A long journey that began over two and a half years ago is almost over. According to a release from the National Assembly, on Tuesday the report of the Special Select Committee on its investigation into Social Security will be presented to the Senate. That report, which focuses on the S.S.B.’s disastrous securitization programme, tonight […]
Police say wet road conditions may have contributed to a fatal traffic accident last night on the Western Highway. Sometime around ten, thirty-three year old Anthony Espat and twenty-nine year old Roberto Escobar were heading west toward Belmopan but upon reaching between miles forty-two and forty-three Espat lost control of his Volkswagon Jetta. The car […]
Police investigation and community support was what led police to the home of the young mother who left her newborn on the doorsteps of another resident’s home in Roaring Creek Village. Today authorities say their investigation has led them to arrest twenty year old Loydia Martinez. Martinez, who is a student, was charged for the […]
Tonight Belmopan police need your help in finding a suspect they say not only set his dogs after two of their own but tried to run over one of the officers. The drama unfolded around two on Wednesday afternoon. Police officers Daniel Teck and Sheridan Lemoth were on bicycle patrol when they responded to a […]
The Belize Court of Appeal has decided the case of police officer Sherwood Wade. Wade, convicted in the Supreme Court of manslaughter by negligence in the 2003 killing of Darnell McDonald in Ladyville, had sought to overturn his conviction. The Director of Public Prosecutions also appealed, citing the four thousand dollar fine as too lenient. […]
Two weeks ago a group of young people organised a well attended walk against crime in Belize City. On Sunday an even bigger crowd is expected to assemble for another march and vigil in support of an end to the senseless violence. This morning I spoke to the organisers. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Mothers Organized for […]
It’s an event we’ve covered many times in the past and will hopefully report well into the future: a small story of success in an area where failure all too often grabs the headlines. Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting After a year of hard work and dedication, today more than thirty members of […]
Minister of Defence, Youth and Sports, Cordel Hyde, was an enthusiastic guest at today’s ceremony … but he is less certain when it comes to his government’s future direction. According to Hyde, his party needs to put its differences aside and focus on the important things in life. Cordel Hyde, Minister of Defence, Youths and […]
The National AIDS Commission has fired off a press release responding to remarks made on Tuesday’s newscast by B.D.F. Medical Officer Doctor Irvin Gabourel defending the practice of mandatory HIV testing of recruits. According to N.A.C. chair, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, the National AIDS Policy specifies that mandatory testing should not be used as a basis for […]
It had already been delayed a day due to rain and last night’s KTV final still had to move indoors when the rains came down twenty minutes into the show. But when things settled down it was maximum drama as a new champ was crowned for 2006. News Five’s Alyssa Noble has the story. Patrick […]
