He is a former Minister of Finance, Budget Management, Public Utilities, Police, B.D.F., Housing and a long list of other portfolios and many agree that in the height of his political career he commanded the corridors of power in Belmopan. But today Ralph Fonseca was brought to Court under heavy escort by the very force […]
Also in court, a B.D.F. soldier from Big Falls, Toledo who was on duty providing security to flood victims tonight finds himself charged with Manslaughter for causing the death of a civilian on November twenty-second. Orange Walk police have arrested and charged twenty year old Private Paulino Assi for shooting Douglas Villager, nineteen year old […]
In other news, there are only two more days until the Belize-Guatemala compromis for the I.C.J. is signed in Washington D.C., but tonight the National Trade Union Congress is making a last minute request to government to make the document public. According to the N.T.U.C.B. press release, the Belizean people have a right to know […]
Some may say that there aren’t enough policemen on the streets or that people aren’t trusting of officers to share vital information needed to keep the peace and solve crime. So the police department has devised a strategy that might just do that. They have identified some civilians with interest in their community and have […]
While twenty-eight men and women were inducted as special constables, today’s ceremony at the Raccoon Street Police Station was also used to honour the police officer of the month. The officer selected is not only hard working but she also has to do double duty as a single parent and mother of four. Sergeant Diane […]
The shooting at the foot of the swing bridge on November twenty-eighth appeared at first glance to be a clear cut case of attempted robbery of a former police officer by two men on bicycles. But the story is now changing. Thirty-five year Javier Castellanos, now a security guard, claimed that one robber attempted to […]
In other news, forty-two year old fudge vendor, Bernard Pratt was charged with Unlawful Carnal Knowledge of a twelve year old girl. Today, Pratt appeared in front of Magistrate Aretha Ford who remanded him in custody until January ninth. No plea was taken from Pratt and due to the nature of his alleged offense, he […]
And a Chinese businesswoman of the Western Highway was robbed at gunpoint at her restaurant. At around seven last night, forty-eight year old Kun Mei Hung reported that she and her daughter, Yan Fen Su, were at Fuhua Restaurant serving two customers when three armed men entered and demanded money. After she was hit with […]
No one seems to have the right recipe to curb crime. And today, students from Belize’s foremost tertiary level institutions gathered at the University of Belize Belmopan campus to attend a symposium on the different aspects of this plague, including its root causes and measures to deal with this crippling issue. The event, organised by […]
In Belize City meanwhile, the Constitution Park was not only a place for playing and relaxing… it was also a place for learning. From nine in the morning until four in the afternoon, fourteen social interest organizations set up information booths and participated in the first ever NGO Fair, organized by the National Committee for […]
Civil Aviation Day is celebrated annually to establish and reinforce worldwide awareness of the importance of international civil aviation in the social and economic development of states. Hoping to encourage youths to take up careers in this particular industry, the Department of Civil Aviation marked the occasion with a display at the Marion Jones Sporting […]
In Belize talking about sex, much less genitalia, is a taboo topic. But tonight at the Bliss the subject will take centre stage in an adult only show hosted by the Belize Family Life Association. It is based on excerpts from a book and play by award winning U.S. author Eve Ensler and will feature […]
If you are a jazz aficionado, there is an upcoming event this weekend that you just can’t miss, particularly since the proceeds will go to help persons afflicted with HIV/AIDS. And there is much, much more happening around Belize, Saffiyah has details. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. Well you’ve heard me […]
