Belize City’s relationship with violence has shown that society’s dysfunction has plummeted further. Gun violence, which once only left bodies of gang members on the streets, now regularly includes the innocent. The bloodbath over the weekend spilled into King, George and Berkeley Streets. Three persons are dead since Friday and three more are shooting victims […]
The second murder victim on Friday night was eighteen year old Stephan Flowers, who succumbed to injuries at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Flowers was shot two weeks ago as he rode a bicycle along with Ian Henkis on Mopan Street. Both came under fire by two men who were riding on separate bicycles. Flowers […]
A homeless man, known only as Speedy, was the third victim to succumb to gun violence over the weekend. The shooting incident took place near the corner of George and King Streets in Belize City shortly after ten o’clock on Sunday morning. It is widely believed that the murder was an act of retribution by […]
To add to the spate of crime over the weekend, there were two separate shootings on Friday night. The first incident took place at the corner of Vernon and Santa Barbara Streets where thirty year old Michael Hemmans was shot to the hand, buttocks, hip and grazed on the forearm. Hemmans was securing his vehicle […]
Details are emerging on the proposal by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (B.S.C.F.A.) to purchase majority interests in the Belize Sugar Industries (B.S.I.). Currently, executives of the B.S.C.F.A. are out of the country shopping for potential financing since the deadline to pay ING over thirty million dollars is fast approaching at the end of […]
Weighing in today on the Banco Atlantida proposal for a buyout of Belize Sugar Industries Limited was the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). It issued a press release saying that it recognizes the need for comprehensive reform and new investment. The BCCI says it supports the move to have the industry privately owned […]
The proposed ninth amendment to the Belize Constitution has been debated by the two main political parties, the Council of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Bar Association of Belize and vocal Senators. But one voice in the wind, which caught our cameras today, is Orange Walk East Representative Marcel Cardona. Though […]
The 2012 Municipal elections are about seven months away and the political parties are about to put their campaign into full throttle. The first rumblings of political fervor were felt at the IT-VET compound where the United Democratic Party held its City Council convention. Three of the current city councilors did not contest the elections […]
Earlier we told you about the explosion of violence over the past weekend. On Friday evening, mayhem erupted on the corner of George and Dean Streets. It was the first sign of tension in what turned out to be a bloody weekend. Residents claim they were on the sidewalk waiting for the annual carnival motorcade […]
Twenty-six year old Lionel Wade started serving an eighteen month prison term today after pleading to Handling Stolen Goods. Wade and an unidentified accomplice are accused of robbing Jose Caballeros of his cell phone and bicycle on August third. Police recovered the phone at Wade’s residence on Central American Boulevard on August twenty-fifth, but the […]
In news from Belmopan, the office of the Prime Minister announced today that PM Dean Barrow will be attending the inauguration of the new president of the Caribbean Court of Justice on Thursday. The installation takes place in St Kitts and Nevis where Sir Charles Michael Byron will assume the presidency of the regional highest […]
The battle for this year’s carnival King and Queen was fierce among thirty-two carnival revelers. The mas bands showcased elaborate costumes depicting their carnival themes. But in the end it boiled down to the most outstanding juniors and seniors that also had the best soca moves. News Five’s Delahnie Bain has the details of who […]
And from the carnival bands to the national song competition. That major event in the September celebrations took place on Friday night at the Memorial Park. A long list of emerging and well established artists took part in the competition that had three categories: Patriotic Song, Carnival Song and Juniors. A familiar face on our […]
The launch of the Latino Five, Cuenta Conmigo CD/DVD combo was a live event on Sunday night on this station. The new release features former KTV Latino stars who composed original songs accompanied by the musical compositions of maestro Carlos Perrote. A partnership between this station and Perrote, the project took a year to put […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this issue of Sports Monday. The 21st Women’s national Softball Championship raged inside Roger’s Stadium over the weekend as 6 teams battled to wear the crown in 2011 as the action got off on Saturday. However, by Sunday afternoon, only 2 remained standing under the double elimination […]
