The results of the CSEC and CAPE exams taken in May and June are in. There is word about who are the outstanding Belizean students in the regional exams. Siian Rancharan, who is now at the SJC Junior College, is the Most Outstanding Student for the CSEC exams, while Paul Sylvester from Belmopan bested […]
Turning to crime, there was a murder early on Saturday morning in the peaceful village of Concepcion, Corozal. Twenty-four year old Ricardo Alfredo Itzab was shot and killed as he and two other friends headed by foot to their houses in the village. A man on a bicycle wearing a mask to conceal his identity […]
There is more tragic news to report…both coming out of Rural Belize District. It includes a sudden death and a fatal traffic accident. Around two-thirty on Saturday morning, twenty-four year old prosecutor, Ryan Martinez and a female friend, twenty-two year old Irene Sanchez, were heading towards Ladyville when the Lincoln car they were traveling in […]
The Ladyville police were also called out to mile nineteen on the old northern highway this morning. There, on the right hand side of the road, a vehicle belonging to sixty-one year old Gilbert Dawson Senior was found and just outside the driver’s side, the body of Dawson was found face down on the ground. […]
Disaster was narrowly averted today after Fire Department personnel managed to extinguish a blaze in Camp Six, Shipyard in the Orange Walk District. The fire occurred at the Belfuel Company which is a fuel storage facility, and it started at a container which allegedly contained crude oil. Employees believe that the fire was caused by […]
On Saturday, in Punta Gorda, the man dubbed the King of Paranda was laid to rest at the age of eighty-six. Paul Nabor’s send-off was spectacular, and aside from the pomp and ceremony of an official funeral, included a concert held by his friends and musical colleagues, who said their goodbyes and celebrated his life […]
One year after it was revealed that he facilitated the issuance of an illegal Belizean passport to a jailed South Korean fugitive, disgraced Elvin Penner remains area representative of Cayo Northeast, but shunned in the halls of the House of Representatives and by the people. Save for an attempt at recall, he will remain as […]
The case of the Government of Belize and Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association (BGYEA) returned to court. When last we left it, Justice Courtney Abel had scheduled mediation between the two parties as a way to solve the dispute. BGYEA wants to go through with a project to plant corn in what Government claims is […]
BGYEA has halted activity in the area as an act of good faith, but the two parties are yet to sit around the mediating table. According to Matura-Shepherd the grassroots organization had paid for surveys when the Lands Department put a halt to the initiative. Reporter “What is BGYEA’s position to what they Lands […]
Nine persons, including a sixty-six year old resident, along with his fifteen year old grandson, were hanging out at the home of the elderly man on Gentle Avenue, Belize City, when they were detained by the police. This morning, all members of the group were charged with Drug Trafficking. Arthur Smith, his underage grandson, […]
Earlier, we showed you the beautiful and poignant church farewell to the legendary parandero Paul Nabor. But for the undisputed king of paranda, that was only one stop on his final journey with his people. Mike Rudon has coverage from the Cemetery where Nabor’s family and friends paid tribute to him, and said ayo Nabi […]
When last we heard from activist, Yaya Marin Coleman, she was protesting solo in front of the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan for awarding a contract to a Guatemalan company to construct a forward operating base at Hunting Caye. This morning, Yaya was at it again today…this time, she took on the cause on behalf of […]
Dia de los Muertos is a truly Mexican tradition that has spread to other countries; the event was celebrated today at the Mexican Institute. Day of the Dead, as it translates to, is a special and ancient ritual in which family and friends lovingly remember their departed relatives. On this occasion, the Institute is hosting […]
Good Evening, I am James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Let’s jump in quickly to the Belize City High School Basketball Torunament so we head to Bird’s Isle where on Saturday night Nazarene High took on Maud Williams High School. Ajahn Williams comes down court and dials the bank fro a big time […]
