He might be on the streets today, but tomorrow George “Junie Balls” McKenzie will be in court yet again. McKenzie and Eugene Neal have appealed Magistrate Herbert Lord’s sentence of four years for possession of a prohibited firearm and six months for unlicensed ammunition. They are currently out on bail. According to the lawyer for […]
In Police news, three men were picked up and detained by police today after they reportedly attacked a bus conductor on Tuesday. Guadalupe Tzib reported that three passengers aboard a Novelo’s bus heading for San Ignacio refused to pay their fare when the bus stopped near Roaring Creek. Tzib said when he tried to collect; […]
Two men from Independence Village have been charged with rape and unlawful carnal knowledge after a 15-year-old girl became pregnant. The girl reported that in March of last year, after she left the youth hostel she became involved with 43 year old Andrew Logan and 51 year old Jesus Urbina both of Independence and has […]
The Human Rights Commission is condemning the revival of the use of the tamarind whip to flog inmates at the Hattieville Prison. The HRCB says the recent whipping of two prisoners is in clear violation of Section Seven of the Constitution of Belize, which states, “No person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or […]
An out of court settlement has been reached in a libel suit involving a newspaper editor and this television station. Audrey Matura Tillett, editor of the Guardian, had filed the action last year against Channel Five and it went to trial on Monday in the Supreme Court before Justice Murray Shanks. After calling witnesses Karla […]
It would be very easy to walk into a rural community and say, “You can no longer shoot that animal and don’t even think about cutting down that tree. We’ve got to save the environment!” But then what? How would these people survive? The European Union has given the Belize Audubon Society a 1.28 million-dollar […]
This year the Miss Belize beauty pageant promises to be an event to remember. In addition to the traditional strolls across the stage and the various costumes, local artists will also entertain the audience. But more notably, for the first time ever, Belmopan City will play host to the annual competition. Today the young ladies […]
Since November, some very artistic young men and women have been rehearsing for the musical production of West Side Story. The play is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in the 1950’s in New York City. While Saint Catherine’s Academy is presenting the show, the all girl school has recruited some young men from […]
We’re always hearing that we shouldn’t drink and drive and to “say no to drugs”, but now the National Drug Abuse Control Council wants us to see as well as hear the messages. Today they unveiled their latest weapons in the war on substance abuse. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The 21 signs replace the original billboards […]
