Free: It’s one of those words that we all like to hear … and no matter how many times we are reminded that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, we’ll take free over paid every time. The latest freebie to come our way is especially critical to parents, many of whom endure a […]
A twenty-seven year old woman remains in police custody tonight after police say she stabbed her common-law husband in the stomach. Forty year old Honduran national Emilio Castillo lies in a critical condition at the K.H.M.H. Dangriga police say initial investigations reveal that Castillo was home around three this morning when he became involved in […]
Charges against Alwin Gabb have been upgraded to murder following the death of stabbing victim Nolan Arana. The thirty year old hospital security guard died late Friday night from injuries suffered last Sunday night, when he was stabbed eleven times. It is alleged that Gabb attacked Arana in a jealous rage after he found the […]
Two years ago, an argument between two parents in a Cayo schoolyard escalated to violence and left a man and a small child injured. But today justice has been meted out. In April 2005, sixty-seven year old Alberto Reyes was charged with attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm after he shot Albert […]
Traffic accidents over the weekend have left a man dead and a woman critically injured. Around three on Saturday morning twenty year old Randy Ramclam drove his pickup truck into a parked car in Independence Village causing the pickup to turn over. Ramclam was thrown out of the vehicle on impact and was crushed when […]
The Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef has claimed another victim. Thirty-one year old tourist Bernard Kim was SCUBA diving at the popular destination Saturday morning along with a group of other divers when he began to experience difficulties. He was pulled from the water but died before reaching San Pedro, Ambergris Caye.
After years of bitter controversy, the Chalillo Dam was finally built on the upper Macal River and, as far as we know, in conjunction with the Mollejon facility has been quietly and efficiently providing Belize with lower cost power for over a year and a half. But not everyone is thrilled with the hydro system […]
If you’ve ever been hospitalised you know all too well the vital importance of the nursing profession. This week the organisation that represents the Caribbean’s thousands of nurses is meeting in Belize … and as I found out this morning, there’s plenty to talk about. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting In the past two years the number […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s another dish of Sports Monday. Lester Cadle and the Orange Walk Eagles found themselves facing the golf course if the could not muster a win Saturday night against the San Pedro Tigersharks who took Game I of the semi-final semi-pro basketball playoffs by a 96 – 86 score. […]
