While government has announced the names of its six Senators and the Senate president, there are dozens of other appointments, mostly to statutory boards that have been made but not yet made public. Reason for the delay is that the appointees must first respond to the offer, signalling their acceptance or denial. But word does […]
One man lies wounded in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a drive by shooting in Belize City. Shortly after three this evening, two friends, Morris Leslie and Alfredo Saragoza, were standing at the corner of Mahogany and Oleander Streets when a vehicle described as a small blue Toyota car with tinted windows approached at […]
Police have arrested a Belize City man for a shooting that occurred over the weekend. Twenty-one year old Dalton Reneau of George Street has been charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm in connection with the Sunday night shooting of Michael Henry. Henry was shot in the thigh and […]
This evening the Belize Police Department took delivery on the last installment of shiny new metal. The twenty cars and pickup trucks bring the new fleet that the police have received over the past three weeks to one hundred. During a short ceremony, Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina said the vehicles will enhance their mobility in […]
A bizarre incident two weeks ago at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital turned a visit with a loved one into a life and death drama. According to hospital authorities, on Saturday, March fifteenth, a young HIV positive woman receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H., was visiting with several members of her family and friends when, without […]
The one consistent thing about art exhibits at the Image Factory is that whether you like them or not, they are never boring. Today I previewed the gallery’s latest show and found the trademark mixture of good, bad and just plain weird. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The pulse of the Belizean art scene captured by young […]
In recent years it seems that activities for Belizean children, while still limited, are increasing in number and relevance. Scouting has taken off, summer camps abound and the Governor General’s musical initiative has high school bands beating out nationwide. But one extra-curricular pastime, predominantly for girls, has never gone out of style. News 5’s Jacqueline […]
