A twenty year old student from the IT-VET in the west has been shot and killed. His family heard gunshot blasts around midnight but did not imagine that Jorge Agustin was the target. He had visited with his mother on Sunday night but she woke up to the horrible news early this morning. Agustin’s body […]
The ninth amendment by which government proposes to alter the constitution to give parliament supremacy is the hottest topic of discussion in most quarters. Public consultations are scheduled to commence on Wednesday, but already a number of organizations including the Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce have weighed in, objecting to government‘s position to […]
Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries was involved in a traffic accident last Friday; he was unscathed. It happened at about one-forty at the junction of Fabers Road and the Western Highway. Commissioner Jeffries was in his Isuzu D-Max pick-up, coming from Hattieville to Belize City. According to Jeffries, a red and black Meilun motorcycle driven […]
There’s another disturbing case of child molestation to report tonight and the victim is a ten year old girl. Thirty-eight year old Salvadoran national, Jose Cortez, is celebrating his birthday behind bars after being charged this morning with Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature. Cortez was detained on Sunday following a report by the minor […]
Two brothers, who have had a charge of drug trafficking hanging over their heads for more than two years, walked free today. Stephen and William Leiva were charged in February, 2009 with drug trafficking for over sixteen pounds of marijuana that was found at their business, Amelia’s DVDs, which was located on the Northern Highway. […]
The Cayo District is trailing the Belize District when it comes to violent crime. And though murders are the hallmark of misconduct in the Belize District, assaults on United States citizens are on the increase in the Cayo District. Three disturbing incidences have gone under the radar in the past month. The first incident was […]
The proposed ninth amendment to sections sixty-nine and two of the constitution should go back to the House of Representatives in October following ninety days of public airing. This Wednesday night, the first round of consultations will take place in the nation’s media center. It begins at seven o’clock at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall […]
On Open your Eyes this morning, Dickie Bradley quoted verbatim the controversial proposed amendment to section sixty-nine of the constitution. The new subsection says that “for the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of this section are all inclusive and exhaustive and there is no other limitation whether substantive or procedural, […]
Dickie Bradley also said that the executive of government should not cast any aspersions on the Supreme Court. Richard “Dickie” Bradley, Attorney “It is so—let me try and find words—it is so very wrong for the leader of our country, for the prime minister to attack the chief justice on a decision that he made. […]
The Belize Female Junior Volleyball Team has been in Costa Rica since Friday representing the Jewel at the Central American Female under-eighteen Volleyball Championship. The young team has been fighting against more experienced and older players from the region. According to the President of the Belize Volleyball Association, the first game was against a formidable […]
Plane crashes are not frequent occurrences in the Jewel. The latest tragic accident involved business tycoon Sir Barry Bowen and a family of four in San Pedro a year ago. This week the department, with support from COCESNA, is hosting a training course on the organization, conduct and control of a civil aviation mishap. The […]
The World YWCA holds it international council meeting every four years to assess the work of the different country branches and to elect board members. The World Council Meeting and International Women’s Summit was attended by at least one thousand members, representing over a hundred countries. This year’s agenda included the presentation of the first […]
Two Belizean students also received prestigious awards today. Aretha Sabal and Devon Paulino were selected over students from across the Caribbean, who applied for the Sir Arthur Lewis Award for Indigenous People. They have each received scholarships to pursue bachelor’s degrees at the University of the West Indies in Cave Hill, Barbados. According to Jane […]
La Reina De La Costa Maya 2011 was selected on Friday night in La Isla Bonita. Eight contestants from Central America and Mexico vied for the crown and strutted their stuff in traditional costumes, swimsuits and evening gowns. But it took more than physical beauty to make it through the question and answer section. The […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this portion of Sports Monday. With the Alamilla’s/Ministry of Education and Belize Bank Bulldogs already into the semifinal round of the 2011 Interoffice Basketball Competition, 4 teams took the Civic Centre Friday night looking for the final 2 available spots. We caught up with the shootout between […]
