It has been rather quiet over the past few days in the Old Capital…that was until this morning when the silence on the streets of the city was shattered by the blasts of gunfire. The bullets, at least six, we are told, all found their mark on a twenty-one-year-old resident of St. Martin De Porres […]
There was a late-morning armed holdup in Belize City today, where thieves entered a business establishment on Fabers Road Extension and proceeded to lift several items, including cash from the Chinese grocery store. Quick response from the police department subsequently led to the apprehension of six individuals inside a residence a block away. According to […]
Police are also reporting a disturbing incident of rape in the city. A seventeen-year-old female minor is reporting that she was raped inside a hotel on the Phillip Goldson Highway. According to police, around one-twenty-five Thursday morning, officers visited the hotel where the minor claimed she was raped by an unknown male person. She reported […]
The Gang Suppression Unit, in recent days, has come under sustained fire from the public for its strong-arm approach to crime fighting. Of late, there have been allegations made against the GSU concerning the use of excessive force in carrying out its job. That seemingly unconventional tactic, however, has, to an extent, proven successful, reducing […]
Following today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Barrow was asked about the exchange between former Prime Minister Said Musa and GSU head Mark Flowers. The exchange has gone viral. Barrow, like others we’ve asked, refused to touch it, claiming that both Musa and Flowers have said more than enough. Interestingly, he claims […]
While things inside the House of Representatives were relatively tame today, comparatively speaking, there was a very vocal protest outside the House. About one hundred villagers travelled a long way from the southern communities of Silk Grass and Santa Cruz to draw attention to issues affecting them. The numbers were small but their voices were […]
Earlier this week, five mothers of babies who died in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in May 2013 received settlement from that institution. Investigations by the Pan American Health Organization have indicated that the infant deaths were the result of bacteria in the neo-natal unit, allegedly the end result of the hospital’s lack of adherence […]
That wasn’t the fiery debate just yet…that came when Briceño went after former K.H.M.H. Director of Finance Carlos Perera. Perera was fired by the K.H.M.H. Board recently, following a series of allegations made against him during his time as finance director. The Speaker of the House took exception to the point being made, claiming that […]
Dangriga Police are tonight investigating the sudden death of a forty-five-year-old resident. Details are that the man went swimming earlier this morning and his body was later found floating near the sea shore. Raphael Martinez says that a preliminary investigation has revealed no signs of violence on the body. Raphael Martinez, Police Press Officer […]
There was quite a scare in the sugar industry last week, when it was announced that there would be a considerable reduction in the quantity of fair-trade sugar to be purchased by Tate & Lyle for the European market. Farmers, for whatever reason, were of the impression that the change would abruptly come into effect […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow lashed out at the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, the body which administrates the eighteen cane-farming branches. ASR has maintained that the decision to reduce quota of fair-trade sugar purchased is because of EU markets. But the B.S.C.F.A. has taken some hits because that Association was recently cited for serious non-compliances […]
The National Bank of Belize recently celebrated its first birthday, with much the same fanfare with which it celebrated its birth. Today, Prime Minister Dean Barrow lauded the institution which he says can barely keep up with the demand for affordable, low-interest credit from Belizeans. The bank was capitalized with twenty-million dollars from Petro Caribe […]
This weekend in Belize City promises to be quite eventful and fun-filled, with lots to do for the entire family. While there is the Sir Barry’s Belikin Bash and the annual Expo, there will also be a free concert at the BTL Park, where everyone who is a lover of cultural and spiritual music is […]
The Carnival Road March 2014 is a week away and since Tuesday of this week, the fourteen bands competing were judged in the preliminary stage of the event. Thursday was the final night for the camps and saw five bands judged. Duane Moody was out once again and has the wrap up of Mas Camp […]
