A young university student lost his life tragically on November twenty fifth. The police report was not released until late Monday evening. It outlined an incident in which Greg Alexander Flowers went swimming with his friends and did not resurface. A family member identified the body, according to the report, after it was transferred to […]
And though the drowning remains suspect, there is no guesswork with what happened to a Cayo resident. The cab driver and Bullet Tree resident was found dead two hours after his vehicle was chartered to take a family to the North of the country. On Monday afternoon around one o’clock, San Ignacio Police discovered the […]
On Monday night we told you about the home invasion that has left sixty-eight year old Caspula Westby fighting for her life in the hospital. Since late yesterday evening Westby’s condition made a turn for the worse and the doctors at the KHMH had to induce a coma. Westby was asleep in her bed when […]
In November 2009, the Belizean public was introduced to four-year-old Tarrell Sutherland who was diagnosed with ichthyosis, a rare condition which causes the skin to become dry, thick and scaly. At the time he was diagnosed as the second person in the country to be afflicted with the disease. Since then Randy Robateau has also […]
Today the Ministry of Education’s National Resource Center for Inclusive Education (NARCIE) held the first ever Disability Awareness Quiz Competition. Six district finalists participated and after the extra reserve round, Christina Aldana of Holy Redeemer Primary School took first place. Erlette Thomas of NARCIE says that the aim is to spread awareness and foster acceptance […]
An eight hundred dollar gold chain was snatched from Janice Leslie on Saturday, but her two friends did not let the thief get away. Thirty-year-old Moses Conorquie was arrested and he was arraigned late Monday evening in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. Conorquie is charged with Robbery and Wounding. According to police, they […]
Twenty-five year old Andre Hutchinson has also had his fair share of court appearances and today he was back before a magistrate. This time, Hutchinson was charged for Using Threatening Words against the manager of the Esso Gas Station, Angel Miguel Espat. Allegations made by Espat are that on Saturday Hutchinson told him “bwai you […]
Belize’s tourism industry is slowly but surely rebounding from the effects of the global recession, which hit hard especially for hotel owners and tour operators. The Belize Tourism Board and Belize Tourism Industry Association have been working together to promote the Jewel as a destination, to keep the numbers on an upward trend. After the […]
Cabinet, during a regular session today, was informed that forty thousand dollars was disbursed to rice formers in Toledo last week by the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation. Another two hundred thousand dollars will be paid out this week followed by a hundred thousand next week as part payment for the current rice crop. It […]
AMR Eagle Holding Corporation announced earlier today that the company and its subsidiaries including American Eagle and American Airlines (A.A.) filed voluntary petitions for Chapter eleven reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The news coincides with a change of the CEO of the Board of Directors of AMR […]
Delegations from Belize and Guatemala met on Monday at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS). Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington of Belize and Haroldo Rodas Melgar of Guatemala led the delegations that sat down with OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, in what has been described as a highly cordial and cooperative atmosphere. […]
Allegations surfaced last week that the Belize Marketing and Development Cooperation (BMDC) was importing rice from Uruguay while there is a surplus of local rice. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries issued a release today to clarify the issue. It notes that the ministry granted an application for importation of nine hundred and sixty bags […]
Breast Feeding Counseling Services of the Collet Education and Resource Center in coordination with the Baby Friendly Initiative of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital recently held a workshop that reached out to expectant and nursing mothers. The goal of the seminar was to teach the women the value of breast-feeding and how to perform it […]
You don’t have to brush your teeth, just the ones you want to keep. Catchy phrases are one of several methods used to inspire proper dental hygiene. Doctor Chris Bennett has a unique perspective of dental care in Belize because when he finished his studies in the 1970s, the profession was in the early stages. […]
