In many ways, it seems like a slow motion replay of early October in the year 2000. At that time the northern third of Belize, still reeling from the onslaught of Hurricane Keith’s wind and rain, could only stand by and watch as its two main water sources, the New River and Rio Hondo, spilled […]
Three men detained for breaking into an Orange Walk gas station early Tuesday morning are now the prime suspects in the burglary of a nearby supermarket. As happened with the Shell One-Stop Gas Station, the proprietor of M and A Supermarket in Orange Walk told police that upon opening the business on Tuesday he discovered […]
Police have arrested and charged Roderick Williams, a thirty-two year old Fisherman of East Canal in Belize City with murder. Reports are that on Friday Williams tried to steal money from Glen Francis, a fifty-three year old fish scraper, who was working in the Conch Shell Bay area of the city. Francis reportedly grazed Williams […]
A Chinese couple has been robbed at gunpoint by three masked men at their place of business on Seventh Avenue in Corozal. Police say around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday Sou Jan Gong, thirty-seven, was in his store along with his wife when the men accosted them and stole four thousand, five hundred dollars in cash, […]
Life will soon become tougher for those convicted offenders who insist on continuing a life of crime. Cabinet has announced its decision to take discretion out of the hands of Magistrates and automatically deny bail to those defendants who have previous convictions for serious crimes. Those crimes include attempted murder, robbery, firearms offences, drug trafficking […]
“When the health sector is under-resourced, the quality of care suffers.” So said Health Minister Jose Coye in handing over obstetric and paediatric equipment to the staff of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital earlier this evening. In receiving the donation, medical chief of staff Dr. John Waight, said today’s presentation is part of a larger […]
The more we in Belize are forced to learn about tropical weather, the more we realise what an inexact science the practice of meteorology is. With the widespread flooding following Keith and now Chantal we are gaining a greater appreciation for the nature of the nation’s many watersheds…and why a shift of only a few […]
