The Musa administration is tonight breathing a sigh of relief following an announcement by the United States government that Belize has been removed from the list of Tier Three countries with regard to Human Trafficking. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, our new status means that the U.S. […]
Following three days of public ire against the board of Belize Telecommunications Limited for ignoring a Supreme Court injunction against Monday night’s annual meeting, this afternoon Attorney General Francis Fonseca weighed in with his opinion. Francis Fonseca, Attorney General of Belize ?Any individual or corporation who knowingly or deliberately refuses to acknowledge or respect an […]
There was a minor commotion on Belize City’s Southside this afternoon following the discovery of a corpse. I reached the scene as police were trying to figure out whether it was a case of foul play or natural causes. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting This evening Belize City police were called out to a residence at number […]
Two Guatemalans believed to be part of a gang of robbers who preyed on tourists in the Cayo District have been hit with enough charges to keep them in Hattieville until the next century. Marco Javier Chiquin-Molina and Geronimo Cortes-Gonzalez were brought before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord to be informed that not only were their […]
Two brothers have been arrested after police found a large quantity of stolen items at the family’s house. According to authorities, their investigation into a burglary that occurred between September fourteenth and September seventeenth at the Jewels of India shop inside the Tourism Village led them to a residence at North Creek Road in Belize […]
On yesterday’s newscast reporting on recent developments in the citrus industry, we reported that an injunction had been issued by the Supreme Court to postpone its ruling on an application that would allow Citrus Products of Belize Limited to restructure its financial statements in order to pay dividends to shareholders. The company informed us today […]
St. John’s College has announced that this month, it has finalised a memorandum of understanding with sister Jesuit institution Regis University in Colorado under which S.J.C. will grant Bachelors degrees. The official launch is scheduled for November but this morning, S.J.C. representatives told us that the programme’s flexibility will be its biggest selling point. Neulin […]
O.K., so you’ve been convinced that knowing your HIV status is a good thing. You took the test. The result is positive. News Five’s Kendra Griffith, in the last of a three part report, tells us what happens next. Dr. Paul Edwards, Deputy Dir., Health Services ?Before, we had always encouraged individuals to go get […]
