The badly decomposed corpse of the newborn child was found in April of last year wrapped in a towel, stuffed in a box, and then placed in a plastic bag. A few weeks later police arrested twenty year old Maritza Gonzalez and, based on medical evidence and testimony that the child was born alive, charged […]
It is said that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop, but that shouldn’t be a problem for parents and children during the school break as there is no shortage of individuals and organisations hosting organised activities during the summer. This year the Y.W.C.A. will be conducting seventeen different programmes for people of all ages. […]
It does not get underway until the middle of next month but the Belize Audubon Society has started accepting applications for their two environmental summer camps. B.A.S. is inviting children between the ages of seven and sixteen to be a part of two fun-filled rainforest explorations. According to Advocacy Programme Manager Tanya Williams-Thompson, space is […]
With crime an everyday reality for many Belizeans, there is no shortage of cries for something to be done. But for those who want to take a more proactive role in crime reduction, S.J.C.’s School of Professional Studies is offering an associate’s degree in criminal justice. Commencing in September, the two year programme will cover […]
When Belize assumed the pro-tempore presidency of the Central American Integration System in January; the appointment also meant heading the various bodies that fall under the organisation. One such group is the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America, COMISCA. Since Wednesday, members of COMISCA under the chairmanship of Minister of Health Jose Coye, […]
With our geographic isolation from the rest of CARICOM, Belize does not often stand out in the day to day affairs of the regional group. But there’s one area in which our nation has excelled. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Three times in its first four years of existence, the winner in FirstCaribbean’s Regional Unsung Heroes competition […]
Belize City police are hoping that cooler heads will now prevail following a meeting with key members of Back-A-Town and George Street crew. The gathering took place at the Queen Street police station and involved close to seventy persons from the rival groups. Also invited to be a part of the dialogue were representatives from […]
Corozal police suspect foul play in the discovery of the body of a young man who was reported missing. The family of twenty-one year old Wilbert Castaneda says the last time they saw him was around eight on Saturday night. Cesar Castaneda told police that when he saw his brother walking on Park Street, Wilbert […]
Belize City police say they have in custody one suspect after the young man’s description matched those given by eyewitnesses following a brazen robbery at a King’s Park grocery. Details are sketchy, but the police report that the crime took place around ten this morning on Third Street in the Kings Park Area. In that […]
Late this afternoon, the case of the Mayan villagers suing the Government of Belize for communal land rights adjourned after their attorney, Antoinette Moore, made her final submissions to the Chief Justice. At nine tomorrow morning, counsel for the Government, Nicola Cho, will take the floor to wrap up her arguments. Earlier today, Moore called […]
A giant in Belize’s nursing profession has died. Delsyia Goff, former Principal Nursing Officer and long-time health activist, was found dead this morning apparently of natural causes at her home on Baymen Avenue. She was seventy-three years old. Goff became a registered nurse in 1954 and rose steadily through the ranks. Following her retirement from […]
It may have a new name and more than its share of boardroom and labour problems, but Belize Telemedia Limited remains a player in the country’s social sector. Today the company unveiled its latest charitable initiative. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Belize Telemedia Limited will spend one hundred and fifty thousand dollars over the next three years […]
It’s report card time for most Belizean high schools and for many students and parents that also means catching up with any outstanding school fees. Several angry parents called News Five today complaining of charges levied by Anglican Cathedral College. Complaints centred on a multiplicity of bills for various fundraising activities that many parents thought […]
There may still be a few abandoned vehicles lying around the countryside, but by and large this once common blight has been removed from the nation’s roads and neighbourhoods. Why? It’s all about the growing value of things we no longer use. News Five’s Kendra Griffith explains. Kendra Griffith, Reporting To the untrained eye these […]
We touched on it briefly as a late breaking story on last night’s newscast, but today when I visited the scene of the crime I discovered that the shooting of two Chinese shopkeepers occurred not fifty feet from where police were rounding up local youths and not five minutes after the media left the area. […]
Meanwhile, police have responded to vocal accusations made by residents that their neighbourhood is being targeted for harassment. Sr. Supt Chester Williams “We continue to receive complaints from residents in the George Street area of the random sound of gunshots being fired within the George Street area.” Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting But it was not the […]
A teenager has been charged with murder following the death of a fellow prisoner in the Orange Walk police station. According to authorities, on Saturday afternoon, seventeen year old Eric Castillo and thirty year old Nelson Castellanos were two of six men detained in the station’s communal holding cell, but within hours, the older prisoner […]
Did a police officer overreact or did he genuinely feel threatened when he shot a suspect in the leg? That is the question authorities are trying to answer in an investigation ordered by Police Commissioner Gerald Westby. The incident unfolded this morning around twelve-fifteen in a dimly lit area of Benque Viejo del Carmen. Authorities […]
A Belize City man who pled guilty to knocking down an elderly woman has been fined for causing her death. According to court reports, thirty-six year old auditor Ian Skeen, originally charged with Manslaughter by Negligence, appeared for trial this morning but through his attorney, entered a guilty plea to the lesser charge of Causing […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is in Washington, D.C. leading a delegation of public and private sector officials to the heavily hyped conference on the Caribbean. The three-day series of meetings will hopefully outline a new long-term vision for relations between the U.S. and Caribbean region. In today’s afternoon session P.M. Musa made a presentation on […]
And looking forward to next week, Belize will be the venue for a number of high level meetings leading up to a summit of leaders from Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Those discussions will be held in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye with the summits of SICA and the Tuxtla group both taking place […]
The case of the Toledo Maya claim against the Government of Belize for communal land rights continued this afternoon in the Supreme Court. At the start of the sitting, attorney for villagers from Conejo and Santa Clara referred to correspondence between Belmopan and the United Nations about land use by the Maya in the Toledo […]
As summer camp organisers start making the rounds to promote their programmes to the public, parents on a budget will be carefully reviewing their options. Among the choices this July is the third annual Eder Martin Alamilla art camp. According to organiser Ian O’Keefe, the three week event is designed to help underprivileged kids meet […]
Another outlet for artistic expression is being provided by the Belize Carnival Association in the form of its Summer Youth Camp. Association chairman Patrick Thompson says the kids will learn to make creative costumes which–this year–will be more modest than in the past. Patrick Thompson, Chairman, Carnival Association “What we are doing in this camp […]
You’ve seen the advertisements, but tonight in a bit of shameless self-promotion we’ll offer more detailed reasons why the 2007 version of Karaoke Television is must see TV. Mary Rhaburn Mangar, Producer “This year it’s not just KTV, it’s called Ultimate KTV.” Kendra Griffith, Reporting And the new name is the least of the changes […]
