If there were any doubts about Belize’s commitment to cruise tourism, they were dispelled today as the Government, Port, and Carnival Corporation inaugurated what may well rank as the largest single private development project in the nation’s history. And while it appears that certain legal impediments have not yet been removed from the scene, there […]
It’s a story that’s been kicking around in the media for several weeks, and today, it’s official. Twenty-three year old Immigration Officer, April Parchue, daughter of the department’s director, Colonel Peter Parchue, appeared in Magistrate’s Court this afternoon to answer ten charges of theft and false accounting. The charges stem from an investigation by auditors […]
A brazen afternoon break-in in Belize City has left the suspected burglar suffering from gunshot wounds and the defiant homeowner lucky to be alive. According to police, around three Wednesday afternoon, twenty year old Bert Vasquez was at home on Raccoon Street Extension when he heard suspicious sounds coming from the back of the house. […]
Intent on keeping bad cops off the line, a sting operation launched by the Internal Affairs Unit of the Police Department has resulted in the arrest of another officer. Police Constable Brentford Longsworth has been charged with extortion after he “charged” a local businessman eight hundred dollars in exchange for the recovery of a stolen […]
The Ministry of Human Development has contracted the services of the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect to assist them in confronting the problems that occur in dysfunctional families. NOPCAN, which has traditionally addressed the issue of abuse, is now focusing its attention on prevention and how best the organization can […]
If you’ve ever been treated at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the three regional public hospitals or dozens of government health centres nationwide, chances are you’ve come under the care of a Cuban doctor or nurse. Today ceremonies were held in Belize City to recognize a half decade of medical assistance from our island neighbour. […]
This weekend the nation’s capital will be the scene of some entertainment not often experienced in this newly digitized age. With over a hundred performers a packed house–consisting primarily of family members–is guaranteed. But this production is no mere vanity affair…as News 5’s Patrick Jones found out. Patrick Jones, Reporting The students of Dramatic Force […]
