It’s a rare occurrence in Belize, especially since we’re in the hottest months of the year, but this afternoon residents in the Cayo District experienced a brief hailstorm. If you’re not too familiar with the term; that means it was raining clumps of ice, which are also known as hail stones, and they usually accompany […]
The gang war that is being fought in quiet and productive communities is racking up unapologetic collateral damage. Innocent bystanders are no longer being spared but targeted by gunmen who can’t find their opponents in rival neighborhoods. A minor, sixteen year old Trevor Neal, who was shot on Wednesday, died early this morning. And this […]
The Human Rights Commission of Belize has been in existence for over two decades. Its service to the citizens of the country has been well noted over the years, particularly when justice has not been delivered. The Human Rights Commission issued a release earlier today defending the very people whose mission is to help and […]
Today was another bustling cruise ship day in the tourism zone on North Front Street. While tourists were soaking up the street culture, the Belize Port Authority, the Department of Environment and the Fort Street Tourism Village were assessing the damage of an oil leak near the village. According to reports, a fuel pipe broke […]
Weighing close to six hundred pounds, Alberto Neal may very well be the heaviest man in Belize but it isn’t a title that the Santa Elena resident is celebrating; in fact, it is life-threatening. Up to a few years ago, the truck driver was living a normal life unaware of an underactive thyroid condition. The […]
In court today, it was a bittersweet case ending for twenty-six year old Bryant Gentle Junior, who was facing five charges that are linked to two separate incidents. Charges of Wounding, Robbery, Kept Unlicensed Firearm and Kept Unlicensed Ammunition were levied after Gentle was accused of robbing a security guard at knifepoint and injuring him […]
Former police officer, Michael Diaz, appears to have taken up a new career as a chain snatcher. He was dismissed from the Police Department in December, 2010 following a Theft conviction for stealing a gold chain from Eberto Castellanos. As a first time offender, Diaz’ was spared prison time and his penalty was a fine […]
While that former cop is accused of stealing chains from ordinary citizens, two Haitian nationals are claiming that the cops are stealing their peace of mind. Earlier today Veronique Stile and her brother Samuel Felix visited our studios because they claim the police not only raided his apartment, they also intimidated him and told him […]
Unfortunately, the complaints about the cops are still coming in. On Friday, April fifteenth, we showed you the Clarke Family of Red Creek in Cayo who said that they were innocent victims of police brutality. The family members, Rosaline Clarke, Emma Clarke and Leonard Pandy said that on April thirteenth, about seven police officers stormed […]
It took six weeks of repairs, testing and more repairs but the Belize Sugar Industries factory at Tower Hill is once again operating at full capacity. The cane farmers in the north as well as their drivers and cutters have been struggling to make ends meet since the factory had to be closed in February […]
Today the Belize Red Cross signed a sixty thousand dollars Small Grant Agreement with United States Agency for International Development/Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). The grant is to fund the ‘Hurricane and Flood Mitigation Micro-projects for the Four River Valley Communities project. U.S Ambassador to Belize, Vinai Thummalapally, says that while the project is […]
In today’s edition of Healthy Living we discuss a condition that can affect just about everyone. Sinusitis is the inflammation of the sinuses or nasal passages. The main symptoms include pain and pressure on the face and a runny nose accompanied by a green or yellowish discharge. According to Dr. Anastacio Cobb, the location of […]
