With a twenty-two to seven majority in the House of Representatives, the passage of proposed legislation on the nation’s social security system is not in doubt. But today, in anticipation of Friday’s House sitting, Belize’s usually tame labour movement launched a pre-emptive strike aimed squarely to derail government’s plans. This morning at a Belize City […]
In crime news, two intended gunshot victims in Belize City are tonight counting their lucky stars. In the first incident Shyiana Allen and Tom Jones have been detained after it is alleged that on Tuesday night at the request of Allen, Jones confronted her ex-boyfriend, Carl Lamb, with a handgun. After pointing it at Lamb, […]
In a case where the gunshots did not miss, Alexander Myers, detained for the fatal shooting of Leopold Audinett, has been formally arrested and charged with murder. Audinett was killed on Sunday afternoon on Plues Street in Belize City.
A post mortem conducted on the body of a Toledo girl has concluded that foul play was not involved in her death. According to the examination, Amelia Yatz of Tambran Village, whose decomposed body was discovered in the bush surrounding her village, died of asphyxiation resulting from an epileptic seizure.
On yesterday’s newscast we reported on a fire at an isolated tourist resort; tonight there appears to be a carbon copy. This time the small facility, a sport fishing operation, was located at Punta Negra on the coast of Toledo. Proprietor Bradley Reinhardt told police that all three board and thatch buildings, along with their […]
It is difficult to be over prepared for disasters, and that’s why–at the start of hurricane season–those who must manage Belize’s emergency management efforts are taking no chances. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting How well prepared are Caribbean countries to deal with natural and technical disasters? That’s the question being examined at a […]
It’s two down and two to go in KTV 2003. Last night a capacity crowd at Club Calypso cheered the first pair of contestants into the final four. Here’s how it went. Neil Hall, KTV Host “Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of semi-final round number one are…contestants number three and four, Adilean Coffin from Belize […]
Getting a job, particularly one you like, is not always an easy task. So why did one employee of the Port Authority allow himself to be fired, just because of his hairstyle? We’ll let him tell it. Frank Aviella, Terminated from Belize Ports Authority “It’s kind of bias you know. I say probably…I noh put […]
