He is accused of killing his common law wife by stabbing her fifteen times … with two of her children watching. But after fourteen days as Belize’s most wanted fugitive, Louie Ganzie Gentle was this afternoon apprehended by police and charged with murder. Today I watched as he was processed at Queen Street … and […]
While it may be too late for Keisha Sutherland, there is help available for abused women who do not want to end up as a statistic on a police report. One of the most important sources of aid is called Haven House, an anonymous home where women who need to leave an unsafe situation can […]
Two minors charged with a high profile 2005 murder have had their case sent down to Magistrate’s Court where a coroner’s inquest will determine if they will stand trial. The boys, at the time only thirteen years old, are accused of killing four year old Oscar Velasquez and hiding his body in an old refrigerator […]
In another case sent from the Supreme Court for a coroner’s inquest, a mother whose year old son dropped off her bike to his death will have her charges reviewed. Twenty year old Vicenta Cuxun was charged with Manslaughter by Negligence and Causing Death by Careless Conduct in March of 2005. The charges arose out […]
Campaign fever may be off to an early start as today the party called Vision Inspired by the People held a press conference in Belize City to announce its electoral plans. The official VIP candidates number only six: Hubert Enriquez, Paul Morgan and Bobby Lopez who will be contesting constituencies in the Cayo district, Patrick […]
The good news for minimum wage workers announced last week was confirmed today as officials explained details of the immediate twenty-five percent increase plus future hikes. In May 2006, a nine member council made up of workers, employers and independent partners was commissioned to review and if necessary revise the minimum wage. After seven months […]
The Living With Hope Foundation is a three year old charitable organisation that assists people living with HIV and AIDS. To date, eighty-five people have benefited from the service. This morning, the organisation received a donation of five thousand dollars from Bravo Motors, part of the proceeds of the 2006 Nissan Grand Raffle. Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, […]
It was a special day for the students and staff of Ebenezer Methodist Primary School. Not only was the learning institution visited by a former student but forty six year old Douglas Griffith, who is a computer technician, brought with him a total of ten new fully loaded computers. Griffith and his family, who now […]
