It may be an unfortunate coincidence, but one day after Belizeans rallied for an end to violence against women we are compelled to report at least three cases of rape, two committed against children. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has been following the most shocking incident, in which both a man and his girlfriend are accused […]
In Corozal, police have charged an eighteen-year-old resident of Xaibe Village with rape and unlawful carnal knowledge. A thirteen-year-old girl reported to police that around five Tuesday afternoon she visited a neighbour?s house where she met Apolonio Catch. Catch allegedly pulled her into the bedroom where he had sexual intercourse with her against her will.
Thirty-four year old Kenrick Domingo, also known as “Buck Dougal”, a resident of Courtenay’s Crescent who had fifty-nine previous convictions on various offences, received his sixtieth yesterday when a jury of nine found him guilty of rape. Domingo was sentenced to ten years in prison by Justice Troadio Gonzalez, who stipulated that the sentence should […]
The Supreme Court hearing of a constitutional challenge to the Carnival cruise port contract initiated by the Belize Tourism Industry Association will have to wait for another week. Justice Samuel Awich this morning granted an adjournment on an application by attorney for the Belize Tourism Board, Melissa Balderamos Mahler. Mahler surprised the bench when she […]
They are yet to announce the new president but two staff changes at the National Institute of Culture and History are worth noting. Andy Palacio, Director of the Institute of Creative Arts, is moving out of the Bliss to Belmopan where he will serve as deputy to NICH administrator, Victor Espat. Palacio has also been […]
The Senate Select Committee on Social Security met on Wednesday to complete its series of interviews to fill the post of special auditor. According to a committee press release, the senators also decided to do a physical inspection of the properties used to secure S.S.B. loans and guarantees. Experts in land valuation will join the […]
A delegation of business men and women from the Republic of China on Taiwan is on an official visit to the country, with an eye to explore areas of greater cooperation. Today, on the first full day of their visit, the group, led by Minister without Portfolio, Yi-fu Lin, paid a courtesy call on Prime […]
Students of Sacred Heart Junior College in San Ignacio this week delivered school supplies, sports equipment and teaching materials to close to two hundred primary students in rural Toledo. The donation is part of the institution’s school support programme, which was started in 2001, following the devastation of Hurricane Iris. Over the last few months, […]
The Sadie Vernon High School in Belize City has gained a reputation over the years as an institution where young girls who just can’t make it at other schools come to complete their secondary education. But don’t tell that to this group of young women, who say they are not looking for handouts, but are […]
Alone among Belize’s big three agricultural commodities, citrus does not depend on any special trade preferences from Europe. And while times are not particularly good in the industry, orange and grapefruit products remain the Belizean products most likely to survive in the coming dog-eat-dog era of globalisation. As farmers and factory personnel begin to process […]
