There was a deadly stabbing incident earlier in the west, where a woman was impaled inside her home, allegedly by an enraged spouse. Police have already detained the suspected murderer in a vicious killing in Benque Viejo today. Just before three this afternoon, neighbours on George Price Street heard the frantic screams of twenty-five-year-old Customs […]
Newly-elected Dangriga Area Representative Frank ‘Papa’ Mena was sworn in as Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security this morning in Belmopan. The installation took place before Governor General Sir Colville Young at the Belize House where a small gathering of family and friends was on hand to witness the formalities. Mena’s official […]
Is there an inextricable link between the new pecking order of the People’s United Party and that of the previous regime led by Said Musa? Well, that’s an assertion put to Francis Fonseca during Thursday’s post bye-election media brief. The bold suggestion that the P.U.P.’s inner circle remains relatively unchanged since 2008 got the party […]
Despite losing almost a quarter of its constituents since the 2012 general elections, Fonseca says the party is encouraged by its accomplishment on Wednesday given the circumstances leading up to the bye-elections. Francis Fonseca, Party Leader, P.U.P. “We have a good candidate, we have to be better organized, we need even more resources and […]
On Wednesday, Frank ‘Papa” Mena was victorious by a significant margin in bye-elections held in Dangriga Town, Hope Creek and Sarawee. Even more than the numbers, the political muscle on the ground from both parties has received much scrutiny. The P.U.P., at least outside the voting area, put on a good show, but when ballots […]
Kremandala journalist Kareem Clarke was gunned down early Monday morning, as he headed home on Vernon Street. His murder has shocked and saddened his family, friends and colleagues. Today, journalists from various media houses came together in the city to brainstorm…to find some way to honour the memory of this quiet but ambitious young man […]
On Wednesday, Ambassador Alexis Rosado presented his credentials as Belize’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Costa Rica. Accepting and accrediting those credentials was Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, Costa Rica’s president. A release from the Government Press Office says, “there are several agreements in the areas of trade and cooperation that we now […]
For several months we have reported on the continuing feud among rival factions within the Ghost Town Gang. Enmity between the Meighan siblings and Kendis Flowers has led to ongoing retaliation involving gunplay. The latest incident occurred on Thursday when Flowers and an associate came under attack by a lone gunman as the pair alighted […]
Courts (Belize) Limited is expanding its services offered to Belizeans and is now venturing outside household items and gadgets. The company, which concentrates mainly on providing customers with much needed items through a higher purchase facility, is now making optical services available to its clientele. Courts Optical is a new unit created within the main […]
The installation of Courts Optical has been in the works for some time. For the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired, BCVI, Courts Belize’s debut into the business of optometry threatens the non-profit organization’s existing market. As it is, the income derived from BCVI’s services account for roughly fifty percent of its annual revenue. The […]
The Public Relations Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is asking for some assistance from the general public in locating relatives or friends of Horacio Cardova whose last name is also documented as Cordova. Horacio was admitted to ward on Thursday June eighteenth, 2015. He’s of Hispanic decent, clear complexion, slim built and has […]
Soca Mode….it’s the latest song and music video to be released by the female Belizean artist. Earlier this morning, Melonie Gillett made her media rounds and appeared on Open Your Eyes to officially launch the new music video. Gillett, who is traditionally an R and B and reggae soul singer is tapping into another genre […]
The Miss Carnival Pageant is underway at the Bliss. The show, held for the first time, is being organized by the Belize Carnival Association. While it is about celebrating the spirit and unity that should be carnival, organizers say it is also a preview of what this year’s carnival season will be all about. We […]
