With official corruption as the focus of its campaign, and only ten news days left until the election, the United Democratic Party has let it be known that specific accusations of scandal will be a regular feature of the party’s stretch run. Today the U.D.P. called a press conference to fire its latest salvo–this one […]
A taxi driver who turned himself in to authorities following a fatal hit and run has been charged by Corozal police. Forty-five year old Robedo Maldonado has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, driving without due care and attention, failure to report a traffic accident, failure to stop and render aid and resisting arrest. The […]
Although results of blood samples from a Bullet Tree man who died yesterday are not yet back from the lab, medical authorities say the symptoms suggest that the cause of death could have been Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. The man, whose identity has not been released by authorities, reportedly checked into a hospital in neighbouring Melchor […]
Four cases of rabies have been diagnosed in the Orange Walk District and authorities are conducting investigations into the cause. The infected cows have died and according to BAHA’s director of animal health, Victor Gongora, the farming community is being put on alert. Victor Gongora, Director, Animal Health, BAHA “These cases were detected after farmers […]
With the annual La Ruta Maya canoe race ready to rocket down the Macal and Belize Rivers next month, one group made sure that the paddlers would not be floating through garbage. Over the weekend the Belize Community Service Alliance sponsored a clean up of portions of the Macal River that had become hot spots […]
Having watched their colleagues in the civil service receive long awaited wage hikes, the permanent staff of the D.F.C. will also enjoy a raise-a-pay in the near future. This follows the signing of an agreement last Friday between that company and the Christian Worker’s Union. It reflects an overall increase of fifteen percent, five percent […]
For at least three decades he has been a familiar face on the waters off Belize City, Caye Caulker and all points in between. On Sunday the Belize Audubon Society finally took the opportunity to honour Lionel “Chocolate” Heredia for his life long dedication to Belize’s environment. Heredia received the society’s James A. Waight Conservation […]
They are a group of young people who don’t make the news everyday, but if their growing numbers are any indication, Belize’s scouting movement is not only alive, but doing very well. On the occasion of Scout Week, National Executive Hilberto Riverol explains some of the movement’s triumphs and tribulations. Hilberto Riverol, National Scout Executive […]
There was a time when virtually the entire administration of Central government fit neatly into the east and west block buildings of Belmopan. But that was a while ago, and as Belize grows, so does government’s need for space. Today, one ministry took the first step toward a new home in the nation’s capital. Jacqueline […]
