It was one of those rare days in the news business when even the most hard-bitten pundit would be forced to admit the possibility that some form of justice may indeed exist in Belize. The evidence of today’s near miraculous revelation took the form of three unrelated events: the arrest of a key figure in […]
Five days after three police officers from the Criminal Investigation Unit entered the premises of sixty-seven year old Douglas Gill and conducted an aggressive and fruitless search, today the police admitted that the operation was executed unprofessionally. But the acknowledgement did not come by way of any police press release. Instead, Gill was paid a […]
But no one can be more relieved with the surprise turn of events than Douglas Gill. Gill, who has been shaken by the treatment he received from the police who conducted the search, says he is grateful to Commissioner Zetina for being humble enough to apologize for the incident. Gill is not sure if he […]
While the commissioner’s bold initiative could be viewed cynically as a mere public relations ploy, the department’s next move could not be so easily dismissed. Making good on the high command’s promise of an impartial investigation, officers today arrested police constable Pedro Teck and charged him with driving without due care and attention and negligent […]
It’s an organisation that’s new to the N.G.O. scene, but is already proving to be a forceful advocate for disabled Belizeans, particularly those least able to help themselves. Patrick Jones reports. Dolores Godfrey, Director, CARE-Belize “CARE does work with physically disabled children. Our focus is very narrow, we work only in physical rehabilitation and only […]
They’ve been in business on the barracks for four years, and tonight the Princess Hotel and Casino is celebrating by giving away fifty thousand dollars. According to the manager of the casino, Ayhan Isiner, the anniversary party will culminate a year-long cash bonanza of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Ayhan Isiner, Manager, Princess Casino […]
By all accounts it has been a war waged for too long. The power struggle between the Football Federation of Belize and the Belize Premier Football league over who runs things in Belizean football is not only embarrassing the country on the international stage, but is also hampering attempts to improve the nation’s future performance. […]
They are forced to perform daily in front of an audience usually larger than thirty less-than-attentive students. So why should we be surprised that teachers make great actors. Patrick Jones has more on a new programme that puts our educators on a larger stage. Patrick Jones, Reporting They are responsible for shaping the minds of […]
