It represents such an important part of Belize’s economic future that a government eager for new revenue has been less than strict in its enforcement of environmental regulations affecting the nation’s young petroleum industry. Today that lax attitude has been confirmed by news of an accident last week that has left many residents of Spanish […]
During a special sitting of the Senate on Monday at the National Assembly in Belmopan, veteran attorney Lutchman Sooknandan was approved as Belize’s new Director of Public Prosecutions. Sooknandan’s appointment is effective today, January ninth and according to Senator Esther Ayuso, was finally done according to proper procedure. Senator Esther Ayuso
Janet Rivers Myvette was last seen by her family over a month ago and last week they appeared on this newscast asking viewers and police to help find the fifty-six year old Belize City woman. The appeal apparently resulted in some action as today sources tell News Five that Myvette’s son-in-law has been detained for […]
It’s a situation that has plagued joggers and other fitness buffs at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex for years: vehicle break-ins. But tonight there is some good news to report as two men have been arrested and charged for that crime. Thirty-one year old Giovanni Lauriano and twenty-seven year old Marlon Harris have been charged […]
Meanwhile, another man accused of stealing was today convicted and sentenced to spend the next seven years behind bars. According to court reports, this morning the case against thirty-two year old Cecil Gill, also known as “G.I. Joe”, concluded with Magistrate Dorothy Flowers finding the defendant guilty of Robbery. Gill has three previous convictions for […]
It may have come a little late for the people who make calendars but on Monday the Ministry of Home Affairs published its official list of public and bank holidays for 2007. In keeping with the trend of the last few years, some holidays falling on a Tuesday through Friday have been moved to Monday, […]
It has long been assumed that once presented with accurate knowledge, people will automatically change their behaviour. But as any haad ayz pikni can tell you, thing don’t always work out that way. This week front line personnel in the medical profession are learning how to translate education into action. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This week […]
