That so-called guarantee given by government to back a thirty-three million dollar loan made by the Belize Bank to Universal Health Services may not be so secret after all. A call from the Press Office this afternoon informed us that Cabinet has authorised any member of the National Assembly, upon request, to view the document […]
In another continuing saga, this time on the labour front, today Minister Francis Fonseca confirmed that the arbitration panel appointed to investigate the firing of three employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited finally has its terms of reference in hand. As we have reported, the Belize Communication Workers Union had objected to the original document, complaining […]
An eighteen year old man from the Corozal District has been arrested for the rape of his eight year old male cousin. On Sunday the pair were found naked together by a family member who reported it to the boys’ grandmother. She confronted the victim who confirmed the sodomy and that it was not the […]
A man suspected of committing several burglaries in the areas around Placencia and Independence is finally in the hands of police. Authorities say the arrest of twenty-one year old Christopher Rodriguez has brought closure to at least two major cases that occurred in June 2006 and March 2007. In the first incident, Rodriguez is believed […]
And back in Belize City, two men charged with murder will have their case tried in the Supreme Court. That was the ruling by Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb with regard to defendants Taedron Bennett and Joseph Kee. According to Gabb, the evidence was sufficient to send the case to the high court at its next […]
Tonight escaped prisoner Dennis Quilter remains at large … and although there have been some reported sightings; none of the tips have panned out. Quilter was being escorted up the steps of Magistrates’ Court by prison guards to the holding cell area when he suddenly broke away toward the Foreshore and disappeared into the city. […]
Miss Belize Maria Jeffery continues to pound the pavement tonight trying to round up support for her participation in the Miss Universe competition scheduled for May twenty-eighth in Mexico City. Following a fundraising radioathon in San Pedro last weekend, Jeffery has been able to pay the ten thousand dollar entrance fee that will guarantee her […]
For the next two days, academics from universities across Central America will meet in Belize City to discuss how they can work together more effectively. According to organisers, the idea behind the workshop is to support Central American regional integration through an understanding of economic, legislative, social and cultural similarities and differences. To that end, […]
From its origins as a lawn sport for European royalty, tennis has had to live with a reputation as a game for the classes, not the masses. And despite the breaking of social barriers in the U.S.A. and elsewhere, in Belize the sport could hardly be considered rootsy. Things may be changing, however, as an […]
A majority of the world’s scientists tell us that at this point in our planet’s history the world is growing warmer. The cause, they say, is human activity … and unless we change our ways the consequences of our actions will lead to some far reaching negative repercussions. Today Belizean climatologists took stock of how […]
