Belize’s most wanted criminal is tonight behind bars. Alerted by a tip from a neighbourhood resident, police descended on the area around Unity Street and Jane Usher Boulevard Tuesday night around eight. After a brief chase they finally caught up with twenty-two year old Stackle Monsanto. Monsanto, a resident of Kraal Road, had been convicted […]
The post mortem conducted today on a tourist who was found dead on Monday has not yet pinpointed the cause of death. The body of thirty-one year old Christian McCathern was discovered by a hotel housekeeper in his bathtub at a Placencia resort, locked in the arms of his wife Courtney, who was found unconscious. […]
The Public Service Union is going to bat for a civil servant it claims was wrongfully dismissed. In July Dr. Bertie Chimilio was suspended from his post with the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, after allegations of financial impropriety while working at the Ministry of Agriculture’s veterinary clinic. On Monday Chimilio received a letter from […]
Education is in the news again and it’s not for a hurricane shortened semester, or new rules to licence teachers. Today’s item involves the construction of badly needed classrooms. I was on hand in the Fort George division for an official dedication. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting There were simply not enough classrooms at the old Queen […]
If you stocked up on canned soup for the hurricane season and are now ready to eat from your stock, health authorities suggest you be careful. Notice has been received that a shipment of four different soups from Canada may contain potentially fatal botulinium bacteria. The soups carry the yellow “No Name” brand and are […]
Belize will be represented on the team of observers for next week’s elections in Trinidad and Tobago. Chief Elections Officer Myrtle Palacio is one of six members of the Commonwealth Observers Group appointed to witness the T and T balloting, which takes place on Monday. The group will be headed by former Canadian Cabinet Minister […]
The campaign to educate the public about the sexual abuse of children has received a boost, courtesy of the Canadian government. On Tuesday Luc Freshette of the Canadian High Commission, based in Jamaica, presented a thirty-two thousand dollar cheque to Elias Awe, secretary of NOPCA-SAVES, in Belmopan. SAVES, the Sexual Abuse Victim Education and Support […]
The Mayan site of Cerros on Corozal Bay is not well known, but a new project undertaken by the Department of Archaeology and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust will make it more attractive to visitors. Under the PACT financed programme, an existing open-air pavilion will be converted to a visitors centre, featuring display panels with […]
Despite some recent confusion over just who owns the rights to Belize’s domain name, .bz, the Belize Social Security Board has boldly stepped into the digital arena with the launching of its new website. Today the board’s management outlined their plans for the site’s development. Marta Hendrikx, P.R. Consultant, SSB “Well, the website has seven […]
