We might all be jaded by the sound of gunshots on the streets of Belize City, but when brutal thugs leave children bleeding on the ground all in the name of revenge and petty arguments, it’s time to be outraged. And that is exactly what the country is feeling tonight following reports of an incident […]
An American man has been murdered in San Pedro and tonight the prime suspects are his maid and property caretaker. According to authorities, around one on Sunday morning Caye cops visited the home of seventy-one year old Leston Langdon in the Beachfront area of the town. There they found Langdon sitting up in a chair […]
Death by hug…the bizarre incident that ended a drunken “girls night out” in Santa Elena has shocked the nation. Reports to News Five are that thirty-two year old Rita Myvette was with her friend, Alma Woodeye and three other women at her one-storey home on Bradley Street in Santa Elena having a party on Friday […]
Another shooting, this time less than a block away from the city’s main police station, has left a second young man in critical condition. Police reports are that around four on Sunday morning, Danny Dais and another man got into a fight at the corner of Handyside and Queen Street. The dispute ended when the […]
As part of an ongoing public relations campaign, tax officials continue to hold meetings, appear on local talk shows, and answer emails, phone calls, and faxes from the business community on how the new levy will affect profit margins around the country. After a disappointing turnout last week, this morning it was a full house […]
The Belize delegation has left the World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong, but reports are that the round, while not ending in collapse like previous meetings in Seattle and Cancun, has produced largely “insubstantial results.” In his final presentation to the world’s leaders, Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Smith puts the blame for […]
Another Belizean business has answered the Salvation Army’s call for more toys…and in a big way. During brief handing over ceremonies this morning, the Sol Group, formerly the Shell Group of Companies, donated exactly eight hundred and twenty-nine items to the army’s toy drive. According to Sol Belize’s general manager Joe Habet, the gift is […]
A student from the Cayo District is bedridden tonight, having been diagnosed with a rare illness. Rosendo Choc and his family are reeling from the prognosis tonight that without the necessary medication, his chances of surviving Guillain Barre Syndrome are slim. And even though the medicine he needs is thousands of dollars out of their […]
Today thirty-six year old Barbara Pollard, a single mother of seven children, is the proud recipient of a brand new three bedroom house. The building was imported to Lords Bank from Spanish Lookout and fully decorated through the efforts of local radio station Love FM and a long list of sponsors. This afternoon during brief […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this weekly serving of Sports Monday. By the time the final schedule in regular season was staged in the RFG Cup Tournament over the weekend, seven of the eight teams headed to the playoffs had already emerged. Question is would Belmopan United be able to maintain its slim playoff […]
