Early this afternoon, seventeen year old Kadeem Monsanto was gunned down by three men; he died soon after he was rushed to the hospital. The minor is the second son of the reputed former gang leader, Clay Monsanto, to die in gun violence. The older Monsanto now lives in the United States. The trouble started […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned this afternoon from the International Conference to pledge support for the Central America Security Strategy in Guatemala City. While regional security was the headline focus, the continued flow and supply of electricity to Belize and a meeting with the Mexican President were the Prime Minister’s main motive for attending. The […]
Negotiations with Mexico’s CFE will now take place under the auspices of Sir Manuel Esquivel to solve the energy crisis. But the local clash with the government and the Belize Chamber of Commerce continues to boil over. On Tuesday, the Chamber spoke out against the B.E.L. expropriation and on Wednesday, the government sounded off with […]
There’s good and bad news for drivers, depending on what type of fuel your vehicle uses. On Wednesday night, the pump price for premium gasoline rolled back thirteen cents and is now at eleven dollars and forty-seven cents. A thirteen cent decrease took the price of regular fuel just below the eleven dollar mark and […]
Earlier in the newscast, the Prime Minister criticized the Chamber of Commerce for their position that is contrary to the government’s, on Monday’s hasty expropriation of the Belize Electricity Limited. The debate continues on the airwaves and Senator Godwin Hulse, who represents BCCI in the National Assembly, took the couch on our morning show today. […]
Hulse also commented on statements made to the effect that it was necessary to take back B.E.L. from foreigners. The senator says he finds it sad that the conversation went from ensuring reliable power to racist remarks. Senator Godwin Hulse, Representative, B.C.C.I. “I don’t think anybody in this country would dispute the fact or argue […]
The Chamber’s Vice President of Services, Israel Marin, was also on this morning’s Open Your Eyes. He responded to government’s statement which questioned the loyalty of Chamber Executives and its President, Kay Menzies. That statement said that “the Chamber has never made official disclosure of the fact that its president was a Board Member of […]
On Wednesday the top twenty-five brilliant PSE scorers were recognized in Belize City. The students that scored best were from the Belize, Orange Walk and Cayo districts, but there were none from the Stann Creek and Toledo districts. Since the BNSE evolved into the P.S.E eleven years ago, results have been the poorest in those […]
Among the top twenty-five students, there were only nine males; they represent a mere thirty-two percent of country’s brightest. And with seventeen percent of primary school aged students not in the classroom and another fifty percent not in high schools, there is cause for concern. At Wednesday’s P.S.E award ceremony, we also asked the Minister […]
Turning to the courts, allowing a ferocious dog to be at large; it’s not a common charge, but it’s the reason why a Belize City doctor appeared in Magistrates Court this morning. Dr. Raymond Silva is representing himself in the trial, which stems from a report by his neighbor, Renisha Diego that he allowed his […]
The most recent statistics for HIV/AIDS show a decrease in new infections but while we are being spared in that area, there is some grim news to report. The Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) reports that there is a higher demand for sexual workers but that the use of protection for safe sex is […]
The bills that went through second and third readings in the House of Representatives are intended to help curb the violent crimes that are plaguing the streets of Belize, particularly in the old capital. The bills are highly controversial and seem to target gangs and criminal elements, but further inspection shows that they extend to […]
Women over fifty years of age are particularly prone to the unsightly spider or varicose veins. The spider veins show easily while the varicose veins take longer to surface. There are many contributing factors such as pregnancy, obesity and genetics. In this segment Healthy Living also discovers what types of treatments are available to deal […]
