Justice was served today in, without question, a most heinous and reprehensible crime and the family of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas can now find closure. Having been convicted in December 2019 of the pastor’s beheading, William “Danny” Mason and four others are looking at another thirty-five years behind bars. In the case of the youngest convict, […]
The heinous murder in July 2016 and the subsequent trial of the five men grabbed national attention. William “Danny” Mason was a highly connected man in Belmopan, who socialized with politicians and the law. Justice Moore found the crime reprehensible and wants to send a message to society. The pastor was killed, beheaded and his […]
There was a murder in the city on Wednesday night. A man from Saint Matthews Village was murdered in around seven o’clock. A single stab ended the life of William Rubio, a construction worker and father of nine. The deadly incident happened in front of a pharmacy near the Pound Yard Bridge. The details of […]
While the Port of Belize remains open, the business community has not been able to receive imports or to export cargo as stevedores are on strike. The port remains on security level two following a violent protest last week. On the morning of July twenty-second, as early as six-thirty, two buses were mysteriously parked at […]
Back to the port, meetings were held today between the parties seeking a way forward and it is expected that activity would resume in the next few days pending the arrival of cargo vessels. At this meeting, the Port of Belize put the cards on the table now that the Prime Minister has said that […]
Turning to the Caribbean Court of Justice where SpeedNet is appealing a decision from the Belize Court of Appeal on the matter of provisional licenses. Now, the matter has been languishing before the courts for years and has gone through the local courts all the way to the C.C.J. The Public Utilities Commission is claiming […]
Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay pressed the court that it would be unfair for him to proceed with the presentation of his argument. The judges offered that the P.U.C., represented by attorney Fred Lumor, assume the cost of court for attempting to introduce a late submission and with that as a remedy, asked to proceed with […]
Back in April, we told you that Justice Michelle Arana was elevated to the post of Acting Chief Justice of Belize. She officially took over from the former Chief Justice, Kenneth Benjamin, who retired in March. Arana is the first female Justice of the Supreme Court, but will she get the substantive CJ post? It’s […]
One of the leading companies that specializes in the finest cuts of beef and pork is located in the west. Running W has been around for decades and overtime, it has redefined the quality of its meat, all locally grown. Their operations start from the pasture to the processing and then on to the dinner […]
The Santa Cruz Village expansion project involving six hundred lots in southern Belize has yet to be completed, but there is a battle raging between the village council and U.D.P. standard bearer, Ivan Williams over the project. The expansion project kicked off a few years ago and according to Chairman Vincent Scott, the village council […]
According to Williams, it is in the best interest of the villagers for Chairman Scott to handover the list of persons to the Lands Department so that the land expansion project can continue and be completed. Hipolito Novelo “The council’s belief however is that you are piggy backing on their project and seek to […]
Belize is joining the government and people of Taiwan in mourning the passing of one of its former presidents, Lee Ten Hu, who died at the Taipei’s Veterans General Hospital at the age of ninety-seven. Lee was instrumental in the forging of relations with Belize thirty years ago, when he led a policy to win […]
Today, the Youth Enhancement Services kicked off a two-day workshop for thirty police officers. The workshop, according to Karen Cain of the Y.E.S., is to sensitize in the officers in four key areas as frontline workers. Karen Cain, Executive Director, Youth Enhancement Services “Today, we have about thirty police officers in the house. We […]
According to Karen Cain, the capacity building workshop will also help to strengthen the work that the Youth Enhancement Services does. More importantly, it will positively impact vulnerable lives. Karen Cain, Executive Director, Youth Enhancement Services “The four issues that we are dealing with are a big deal and issues of concern. We are […]
A single father of one needs your help. Belize City resident, Travis Eiley says that his eighteenth-month baby boy, Jayden, was recently diagnosed with sickle cell anemia and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he has been having a difficult time in providing medication for this son. Eiley stopped by our studios seeking public assistance. Eiley […]
What can children expect come August tenth? In tonight’s Healthy Living, we find out what the new norm is like in the classrooms. Marleni Cuellar “On August tenth, when schools reopen, students across the country can expect to be greeted at their schools by something like this. A mandatory hand washing station that all […]
