Belizean businessman and owner of the Coral Grove Lounge, Kevin Morris, had his extradition hearing in the Magistrate’s Court adjourned for the fourth time this morning, this time until May eleventh. Reports are that Belize police picked up Morris on February first at the request of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. He is allegedly wanted […]
Police in Corozal have arrested the man they believe murdered an eighty-eight year old victim last month. Twenty-four year old Alejandro Ramirez has allegedly confessed to the brutal crime which occurred sometime prior to the morning of March sixth, when the body of Francisco Molina was discovered by employees of the Catholic mission who provided […]
Another death in Corozal, this one discovered Thursday evening, also has police working overtime. Officers were called to a farm about four miles from town around 5:30 where they found the body of fifty-six year old Zacaria Santos, a farmer of Salvadoran nationality. Santos’ body displayed bruises on the face, chest, abdomen and legs. A […]
Officials at Belize Electricity Limited are once again keeping their fingers crossed, hoping that assurances given by Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission are reliable. B.E.L. has been told that the four hundred and eighty megawatt Merida Three plant, which has been down for repairs for over a month, will come back online sometime tonight. If it […]
The increasingly popular political practice of bribing voters with one half of a blue note has come under some serious criticism from the Central Bank. In a release today, the bank reminds the public that coins and bills that are mutilated, defaced or torn are not legal tender and will not be redeemed by authorities. […]
A new facility for the mentally ill has been opened at the Belmopan Hospital. The acute psychiatric ward was officially dedicated on Thursday by Minister of Health Jose Coye. Built at a cost of eighty thousand dollars, the ward will be home to those patients who pose a threat to themselves and those trying to […]
The World Health Organisation is encouraging Belizeans to walk for good mental health tomorrow. The journey from Hattieville to Rockview Hospital is just one of the activities to mark the observance of World Health Day on April seventh. PAHO consultant Jacqueline Dragone says that mental illness is not an all or nothing proposition. Ann-Marie Williams […]
Back in the days when streets in Belize City and the district towns were unpaved, the dust somehow didn’t seem so bad… probably because there were much fewer vehicles. Today, however, we found at least one choking resident who says he’s ready to go to jail if that’s what it takes to put down the […]
In terms of name recognition she’s probably not too far behind Marion Jones–and she’s still a teenager. Jose Sanchez reports on one of our favorite national symbols. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Back in 1983 when the Belize Zoo first opened its gates, few would have predicted that a shy newborn would one day grow up to […]
