It was not a pleasant way to die. At around 9:45 Tuesday night a warden making his rounds at Hattieville prison came across the severed arm of a man lying on the ground in front of cell number 16 on the lower floor. He found the rest of the body, that of 25 year old […]
While there is no shortage of crimes that need both solving and preventing, the police force is entitled to put in some time on projects that are not considered classic law enforcement. As activities continue for Police Week Hyacinth Latchman found some officers reaching for paintbrushes instead of billy clubs. Supt. Yolanda Murray “We have […]
While the police were making a civic minded at the shelter, not far away a group of Belize City children were making a statement of their own. Belize City students took a stand against child abuse by wearing yellow ribbons and tags to school today. The activity is being observed to remind the community that […]
Outside of the cayes and exposed coastal areas, the greatest damage caused by Hurricane Mitch in Belize was the wear and tear on public shelters. Today, the government of Canada donated 54 thousand Belize dollars, which will be used to make repairs and replace broken equipment in eight schools used as shelters in the Belize, […]
In its weekly cabinet briefing government today reported that there will soon be some changes in store for the University College of Belize. An inter-ministerial task force has been charged with the task of transforming UCB into a full-fledged University of Belize, with its main campus shifting to Belmopan. The task force will receive inputs […]
It is beginning to resemble a battle of the press releases. First the Chamber of Commerce used the printed word to lambast the United States Government for its alleged attempts to kill off the Caribbean Banana Industry in favor of its own giant multinational corporations. The U.S. Embassy then fired back a salvo of its […]
While the fate of Belize’s banana industry may depend on which side of the Atlantic wins the trade war, one group of Belizeans is taking its economic future into its own hands, with a venture into the world of international finance. On Thursday night Provident Bank and Trust, Belize’s first offshore bank, will be officially […]
Today the Women’s Deparment celebrated International Day to end Violence Against Women and this afternoon students filled St. Mary’s Parish Hall to hear more about domestic violence in Belize. Acting Departmental Director, Brenda Garbutt, told News Five about the need for men and women to work together to combat violence in the home, while some […]
While almost all of us have an opinion on the subject of domestic violence, most of our knowledge on the subject comes either from our own experience or what we hear from our friends. This morning, however, I had the chance to find out just how big a problem we may be facing. There have […]
