The outrage at the shooting of civilians on Wednesday by police is still raging. And while police were pleading their case before the media, a fatal shooting took place dangerously close to a primary school. It ended in the instant death of Michael Warrior Young. Of the twelve bullets that were fired at him, two […]
This past Wednesday, Lorna Bainton Alarcon was hit in the legs by stray pellets when Ladyville police opened fire on a fleeing suspect. That same night a trio of Belize City men who were riding in a Dodge Ram pickup also came under fire from police officers when they were pulled over on Caesar Ridge […]
There has been a lot of reaction to the question: Does government have the right to take away land, if you own more than one parcel? One response that got our attention is the following: “Belize needs an online Land Management System so that ALL Belizeans would be able to monitor lands distributed by government […]
No area of Belize is spared of crime, and in La Isla Bonita, youths joined other residents to rally against the crime wave. They came out this morning in large numbers under the scorching sun and took their message through the streets of San Pedro as they lashed out at the growing problem in that […]
There is some relief for consumers to report tonight. The price of butane gas went down by four dollars countrywide effective today. In Belize City and in Corozal Town, the price is the lowest at one hundred and thirteen dollars per tank, in Orange Walk, it is retailing at one hundred and fourteen dollars, in […]
On Thursday night we gave you a peak into the findings of the Commission of Inquiry that was tasked to investigate shady purchasing practices at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital from January first 2007 to July thirtieth 2009. The inquiry was ordered after the Belize Medical and Dental Union blew the whistle on the irregularities. […]
Leon Blease pleaded guilty this past Monday for Use of Deadly Means of Harm. This morning after a mitigation plea by attorney Arthur Saldivar, Blease was sentenced to seven years. Blease changed his plea to guilty after thirty-five year old Conch Shell Bay resident, Freddy Grant, gave testimony of his near death ordeal. Grant, a […]
Earlier this week, we reported that two men, ages twenty and thirty-three years, had been charged for having sex with minors under the age of sixteen years. Today another case was added to the growing list of sexual abuse against underage girls. Forty-one year old Cotton Tree Farmer, Alexander Hercules, was arraigned on a charge […]
Last month we reported on the water crisis that residents of San Pedro Town were experiencing. The problem started just before Easter and the Belize Water Services laid blame at the feet of its water supplier on the island, Consolidated Water Limited. Consolidated Water in turn claimed that many of its membranes were suddenly being […]
At the Image Factory tonight, Mali Cayetano, is releasing a book that will appeal to children. If her name sounds familiar, it is because Mali is the daughter of the accomplished couple, Pen and Ingrid Cayetano. Called “We are Free,” the book takes readers through the cultural journey of the Garinagu beginning in Africa to […]
It was a busy afternoon at the K.H.M.H wards as organizers of a fire drill secretly made final arrangements to execute a simulation that would see its staff spring into emergency action. After almost a decade of not having prepared itself for sudden eventualities that would put medical personnel and patients at risk the staff […]
The National Agriculture and Trade Show is here again and with it is a weekend full of activities. In Orange Walk fans of theatre will be treated to a drama festival and if you are a fan of boat racing then there is also the Harbor Regatta. Safiyyah has the Labor Day line-up of places […]
