Even during the most heated battles of world wars one and two, there would be brief periods of truce, during which each side could bury its dead, observe Christmas, or just take a rest from the bloody business of killing. And while our political wars thankfully lack bloodshed, the concept of raising the white flag […]
They are the frontline soldiers in the never-ending battle to heal the sick and maintain a healthy population. But tonight the nation’s public system medical workers are not a happy group. They have fired off a request for an urgent meeting with Minister of Health Vildo Marin to discuss what a press release from the […]
A convict on the run is back in police custody tonight after a face off with authorities in the Cayo district left him with bullets in both legs. According to San Ignacio police, around twelve thirty this afternoon, residents of Esperanza village called in to report a burglary in progress. The cops arrived just in […]
Accident? Or Arson? That’s what police and fire officials are trying to figure out after the Libertad police station, which also housed the officer’s residence, went up in smoke on Monday night. According to police press officer G. Michael Reid, an inebriated resident of the village who was detained following a domestic dispute, was placed […]
For the better part of eight decades, the Salvation Army in Belize has been a beacon of hope and comfort for the indigent. And while public support for the organisation has been unwavering over the years, a major transgression by the man selected to lead the local congregation has put a blemish on the Army’s […]
This morning opening ceremonies were held in Belize City to launch a regional multi-disciplinary workshop for the ten year review of the Barbados Programme of Action. It was there in 1994 that the UN conference on the Development of Small Island Developing States was held. Over the next three days, delegates from countries all over […]
On Saturday, lady luck certainly smiled on Jose Alfredo Ramirez of San Ignacio Town. This twenty-seven year old father of five children became the seventh lotto jackpot winner of the year, walking off with the sixty thousand dollar weekend draw. Ramirez, who spent a total of ten dollars on the game, says he had been […]
We’ve seen it happen so often that it’s almost routine: brought into court in bangles, walk out free a few months later. Did they commit the crime? Probably. Can the prosecution prove it? Not likely, as a combination of fear and ineptitude has turned the criminal justice system into a revolving door for even the […]
