The average Belizean doesn’t need an economist to tell her that U.S. dollars are scarce. But what should the average Belizean think when the government’s own Central Bankers say their advice on how to solve the problem is not being heeded? As News 5’s Janelle Chanona discovered…the questions are easier than the answers. Janelle Chanona, […]
Tonight Belmopan police are still searching for clues after a former colleague was found murdered just off the Hummingbird Highway. On Wednesday, the body of forty year old Raymond Olivera, a retired police corporal, was found about two hundred yards off the highway near Ring Tail Village, which is located near Blue Hole National Park. […]
Meanwhile, police do not suspect foul play in the sudden death of a B.D.F. solider. Police say on Wednesday morning, twenty-eight year old Corporal Michael Loredo was with another solider on Mahogany Street when he collapsed, landing face first in a pool of water. The solider rushed to render assistance and managed to stop a […]
Today, trial judge John Gonzales ruled that the case of four teenagers accused of rape, attempted murder, maim and robbery do have a case to answer. Yesterday both defence counsels and the prosecution put forward arguments for and against a “no case submission”. However, Gonzales told the nine-member jury that after listening and examining the […]
July thirtieth, like many dates prior to the fall of the World Trade Center and onslaught of Hurricane Iris, seems like years ago. But the events that unfolded that day at the Tower Hill Bridge are nonetheless still reverberating, as the Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the incident reconvened today in Belize City. Ann-Marie, […]
Tower Hill is not the only bridge in the news today. This morning in Belmopan Prime Minister Said Musa and representatives of the European Union signed an agreement under which the E.U. will contribute over three point five million Belize dollars toward the construction of a new bridge over the Sibun River. The new two […]
The sixth annual district conference of the Methodist Church in the Belize/Honduras District is underway in Corozal Town. The highest decision-making body within the church is addressing issues affecting Methodists and the wider community under the theme: Proclaiming Jesus: The Light of the World. Reverend Karen Durant, a deacon in the Wesley circuit, says the […]
With cable television blaring from even the poorest homes and attractions like the cinema, bowling and casino gambling drawing the attention of the higher rollers, live theatre in Belize is not exactly enjoying a golden age. But if the excitement exhibited at the Bliss Institute this morning is any indication…things may be changing. Jacqueline Woods, […]
It’s an institution of higher learning that hundreds of Belizeans drive by each day without knowing it’s there. Located in the Bally Gardens subdivision off the Northern Highway, the Belize Medical College is one of a number of facilities located throughout the Caribbean and Central America. Collectively, they are known as “offshore” medical schools; places […]
