-three year old George Leslie crashed into a tree. Sixteen year old Erica Cal, who was sitting in the back seat with two other girls her age, suffered severe injuries and died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Another passenger in the front seat, Luis Gillette, twenty-three […]
Also on Friday night a customs officer was hit by a van which was trying to evade a customs checkpoint outside Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk. Ceslo Marin was standing near the customs vehicle when a white van drove at high speed through the checkpoint and hit the Customs Department vehicle. The driver jumped out […]
Belize City is under quarantine after the Ministry of Agriculture discovered what they suspect may be the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug. While officials stress they have not yet received official confirmation that the bugs discovered in Buttonwood Bay and Bella Vista are indeed the P.H.M.B., they are taking a number of precautions. Within the next […]
Today the Venus Bus Terminal in Belize City looked like a ghost town. On Saturday the service, one of the country’s biggest, went on strike. The move has put approximately seventy people out of a job temporarily but City Branch Manager Edilberto Chen, says the strike is to protest what Venus management says is unfair […]
Although Cancer Awareness Month does not start until the first of October, the public is invited to learn more about breast cancer at a lecture tomorrow night at the Bliss Institute. Dr. Garrett Lynch, an oncologist from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is the guest speaker. Today Dr. Lynch met with members of […]
Belizean producers are being encouraged to find new markets for their products and improve quality. The Belize Institute of Management, BIM, under its Trade Promotion and Business Development project, has been assisting local companies with a diverse range of products to compete with international products. Two more proposals have been approved for funding and technical […]
It’s a sight that would turn any stomach, trash all over, reeking mud, used baby diapers strewn about. But it’s not a landfill or a trash heap, it’s the Haulover Creek. And the situation is getting out of hand with people deliberately throwing buckets and bag fulls into the river every day. Janelle Chanona went […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is yet another dose of Sports Monday. Sir George Brown’s Acros Bombers made its debut into semi-pro football against no less than the three time defending champion Juventus of Orange Walk yesterday in the friendly confines of the M.C.C. Grounds. In the opening moments the champions must give […]
After two days of intense investigation of the entire Belmopan police formation, a police officer has been charged with murder. Constable Jesus Canton appeared in court today and was charged with the death of Daniel Tillett, a detainee who died while in police custody on Independence Day. The officer in charge of the station Inspector […]
Characterizing it as a raid on a “portable ammunition factory” and saying that police would be available for questions on this major event, the police held a press conference at the Raccoon Street Station this afternoon. But if they were criticized about saying too much about their cases in the past, today they swung completely […]
On Thursday the outpatient clinic at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was filled to capacity as children and adults suffering from kidney, bladder, prostate, urine and stone problems came to the hospital to see Dr. Timothy Bukowski, a US kidney surgeon. It is the second time Bukowski has come to Belize to consult with patients […]
Twelve Belizean fishermen have been arrested for catching undersized lobsters and fishing without valid licenses by Fisheries Department patrols this week at Glover’s Reef Atoll and southern waters. One hundred and sixty-four lobsters were confiscated and the men were fined over six thousand dollars which includes court costs. The Fisheries Department urges the public to […]
If you tried to get over the Swing Bridge today via Hyde’s Lane or New Road you might have been frustrated by a roadblock. But there was reason behind the chaos. The Fire Department deliberately chose one of the most trafficked areas of town on the most congested afternoon to test themselves, and allied agencies […]
Today the family of Daniel Tillett came together in mourning and continues to question the manner in which he died. Just before four p.m. September twenty-first, the husband and father of two was at Independence Park, Belmopan, celebrating the holiday with his family when he was arrested. Police claim he was involved in a fight […]
A freak accident appears to have contributed to the death of an employee of the Nova Shrimp Company. Catarino Sho was found dead in one of the ponds at Nova’s Toledo Branch on Independence Day. Jim Hyde of Nova Companies Limited told News Five today Sho was struck by lightning as he maneuvered around the […]
A sixth form student from St. John’s College has won the 1999 open scholarship after getting the highest score on the C.X.C. in June: Sondra Melanie Garoy. The other highest ranking students were Angela Lee of Corozal Community College, Stephanie Allen of St. John’s Junior College, Andrew Lewis of Belize Technical College and Emily Melissa […]
Her tour of duty here lasted only three years but UNICEF Country Officer Rosemary Fieth has left a lifetime impression. Fieth will be leaving the country Saturday on a six-month sabbatical at her home in the south of England before taking up her next overseas assignment. She began her career with UNICEF in 1990 and […]
You may pass it everyday on your way to work and noticed that the Belize Supreme Court building is badly in need of a facelift. Rust has taken over the iron railings, fence and gate while the paint on the walls has faded. While you would expect it would be a job for the male […]
Two years ago the Image Factory on North Front Street provided a window to the past with an amazing exhibition on the effects of hurricanes in Belize. Now they have a new show, on the disaster that may strike at any time of year, in any portion of the city or district towns. Over the […]
Saying they will have zero tolerance for crime, the Ministry of National Security is investigating every officer who was on duty at the Belmopan Police Station on Independence Day following what appears to be the death of a prisoner. The results of a postmortem late this evening, which revealed that thirty-eight year old Daniel Tillett […]
The September Celebrations culminated this week in Independence Day celebrations. On Monday night there was the usual reception at the House of Culture, formerly the Government House, with entertainment by various cultural groups. This was followed by the flag raising ceremony at the courthouse wharf and fireworks out over the harbor. The next morning the […]
The official ceremonies may have been moved to Belmopan this year, but the jump-up remained at its traditional location on Albert and Regent Streets in Belize City. And as usual Belizeans turned out to hear their favorite musicians or buy food from the various vendors.
