There was an execution style murder sometime on Friday night on the heels of the murder of Emerson Arnold that occurred earlier that morning. But it is not known if the murder of Kenroy Parham has any bearing to Arnold’s homicide. Gunshot blasts were heard on Friday night in the quiet community, and early on […]
But back to Friday morning’s murder of thirty-five year old Emerson Arnold, the cousin of Carlos “Zimbab” Abraham, a George Street boss. Moments after Arnold’s life was taken, police detained the man believed to have been responsible for his death. And interestingly today, a Mahogany Heights resident, nineteen year old Jason Sanchez aka “Jungle Rat,” […]
Up north… Approximately one thousand cane-farmers from Orange Walk and Corozal attended the Annual General Meeting of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, held on Sunday in San Roman, Corozal. All association matters, including financial reports, complaints and elections are dealt with at AGM, but in this case, the crisis in the industry is priority. […]
While BGYEA has been ordered to go back to the negotiating table, BSCFA in the north is also awaiting word to start negotiations. But up to news time, there’s been no communication from B.S.I. or from the government on the start of negotiations. That’s the bottom line, but in the meantime there is a lot […]
Supporters and members of BGYEA assembled this morning at the Supreme Court for the umpteenth time for the case of Harmonyville against the Government of Belize. Harmonyville representatives have been back and forth in court fighting to use a road reserve to plant corn, but the area has been off limits to them. Twice before, […]
Minister of State Edmond ‘Clear the Land’ Castro walked away from charges of improper conduct as area representative for Belize Rural North over a year ago. Those claims were brought against him by a constituent. Today, however, he was back in court to face serious allegations of corrupt transactions over visa recommendations. The compelling and […]
Tonight two Cubans are in Immigration Department custody pending payment of fines for immigration offenses. Thereafter, they are expected to be expelled but it is not certain where they will be heading. Meanwhile, a Belizean and another Cuban, who has been living in Belize for eighteen years, are out on bail of one thousand dollars […]
Two firearms and live rounds were found in gang territory over the weekend by the Gang Suppression Unit. The GSU moved in on Flamboyant Street, Belize City, where in a lot with overgrown bushes they found two M-sixteen rifles and sixty rounds of ammunition in a plastic bag and wrapped in a shirt. The firearm […]
The Caribbean Union of Teachers, hosted by the B.N.T.U., is presently meeting in Belize City. It is the first time a congress of this nature, where as many as eighteen unions from across the region, is being held in country. The biennial conference got underway on Friday at the Biltmore. Today, we caught up with […]
The objective of the seminar, says Fitz, is to foster an understanding of specific academic needs through the various unions representing teachers. Thecla Fitz, Laureate Education Inc. “The primary focus is to understand teachers. Where are they now? Where do they want to go? What do they need to be professional? How can they […]
Here’s a significant fact many people might not know. Costa Rica is one of only twenty-two countries in the world that doesn’t have a military. The decision to abolish the small nation’s military was made sixty-six years ago today, on December first, 1948. The rationale was the prioritizing of developmental needs – the country preferred […]
December first is celebrated annually as World AIDS Day; the global event focuses on breaking the stigma and locally this year, the Ministry of Health held activities to sensitize Belizeans about the benefits of knowing their status; in a nutshell, prevention is better than cure. Across the country, health fairs were held simultaneously to create […]
There was a major uproar in Belize City on Saturday night. Soldiers of the Belize Defense Force were out in numbers as foreigners and locals got involved in some serious fights. It wasn’t a barroom brawl, but the blows of Mixed Martial Arts that took place inside a cage that was brought over from neighbouring […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. It proved to be a most entertaining ballgame as Verdes FC hosted Placencia Texmar Assassins yesterday inside the Norman Broaster Stadium as both ball clubs look to grab a piece of the league standings coming out of week 7. In the opening minutes, under […]
