There have been no new murders reported since the homicide of BeJohn Martinez in Belize City last Wednesday. He was murder victim number nineteen for the deadly month of September and ninety-nine for the year. But will the death of a Roaring Creek man add to the statistics? Police are puzzled by the death of […]
In the courts, four of six police officers who were arraigned in May for wounding Elvin Torres we relieved of the charges today. The Department of Public Prosecutions directed the court to withdraw the charges against the four but didn’t give any reasons why. It all relates to an incident on May ninth when the […]
The water level of the Belize River is at least twenty five feet higher than normal. This is the result of flood waters that continue to flow down from the Cayo District in the wake of Tropical Storm Matthew. The access road to Flowers Bank was flooded for hundreds of yards, and Forecaster Frank Tench […]
The saying goes “When fish come from riva battam an tell yoh halligetter gat bellyache you mus believe ah”. But are residents in the west taking heed? After reviewing data over the last two years, the Ministry of Health and the Belize Electric Company, BECOL, have concluded that Bay Snook fish found in the Macal […]
Tonight’s question is: The money from the sale of shares in Telemedia will go for compensation to the previous owners of the company; do you support the investment of fifty million dollars from SSB pension funds to buy the shares? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote […]
Prior to his departure, former Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, made several landmark rulings and in many cases, the client that lost was the government. In one particular case, a Benque resident sued the government for the four point four acres of land that the government attempted to swipe from him. Samuel Bruce intended to build […]
Mark Medina walked from a murder charge in early 2009, but since then he has been a fixture at the Central Prison with three convictions following that acquittal. The third was today, when he was found guilty of Keeping an Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition. Magistrate Dorothy Flowers imposed concurrent sentences of two years each for […]
There was another conviction for Keeping Firearm and Ammunition today. This time, twenty-six year old Luis Savery was sent to jail. Savery was walking on Sunflower Street on the night of August twenty-second but when he noticed police on patrol, he accelerated his walk. That drew the attention of the cops, who pursued and searched […]
For nine years, Max Charles Orosco worked as a porter; first for the old hospital and then at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, which opened in 1995. But in 2002, Orosco was taking out what is called the “red trash” that contained hazardous medical waste. He claims that as he lifted the container, his leg […]
This story is strictly for the birds. The Belize Audubon Society is celebrating October as the month of birds. Migratory birds from Central and South America are flying south this time of year. It’s an opportunity for bird watchers throughout the country. According to Belize Audubon Society’s Publicity Coordinator, it’s time to pull out your […]
The Millennium Development Goals, MDGs as they are called, are a set of eight goals signed by all UN member states to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce child mortality rates, fight disease epidemics such as AIDS, and to develop a global partnership for development. It’s an ambitious plan that the countries undertook to achieve by 2015. […]
Mexico has an important partner in trade, transportation and the security of our Northern border. A few days ago, the sixth Bi-national Commission’s Technical Meeting was held in Quintana Roo. Some of the topics discussed included ways to handle narco-trafficking and improving the movement of people at the border. The press officer for the Mexican […]
The Central American Regional Security Initiative promises millions of dollars to the region to combat narco-trafficking, border issues and to aid in environmental and energy related issues. While the United States government promises to help, it is also an active participant in a major problem that is affecting not only Central America, but also the […]
News Five sources at the Belize International Airport say that a secret plane load of passengers arrived on a chartered flight last Sunday night. The passengers are said to be Chinese nationals and persons from other nationalities who use Belize as a base to get north of the border. No one would confirm the information […]
There were smiling faces at the Nazarene High School this morning. Ten brand new computers will compliment the school’s lab and they come with the added value of free internet. The students say it is a welcome gesture that is useful for their daily school work and SMART says the partnership is part of the […]
We’ve reported on the touching story of a baby born with a birth defect in early August. The infant did not have an esophagus, which meant she could not consume any food and had to be fed through a tube. It was a trying time for the mother, a teary eyed Dina Ortiz. But with […]
Belizean Americans often return to the Jewel during the celebration month of September. But three Belizeans from Los Angeles, California decided on a post Independence Day visit to give back to children, schools and the indigent. According to Glenda Flowers, what started as a U.S. based pageant to maintain Belizean heritage four years ago, has […]
It started with fourteen duos, and they are now down to four. Tonight’s show will be the last eliminating round, which means that the remaining duos will have to be flawless to remain the top three in the finals of Duets. It’s down to the wire, and the four plan to bring down the Bliss […]
