It was as gruesome and brutal a crime as we ever see in this country, perpetrated with the kind of cruelty more closely associated with Baghdad than the quiet community of Lord’s Bank. And to make matters worse, the depraved men who raped and murdered a young woman on Friday are still on the loose […]
A shooting on Sunday night has left a Belize City man hospitalised with a bullet wound to the leg. Thirty-three year old Carl Bradley told police that around ten, two guys on bikes rode up to where he was standing on West Canal and one fired several shots at him with a handgun. No arrests […]
Three men accused of various crimes in a case of piracy at sea have been cleared of all charges after the prosecution decided to throw in the towel. Lincoln “Kilo Boy” Allen, Leonardo Casanova, and Jairu Sedacey walked out of Belize City Magistrate’s Court free men, after charges of attempted murder, grievous harm, use of […]
The Belize Court of Appeal is back in session in what looks to be a busy schedule. The court, which began deliberations today, will hear a total of twelve criminal appeals and six civil cases. Two of the civil appeals involve Belize Telecommunications Limited; one concerning the enforceability of a U.S. District court order and […]
He walked into the forest, chopped down some mahogany trees, cut them into blocks, and was hauling them to Orange Walk Town. But Forestry Department officials disrupted forty-year-old Andrew Adolphus’s illegal logging operation late last week when they confiscated his trailer full of timber at the Tower Hill Bridge. Around six on Thursday evening, Adolphus […]
The Ministry of Health is looking to overhaul antiquated legislation which covers this vital aspect of the country’s development. A two-day workshop which started today is analyzing the regulations, identifying loopholes, and separating responsibilities among different government agencies. Director of Health Services Dr. Errol Vanzie says updating the legislation will eliminate a lot of confusion […]
And when it comes to health, experts have discovered that many of our problems can be avoided by taking better care of our bodies both before and after we get sick. Diet, as News 5’s Patrick Jones discovered, even plays an important part in the treatment of HIV and AIDS. Patrick Jones, Reporting The ?Healthy […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with yet another dish of Sports Monday. The WIN-Belize Female Basketball Championship series is currently taking centre stage at the City Centre. Yesterday Maria Chang Eagles went into game two of this three game series against perennial rivals Sparks with the opportunity to close out the show and grab the […]
