The murder of Christopher Galvez on the night of December twenty-second, 2009 grabbed the headlines and spurned serious allegations at members of the Police Department. His homicide transformed members of his family into advocates against violence throughout the country. His aunt Yolanda Schakron has been most outspoken against the way the case has been handled […]
But the investigation into the last flight of Sir Barry Bowen will take at least one year to be completed. On Wednesday, the plane and all the debris were picked up and removed by Bowen’s workers and transported to his hangar. The Belize Department of Civil Aviation will complete the painstaking task of reconstructing the […]
The former C.E.O. of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was dismissed immediately after the Barrow Administration took office in 2008. Doctor Alvaro Rosado then filed a lawsuit against the country’s national hospital. Rosado claimed it was a case of victimization as his contract was suddenly terminated with the change of government. He tried to settle […]
The regular Thursday afternoon bustle at the Queen Square Market got a little steamier just around midday today when a traffic officer and a City Council employee showed up on the West Collet Canal side from the Dean Street bridge and proceeded to forcibly remove a fruit vendor’s produce from his spot on the street […]
Two weeks ago the chances of nineteen year old Ahmad Nah surviving a near fatal pellet wound to the left side of his forehead were very, very slim. Doctors had in fact informed his family that there was only a five percent likelihood that he would pull through. While his road to full recovery is […]
The brutal murder of Teddy Murillo on February twenty-seventh continues to stir emotions. The University of Belize student was gunned down on Waight Street as he headed home. There are allegations that he was killed by a cop and up until tonight no charges have been laid. Murillo was a deacon with the Adventist Church […]
Murder was the case and twenty-four year old Brian Herrera was the person found guilty of the crime in May, 2007. We say “was” because just before three this evening the Court of Appeal threw out the conviction after his attorney Hubert Elrington successfully argued that he should not have been convicted since the prosecutor […]
Dwight Sosa, a former caretaker at Boss Hog Pro Audio, has been charged with the theft of an assortment of musical instruments from that business. In December 2009, fifty year old Ivan Smith, a resident of Urban Avenue in Belize City reportedly gave his friend, Dwight Sosa, permission to stay at his store located at […]
An Orange Walk resident is sixty-five thousand dollars richer tonight. The government won’t be taking any percentage of his gains because it is all the proceeds of a crime. It wasn’t a robbery at gunpoint, but a man going by the name of Jorge Enrique Casanova allegedly tricked an Atlantic Bank employee into draining an […]
The thirteenth annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge kicks off Friday morning at seven o’clock on the banks of the Macal River in the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. The grueling hundred and seventy mile race will include teams of canoe paddlers representing various businesses across the country. Onlookers will line […]
There is another major sporting event taking place this extended holiday weekend. The Belize Cycling Association is hosting its annual Belmopan Cycling Classic. There are three categories that the riders will compete in. The public relations officer for the association, Kwame Scott, says that the economic downturn has affected sponsorship for the event. Even though […]
Altun Ha is a familiar Mayan name in many Belizean households. It appears on every Belikin beer bottle, but most importantly it is the venue where the famous jade head was discovered in 1968. But who has the full story about Altun Ha, the Jade Head and the legacy of the Mayas? Well, if you […]
It was a stronger tremor but the damage of the eight point eight earthquake in Chile on February twenty-seventh, paled in comparison to the devastation in Haiti caused by a magnitude seven point O on January twelfth. While the difference in magnitude doesn’t sound like much because it is measured on an exponential scale, the […]
The body requires certain vitamins for a healthy lifestyle. These are largely available through the food you consume in a balanced diet. Healthy Living this week looks at the controversy of whether the intake of vitamins and supplements is necessary to keep you in good physical shape. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting In the quest to maintain […]
