The city is still reeling from another senseless murder. A well-known footballer was shot and killed early this morning on Dolphin Street. Jason Young left his wife and children at their home to go and buy Johnny cakes for breakfast. He did not get too far; he was ambushed at the junction of Gibnut Street […]
Prior to the murder of Jason Young, there was a shooting in the city. Around nine-forty on Thursday night, seventeen year old Cameron Moreira, a student of Maud Williams High School, was standing outside his residence on Neal Pen Road when gunman came up and fired two shots in his direction. Moreira was injured to […]
Well-known Belize City businessman Chef Ainslie Castro, former co-host of Creative Caribbean Cooking at the Radisson, is the victim of an armed robbery. Sometime after one o’clock this afternoon, Chef Ainslie, along with his employees and teenage son, was inside the kitchen working when a pair of men entered the premises. The thieves informed Castro […]
The tale of William “Danny” Mason continues in the headlines. That’s because the feeding frenzy is still rabid. Numerous ministers and senior public officers have admitted they trekked up Intelco Hill to the home of the accused murderer. No one would admit they did anything out of the ordinary, but if you listen to Mason, […]
On Monday night, a Belizean was murdered on the Guatemalan side of Arenal. Twenty-four year old Mario Estuardo Cunil was stabbed to the chest allegedly by Guatemalan national Rolman Aldana Alvarado during a brawl at a bar. We asked the minister if the Ministry of Foreign affairs will be taking up the issue with Guatemalan […]
In times of national emergency and natural disaster, Belize Defense Force personnel are among the first responders. Whether deploying from their headquarters at Price Barracks or from elsewhere, the men and women of the armed forces remain on active duty throughout. Last Wednesday however, they were forced to remain indoors when Hurricane Earl made landfall […]
The Government of Belize has received a donation of one hundred thousand U.S. dollars from Taiwan, in the wake of Hurricane Earl. Relief efforts are ongoing and contributions from various agencies are helping to restore a sense of normalcy among families that have been most affected by the natural disaster. Earlier this week, Belize Telemedia […]
Present for the handing over of the cheque was Senator Dr. Carla Barnett. As the newly sworn-in Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Barnett plays a critical role in assessing the economic impact of Hurricane Earl in the respective industries as well as heading efforts to seek international funding. Dr. Carla Barnett, […]
In Belize Rural North, the area of the country hardest hit by Hurricane Earl, flood relief continues. The Relief Supplies Management Committee is mobilizing outreach to people in affected communities with food, water and cleaning supplies. Area Representative Edmund Castro, who is also the Minister for NEMO, says that the area of primary concern in […]
As many as fourteen bail applications were heard today; there were no objections to eleven, but in the case of the remaining three sensational cases, there were strenuous objections presented. Addison Gillett, the former driver of the former COMPOL, Crispin Jefferies, received Supreme Court bail by Justice Troadio Gonzalez in the sum of eight thousand […]
The bail application for Melissa Ferguson, the wife of murder suspect William “Danny’’ Mason, also came up but was deferred to Monday because Crown Counsel Rene Montero told the court that he received the file for Ferguson late on Thursday and needed time to prepare grounds for objection. The Justice then granted an adjournment. Two […]
The issue of the Guatemalan claim to Belize has somewhat faded in the background due to the ongoing William “Danny” Mason saga and more recently Hurricane Earl. While we had the Foreign Minister on hand, we inquired about the matter. Elrington admits the administration in Guatemala has hardened it position. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of […]
Turning to the Sarstoon, where it appears Guatemala is no longer exerting aggression. The last we heard was that discussions on establishing a protocol would be held between Belize and Guatemala to bring about unimpeded access to the area. Elrington says that the matter is on the drawing board and that an agreement is expected […]
But when that meeting does come about, will Elrington be meeting with a new Guatemalan Foreign Minister? Reports are that there an impending shake-up in the Guatemalan cabinet and that Carlos Raul Morales will be removed as Foreign Minister. Now, Elrington has been chummy with Morales so we asked him if the change in foreign […]
On Wednesday we told you about Simone Biles, the American gymnast with a special Belizean connection, who was all set to dominate in the Olympic Women’s Gymnastics competition. The competition was such a big deal that it earned a special local audience as relatives of Biles were joined in Belize by a writer for the […]
Today, Unicomer’s Dare to Dream Scholarship program, in its eighteenth year, saw a new cohort of fourteen students benefit from the program. A total of thirty-three applicants were interviewed and five high school, seven sixth form and one university scholarship were awarded. The scholarship covers eighty percent of the cost of books and tuition while […]
Summer camps are winding down and students are preparing to return to classrooms. One of the biggest camps concluded today with a display at Price Barracks. Hundreds of children took part in the B.D.F. summer program that started in July and had different components. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The annual […]
On the south side of Belize City, the Samuel Haynes Institute of Excellence organized a closing ceremony for its summer program today. Primary school children participated in the camp that trained them in music, sports and the academics. The camp is the brainchild of Pickstock area rep, Wilfred Elrington. Wilfred Elrington, Area Rep., Pickstock […]
