Monday’s newscast and murder usually go hand in hand and tonight is no exception. Ann-Marie Williams reports on the latest carnage in Belize City, which involves a victim who never saw it coming and a killer who had no shortage of ammunition. Ann-Marie Williams “Twenty-five year old Kevin Carr was gunned down in his own […]
A pair of incidents do not necessarily indicate a trend, but twice over the weekend gun toting women have been identified as the perpetrators of attempted robberies in Belize City. On Saturday morning around eleven, a female armed with a handgun and accompanied by a male accomplice, held up the office of Femagra Industries on […]
The Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the transfer of HIV blood to three patients at the K.H.M.H. between March twenty-eighth and April first has concluded its public hearings. Between the period June fourth to eleventh the three-man commission has heard testimony from nine witnesses, two of whom had to be recalled to offer additional […]
Belize’s union movement is up in arms tonight over what they claim is the illegal firing of banana workers. Christian Worker’s Union President James McFoy told News 5 that his union has been attempting to organise labourers at several farms and had been receiving strong support from employees in the industry. He claims that on […]
A fire in the kitchen is the kind of catastrophe that does not discriminate between rich and poor, home or commercial establishment. On Saturday night a kitchen fire struck at one of the city’s most prestigious eateries–Chef Bob’s Bar and Grill at the Barracks–and while the Fire Department came to the rescue, the incident demonstrated […]
Three contracts were signed this morning for hurricane rehabilitation projects. The infrastructural works, totalling five point five million dollars, include the paving of Coney Drive in Belize City, construction of a new municipal pier in San Pedro and environmental improvements in that town and the nearby island of Caye Caulker. Funds are being accessed from […]
The last time Belizean sporting representatives went to Honduras they returned with heads high, despite a heartbreaking 3-3 draw with Guatemala’s national football team. This time the venue proved even friendlier as our young athletes made their mark in regional competition. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Over the weekend twenty-seven primary school athletes went to Honduras to […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re just in time for another dish of Sports Monday. After a week of protest at the B.N.F.A. headquarters on Simon Lamb Street, the disenchanted with Dr. Chimilio took to their message to downtown Albert and Regent Streets on Saturday in an effort to further reinforce their message. Today […]
