Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week eight of the RFG Insurance Cup saw the Belmopan Bandits play host to Toledo United Saturday night inside the Isidro Beaton Stadium. And we’re early into the ballgame when #14 Kenneth Budna apparently commits the dreaded auto goal but gets bailed out by an […]
As we reported on Thursday, through their attorneys the Seawell family is claiming that their loved ones rights have been violated by the United States government. On behalf of the family, attorneys Elson Kaseke and Dickie Bradley have outlined their clients’ objections as well as the claim that the extradition treaty between Belize and the […]
In court news, today two men accused of killing an elderly woman have been sentenced for a lesser crime related to her death. In July 2004, the body of seventy-three year old Mary Blondell was discovered in a shallow grave on her farm in Saint Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway. A post mortem later […]
For the last two weeks, the local talk show circuit has been abuzz regarding the Government’s guarantee to Universal Health Services multi-million dollar debt. Much of the discussion has involved the integrity of the guarantee itself as initially the confusion centred on its very existence. Government officials have now attested to its presence in the […]
A young woman is dead tonight following a bizarre accident in the Toledo district. According to police reports, around twelve-thirty this afternoon twenty-six year old Doris Cal missed the bus to San Antonio Village so she decided to take the one going to San Jose. But on the road, Cal’s bus caught up with the […]
The Mayors Association of Belize has a new president. According to a press release issued today, Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya will replace outgoing president Mayor Elsa Paz of San Pedro. Other members of the executive include Benque Viejo Mayor Marconi Sosa as vice president, Ravell Gonzalez of Orange Walk as secretary, and San Ignacio/Santa […]
Since March, customers buying fuel at the fifteen Shell gas stations across the country have received raffle tickets for every fifty dollars spent. Today all those tickets went into a barrel and one lucky couple drove way in their new 2007 Suzuki Vitara. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning, last minute gas buyers hurried to get […]
Over the years, many of our health stories have focussed on diabetes, cancer, and of course, the impact of HIV and AIDS. But tonight we take a closer look at conditions that affect the brain, because as one local doctor maintains, what you don’t know can kill you. Kendra Griffith, Reporting As the centre of […]
Semi-pro basketball action is set to tip off this weekend in San Pedro between the home team Tigersharks and the Belize Bank Bulldogs. Publicity about the new season has been minimal and even though coaches and players admit that basketball in Belize has had a rocky past, insiders say fans can expect an exciting future. […]
For more than three decades Belize has been sending young women to participate in the Miss Universe Pageant. But the closest any of our contestants have come to winning the popular event was in 1974. That was the year Sarita Acosta made it to the top ten. Thirty years later the country has yet to […]
He was arrested on drug related charges in Jamaica in January and later extradited to the United States but tonight the family of Duane Seawell has launched a legal challenge to the chain of events, asserting that as a Belizean, the accused should have been deported to Belize to face extradition here. Through their attorneys […]
The second suspect accused of shooting a man in front of the police has been arrested. According to authorities, twenty-three year old Andrew West was picked up in Belize City on Wednesday evening. This afternoon West appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare where he was arraigned on the charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm, and use […]
The Belize National Teachers Union has a new president. He is Jaime Panti, who at the time of the election was the president of the San Ignacio Branch. Panti received a total of two hundred and seventy votes. His opponent, President of the Belize Branch Elena Smith, garnered only one hundred and eighty-nine votes. Former […]
In other news from the labour front, the Belize Communication Workers Union has issued a press release condemning the decision by Belize Telecommunications Limited to refuse Christine Perriott access to any of their offices. The release asserts that B.T.L. is ignoring a direct court order to quote “restore Perriott to her position at the Internet […]
Meanwhile, word out of Belmopan tonight is that butane prices have increased by nine dollars. According to a press release issued by the Government, the new price of a hundred pound cylinder is as follows: one hundred and two dollars in Belize City, one hundred and four dollars in Belmopan, and one hundred and seven […]
The sight of young men playing basketball is a familiar scene on courts across the country. But then again, the sight of many more young men loitering on street corners is just as common. And while many of us have accepted that reality, today Janelle Chanona met a group of concerned Belizeans who are determined […]
As we reported last week, Belize Electricity Limited has applied to the Public Utilities Commission for a rebalance of rates. The proposed charges, which are supposed to translate to reduced bills for most consumers, is part of the Annual Review Proceeding. When the power company submitted their proposal, it had asked that certain information be […]
It made big headlines in the United States earlier this month: the deaths of a number of cats and dogs who had consumed contaminated pet food. Health officials immediately ordered a recall of the products, a move that included distributors in Belize. But this afternoon, local experts assured us that our four legged friends aren’t […]
High on the list of Belizean pastimes is participation in beauty pageants, second perhaps only to walking in a parade. And while most pageants focus on external appearances, our next story is about an event that promotes inner beauty and community service. Kendra Griffith, Reporting It’s been a staple on the Belizean scene for fourteen […]
While an exact number is uncertain, a drive through sections of the old capital provides more than enough evidence to prove that thousands of Belizeans live in severely impoverished conditions. Services the rest of us take for granted like running water, electricity, and even a toilet are a luxury in those neighbourhoods. But this afternoon, […]
On Tuesday we reported the outcome of a love triangle gone wrong in the Stann Creek district. Tonight there is news that a similar situation has left a Crooked Tree man hospitalized in serious condition. According to authorities, around eleven-thirty on Monday night, thirty-three year old Charles O’Connors was on Water Lane with a female […]
A woman accused of fatally stabbing her brother has been arrested and charged with the crime. According to Corozal police, twenty-one year old Tiffara Smith of a Second Street address has been charged with the murder of her eighteen year old sibling, Dale Anthony Lino. Investigators say around two last Thursday afternoon, the deceased and […]
The post mortem conducted on the body of eighteen year old Romero Logan has determined that he drowned. Forensic pathologist Hugh Sanchez certified cause of death as asphyxia due to drowning, ruling out any possibility of foul play. But despite that fact, today the victim’s family continues to dispute the finding. Stephanie Smith, Victim’s Mother […]
In court news, a Belize City man has been arrested and charged for the armed hold-up of one of his friends. Twenty-one year old Mervin Cruz appeared before Magistrate Roberto Ordonez on Tuesday morning where he pled not guilty to a charge of robbery. According to the victim, Ian Arthurs, around noon on March thirtieth […]
Last week it seemed that the tribunal investigating the firing of three B.T.L. employees was finally coming together: the members of the panel were selected and the long-awaited terms of reference released. But tonight things are back at square one because those terms of reference have union leaders up in arms. According to General Secretary […]
