Technology: it’s opening up whole new worlds of human enterprise, particularly in the field of telecommunications. But while the science expands exponentially, the legal, political and economic ramifications lag far behind. That’s the position in which Belize finds itself as the public discovers the wonders and the phone company experiences the woes … of VOIP. […]
The body of forty-one year old Robert Massiah, missing since Saturday was recovered this afternoon in the area of the Sibun Bar. The search was conducted by relatives Marlon Neal and James Swan. As we reported on Monday, Massiah, along with four friends, were in a twenty-three foot fibreglass boat near Stake Bank when the […]
The plague of sexual assault cases in Belize continues unabated. On Tuesday, Belmopan police arrested a twenty five-year old man in connection with a claim made by a thirteen-year old girl from a nearby village that she was raped by a pair of assailants. The minor reported to police that around one a.m. on Easter […]
The long-delayed trial of Gabby Affif began this morning in the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas. Affif is charged with five counts of possession of false official documents; six counts of uttering a false official document, and five counts of forgery of an official document, all in connection with the illegal sale of Belizean nationality. […]
The term human trafficking conjures up images of frightened immigrants, packed like sardines into airless shipping containers and smuggled across borders into an uncertain future. And while the reality is usually less dramatic, the problem is no less real. Every day defenceless people, particularly the young, are being forced into lives of exploitation bordering on […]
Five down and five to go. That’s the status of choosing the ten semi-finalists for KTV 2006. Last night a packed house saw a very close contest but in the end there could be only one winner. Here’s how it went. William Neal, KTV Host ?The winner is contestant numberrrr three.? (Ronald Casimiro signing ?Penny […]
