It’s a story that’s short on details but what we do know is that an Orange Walk man is dead. The body of Adrian Moralez was discovered by startled residents of the Trial Farm area around 6:00 on Sunday morning. He was badly mutilated by what appeared to be multiple machete wounds to the left […]
In other news from the North, Orange Walk East Representative, Dave Burgos is recovering today from injuries suffered in a traffic accident on Saturday night. At around 8:15 he was driving south on the Northern Highway between Corozal and Orange Walk when around mile 58 he lost control of his government vehicle. He suffered a […]
Belize City was the venue for a couple of early morning robberies over the weekend. According to police reports at 2:00am Sunday, 21-year old Eric Dominguez was accosted at the corner of Hyde’s Lane and New Road by 8 men who relieved him of several articles of gold jewelry and $50 in cash. Three and […]
Also in the wee hours of Sunday morning a 30-year old Belize City woman reports that she was raped. According to a police release she boarded a taxi around 2:30 in front of Lodge Hall on Regent Street West. Instead of taking her home as requested, the driver took her to a house on Central […]
He was here for only a short time but he leaves a long shadow on the quality of Belizean justice. The terms of Supreme Court Justice Shanks formally comes to an end on Thursday and last Friday night the Bar Association honoured him with a farewell ceremony. The British jurist was presented with a published […]
As the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital makes the transition from direct government management to a more privatized administration, the people who work there will also need to make changes. The nurses, through the Belize Nurses Association, are aware of this and are taking steps to strengthen their skills as well as their bargaining position. One […]
On May 12th Belize’s 2000 Population Census gets underway. The Central Statistical Office which will be conducting the exercise has been holding several meetings with village leaders and chairpersons to brief them on the role they will play in making sure the Census reaches all parts of the country and is conducted in a smooth […]
As sporting events go it’s no threat to the Holy Saturday Cross-Country. But over the weekend 12 teams representing the nation’s foremost birdwatchers spread out over the country in search of the greatest number of species to be spotted in a 24-hour period. The winning squad, made up of tour guides and ornithologists from the […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and you’re tuned in to another edition of Sports Monday. The National Football Team of Belize put its squabbling aside to face the real opposition yesterday at the People’s Stadium playing host El Salvador in Game II of the World Cup Qualifying series after losing Game I 5-zip at San […]
