Last year January, Edmund Castillo moved from Baracat to Curl Thompson Street. On that occasion he was shot on the cheek and survived but that was not the case today for Castillo. He was in his yard when he was shot before the lunch hour; this time he died instantly. Carlton Augustine, who was with […]
Funeral services were held in Belmopan today for Keith Swift, our media colleague who was found dead at his home on Monday evening. The veteran thirty year old journalist had been employed at Seven News since 1998 and was considered to be generally healthy, aside from a bad right knee. Keith was last seen alive […]
There is some disturbing information to our newsroom tonight and that is that the BTL park which is snug between the Princess Hotel and Casino and Marina Towers might be up for sale or lease. According to our sources, the proprietors of the casino that is being built on the Pickwick Club compound, needs parking […]
We have reported on the police figures which say that crime is down by thirty percent. Residents complain that those numbers, however, are not translating to any sense of security. We posed the question: Despite the official statistics that crime is down, do you feel that your personal safety is more at risk? Those who […]
A portion of the land on which a school sits in the village of San Antonio has been taken over by the Area Representative, and Minister Rene Montero. On it now sits a slaughterhouse, which was opened this morning, but the occasion had its own share of controversy. While some villagers welcomed the idea of […]
It is fourteen months since Atanacio Gutierrez, a cane farmer from the village of San Victor in the Corozal District, was shot dead during a protest at the Tower Hill Factory. He was one among thousands of farmers calling for the removal of the infamous core sampler. His wife Benita accompanied him on that fateful […]
The Commission of Inquiry into questionable purchasing practices at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was completed on December eighteenth, 2009 and today the report from the panel reached the prime minister’s desk. Supreme Court Justice Adolph Lucas chaired the commission, with Julia Castillo representing the Ministry of Health and Orvin Nicholas nominated by the National […]
There was more violence in the city last night with two shootings on West Canal. The first incident happened at six-thirty p.m. at the corner of West Canal and Berkley Street. Dana Flowers and her four children were inside their home when shots went off. She was about to step onto her porch when a […]
The second shooting occurred less than two hours later and only two blocks away from the first one. Unlike the first incident, a woman inside her apartment was shot. At twenty past eight the police interviewed Sharett Welcome at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital about the incident. One of several bullets which were shot at […]
In the Prime Minister’s budget for this financial year, numerous programs were served on the chopping block to balance the budget. The operation of one ministry which is considered critical to the well being of all citizens and visitors received a serious blow to what PUP deputy leader Mark Espat referred to as taking blood […]
Big Brother, as George Orwell called it in his novel 1984, is looking over your shoulder. He was referring to a society where the authority is always near listening, watching, and in Belize that scenario is now closer than we imagine. Minister of National Security, Carlos Perdomo spoke about wire tapping earlier this week on […]
Two men have been remanded to the Hattieville Prison for aggravated assault in separate altercations in Belize City. The first report was made against twenty three year old Noel Alamilla, a security guard at Saint Joseph Parish. Alamilla is being accused of committing two counts of aggravated assault upon a mother and her young daughter […]
Notorious burglars Marlon Budran and Denfield Tasher Sr. have been remanded to the Hattieville Prison following the break-in of a residence in Belize City. The men are accused of stealing a number of items valued at a total of one hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents. Police say that on Tuesday, April twentieth, shortly […]
They brought back the medals from Panama over the past week after competing at the Central American Games. The Belize delegation was not huge in numbers but the groups that competed in the different disciplines proved that there is talent among our young athletes, regardless of the limited resources. Today, the National Sports Council officially […]
A student from Sadie Vernon Technical High School was recognized for making drastic changes to his lifestyle. Earlier this week Micah Goodin received the monthly certificate of recognition from Do the Right Thing, a program by the CYDP, for an essay he submitted in February. In the paper, Goodin speaks of the person he once […]
