Two days after armed security forces confronted rock throwing protestors, there is still little consensus on the who, what and why of the events that transpired at the Tower Hill Bridge. On Tuesday we heard from Police Commissioner Hughington Williams as he both defended the conduct of his men and explained the pressures and constraints […]
In related news, we must make a serious correction to something we reported in our extended newscast last night. During the live narration of a videotape of Monday’s rioting on the Tower Hill Bridge we identified a man in civilian clothing firing a handgun in the air as a policeman named Magdaleno. This was an […]
For those who didn’t see last night’s newscast we will replay the short clip which shows the first gunshots recorded by our camera on Monday. These are not those well documented M-16 rounds fired by Captain Borland from the bridge, but those which came from a number of different sources, all apparently handguns being fired […]
The trial of Hadrian and Robert Hertular resumed this morning with new defence attorney Dean Barrow making an application to stay the trial. Barrow says for Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord to continue with the proceedings would be a breach of the defendants’ constitutional rights. Dean Barrow, Hertular Attorney “In the written ruling that Mr. Lord […]
When the 2001 school year begins later this month, residents of the twin Cayo towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena will find themselves with a new institution of higher learning. St. Ignatius High School will welcome its first students on August twenty-seventh. The new school, which will occupy the buildings formerly used for the […]
If you have an interest in Belize’s economy, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is offering a chance to speak to someone who knows what it’s all about. On Thursday evening the Chamber will be hosting a business mixer with Sir Courtney Blackman as the guest speaker. Blackman, a former governor of the Central […]
In ten months time footballers in Belize will finally have a place to call home. Although construction on the training complex started three weeks ago, it was not until today that ground was broken in ceremonies held in Belmopan. The buildings and fields will be situated along the Hummingbird Highway adjacent to the 4-H headquarters. […]
According to the latest census, there are approximately one hundred and twenty-four thousand females in Belize. Of that number it is not certain just how many women of child bearing age are at risk for HIV. But based on statistics collected by the Ministry of Health, it is believed that a significant number of pregnant […]
