A recently released international report says that the number of road traffic deaths went down in Belize between 2001 and 2010; in 2010 only forty-one casualties were recorded. But earlier today, the death toll went up for this year following a horrible traffic accident on the George Price Highway by the bridge near the Bus […]
The Christian anti-gay movement has gone on tour of the country to promote the message that persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender should not enjoy the same rights as heterosexual men and women. The movement gained some momentum when LGBT poster boy Caleb Orozco took on the Attorney-General in a legal battle to […]
On the economic front, the Statistical Institute of Belize (S.I.B.) is reporting that Belize’s economy grew by two point four percent in the third quarter of 2012 when compared to the corresponding period in 2011. That places the growth rate for the first nine months of 2012 at five point eight percent. The biggest improvement […]
The Orange Walk Town Council is preparing to take contractor Imer Hernandez to court. Hernandez is the nephew of Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega, who was paid by the government to pave San Antonio Road. It did not happen. And when queries were presented to the Ministry of Works, there was a media blackout and […]
Wouldn’t the 2008 elections have been a very dynamic time if the candidates did not give handouts and wear their colors and found a meaningful way to encourage citizens to vote? Perhaps a debate between the politicians would have shown what they really knew about issues that the country is facing. Currently on a visit […]
The Belize Jaguars, the national football selection, is leaving the country on Friday to the United States. The team will participate in the Gold Cup and its first game will be played against the United States in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday night. The Football Federation of Belize has raised most of the money needed for […]
A Belize City fisherman is free tonight after he was acquitted of charges of Kept Firearm and Kept Ammunition. Twenty-five year old Victor Foreman Junior of Belize City was allegedly caught on August second, 2011 in possession of a point twenty-two Smith and Wesson brand nine millimeter pistol along with nine live rounds of ammunition. […]
But while one man is free, another is heading to jail. A week ago, thirty-four year old Derrick Sanchez, a resident of the Ladyville area was found guilty of kidnapping a Belize City taxi driver whose vehicle was hired in July 2011. Today, Sanchez, who has a long rap sheet, appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas […]
A recent report published by the Ministry of Health on tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections indicates that HIV has become a concentrated epidemic among men who have sex with other men. A Behavioral Surveillance Survey conducted in 2012 reveals that a little under fourteen percent, or the equivalent of fourteen male homosexuals to […]
There are silent killers that affect our region: HIV/AIDS, diabetes and cancer are among the top causes. But there is a particular cancer that is affecting young women that are part of the productive sector. News Five Isani Cayetano reports on the efforts to combat the cancer that is spread through sexual transmission. A […]
A speed boat carrying eight passengers may be drifting in Belizean waters after it was reported missing off the coast of Roatan, Honduras. On Saturday, the group left the mainland en route to the Bay Islands for an evening of recreation but never made it back. It has been over fifty-six hours and there are […]
The long anticipated Season Two of Be the Next Superstar, resumes shortly at the Bliss. The show got underway last Tuesday and taking the stage tonight will be ten hopefuls from Group B who will be making their debut in this season’s show. The line-up includes sensational performances in song, dance and drama with each […]
