It is an institution that figures frequently in this newscast and today is no exception. At a press conference this morning the people who manage the nation’s largest medical facility came front and centre to explain their plans and confront some recurring demons. Dr. Alvaro Rosado, Chief Executive Officer, K.H.M.H. ?We welcome constructive criticism and […]
It does not look like a case of murder but the family of a drowning victim is no less distraught over the tragic death. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has more. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the Flores family of Lords Bank Village gathered on the banks of the Belize River after the body of their loved […]
Four years ago twenty-three year old Jermaine Usher, a resident of Punta Gorda Town, went missing. And while at the time authorities suspected that his disappearance was no accident, there was no evidence to substantiate their suspicions. Today there is. Police would not go into the specifics of the ongoing investigation but in a press […]
It may be common practice in most places but here in Belize, police prosecutors are patting themselves on the back, having convicted an accused burglar by using fingerprint evidence. Court reports are that nineteen year old Shane Atis was charged with burglary after police found him in possession of more than three thousand dollars worth […]
Meanwhile, a Belize City resident was also found guilty today of attacking a woman and trying to steal her purse. In February, Rebecca Emmanuel told police that while walking on Dolphin Street, she was pushed to the ground by a man and her purse forcibly taken from her hands. But Emmanuel wasn’t about to admit […]
It seems like common sense but when it comes to large international organisations that quality is not always so common. Today the various United Nations bodies working in Belize signed onto a new working relationship with the government of Belize. It’s called the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, UNDAF for short, and what it hopes […]
Signing for G.O.B. this afternoon was Prime Minister Said Musa. He took the opportunity to respond to harsh criticisms by the United States of America of Belize’s record on human trafficking. Said Musa, Prime Minister ?That Belize is now lumped and almost put in a box so to speak with, Belize, Venezuela and Cuba; I […]
The vast majority of Belizeans can trace at least part of their ancestry to the ancient Mayan or African civilizations. But it was not until two years ago that the teaching of Maya and African history was formally intoduced into primary schools. How has the programme been going? Today its authors gave an interim assessment. […]
The field of KTV semi-finalists is now complete. On Tuesday night the tenth and last contestant was selected at the Palm Court. Here’s how it went. William Neal, Host of KTV ?Ladies and gentlemen the winner for the final show, the regular show for KTV 2006, show number ten is none other than contestant numberrrr […]
And in an item relating to our own industry, we note with regret the decision of Broadcasting Authority chairperson Silvana Woods to resign from her post. The veteran media worker’s departure comes on the heels of Cabinet’s decision to defer action on a new broadcasting policy that Woods and her board have been working on […]
