It’s a government operated service that may be next on the privatization list. Today the Water and Sewage Authority is under some union heat for trying to trim its staff. On Friday, 16 employees received letters informing them that their services are no longer required. The employees, who come from Benque Viejo, Orange Walk, Punta […]
Police have made an arrest in the case of a Belize City woman who was raped in the early hours of Sunday morning. 26 year old Kenrick Gilbert Nunez, an ice vendor of Louise Bevans Street, will be formally arraigned in Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for the crimes of rape, wounding, and aggravated assault. It is […]
It was a crime report that seemed so fishy we never bothered to report it. Today the alleged victim who made the report now finds himself charged for a crime. On Friday afternoon nineteen year old Jose Herrera, a teacher of Black Orchid Street in Belize City, told police that while walking on East Canal […]
He was a man who left a lasting impact on his community, his union and his nation. It is with regret that we report the death of Pablo Lambey. Lambey died in Los Angeles where he had been undergoing treatment for kidney failure since January. He was for many years a leading labour leader, heading […]
Residents of Copper Bank and Progresso Villages will now have it a whole lot easier when it comes to driving to their district capital of Corozal. That’s thanks to a recently inaugurated ferry service across the New River, which will reduce the trip from 48 miles to a mere 9. The ferry, converted from a […]
Also on Saturday but at the opposite end of the country, members of the Belize Hemophilia Society met for their annual general meeting. The gathering in Forest Home Village in Toledo featured an address by Dr. Victor Rosado, who explained the society’s goal of making safe treatment accessible and affordable to hemophilia patients countrywide. People […]
It’s a working farm on the edge of the Mountain Pine Ridge that runs a unique program for vocational education and environmental consciousness. Today over a hundred scouts from all over the country got the chance to visit the Janus Foundation’s project site and get a hands on feel for what it’s all about. Gabrielle […]
For many Belizeans books are something you turn to when the cable company cuts you off for non-payment. That’s a pity because Belizean writers and publishers, particularly Benque Viejo’s Cubola Productions, have been turning out high quality literature for several decades. The latest, entitled “If Di Pin Neva Ben: Folktales and Legends of Belize” was […]
