Louis Gentle, better known as Louie Ganzie, was this evening found guilty of murder. A jury of nine men and three women deliberated for around four hours before delivering their verdict. The thirty year old musician killed his ex-common law wife, twenty-eight year old Takeshia Sutherland, on January third of this year, stabbing her twenty-one […]
In another high profile conviction, nineteen year old Ryan Welcome, one of the two men charged with a robbery in which over sixty-five thousand dollars in cash and valuables were stolen, was found guilty today in the court of Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie. He was sentenced to five years in prison. The charge against the […]
Twenty-four year old Andrew Carrillo, an alleged member of the violent Central American gang MS-13, one of two men charged with Murder and Arson, was freed of the charges today in the court of Justice Troadio Gonzalez when Crown Counsel Nigel Ebanks entered a motion of nolle prosequi. The charges still stand, however, against the […]
The trial of thirty-one year Ryan Horne, an alleged mentally challenged person who is charged with double Murder, was to start this morning in the court of Justice Adolph Lucas, but his attorney, Alifa Elrington, argued that he should get a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Justice Lucas agreed […]
Police have announced arrests in two recent major crimes. Thirty-five year old Guatemalan Alejandro Hernandez has been charged with Murder in the death of Clementine Enriquez Jr. of St. Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway. According to police, Enriquez was asleep early Monday morning following a night of socializing when Hernandez dropped a large stone […]
Three funding awards were made this morning by UNESCO to local organisations. Ava Pennil, the Director of the Human Services Department, received twenty-one thousand U.S. dollars for the publishing of a series of booklets explaining Belize’s Child Protection System. Also granted funding for a publication—in this case four thousand U.S. dollars–was the Museum of Belize […]
Last week we reported on the strong possibility that, due to the poor condition of the country’s football stadiums, Belize would be forced to play both its 2008 World Cup qualifying matches abroad. It was noted that the Football Federation of Belize would be speaking to government on the issue and yesterday evening Press Office […]
And while on the subject of international sports, just in case you were wondering what Belizean-American basketballer Milton Palacio is up to, we have discovered that there is life after the N.B.A. The veteran pro point guard is playing in the highly competitive Euroleague for the team Partizan Igokea of Belgrade. According to its website […]
With Belize’s geographic and ethnic spilt personality, it’s sometimes hard to remember whether we are Central American or Caribbean…or if we watch enough cable TV, whether we are just another corner of the U.S.A. Institutionally, however, our membership in the Caribbean Community is strong…and as CARICOM promotes greater regional integration we ignore those developments at […]
In news just in it appears that people acting in sympathy with the Felix family have taken action tonight by breaking down the concrete wall at the Pot Loyola Pre-school. The wall was used to hide the person or persons who shot to death sixteen year old Faron Felix on Friday night and his mother, […]
This evening five environmental non-governmental organisations received grants from the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT to carry out or expand already existing projects. The five groups are the Aguacaliente Management Team, the Community Baboon Sanctuary Women’s Group, the Belize Association of Private Protected Areas, the Indigenous People’s Conservation Alliance and Friends of Nature. Technical Programme […]
But while environmental groups received funding for their projects, they were not the only ones who received attention. Four Belizean journalists were recognized for excellence in their coverage of environmental stories in 2007. Kainie Manuel and Maria Novelo from the San Pedro Sun took the third place award for their piece on solid waste management, […]
There’s an old adage in the advertising industry that says: “Only half of all advertising actually works…but I don’t know which half.” The same could probably be said for the over two decade long awareness campaign against AIDS, in which many efforts have been made and numerous approaches taken. Today the religious denomination in Belize […]
A vacancy exists for a reporter to join the staff of one of the region’s most highly honoured television news organisations. Applicants should possess the following qualifications: – Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (Broadcasting experience is an asset) – Strong writing skills – Strong command of the English language – A commitment to excellence – Willingness […]
