Family members and the community on San Pedro Ambergris Caye are tonight mourning the terrible loss of two year old Daniel Espat, who was shot and killed as he slept. The toddler is the youngest victim of the unending violence that has spread its tentacles throughout the island. The fatal shooting happened just after two […]
Thirty-two-year-old Kareem Eagan, who is a person of interest in this morning’s bloodbath, was shot in the right foot in San Pedrito on February second, as he sat inside his apartment. He told police on the island that he was assaulted by a pair of young men dressed in dark clothing and hooded jackets. The […]
A report allegedly commissioned by Prime Minister Dean Barrow in 2014 has been making waves in the media. It’s a white paper type document on cost-cutting measures in government, and highlights areas which are regarded as wastage of public monies. It was done by a committee of seven persons headed by Francisco Zuniga. One area […]
The University of Belize has remained absolutely close-mouthed about reports that three faculty members are being accused of sexual misconduct with students at the facility. There are reports that at least one or more of those allegedly accused have departed from the institution, but again nobody in an official capacity at UB is talking. So […]
After that roundabout answer without anything concrete, we tried to press the minister for more details. The alleged UB sex scandal is only one example of various allegations of that type at different schools across the country. He joined us in sending out a call for answers. Reporter “What stops the Minister of Education […]
And since we were on the subject of inappropriate sexual conduct in schools, we did some digging into another scandal, this one at the Mopan Technical School. A male teacher is accused of sending nude pictures to at least one, and likely more students at the school. We got an update on that alarming situation […]
The 2014-2015 budget speech is expected to read after the March fourth Town Council elections and while there is a three percent economic growth to boast, the rating agency Moody’s is predicting a possibility that bond holders may not get their expected yields. A release issued today says that bond holders are facing strong risks […]
Today, the Ministry of Education invited the media to a breakfast where they discussed the road forward. But that was only a prelude to the real show – the distribution of tablets to University of Belize students. It’s a government initiative which was promised at the start of the year, and it was not lost […]
Those tablets cost about one million U.S. and reliable word is that it was paid for with Petrocaribe monies. We haven’t heard much about Petrocaribe lately on the local scene, though we have heard that the initiative is running into trouble because of Venezuela’s economic woes. So today, we asked the Financial Secretary for an […]
In November 2014, Elisa Hunter was knocked down and killed on the George Price Highway. The vehicle which hit her was government issued, and was taking Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington to Belmopan. Last week the family of Hunter visited our studios to say that they have received no assistance from Elrington, despite his […]
In October 2014, when asked about compensation which would be paid to the family of slain tourism police officer Danny Conorquie, Prime Minister Dean Barrow said that it would reflect, in his words, the tremendous value of the sacrifice made by Conorquie. Well today, we can confirm that the dollar value of that sacrifice is […]
A well-known Belize City businessman, Joseph Meighan of JB’s Security Firm, was hauled to court today for failure to pay three months of Social Security for his workers. This morning, Meighan appeared before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith to answer to a single charge of failure to pay Social Security for workers employed in September, […]
There is very disturbing news tonight about a father who molested his twelve year old daughter. The minor who lives in San Pedro told police that while she was at her father’s house on February eighteenth, her father sexually assaulted her. A subsequent medical examination confirmed that the child had been carnally known. San Pedro […]
An Orange Walk man has been charged with drug trafficking after he was discovered with eight hundred and sixty four grams of cannabis. On Monday around six thirty in the morning, police escorted Nerum Richards, of number twenty six Humming Bird Street in Trial Farm, to an area that they had cleared in the back […]
A near-fatal shooting in San Pedrito on February eleventh preceded this morning’s deadly attack at the Espat apartment in which two year old Daniel was killed. It is firmly believed that the gunmen may have mistaken the unit numbers when they let loose a salvo of rounds into the room. The gunfire injured thirteen-year-old Meredith […]
In Belize, there are Mayan, colonial and modern artifacts from different cultures that are kept under lock and key to preserve the tangible work of art. Since Monday, representatives from National Institute of Culture and History, the Institute of Archeology, the Museum of Belize as well as persons from private museums, library and archives are […]
Still on the issue of stolen artifacts, which globally represents a billion-dollar industry in the parallel market. Over the weekend, the San Pedro House of Culture was burglarized and stolen from within the building on Angel Coral Drive was an assortment of invaluable artifacts. The break-in was discovered by manager, Guillermo Paz, on Sunday morning. […]
The annual Women in Art Exhibition will open at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts on March twelfth. It takes place during Women’s Month as one of the calendar events for the celebration. The exhibition will feature spoken word, song, painting and other aspects of the creative arts…created solely by women. The theme for […]
Have you considered studying in the United States? Well, your opportunity to do so just became easier. Today, the U.S Embassy and the Leo Bradley Library teamed up to open a reference center. The programme, sponsored by the U.S Department of State, is hoping to reach as many people as possible, including students. The center, […]
