Investigations are ongoing tonight into the scandalous heist at the B.D.F. compound at Price Barracks, Ladyville. Whether or not there was collusion, the robbery presents a huge embarrassment for the security forces and public confidence is waning. The arsenal of forty-two guns, including the M-4 Carbines and M-16s were jacked from two of five rooms […]
Turning to politics, the National Executive of the People’s United Party met today at Independence Hall with Mark Espat as interim leader. The attendance was almost perfect, except for the former party leader, John Briceño and his brother Jaime who are scheduled to return to the country today. The meeting concluded just before noon and […]
Thirty-one year old Daniel Ku was sentenced to life imprisonment for the December 2006 murder of his common-law-wife, thirty-two year old nurse, Anna Basto in Orange Walk. Basto was stabbed thirty-two times and her throat was slashed three times; a heinous crime that Ku confessed to committing. Still, Ku appealed the decision and today the […]
The unemployment statistics are staggering; almost twenty-five percent of the adult population is without jobs. That dismal figure has contributed to a high poverty rate peaking at forty-three percent. It is contributing to the uncontrollable crime wave as well as other social ills. News Five’s Isani Cayetano takes a look at how families are coping […]
In mid-July 2009, the purchase of nine point three acres of land in the Krooman Lagoon area by businessman Jitendra Chawla, proprietor of Xtra House, sounded several alarm bells as the proposed land development for a chips factory threatened drainage into the catchment basin. Subsequently, Cabinet reclaimed the acreage and a legal battle between Chawla […]
On Wednesday night we reported on a land controversy in Crooked Tree Village. Earlier this week the residents said that Rose Kelly instructed workers to start development on a plot of land adjoining her property. The land she is claiming, according to the villagers, was acquired by government and distributed to them decades ago. Today […]
Some serious cash is missing from Wesley College and its finance officer is the prime suspect. According to police, Principal Brenda Armstrong filed the report that during the period of July tenth and September first, the Wesley College Atlantic Bank account was drained of sixty-five thousand two hundred and twenty-six dollars. It is also alleged […]
There are still a couple months to go in 2011, but it’s never too soon to start planning your next vacation. The list of holidays for 2012 consists of eight long weekends. New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, so Monday, January second will be observed as the holiday. There’s going to be another extended […]
The weather report is coming up next and there may be some rainy days ahead according to the National Emergency Management Organization. NEMO issued an advisory today on a weather system that extends from southeastern Mexico into the northwestern Caribbean Sea. According to NEMO, the system is almost stationary and is producing a large but […]
A group of young Belizean students collaborated with students of Milwaukee, Wisconsin to educate the world about jaguars, while they seek to encourage and foster the importance of literacy. The labor of the young students, ages nine through thirteen materialized into a book, called ‘Pat the (Great) Cat. The book covers information on Jaguars, the […]
A two-day forum on AIDS/HIV concluded today at the Radisson Hotel. The participants were from the public sector as well as numerous NGOs. While the number of new infections decreased during the past year, the forum highlighted numerous areas where work is required. According to one presenter, there is no protection in the laws of […]
The well known “Man at Work”, Terryl Godoy, is putting his latest paintings on display at the Bliss. The exhibition in the Belisle Art Gallery opens tonight for those who are looking to add to something new to their private collections or simply enjoy taking in the brush work. Godoy has transformed old photographs into […]
Many people confuse this condition with having a stroke. Bells Palsy is a facial paralysis that can be scary, but thankfully not as harmful as a stroke. Its causes are not established but the experts say that it is not linked to the stroke. Healthy Living this week explores this condition. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Imagine […]
