Did vigilante justice end the life of a Silk Grass resident? Or did authorities go overboard restraining a seemingly high and angry man? Tonight the family of Rene Godoy says that residents beat him up and police may have had a hand it. According to the family, Godoy frequently consumes alcohol and at times he […]
Police, meanwhile, say that after one a.m. they responded to reports that a man had chopped three persons in Silk Grass Village on the Southern Highway. The chopping victims had been rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital while police searched for their alleged attacker, Salvadoran national, thirty-year-old Rene Godoy. In the process of subduing Godoy, […]
Hell broke loose in the village of Lemonal, Belize District, early this morning between relatives over a problem that had been brewing for some time. It has to do with a prime parcel of land claimed by feuding families. Sharon Mae Whylie, the wife of the Commissioner of Police, says she owns the land in […]
The main witnesses in the murder retrial of three men, accused with the murder of B.D.F. soldier James Norales, testified today before Justice Colin Williams. He is Aron Paquiul, a cousin of Norales. The accused are Tyrone Meighan, Orel Leslie and Brandon Baptist. Paquiul avoided looking at the accused men for most of the proceedings […]
Since the beginning of the week, three persons have lost their lives in separate traffic accidents in southern Belize. On Tuesday morning, sixty-nine-year-old Selvin Bahadur was knocked off his bicycle on San Antonio Road in Punta Gorda by a pickup truck, driven at the time by Corporal Alexander Salam, who is attached to the Belmopan […]
San Narciso businessman, Omero Campos is still nowhere to be found after having been reportedly kidnapped ninety-six hours ago. The proprietor of Henry’s Store in the village left his house en route to his farm in San Victor Village, which is well known for illicit activities and contraband activities. Later that day, his alleged kidnappers […]
Mayor Bernard Wagner and his P.U.P, this week marked their first hundred days at City Hall. After a decade of U.D.P. rule, the first order of business was a look at the state of finances as well as the contracts, programmes and other systems left behind by the previous council. Today, they called the media […]
One of the primary responsibilities of the City Council is streets, and although over one hundred and sixty were cemented under the previous U.D.P. administration, many are in dire need of remedial work. It is known that several contractors were granted contracts for different arteries, but a minimum standard appears not to have been achieved. […]
Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold also spoke on the financial crunch City Hall is experiencing. It is well known that December through March is the period during which the council’s revenue collection is at an all time high as property taxes and trade license payments come in. Those account for roughly seventy-two percent of the total […]
Five persons have been terminated from City Hall for various reasons since Mayor Bernard Wagner and his P.U.P. team took office; primarily due to redundancy. But the most notable termination was that of former City Administrator Candice Miller, who was initially suspended for a month for dereliction of duties before she was let go. Deputy […]
Twenty-two young men graduated this morning as cadets of the Belize Youth Challenge Programme. They represent the first intakes of the programme which started last October. The young men honed their skills in leadership and teamwork, learnt discipline and endured arduous training. The programme is designed to engage the youths and keep them away from […]
It was a happy occasion for the graduating cadets but also a time of reflection for the Minister of National Security. John Saldivar admitted today that the government has failed in keeping the youths away from violence for a number of reasons. He says it was plain wrong to close the Belize Technical College, the […]
The village of Otoxha in Toledo has become a hot spot for illegal incursions by farmers from Guatemala who have been clearing of tracts of land for farming purposes. Other communities such as San Vicente, Jalacte and Dolores and San Benito Poite are also confronted by encroachers and the lives of leaders are threatened. The communities have […]
Coc continued that in Dolores, Guatemalan farmers had first put markers and then replaced them with posts even as trespassing and incursions continued in the San Benito Poite and San Vicente. Minister John Saldivar sought to assure the communities that security and sovereignty was of high importance. John Saldivar, Minister of National Security “We […]
The University of Belize handed out five bursaries today through its Endowment Fund Bursary. The fund was officially launched today. President Clement Sankat announced that its first fundraising effort held last year with the support of corporate sponsors, will provide bursaries for five UB students. The first of its kind initiative is to help the […]
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute is celebrating its twentieth anniversary of promoting the sustainable use and management of Belize’s coastal zone. To mark the occasion, the organization has partnered with OCEANA Belize and the World Wildlife Fund and has released a commemorative phone case. Chief Executive Officer Chantalle Samuels says the transition from […]
An official ceremony to deliver the Youth Leadership Resource Manual to the Ministry of Education was held today in Belize City. The instruction booklet has been successfully implemented in eleven high schools across the country and has been sanctioned by the Secondary Schools Support Unit. It will also serve as a resource tool for the […]
The state of Israel is celebrating seventy years and to mark that occasion, Alon Levi, their Deputy Chief of Staff, at their embassy in Mexico will be in Belize. Part of the visit includes the opening of a course involving the Police Department. Like many other countries, Belize has diplomatic relations with Israel and has […]
Are you getting enough sleep? If you manage to get anywhere between seven to nine hours a night then you’re doing great. If it is less than that, then, you may want to listen up. Tonight on Healthy Living we explore the effects of sleep deprivation on your health. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Using the […]
