This morning, a group of about one hundred persons held a twin protest in the nation’s capital – against the government and against the University of Belize. The group included members of Belize Can as well as pastors and supporters of various evangelical churches. They want the gender policy and all its interpretations and implications […]
Earlier in the newscast, we told you about the protest in Belmopan. At eleven this morning, the group prepared to march from the National Assembly Building on the Ring Road and to the University of Belize. The protest at that venue was against a gender department which Menzies claims has been formed at the institution. […]
OCEANA Belize has been one of the most fervent and active environmental groups. It has challenged offshore drilling concessions and made waves when it tried to push for a referendum on the question of drilling. Thursday will be the last day for Audrey Matura Shepherd as OCEANA’s Vice President for Belize. Matura Shepherd told the […]
Four years ago, Matura Shepherd was planning to go into private practice as an attorney. But that’s when the call to champion OCEANA’s cause sent her on a different path. Though she intends to resume her plans, she will still appear at the OCEANA cases that she is involved with. Matura Shepherd indicated she will […]
San Ignacio Police are looking for one man in connection with a shooting incident on Monday night. Just before nine pm Police were called to the emergency ward of the La Loma Luz Hospital in Santa Elena where they saw thirty-two year old Matthew Ifield suffering from a gunshot wound to the right thigh. Initial […]
Living in a developed country has appeal because of the availability of most amenities known to man. However, there is also a price that comes with a developed nation’s quality of life, and that includes healthcare. Belize has joined countries who are now becoming an attraction because of the lower cost of healthcare. Isani Cayetano […]
And in a reversal of that story, a Belizean woman is in urgent need of medical assistance outside of Belie. Rosita Williams is in need of urgent medical assistance aboard for an operation to assist her with her speech. According to information received, she had complications and some five years ago went to the Karl […]
A housekeeper and her common-law husband are in trouble with the Police after the woman allegedly suffered a severe case of sticky-fingers syndrome. Reports are that thirty-one year old Sylvia Augustine attempted to walk out of her boss’ home on Monday with items concealed in her purse. The owner of the home noticed and escorted […]
A Belize City electrician is out on bail after being charged for the theft of a car battery from inside a vehicle belonging to Errol Garbutt. The grey Chevy Tracker was reportedly parked overnight in front of a home on North Creek last Wednesday. At about four-ten a.m., early the following morning, Garbutt was informed […]
Orange Walk businessman, fifty year old David Carrillo, was sentenced to one year behind bars for the aggravated assault with his vehicle of a cop. The Trial Farm resident today pleaded guilty to running into Police Constable Yann Chin with his vehicle whilst at checkpoint. And tonight, Carrillo is serving his first night of the […]
Former Mayor of Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Moises Martinez is up in arms about the deplorable condition of the Edison Coleman Park. Built on the twenty-eighth of March 1993, it was a main tourist attraction of the most-western town in the jewel. The park provides the residents and tourists alike with a recreational area on […]
Ninety seven million volunteers worldwide belong to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Red Cross was founded to protect human life and health, and to prevent and ease human suffering. Different incarnations of the movement has been in existence for over close to a hundred years, but the Belize Red Cross […]
There will soon be a hatchery center for tilapia farming located in Central Farm in the Cayo district. That center will come courtesy of the Republic of China/Taiwan which today presented a check for six hundred and fifty one thousand seven hundred and twenty five US dollars to the Government of Belize. This sizable donation […]
Earlier in the news we told you about the departure of Oceana Belize Vice President Audrey Matura Shepherd. A team from Oceana’s headquarters will come to Belize to conduct interviews with the shortlisted candidates. But whoever is selected to fill the vacancy will also have access to a new website. Oceana’s summer intern, Idalia Machuca […]
The Belize Volley Ball Association has sent the Female Junior National team to Santa Rosa de Copan Honduras, to participate in the Central American Championship. In its first game on Monday against Honduras the Belize team won all three sets. Top scorer was Sherika Burton with fourteen points and followed closely by Jahshema Saunders with […]
Volleyball is not the only team sport that Belizean women are taking to international tournaments. The National Under Twenty Female Football team departed the country earlier today for Honduras to play in a CONCACAF series. Duane Moody headed to the airport and spoke to members of the team about their expected performance. The national […]
There is exactly one competing show left in season two of Be the Next Superstar….and that show is tonight. For the last time, four participants will try to receive maximum points from the judges and rack up all your votes to become the champion of the season. The grand prize, trophies and much more in […]
