The devastation caused by an earthquake measuring seven point zero on the Richter scale, that rocked the island of Hispaniola on Monday continues to unfold. The picture that is emerging is one of massive destruction in Haiti. Its President Rene Preval said earlier today said that he feared that as many as one hundred thousand […]
As far as we have been able to ascertain, no Belizeans have been injured in the earthquake and communication with the honorary consular representative in Haiti could not be established during the course of the day. We have, however, learnt that the offices located in Petition-Ville were damaged. The representative, Didier Gardere, was unharmed. This […]
Two industries, the source of major foreign exchange earnings, are experiencing setbacks; that’s the citrus industry in the south and the sugar industry in the north. Caneros are irate over the slow processing of sugarcane at the mill of the Belize Sugar Industries Limited at Tower Hill. The farmers say that for the past four […]
City hall announced on Tuesday that it will be doing something about the Belize City streets. There’s another problem that the city is now attempting to cope with… garbage. There are many empty lots where garbage is constantly dumped under the cover of darkness. It’s an old problem that the Belize City Council has tackled […]
Five men charged with a sensational murder at La Isla Bonita are free tonight after the charges against them were withdrawn earlier today in the San Pedro. The men were charged in connection with the shooting murder of twenty-eight year old John Paul Saldivar, a tour guide who worked at Patajos in San Pedro Town […]
But a mother of a four-month old baby will spend at least two days behind bars until police can get a better prognosis on the health of her common-law-husband. Twenty-three year old Marsha Gabourel was remanded after she allegedly stabbed twenty-six year old Elvis Hope twice on Sunday during a domestic dispute on Johnston Street. […]
It is believed that the grenade blast early Monday morning was aimed at Andre Trapp, who resides on Caesar Ridge Road. Police are of the view that the grenade was hurled in that vicinity in the power play among rival gangs, one of which Trapp is said to be affiliated with. There were no fatalities […]
And in respect of an M4 Carbine Rifle that has been stolen from the B.D.F., police still have very little to go by in their investigations. They did, however, say today that a group of persons are being closely monitored, but the rifle remains missing. Last Sunday, a routine check at the B.D.F.’s guard room […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the setbacks in the sugar industry due to slow cane deliveries. But in the south, the major bone of contention in the Citrus industry is that the Citrus Growers Association owns fifty-one percent of shares in the Citrus Products of Belize Limited, but they have no control of […]
According to the CPBL representatives, a new association is in the making, which they think is the way forward out of the current impasse. Ernest Raymond says that a number of meetings by a group called the concerned growers, who represent sixteen percent of the industry, led to the move. Ernest Raymond, Former Chairman, C.P.B.L. […]
A Ghanaian national left the Tropical Gaming office on Queen Street with a big smile and an even bigger cheque. Morise Jackson, an Assistant Manager at the Princess Hotel and Casino, bought the winning ticket in Saturday’s Lotto draw with lucky numbers: 02, 04, 17, 21 and 25. He had initially misplaced the ticket but […]
And our regular programming has been interrupted in the past few days by the absence of the CMC’s Caribbean Newsline due to technical problems associated with their satellite provider. We have received word that the problem will be rectified shortly and you will soon be able to view the Caribbean news program at its regular […]
