There are two murders to report tonight…one in the north and one in the west. On Monday evening, Roaring Creek resident, Devin Neal, was ambushed as he travelled on his motorcycle to his house in Valley of Peace, Cayo. A woman, whom he had given a ride to earlier and was riding ahead on a […]
Up north, the body of a US national was found at his farm in Xaibe, Corozal on Monday by three men who went there to purchase sheep. It had multiple chop wounds and was dismembered. John Ross had been living at the farm for six years and from all accounts he seemed to be getting […]
Tonight, after almost exactly two months, there is finally news to report in the shooting death of Kremandala journalist, Kareem Clarke. Clarke was gunned down in the early morning of July sixth as he rode his bicycle on Vernon Street, near it’s junction with Lakeview Street. Following a prolonged investigation, a seventeen year old minor […]
The Sarstoon sovereignty issue remains on the front-burner in Belize, and seems likely to be situated there for the foreseeable future. Even as Guatemala moves through a turbulent time amid impeachment and election scenarios, there is growing tension along the Sarstoon where suddenly it appears our B.D.F. are encountering increasingly aggressive Guatemalan military. In addition, […]
And that campaign to get a base built at the mouth of the Sarstoon is even more critical now, says Brackett, because government’s actions have given the impression that our border is porous, or perhaps even non-existent. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “When we look at the behaviour of our government representatives we at COLA […]
Last week, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was a tad bit condescending of COLA’s Build a Base campaign when the media asked him about it. That’s not surprising because anybody in the know…would know that any movement which doesn’t have the numbers won’t get the attention of the establishment. That’s just the way it works. But […]
Classes resumed across the country on September first, but since the start of this week, students at Faith Nazarene Primary School in San Ignacio, Cayo have been told not to report to classes. On Monday, when the students reported to school, the teachers kept the classrooms locked. Along with parents, they are demanding the removal […]
Today, Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, counselled patience as the matter is currently under consideration by the Teachers Service Commission. As in all such things, claims Faber, while parents inevitably want immediate action, there is a process and protocol which must be followed. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “As I’ve always said in these […]
US national, Timothy McNamara, was killed at Christmas on December 2014 at his farm in Boston Village, Belize District. At first the local police deemed it a suicide based on what his companion had reported, but investigations would indicate that he was in fact murdered. Police then issued a warrant for the arrest of McNamara’s […]
World Literacy Day is being celebrated in Belize under the theme ‘Read to a Child Today. Read to a Child Every Day.’ This morning schools from Belize City, as well as organizations which have partnered with the Ministry of Education, gathered at the B.T.L. Park in Belize City to celebrate the occasion. Mike Rudon has […]
