After eight months of being in the clear, the first confirmed case of Chikungunya has been recorded in Belize’s public health archives, following a rash of the mosquito-transmitted fever across the Caribbean and Latin America back in April. CHIK-V, as it is otherwise known, has been suspected in several cases in the Belmopan area since […]
The first suspected case of CHIK-V was believed to have been imported into the country since Las Flores is a predominantly immigrant community. While that case was never confirmed, the diagnosis of the woman indicates that she was infected here in Belize. It has been a little over a month however, since the specimen was […]
Two minors believed to be affiliated with the Ghost Town Gang are tonight in custody for the brazen attempted murder of a George Street boss, Carlos “Zimbab” Abraham. Zimbab was at a tire shop at the corner of Lakeview and Banak Streets, well within Ghost Town Crips territory, when it is believed that he was […]
It has been and continues to be a practice of the Belize Police Department, whenever queried about the results of an investigation into a serious crime, to state that the file is with the Director of Public Prosecutions. All failure to charge, then, or delay in charging, is laid at the doorstep of the D.P.P. […]
On Thursday, the Belize Chamber of Commerce issued a release on the continued impasse in the sugar cane industry. It’s been criticized in some sectors because it doesn’t seem to take any strong position. Today, Chamber President Arturo Vasquez says that the release is not at all ambiguous and he feels that the chamber has […]
Today is Friday, the deadline given to the Sugar Industry Control Board to call a meeting in an attempt to break the impasse between the BSCFA and BSI/ASR. But tonight we can report that the deadline has been extended to next week Tuesday, the twenty-fifth. The SICB was not able to meet before then, and […]
This afternoon, forty exhausted soldiers who are being pushed to the limits of their endurance completed in day-two of the Coast Guard’s Best Warrior Competition. There are five teams of eight members each, selected from the Coast Guard and the Belize Defence Force, which must undergo an intensive round of exercises designed to test their […]
While the Chamber spoke earlier about the sugar impasse, another discussion which has seen some rebirth is the issue of the thirteenth Senator, a commitment by the United Democratic Party at one point. It was an immensely popular campaign promise because it enhances transparency and accountability and allows the Senate valuable oversight capacity. Along with […]
An employee of A and R Shopping Center was robbed as he was heading to the bank to make a deposit. The employee was intercepted and robbed by two suspects who police escorted to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today to answer to a single charge of Robbery. The suspects have been identified as Damian […]
The power of one point eight billion….that’s the global population of youths under the age of twenty-five years. The United Nations Population Fund believes that young people have the power in their hands to foster development and curb poverty. This morning, the UN agency launched the State of the World Population Report which that young […]
Recently, the B.T.B. announced that the number of visitors to the jewel had exceeded forecasts and had reached a million even before the tradition spike at the end of the year. That is good news for the industry, because the high season which is about to start, is expected to bring another boost in visitors. […]
Remember Cleyon Marage Junior? He is a fourteen year old who is afflicted with Acute Myloid Leukemia. Since September, Cleyon Junior had been in and out of hospital and doctors had given up on him. Through the assistance of a group of women, Cleyon Junior was taken for medical assistance in Merida where he is […]
For Michelle Rudon, a single mother of two, helping children living with cancer who are from poverty stricken families has become her calling. And so she has branched out to create her own organization in honor of Cleyon. A Thousand Smiles for Cleyon has since garnered the support of several professionals both locally and internationally […]
In one week, eight Belizeans and eight Mexicans will literally bring blood, sweat and tears for the glory of representing their country in a sport that is growing in Belize….that’s mixed martial arts. The Belizeans fighters are from Dangriga, Corozal and Belize City, while the eight Mexicans are from neighbouring Quintana Roo. News Five took […]
