It was in February that twenty-seven year old Clay Monsanto got on national television to ask for peace among the nation’s gang members. That call was prompted by the brutal shooting of his baby boy in a murder attempt meant for him. Monsanto’s call went unnoticed, however, and last night the bullet with his name […]
The commotion on Central American Boulevard had barely calmed down when shots rang out again this afternoon in a neighbourhood not far away. Sherwin Nunez, believed to be in his mid 20’s, is lucky to be alive after an assailant fired three shots at him with what police say is a tech-nine. According to Leopold […]
A good samaritan is a person you can count on when you need help, and that is exactly what teachers of the Good Samaritan Institute need after they found out that their classrooms were burglarised. The school occupies a small section on the first floor of the Belize City Centre and caters to kids who […]
There is a saying in law enforcement circles that a smart cop does not believe in coincidence. Neither should a smart journalist. On yesterday’s newscast we reported two armed robberies, both committed by women. At the time, police told us that they believed the incidents were unrelated and it was a simple coincidence that two […]
At only one hundred and five acres, it is one of the nation’s smallest protected areas, but as the Toledo District becomes more accessible, Rio Blanco National Park will be receiving an increasing number of visitors. To help cope with the influx, the park will soon benefit from a grant of over twenty-three thousand dollars […]
If you’re a resident of Coney Drive, then you know all too well that when it rains the street becomes a river and in the dry season a bed of choking dust. According to Area Representative Jose Coye, all that is about to come to an end, hopefully in five months when the rehabilitation of […]
Residents of Coney Drive should keep their fingers crossed until their paved street is actually delivered, as their next door neighbours were similarly excited when they got the long awaited news that their boulevard would be paved. But after months of work on Durgeon Drive, residents there say the job was a joke. Today area […]
With more and more of the region’s forests falling victim to machetes, chainsaws, bulldozers and wildfires, it is clear that more than just local efforts are needed to prevent wide-scale environmental degradation. This morning journalists were invited to support a regional approach. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is an ambitious […]
