For the last five days the country has been subjected to repeated blackouts and while the leading suspicion is that the outages are intentional, this evening Belize Electricity Limited’s boss Lynn Young maintained that the power cuts are the result of bad weather and bad luck. The company says while trips in the Mexican feed […]
A shooting in Belize City is hardly a rare event these days, but a confrontation between an off-duty police officer and a security guard on Tuesday night has produced bloody results. According to our sources, sometime between eight and nine last night, thirty-five year old Constable Fernando Franzua and his wife, WPC Alma Mortis, were […]
If you’re currently shopping around for a cell phone or camera, stay clear of those deals that seem too good to be true. In the early morning hours of Tuesday thieves hit a downtown electronics and music store and left with more than fifteen thousand dollars in cash and goods. According to Assistant Manager of […]
He is one of two brothers accused in the brutal grenade attack on Mayflower Street but today twenty-year-old Kareem Smith continued to maintain his innocence to the charge. Smith appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer this morning to have his bail revoked. In October, Smith was charged with two counts of Robbery and as a condition […]
Last October Chief Justice Dr. Abdulai Conteh made a historic ruling in the Supreme Court when he upheld a claim that the Mayans of Southern Belize had constitutionally protected customary land tenure rights over the areas surrounding their communities. But months after the fact, there was no impact on the ground. In response to the […]
“We all Bilang, we di go deh strang with Inclujan”, that’s the theme of Disability Week this year. Official activities include a Finger Spelling Bee set for tomorrow and a parade through the streets of the old capital on Friday. One of the organisations coordinating the events is the Parents Association for Children with Special […]
Over the next three days, scientists, policy makers and communication experts from across Central America will be meeting in Belize City to discuss Climate Change within the region. According to the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Change Program Coordinator, Nadia Bood, the idea behind the event is to stress that climate change is a real threat […]
For most Belizeans, hurricane preparedness starts when a storm is threatening our shores. But tonight the Belize Red Cross is appealing to residents to get ready early. And to help the hopeless organisers in our midst, the society is promoting its Hurricane Preparedness for Dummies booklets. Karen Diaz, President, Belize Red Cross “This one is […]
