He’s only been on the job since Wednesday, but today, in a wide ranging interview with News Five, Director of Public Prosecutions Lutchman Sooknandan, made it clear that he intends to restore the image and effectiveness of his office and convince the public that–at least in his office–nobody’s thumb is resting on the scales of […]
Twenty-nine year old Louie Ganzie Gentle remains on the run tonight, thirty-six hours after he savagely stabbed twenty-eight year old Keisha Sutherland fifteen times in front of the mother’s two young children. The police have issued an all points bulletin and informed border points and police stations nationwide to be on the lookout for the […]
It was a case of domestic violence that, fortunately, did not reach the point of homicide, but an Orange Walk husband who allegedly attacked his wife and two police officers who came to her aid, has been charged with a long list of offences. Twenty-eight year old Eduardo Moralez of Guinea Grass Village was arraigned […]
The nation’s tourism industry–particularly its constituents in the Cayo District–received some good news today. It took the form of an update in the U.S. government’s travel advisory on Belize. The new release acknowledges the efforts of government and private sector to prevent robberies in the Mountain Pine Ridge and Chiquibul areas, pointing to increased police […]
Traditionally the Belizean education system has taken a basic no frills approach to learning. And while it’s not clear whether the problems with our younger generation originate in the nation’s classrooms or its homes, authorities are trying new approaches to turn children into responsible adults. News Five intern Jolie Pollard looked at one initiative that […]
With the nation still in shock over the accumulated savagery of three domestic murders in two weeks, we are not only forced to ask ourselves why such acts of violence are occurring … but what can we do to prevent them. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Twenty-eight year old Keisha Sutherland, twenty seven year old Anna Basto […]
