National Stadium partially accessible National Stadium partially accessible
Four men charged for special constable’s murder Four men charged for special constable’s murder
Oil discovered in Orange Walk Oil discovered in Orange Walk
BTV gets OAS support for weekend border trek BTV gets OAS support for weekend border trek
Business US shale oil supply  may shift global power balance

US shale oil supply may shift global power balance

A steeper-than-expected rise in US shale oil reserves is about to change the global balance of power between new and existing producers, a report says.

Crime Guatemalan Constitutional court voids Rios Montt genocide conviction

Guatemalan Constitutional court voids Rios Montt genocide conviction

On Monday, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court overturned the “genocide and crimes against humanity” conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, 86. Montt was convicted on May 10, and sentenced to 80 years in prison.

Editorial

Editorial

he destruction of  Noh Mul,  the northernmost Mayan city of old in the Orange Walk District, is not only a cultural disaster. It is  a sacrilege! The mushroom remnant of the main  pyramid is not only an ugly scar upon the landscape. It is also a scar on the social [...]

General A.G. vs Bar  President in court

A.G. vs Bar President in court

Though neither man was there in his professional capacity, it was Attorney General of Belize Wilfred Elrington squaring off with President of the Bar Association Eamon Courtenay in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The matter is personal and private.

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Editorial

Editorial

he destruction of  Noh Mul,  the northernmost Mayan city of old in the Orange Walk District, is not only a cultural disaster. It is  a sacrilege! The mushroom remnant of the main  pyramid is not only an ugly scar upon the landscape. It is also a scar on the social [...]

Twelve newborns die at KHMH in one week, Hospital says bacteria is to blame for more than half
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Twelve newborns die at KHMH in one week, Hospital says bacteria is to blame for more than half

Twelve newborn babies died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital within a one-week period, and the hospital’s higher ups say a bacteria is to blame. At a late Wednesday evening press conference and while tests and investigations continued to be processed,  KHMH’s Director of Medical Services, Dr. Adrian Coye, revealed [...]

Past CEO: something ‘amiss’ at KHMH
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Past CEO: something ‘amiss’ at KHMH

The authorities at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital said Wednesday that half of the recent neonatal deaths was due to an infection, but former KHMH CEO, Dr. Alvaro Rosado, blames an apparent breakdown in communication at the hospital.

Retiring Deputy Director of Health Services grinds GOB
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Retiring Deputy Director of Health Services grinds GOB

In her speech at the National Nursing Conference, Dr. Marjorie Parks, retiring deputy director of health services and Chief Nursing Officer, chided the government for interfering with the nursing profession.

A.G. vs Bar  President in court
General

A.G. vs Bar President in court

Though neither man was there in his professional capacity, it was Attorney General of Belize Wilfred Elrington squaring off with President of the Bar Association Eamon Courtenay in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The matter is personal and private.

Guatemalan Constitutional court voids Rios Montt genocide conviction
Crime

Guatemalan Constitutional court voids Rios Montt genocide conviction

On Monday, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court overturned the “genocide and crimes against humanity” conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, 86. Montt was convicted on May 10, and sentenced to 80 years in prison.

Crime

Stabbed BDF officer recovering

Warrant Officer Andre Gabb, 45, of the Belize Defence Force, is still weak but on the road to recovery at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados, after an angry microbus driver stabbed him in the heart in the Black Rock area two miles north of Bridgetown, the capital of [...]

Belizean Joseph Budna sentenced to 25 years in Guatemala court
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Belizean Joseph Budna sentenced to 25 years in Guatemala court

Belizean freelance reporter, Joseph Budna, 33, has been found guilty on a charge of kidnapping by a Guatemala court and sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, May 10. It is not known at this time if Budna, who is facing additional charges, including extortion, will appeal the sentence.

Executive Director National Women’s Commission car-jacked
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Executive Director National Women’s Commission car-jacked

Ann-Marie Williams,  Executive Director of  the National Women’s Commission and front-runner for the Women in Politics initiative, was car jacked last Saturday night. Williams was held up in the driveway of her home on Durgeon Drive, in  West Landivar  as she was parking her grey 2003 Mazda Tribute. She reported [...]

Hofius manager, Jackie Roe 2012 Toyota Hilux jacked
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Hofius manager, Jackie Roe 2012 Toyota Hilux jacked

Two men car jacked the manager of Hofius Belize Limited, Jacqueline Roe, Monday night, as she was leaving the Great House parking lot on Cork Street, Belize City. Reports say that  the men, who were dressed in dark clothes, suddenly walked up to her and held her  at knife point.