Remember Stephen Buckley? He is the Belize City man who was shot on Farber’s Road by the police on the night of April twenty-eighth. His prognosis did not look good initially but Buckley beat the odds and began to make an impressive recovery. It is now two months later and Buckley and his wife Juanita […]
Thirty-eight Mayan communities in the south are still reeling from a third legal victory, which affirms their rights to customary land tenure. That ruling was on Monday in the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. Today the Maya Leaders Alliance issued its interpretation of the judgment. The Mayas also take issue with government’s intention […]
While the Mayas were victorious on Monday, the Christian Workers Union also made headway following a one-day strike. The staff of St. Martins Credit Union, a member of the CWU, staged a sit-in on Tuesday. Employees showed up to work but offered no services to the public. The issues at the center of the strike […]
Word of an uprising among inmates at the Hattieville Prison this morning spread like wildfire this morning. There were reports that prisoners were revolting inside the facility and that shots were being fired by wardens and security personnel to subdue them. News Five and various media houses responded to the alarm and drove the fifteen […]
The first test for this active hurricane season was last weekend when the then Tropical Storm Alex breezed through Belize. In anticipation of rising water levels, shelters were opened in vulnerable areas. So on Tuesday we asked: Do you think that hurricane shelters are adequate to accommodate needy families? Eighty-two percent of our viewers are […]
The latest hope for a clean-up of the British petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was announced today. A humongous oil skimming vessel is heading to the gulf to attempt to absorb the contaminated water on either side of its bow. After being separated from the water, the oil is expected to be […]
In the courts, a second person was convicted of attempted burglary this week. On Tuesday Rueben Galdamez got six years for the attempted burglary at Edita’s Fast Food located near Farmer’s Market. Today, Lancelot Arana was convicted of the same charge for an incident at La Cafeteria, located at the compound of the Port of […]
A man who was caught stealing twenty-three empty bottles worth eleven dollars and fifty cents, will be spending a long time behind bars. Fifty-two year old Eli Kerr today pleaded guilty to burglary and damage to property before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie. Kerr entered the warehouse of the Chateau Caribbean, stole the bottles and in […]
Thousands of dollars have been reported stolen from Bella Vista Community. The Bella Vista Lots Committee reported the theft of over twenty thousand dollars after an internal audit was conducted. Salvador Ack, the chairman of the committee, reported that on June third, the committee held a meeting and requested that Fidel Maradiaga, the treasurer, present […]
Primary school students across the country are enjoying the first week of the summer holidays but parents and members of the business community are already making plans for the upcoming academic year. Scotiabank today announced that it is embarking on an initiative to assist needy children to cover school expenses. This afternoon representatives from the […]
This past Monday, the Supreme Court affirmed communal land tenure to the Mayas living in southern Belize. That settles the issue of property rights, but how did the Mayas really govern? Insight to that question will hopefully be found at a symposium that opened this morning at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel. It’s the eight […]
For most parents, the closing of schools often means having to find ways of keeping young children out of trouble and safe until school reopens. The National Institute of Culture and History has joined the abundance of summer programs that will be taking place in the upcoming months. Their specially designed Summer Arts Program 2010 […]
Tropical Storm Alex tested Belize’s preparedness for the 2010 hurricane season. The Belize Red Cross is the organization that we mostly depend on in times of disaster, which is why they are continuously training volunteers. Today one such training concluded and twenty persons from the Red Cross, government, Care Belize, UNICEF, and other organizations were […]
Julio and Vanesa are planning a perfect wedding so choosing the right music is no easy task. So who will perform? You’ll find out tonight but we can promise you this: it is an ensemble of professional talented entertainers and musicians that will provide the ideal music for the August wedding. They will accompany the […]
