It was a busy time on Albert Street today in the height of commercial activity, when two robbers brazenly jacked Doony’s Store. Police responded soon enough after reports of the heist, but up to news time, no arrests have been made in this latest City jacking. News Five’s Marion Ali has more on this story. […]
A young woman, who had been in prison since 2005, was freed of a murder charge this afternoon by a jury of six women and six men in the Supreme Court. But the jury found her guilty of the reduced charge of Manslaughter, on a count of eleven to one. The woman, Yanira Escobar, will […]
Things got dramatic at Court this afternoon when the press was ordered out of a hearing before the Appeals Board of the Central Bank in which the Belize Bank is appealing to stay an order by the Central Bank to return twenty million dollars gifted to the government of Belize by Venezuela and Taiwan. The […]
If you have been following the news, you would have heard loud noises that Telemedia and the cable company C.B.C., have colluded to cut off cable services from communities on the western highway and parts of the southern highway. Well that’s one side of the story, and today Telemedia fired back with a release of […]
Consultations on the proposal to expand the Senate have been held countrywide and before this can become law the Constitution will have to be amended. But before this can take place, the N.G.O. community is organising to elect their first representative to the expanded senate which will grow from twelve to thirteen members. This morning […]
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute was designed to support the sustainable use and planned development of Belize’s coastal resources through increased knowledge and the building of alliances for the benefit of all Belizeans. And while its scope spanned the length of the country, its budget did not stretch far enough to keep its […]
He is no stranger in the field of education with experiences that span forty years and now J Alexander Bennett, has put together a well researched book of the many challenges and advances in our education system. It is a book that is a good source of reference that documents the evolution of the educational […]
The spectacular opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China this Friday and in Chinese culture, the number eight is associated with prosperity and confidence, so the ceremony is scheduled to begin at eight p.m. on the eighth of the eighth month of the year. […]
While the Reina De La Costa Maya Pageant is to be held this Thursday night in San Pedro, the contestants were invited to spice up the week by participating in a special mini pageant. Last night Fido’s Courtyard hosted the eight delegates in what they call La Reina Fido’s Bikini Competition. The winner is Miss […]
