The human tragedy continues to grow in the island of Haiti as rescue workers work around the clock to save persons trapped under the rubble caused by Tuesday’s earthquake. Relief efforts are underway but the extent of human loss and destruction is still unknown. The tragedy has touched everyone in what is being considered as […]
The death toll so far from Tuesday’s earthquake stands at forty thousand. But at least another hundred thousand are feared dead. The news has triggered one local student to try to make contact with a close family in the island. Misty Williams says that since the quake shattered most parts of Haiti she has had […]
The three people displaced by the earthquake are Rochelle and Nerland or Stephanie Estiverne and their mother, Michelle Jubaum. Meanwhile, one of many church groups that have initiated fund-raising efforts for the earthquake victims is the Central Bible International. Our camera caught the group, headed by Pastor Nelson Juarez, as they began the relief drive […]
The price of fuel went up in the first week of the year and now it’s cooking gas that’s going up… and it’s no minor increase. In fact, the price per hundred pound cylinder of butane is taking an alarming ten dollar jump beginning Saturday. What’s worse is that it follows a seven dollar increase […]
The owners of one of the oldest colonial buildings in the city are tonight looking for shelter. The Eusey family has lived at their downtown home for generations, but now the building is a safety hazard and at least a part of it has been torn down. News Five Jose Sanchez has this story. Jose […]
It’s the first reported shooting for the year…the victim is twenty-four year old Kyle Edwards of a Reggae Street address in Belize City. Around six-thirty on Thursday night, while Edwards was riding on West Canal, a lone gunman on bicycle, fired several shots at him. Edwards was injured to the arm, shoulder and head and […]
Approximately three hours later, another Southside resident, twenty-year old Giovanni Abraham was also admitted at the K.H.M.H. suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen. Abraham was injured in an altercation with eighteen year old Mark Usher at the corner of Dykes and Fabers Roads. ASP Jones says that Usher has since been detained. Asst. […]
And in the courts, a citrus farm manager of la Democracia was charged today for hiring nineteen Central Americans who did not have employment permits. Thirty-three year-old Ray Ogaldez, of the Hummingbird Citrus Farm was escorted to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court by Immigration Personnel where he appeared before Magistrate Kathleen Lewis. Ogaldez pleaded not […]
The Belize Defense Force is trained to defend the country and to assist in the maintenance of order, but through the Embassy of Taiwan, some soldiers got training in combat skills to defend themselves. Twenty-nine survived the rigorous taekwondo training at Price Barracks. Delahnie Bain was on hand for the closing of the course. Delahnie […]
A.C.C. students who earned more than eighty percent in their first term grades were recognized for their academic performance today. The Anglican Cathedral College says it is also a way of motivating other students to improve their scores. The top scorer, a first year student, was granted a scholarship for the remaining years of study […]
The end of year statistics from the police say there is a decrease in crime, but the residents are living in a time when they feel more unsafe than ever. And it is because of the crime situation in Belize, particularly in the old capital, that DJ and Promoter Lindbergh “Lindy D” Arnold decided to […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? Well activities haven’t fully recovered from the holidays but I do have some activities that you may be interested in attending. This Saturday marks the beginning of an Institute of creative arts workshop. In this workshop they will be giving lessons on Public Speaking as well […]
