The Bar Association of Belize issued a statement today condemning defamatory statements on social media about the Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Linn Vidal. This follows the arrest of her former security guard’s arrest in connection with a drug plane landing The Bar Association says it notes with concerned scurrilous and speculative statements that quote “are […]
Each year since 2006, Diabetes Awareness Week is celebrated on November fourteenth, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin and its uses. This past week the Belize Family Life Association at Corner Central American Boulevard and Mahogany Street has been carrying out diabetes awareness activities. At the core of the effort is improving […]
Traffic officers are now being trained to use breathalyzers to help combat drunk driving. Four officers were in Denver, Colorado where they completed a training course and returned to train other law enforcement officers. The training included the use of reasonable suspicion to determine the sobriety of a motorist, proper operation and calibration of the […]
The murders of twenty-seven-year-old Dennis Brown and his coworker in Burrell Boom on Thursday afternoon has stunned the entire community. Brown, an employee of Matilda’s Mini Mart, was gunned down along with twenty-one-year-old Kendra Miguel inside the store. While a motive for the deadly shooting is being investigated, police are looking at the possibility that […]
In regional news, the government of Antigua this week blocked unvaccinated students from attending face-to-face classes after reaching a November 10 deadline for vaccinations for those twelve and over. ABS News Ercil Charles Junior filed this report which aired today on Caribbean News In Review. [Clip: Caribbean News in Review- November 12th, 2021] […]
And in Haiti, citizens from the United States and Canada are being urged to get out now as the gang situation spirals out of control and armed groups are preventing fuel from leaving the depots. Here is that report from Caribbean Week in review. [Clip: Caribbean Week in Review- November 12, 2021] “The […]
The Belize City Council is introducing new names for old streets. If you’ve noticed new signage being erected near familiar places such as the Mahogany Street roundabout, it’s because there’s a citywide effort to recognize a handful of prominent Belizeans, including the late Eva Middleton. Most strikingly, perhaps, is the renaming of one of downtown’s […]
Tonight we end the newscast on a positive note. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize and Belmopan have released a song in commemoration of its Synodal Journey. The music video features two real life testimonies. Jackie Castillo wrote and recorded the song and Sister Mary Rachel joined the performance. The single is entitled, “Call to […]
