In recent years we have witnessed an alarming number of child molestation cases … but rarely has an alleged perpetrator been caught in the act. That’s what apparently took place last week in the Cayo village of Camalote, where it is alleged that an Englishman residing in Belize attempted to take liberties with a nine […]
Last week’s incident in Camalote cannot help but make us recall the sickening abduction and murder of five Belizean girls over six years ago. Today Channel Five’s initiative to bring to justice the killer or killers of those children has gotten a boost from the Novelo brothers. David and Tony Novelo, through their company Mobile […]
The human remains found last week in the Orange Walk District have been identified. Following a post mortem, the dead man’s identity has been confirmed as fifty-two year old Misael Cal of Orange Walk Town. Cal, said to be a heavy drinker, had been reported missing in April. Forensic tests continue in an attempt to […]
It was a dramatic tale in July 2003 … a husband and wife ambushed by masked and armed gunmen at their St. Paul’s Bank village home. Percival Flowers and Cecilia Stephenson barely escaped with their lives but on Monday night in the Belize City Supreme Court, the men they accused: Eugene Carter, Aaron Miller and […]
Reports out of Belmopan tonight are that the Department of the Environment and Belize Natural Energy have struck a compromise following citizen complaints against oil exploration within the city limits. According to a letter to the company from Chief Environmental Officer Martin Alegria, B.N.E. has been granted “environmental clearance … subsequent to the signing on […]
What makes a person a hero? Is it the fire-fighter who charges into a burning building because he thinks that there may be someone inside? Is it the teacher whose dedication to her students helps them not only learn about history and science, but also what it means to be a good person? Is it […]
Two eminent Belizeans are among those slated to receive honorary degrees from the University of the West Indies. Former Prime Minister George Price and current Governor General Sir Colville Young are among thirteen honourees at upcoming graduation ceremonies at the three main U.W.I. campuses. Sir Colville will be conferred with a doctor of laws degree […]
Last weekend it was professionals taking part in the Father’s Day Cycling Classic, but this Sunday it is the youths’ turn to ride in the race honouring Bishop O.P. Martin. The sporting event is being organised by the Belize Rollers Cycling Enterprise and is open to cyclists in primary and secondary school, eight years old […]
The Wesley Methodist Church on Albert Street this week is the focal point of celebrations marking the one-hundred and eighty-first anniversary of Methodism in Belize as well as the fifty-fifth anniversary of the present church building. According to Ann-Marie Williams, coordinator of the Wesley Anniversary celebrations, this week is one of rejoicing and renewal. Ann-Marie […]
They have been trading canon shots in the media for several months now and it looks like the battle is only beginning. I’m talking about the controversy over the tourism development near Placencia called Ara Macao. Today opponents of the project travelled to Belize City to tell the press that this bird just won’t fly. […]
