This morning, convicted killer, police constable Sheldon Arzu was sentenced to thirteen years behind bars. From the bench Justice Troadio Gonzalez told the defendant: “You say the police have to make tough decisions to protect the public, but mistakes are made. You also say that this is not an abuse of power… Some sentences for […]
Meanwhile in Dangriga, murder charges have been filed against twenty-one year old Charlton Castillo in connection with the stabbing death of Dave Nunez early Monday morning. Reports to News Five are that Nunez and Castillo had engaged in several brawls in recent months, the last of which ended with Castillo stabbing Nunez multiple times to […]
A Belize City security guard was formally arraigned on charges of carnal knowledge in connection with two separate incidents: one that is alleged to have occurred nine years ago and a second, six years ago. According to court reports, the sixteen year old victim claims that in October 1996, when she was seven years old, […]
On Monday we aired the story of an eight year old boy who was knockdown in Ladyville by a garbage truck. In that report, the boy’s father, David Melendez not only complained about the police investigation into his son’s case, but he also took issue with the authorities concerning his own case that left him […]
With the General Sales Tax set for implementation next April, this week tax officials are hitting the road on a countrywide forum to explain the ins and outs of the new system. While government representatives maintain that the mechanism for the G.S.T. will be very similar to the Value Added Tax that was repealed in […]
As a department, they often come under fire for not getting to the scene fast enough. But second on the list of complaints against the National Fire Service is faulty equipment. A donation today should change things for the better though, as one local company has stepped forward with a significant contribution that will alter […]
The silence out of Spanish Lookout has been deafening, but tonight Belize Natural Energy announced that not only has the second oil well been drilled and completed, they’ve also handed over a cheque to the Government of Belize as per the royalty agreement. In a statement issued this evening, B.N.E. says the second well, named […]
This week the Belize Business Bureau and the Belize Tourism Board have teamed up to hold the first annual Arts, Craft, and Wood Show at the House of Culture in Belize City. The three-day fair features the work of more than forty businesses from across the country. The displays are open to Belizeans and visitors […]
You might have seen a movie recently called Calendar Girls. It was the true story of an English woman who convinced her friends to pose in a calendar to raise money for her local hospital. In each photo was a sunflower symbolising the woman’s late husband. Well, here in Belize a group of local ladies […]
Today officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives, and the Belize Tourism Industry Association gathered in Belize City as part of an overview of the Mesoamerican Cruise Tourism Industry survey. According to the organisers; tour guides, local hoteliers, tour operators, and government representatives have to work in tandem to: one, identify common problems, […]
