Tonight police have arrested three men for the vicious beating of an elderly man and his grandson. Twenty-four year old Eldon Leslie, twenty-two year old Dennis Nunez and twenty-one year old Albert Castro, all from Dangriga, have all been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of dangerous harm, one count of aggravated […]
The back and forth between the Government of Belize and the businessmen accused of buying stolen cars continued today with the Customs Department issuing an ultimatum: Bring in the trucks by Monday or else. According to legal advisor to the Belize Customs Department, Gian Ghandi, two letters were sent out today, one to Jose Shoman […]
They face the daily threat of SARS and AIDS, along with the ever-present emergencies of gunshot wounds, choppings and automobile accidents. But few Belizeans are aware that one of the most common reasons for admissions to our public health facilities is complications arising from illegal abortions. Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting It’s a […]
As we approach the end of the school year, for most students, the last thing on their minds are academic affairs. But not at Edward P. York High School, which today launched their first anthology of poems. According to the Head of the Humanities Department, Carmita Velasquez, while the book includes the “mandatory” love poems, […]
It is one of those organizations that ordinarily only make the headlines when we’ve got a Pink Mealy Bug crisis on our hands or Medflies have invaded fruit trees. But the Belize Agricultural Health Authority is always working behind the scenes to ensure that what you put into your mouth is safe. And as News […]
They have filled a week with events, encouraged and promoted community relations…and today, the Belize Police Department took their cause to the children. The forty-eight children who call the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre home were the guests of honour, but according to the officers the privilege was all theirs. Sgt. Ranalda Morgan, Eastern Division, […]
The eerie echo of a Howler Monkey’s cry can travel for miles, sometimes sending a chill down the spine, but always directing the eyes to the treetops, hoping for a glimpse of these magnificent creatures. It’s that kind of emotion that drives more than twenty thousand tourists a year to the Community Baboon Sanctuary in […]
