It’s a constitutional case that has the potential to set important precedents both here and internationally. Today the attorneys on both sides in the Maya land issue concluded their arguments and left their fate in the hands of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. But whoever wins or loses, the legal battle has forced Belizeans to think […]
As Janelle noted in her story, the government’s attorney, Nicola Cho, declined to speak to the press. Belmopan’s position, however, has been explained numerous times, most recently by Prime Minister Said Musa in an interview with News Five in April. What’s interesting is that the P.M. seems to have little philosophical quarrel with the Toledo […]
Tonight Belize City police are on the lookout for Dwayne Jones. Jones is wanted for questioning in the stabbing of twenty-two year old Leon Price. Authorities report that the two men got into a fight shortly after seven Wednesday night on Ebony Street. Price told police that he and Jones had a previous misunderstanding over […]
Corozal police are looking for two men who not only robbed a teacher and security guard this afternoon at the Corozal Community College, but the suspects also tried to break into the school’s accounts section. Police report that around one p.m. two armed masked men held up the teacher and security guard at the entrance […]
The badly decomposed corpse of the newborn child was found in April of last year wrapped in a towel, stuffed in a box, and then placed in a plastic bag. A few weeks later police arrested twenty year old Maritza Gonzalez and, based on medical evidence and testimony that the child was born alive, charged […]
It is said that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop, but that shouldn’t be a problem for parents and children during the school break as there is no shortage of individuals and organisations hosting organised activities during the summer. This year the Y.W.C.A. will be conducting seventeen different programmes for people of all ages. […]
It does not get underway until the middle of next month but the Belize Audubon Society has started accepting applications for their two environmental summer camps. B.A.S. is inviting children between the ages of seven and sixteen to be a part of two fun-filled rainforest explorations. According to Advocacy Programme Manager Tanya Williams-Thompson, space is […]
With crime an everyday reality for many Belizeans, there is no shortage of cries for something to be done. But for those who want to take a more proactive role in crime reduction, S.J.C.’s School of Professional Studies is offering an associate’s degree in criminal justice. Commencing in September, the two year programme will cover […]
When Belize assumed the pro-tempore presidency of the Central American Integration System in January; the appointment also meant heading the various bodies that fall under the organisation. One such group is the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America, COMISCA. Since Wednesday, members of COMISCA under the chairmanship of Minister of Health Jose Coye, […]
With our geographic isolation from the rest of CARICOM, Belize does not often stand out in the day to day affairs of the regional group. But there’s one area in which our nation has excelled. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Three times in its first four years of existence, the winner in FirstCaribbean’s Regional Unsung Heroes competition […]
