There are two murders to report tonight; one in Orange Walk where three minors are expected to be charged and the other in the Old Capital this morning. In both cases, the culprits are believed to be brothers. In the City, a taxi driver originally from Hattieville, was stabbed multiple times just after seven this […]
In the other homicide, a brawl involving two sets of siblings ended in a senseless murder at a school in the north on Wednesday evening. Three minors from Orange Walk Town are expected to be arraigned shortly in connection with the murder of a nineteen year old ITVET student, Shamir Gonzalez. Shamir and Yassir Gonzalez […]
In the west, police are tonight looking for a resident of Roaring Creek who was reported missing by his family on Wednesday. Thirty-six year old Rufino Sho along with his wife, Hilaria Oh, had visited the show grounds on May first with their three children where they attended the National Agriculture and Trade Show. Later […]
Diverging perspectives on the state of race relations in the Jewel since Independence was at the centre of an educational forum at the Bliss Institute. Students from three tertiary level institutions; the University of Belize, Ecumenical Junior College and Galen University presented their research findings on the weighty topic of Social Cohesion in Belize’s Multi-Cultural […]
Two cases of sexual offences ended in court today; one with a conviction and the other with an acquittal. This afternoon, the trial began against thirty-five year old Michael “Crazy” Arnold on a charge of rape. But before the Prosecutor, Kay Grant, could call her first witness, Arnold pleaded guilty to raping a fifteen year […]
And in the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas, a man charged with Carnal Knowledge and the woman accused of abetment to the crime walked free. The case dates back to December, 2008 when a twelve year old girl told police that she had sexual intercourse with nineteen year old Calvin Palma. According to the child, […]
The US Southern Command is participating in a regional conference that started on Wednesday on the island of San Pedro. While that conference is dealing with issues of security and illicit trafficking, today, one of its units known as the Medical Readiness Training Exercise Team headed north to the remote Village of San Roman in […]
30/40 is the catchy name of an exhibition that opens on Friday night at the Image Factory. Thirty represents the three decades of Belize’s independence while forty is the number of years since the Art program began at S.J.C. On display are over five hundred pieces of art from S.J.C. and other schools including drawings, […]
Belizean musicians have been inspired and working overtime the last few years. On a regular basis artists have been producing music albums that encompass the different genres. One artist, who released his first album in 2010 called Real Issues, went right back into the studio and worked on his follow up album. This afternoon the […]
There’s another positive event taking place this weekend and it has to do with the crime wave sweeping across the country. While most law enforcement officers are occupied with searching for suspects, a lone officer is on a different mission. Assistant Superintendent Diana Hall is on a quest to unite the clergy in standing up […]
There are countless specializations in the medical field. A trip to the hospital or clinic will often involve a visit with a doctor or nurse. But there are other professionals performing just as important services. Often you may be asked to do blood test; that is the job of a medical laboratory technologist who also […]
