We reported on Tuesday night that three cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in the neighbouring state of Quintana Roo. Well, the news tonight has changed dramatically and that number has increased to eleven cases. This report was verified by the Mexican Embassy earlier today, coinciding with the re-opening of the Commercial Free Zone […]
There is yet no confirmation of the flu on this side of the border and some three thousand five hundred employees went back to work at the Commercial Free Zone in Corozal after a five day hiatus due to the threat of the H1N1 virus. While there were economic losses, Marion Ali found today that […]
The Director of Health Services, Dr. Michael Pitts, has sent samples to be tested at CAREC in Trinidad for the Influenza that has caused many deaths in the Americas and have sickened individuals on several continents. While some sick individuals are very concerned about whether or not they have the H1N1 flu, the Belize Medical […]
There is one suspect case of Influenza A (H1N1) at the Belize Medical Associates. It is involves a French National who travelled through Mexico, the most affected region, and made his way to Belize where he fell ill with fever and chest pains. He is still admitted at B.M.A. and according to Dr. Coyi, the […]
Schools in the Stann Creek District closed down this past Tuesday in solidarity with the B.N.T.U. over a growing pattern of violent behavior at schools. The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back in Dangriga was the assault of a teacher by a parent. Jose Sanchez has an update to that story. Jose Sanchez reporting […]
And while officials of the Ministry of Education met today in Dangriga regarding the protest by some four hundred teachers, in Belize City, a high school is having its own share of problems. Last week Thursday, sixteen of the eighteen teachers at the Sadie Vernon High School in the St. Martin De Porres Area were […]
Remember the group of Cubans who were found stranded off the coast of Belize in February? Well two of them are taking G.O.B. to court. Human Rights Attorney Attoinette Moore, who is representing the Cubans in the Supreme Court case on Thursday, told News Five today that they will be seeking judicial review of the […]
Two men were in court today charged with Attempted Murder and Robbery and at the end of their trial, twenty-seven year old Marvin Ottley walked free, while Allen James was not so lucky. Ottley’s attorney, Oswald Twist, entered a no case submission, which was upheld by Justice Adolph Lucas. The jury of eight women and […]
Also in court, thirty-three year old Nathaniel Thomas pleaded guilty to Handling Stolen Goods on Monday and today he was back before a magistrate. This time he is facing the charge of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm. Thomas opted for a not guilty plea but he was not offered bail because of the firearm offence […]
Two minors find themselves in police custody for Tuesday night’s armed robbery of the New Fortune Restaurant. Forty-seven year old Xin Ye Zuang told police that while attending to her customers around seven o’clock, two robbers; one who was armed with a silver handgun entered the restaurant and held them up. Zuang says that the […]
The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management spoke out against government almost immediately after a decision to allow Seismic testing in the Sarstoon Temash National Park on April twentieth. Not long after, SATIIM received a letter notifying them that their co-management contract for the park had expired. This spurred reaction from the Association of Protected […]
Another hot button issue for the Mayas is the controversial land rights case against G.O.B., which has remained in the news for some time. And although the long running claim has been on the back burner since the last court session in February, the indigenous people in the south are not at ease. According to […]
