A well-known Belize City body-works man died on Monday night. Don Tillett took his last breath in an ambulance as he was being rushed to the K.H.M.H. after he collapsed in his Belama home. Tonight, the cause of Tillett’s death is still largely a mystery but is it likely that Tillett’s death will take the […]
The post-mortem examination may reveal that Tillett died as a result of the head wound he suffered on New Year’s Day…or as a consequence of his heart condition, related or unrelated to that head injury. But whatever the result, and whenever they get it, Tillett’s family still feels that the K.H.M.H. is ultimately responsible for […]
Tonight there are very reliable indicators of a possible resurgence of the bloody gang warfare which marked Belize City as a danger zone. Things had cooled off noticeably since the brutal executions of four George Street lieutenants in January 2013. But recently there have been several brazen gang-related shootings, the latest reported on Monday night […]
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Tonight there are unconfirmed reports that the Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into five deaths, allegedly caused by an infectious bacterial disease known as leptospirosis. Lepto occurs in dogs, rodents and other mammals, but can be transmitted to humans, mainly through the urine or feces of infected animals. News Five has been able […]
On Monday, the Belize National Teachers Union indicated that in 2014 it will be upping its profile in a slew of national issues. And during a fiery press conference, the B.N.T.U. asked Prime Minister Barrow to clarify a discrepancy with the date on which the much delayed salary adjustment is to come into effect. Following […]
According to the B.N.T.U. president Luke Palacio, they, along with the Association Public Service Senior Officers and the Public Service Union, remain in negotiation with the Government of Belize and are prepared to lead the charge if industrial action is necessary. Luke Palacio, National President, B.N.T.U. “Our union like the other two unions continue […]
The BSCFA and B.S.I. will go back to the negotiating table in Orange Walk on Wednesday afternoon. With one week to go before the imposed deadline of January fifteenth, time is running out for all parties. After a meeting last week, the eighteen branch representatives of the BSCFA voted to bring B.S.I. in to talk […]
The findings of the immigration scandal have still not been revealed but tonight we can report that a Haitian national was busted on Monday with a fake visa issued as recent as December in Haiti. Thirty-seven year old Sanon Vertus was busted with the fake visa when he arrived at the Phillip Goldson International Airport […]
A man from Burrell Boom has been charged for the shooting of another Boom resident. Adrian Myvette was shot at the entrance of the horse track in Burrell Boom over the weekend and today, twenty-four year old Ryan Gillett, a wine maker and caterer, was charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means […]
Official statistics on violent crimes in Belize have yet to be released, but at least where murders are concerned, there has been a dramatic decrease. Police attribute a large part of the success of crime-fighting efforts to increased community outreach and support. And there has been more collaboration between residents and Police. But there are […]
There is unease tonight in the football community over the closure of the M.C.C. Ground. The field was abruptly closed for renovation at an inopportune time for the Premier League of Belize, whose participating teams are preparing to advance to this season’s football playoffs. While the National Sports Council is yet to issue an official […]
The dismantlement of the Belize City Center is nearing completion, after three months of diligent work by the company assigned to take down the structure. The project commenced at the end of September and despite the unrelenting rains, it remains on schedule. While seventy-five percent of the work has been completed, the crew is taking […]
Relief efforts, in the form of cash donations, are underway locally to assist victims of deadly rains and floods that washed over several islands within the Eastern Caribbean on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Torrential downpours have caused millions of dollars in damages to the islands of Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the […]
