There was high tension today at B.E.L. when workers marched in front of the Barrack Road Office in an attempt to get management’s attention and some public sympathy. The reason for the noontime picket? Employees say what’s good for management is good for the rank and file and they want payment for their years of […]
United Democratic Party Senator Audrey Matura-Tillett is in the news again. This time her comments in her weekly column in the Guardian Newspaper, of which she is also the editor, have raised the hackles of the Director of Public Prosecutions Adolph Lucas. News Five confirmed today with the Registrar General that the D.P.P. has filed […]
While the big news emanating from the Cabinet this week was the reassignment of certain ministerial portfolios and Godfrey Smith’s appointment as Attorney General, the spread of the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug was also on the agenda. Apparently the pest is no longer confined to Belize City but has been detected in Belmopan and San […]
The driver of a trailer truck involved in an accident on the Western Highway yesterday which claimed the life of cyclist John “Shambah” Dominguez Sr. has been charged with manslaughter by negligence. Israel Chi of Ranchito Village Corozal also faces charges of causing death by careless conduct, and driving without due care and attention. Dominguez […]
Five days after he reportedly knocked down a four-year-old boy and then fled the scene, Independence police picked up Carlos Muschamp at his home in the village. Muschamp was charged with failure to stop and render aid, Driving without due care and attention, wounding, failure to report an accident and driving a motor vehicle while […]
A twenty-eight year old bartender from Orange Walk has been charged with drug trafficking after cocaine was reportedly found in his vehicle. Police say acting on a tip, at midday a roadblock was set up at mile eighty-nine on the Northern Highway. There the police stopped Mark Usher as he approached in a gray Nissan […]
Medical authorities say a San Lazaro villager whose body was found floating in the Rio Hondo on Monday drowned. Thirty-year-old Macario Coba was found face down near Botes Village, Quintana Roo, Mexico. When the body was taken ashore there were no visible signs of violence. The body has been returned to Belize.
Three young Belizeans who call themselves the Henchmob aren’t letting anything stop them from pursuing their quest to make music. Henchmob’s music features touches of punta, techno, rap and a little bit of soul, and they use everyday life as the main source of inspiration. The trio let us in on what they’re all about […]
In March the Mennonite Community of Belize was shocked by the kidnapping of Menno Penner from his farm in Belmopan. Although a ransom note demanding a million dollars U.S. was sent to the family, they cannot — and will not — pay because such a negotiation goes against their beliefs and community policies. Penner’s family […]
