There are two versions about the police shooting of a minor over the weekend. The thirteen-year old remains hospitalized tonight after being shot multiple times on Saturday evening. The Pitter family is contradicting the police report on how Elwin Pitter, better known as ‘Flap,’ ended up at the Karl Heusner Hospital. Flap’s father, who has […]
Just before news time last Thursday, our newsroom received reports of a suspected drug plane being tracked by local authorities heading north. Despite checks made in Corozal and Orange Walk, there was no confirmation of any illegal landing in Belize. That’s because the aircraft in fact carried out a wet drop in the Rio Hondo […]
Just before news time on Friday, there was an armed robbery at a popular business establishment. Police are looking for two persons of interest in connection with the brazen robbery of Courts Belize. The incident reportedly happened on Friday evening around four p.m. and was reported four hours later by the manager of the Corozal […]
A sizeable drug bust over the weekend has resulted in the arrest of a police officer in the Orange Walk District. Twenty-two-year-old Braiden Robateau is assigned to the San Ignacio police formation, but on Saturday afternoon he was all the way in Santa Cruz Village with a group of men hauling a load of marijuana. […]
It is our policy not to report on suicides, however, an incident this afternoon in Dangriga has left the community in shock. Maurrice Serrano, identified as the driver for Mayor Francis Humphreys, was reportedly being sought by police pending charges of sexual assault committed on a pair of minors. When the officers caught up with […]
As many as sixty-two persons have lost their lives since the eruption of the Fuego volcano in El Rodeo Village near Antigua, Guatemala on Sunday. A river of lava discharged from the volcano, sending plumes of thick smoke and volcanic ash almost six miles into the atmosphere. According to Guatemala’s health ministry, fifteen persons, including […]
According to reports from Guatemala’s Institute of Forensic Sciences, volcanic ash has already blanketed a twelve-mile radius and winds could carry the dark gray cloud even farther. Authorities have called on residents living near the volcano to evacuate immediately, particularly those in the states of Chimaltenango and Escuintla to watch out for volcanic rocks and […]
The death toll continues to rise from Sunday’s eruption of Volcan de Fuego near Antigua, Guatemala, with more than sixty persons confirmed dead and many more feared lost under the lava, hundreds injured and countless others affected. The Opposition People’s United Party has expressed its sorrow and heartfelt solidarity with our western neighbors as they […]
Earlier we heard about the P.U.P. statement on the deadly volcano that erupted in Guatemala killing as many as sixty persons so far. But the party has been going through internal turmoil and strife during its convention period. Following the fallout due to the disqualification of Patrick Andrews and Arthur Saldivar in the Belmopan constituency, […]
A final decision is pending but after nine years, Belize’s Barrier Reef could no longer be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Danger. A preliminary decision by the World Heritage Committee issued last week states that a series of remedial actions taken and implemented Ministries of Fisheries, Forestry, Environment, Sustainable Development and Natural […]
A pair of thieves dressed as police officers got away with a serious amount of cash during a home invasion in Ladyville on Thursday night. Taiwanese businessman Laing Gee Fong told police that the duo approached his residence and informed him that they would be conducting a search for firearms and ammunition. Instead, the men […]
Since opening its doors to the public several weeks ago, the Belize City Center has been the venue of choice for various sporting and other entertainment activities. The facility has also been fairly secure and free of the violence that plagues the Old Capital. But on Friday night, following the well-attended basketball game, an altercation […]
Could yet another accused murderer be out on bail by the end of this week? In the last fifteen months, no less than ten men accused of murder that have been on remand for extended periods of time have used that fact to seek bail before the court. It appears to be a new trend […]
A city resident is accused of harm and damage to property following an altercation with his neighbor. It is not clear what led to the dispute between thirty-seven-year-old Jose Guzman and Horace Lord on Sunday, but Guzman allegedly punched Lord and caused one hundred dollars’ worth of damage to Lord’s door. Appearing before Senior Magistrate […]
The Belize Intellectual Property Office hosted a seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Belize acceded to the treaty in June 2000 and today, two intellectual property rights experts, including a representative of the World Intellectual Property Organization, met in Belize to discuss WIPO’s role in processing patents before they are sent to BELIPO. We spoke […]
And on the topic of patents, BELIPO says that only a few Belizeans file applications for patents. According to the Deputy Registrar, if you have an invention, you can go to its Belmopan office and file a local or international application, which will then be taken to the bureau in Geneva, Switzerland. For the international […]
As any parent will tell you, it’s never too early to start thinking about back to school even with the current school year in its final weeks. Costs of education have regularly risen and Belizeans are increasingly turning to loans and other sources to pay for their children’s education. In the case of Holy Redeemer […]
The Ministry of Labour invited the International Labour Organisation to train about thirty persons in mediation and conciliation for this week. The training workshop which opened this morning includes senior technical staff of the Labour Office, trade unions and business sector representatives. Rainer Pritzer of the ILO Caribbean Office says that the training for the […]
Labour Commissioner Ivan Williams tells us that his office believes that the mediation and conciliation training will be useful to ongoing and future labour dialogue. He says he believes that equipping the participants with the skills will help to reduce third party interventions in labour disputes. Ivan Williams, Labour Commissioner “In some discussions we […]
It’s perhaps the most recognized and used suite of software in the world, but how well do you really know Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the like? A survey states that most Office users only use ten percent of the capacity of the software in their daily work. But for young people, training […]
The national selection football team, the Belize Jaguars, is heading back home after playing a friendly match on Sunday in Barbados against that country’s national team, known as the Tridents. The team did not score a goal but neither did the Tridents on their home field. The match, however, provides valuable experience to the Jaguars […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities…]
