On Monday, News Five broke the story that the first man to be successfully deported under Canada’s anti-terrorism law had been deported, to Belize on January 6th. Iqbal Singh entered Canada in 1991 with no immigration documents whatsoever and later applied for refugee status. But in 1998, he was arrested for being ?a threat? to […]
The body of a Hispanic man shot on Monday by the Belize Defense Force while on patrol in the jungle about a mile inside the Belize/Guatemala border has not yet been found. According to the Ministry of National Security, on Monday, around two in the afternoon, a BDF patrol searching for illegal marijuana plantations was […]
Marlon Budd, who was being sought by police yesterday in connection with the murder of Oscar Perez over the weekend, has turned himself in. Budd is the sixth man police detained for questioning after twenty-six year old Oscar Perez was shot twice in front of his common law wife and his brother after the trio […]
The final report was presented to Prime Minister Said Musa earlier this month, he in turn distributed it to Cabinet and yesterday they endorsed more than fifty percent of the recommendations submitted by the Political Reform Commission. This week’s Cabinet briefing says the ministers gave their support to sixty-three of the one hundred three recommendations […]
Public awareness about sex crimes against children, especially little girls, has certainly increased but awareness appears not to have stopped one man from allegedly molesting a child in public. The witnesses reported the incident to the police and the man was arrested. Reports are the man, who lives near Caesar Ridge Road took a ten […]
Tonight Channel Five is airing a documentary produced by the Belize Family Life Association called the "Tempting of Shakira". The program addresses the issue of teenage pregnancy, a problem BFLA says is increasing rather than decreasing. With teens accounting for twenty percent of all pregnancies in Belize and the respondents B.F.L.A. decided to create a […]
There’s a new website for those who want to learn more about Belize’s Creole population. The National Kriol Council says their site provides information on Kriol culture, history and language and is especially useful for students. The National Kriol Council is a non-profit organization founded in nineteen ninety-five to promote Kriol Culture and harmony among […]
Although the hurricane season does not get underway for another five months, consultations are already taking place to make sure that in the event of a disaster, operations run smoothly inside shelters. Today, a two-day Shelter management workshop got underway at the Belize Institute of Management. The meeting is hosted by the Ministry of Health […]
Today, Belize Telecommunications Limited expanded its service in the Ladyville area, opening its new office. Previously the office was housed inside the exchange building. Today, residents of the area will be able to get their transactions done in a far more spacious and comfortable environment. Lisa Shoman, BTL’s chairman says the expansion is all part […]
Today a brief ceremony was held at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital to pay tribute to Dr. Jack Sheridan. Fourteen years ago Sheridan arrived in Belize to assist Belize’s crippled children get the treatment they need at the Shriner’s Hospital in the United States. Since then, Sheridan who works through the Illinois Rotary District Belizean […]
