By Marion Ali Assistant Editor Marcia Downs, 37, a mother and janitor, became the nation’s latest murder victim when she was shot execution-style at close range in the head shortly after 8:00 on Wednesday night in Belize city. The incident happened at Downs’ Handyside Street home, when a man who […]
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By Marion Ali Assistant Editor What could be considered as Belize City Mayor, Bernard Wagner’s first major administrative blunder came less than one month after taking over the country’s biggest municipality, when he admittedly endorsed Council’s cheques to himself to distribute for social programs. In televised interviews this week, Wagner […]
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By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) is facing a legal battle after two doctors, this week, launched court proceedings against the hospital authority for alleged wrongful termination. The KHMH acknowledged that it has served Dr. Alain Gonzales, Dr. Salvador Paguagua and an attendant with termination […]
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By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter In a show of unity, the villagers of San Benito Poite in Toledo took matters into their own hands this week, beginning construction on a bridge to allow vehicular access in and out of the village during the coming rainy season. The villagers, who have […]
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by Deseree Cain-Arzu, WCS Since 2013, local and international conservation organizations in Belize, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, have been collaborating to celebrate Reef Week, where, individually and collectively, we create awareness of the ecological, economic and cultural significance and value of the Belize Barrier Reef to our country, as […]
By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter Police are seeking three inmates who sawed their way to freedom and escaped from the Corozal police station on Tuesday night, while they awaited transferal to the Belize Central Prison the following day. According to police, Johnito Matus, 19; Austin Sutherland, 29; and Marvin Pec, […]
New legislation to protect witnesses who are called upon to testify in certain high profile, criminal cases will enable them to give their testimony without being seen or identified. But they will be subject to cross-examination to make sure that every accused person gets a fair trial. The changes are […]
By Benjamin Flowers The Belize Coalition of Service Providers and the Belize Intellectual Property Office are both holding a series of activities this month to educate Belizeans on the topic of intellectual property and its relevance to Belize. The BCSP, which focusing on IP from an export perspective, […]
by Deseree Cain-Arzu, WCS Since 2013, local and international conservation organizations in Belize, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, have been collaborating to celebrate Reef Week, where, individually and collectively, we create awareness of the ecological, economic and cultural significance and value of the Belize Barrier Reef to our country, as […]
By Michelle Sutherland A Ranchito villager, who was shot when he tried to foil a robbery in progress, died from his injuries last night. According to police, Ivan Emmanuel Sosa, 38, was found motionless by police on April 15th around 12:05 a.m. at a bar in the village. He was […]
By Michelle Sutherland A 33-year-old Dangriga businesswoman and her two daughters were robbed inside their store on Friday. According to police, the gunman entered their establishment around 4:45 p.m. and stole a gold chain, valued at $700. The woman told police that while she was along with her two daughters […]
By Michelle Sutherland An 18-year-old Camalote student has reported to police that she was raped on Thursday night by a man she hitchhiked a ride from. According to police, the girl reported that around 8:00 p.m on April 12th, she was hitchhiking a ride home from Belmopan to Camalote village […]
By Michelle Sutherland Police in Orange Walk are looking for two culprits, who robbed a business man of his cash and cell phone using a toy gun. Mohamed Zium Hoque Chowhury, 28, a Bangladeshi business man was robbed of $250 cash and a cell phone valued at $ 1,800. Chowhury […]
By Michelle Sutherland As part of its continued nationwide consultation to discuss citizen’s security and crime prevention, the Ministry of National Security on Friday held its second round of consultations with key stakeholders. The ministry started off its morning session with the Belize Council of Churches and the Belize Chamber […]
By Michelle Sutherland Police are investigating a double murder on Caye Lagos, four miles south of Caye Caulker, where two well-known Ladyville residents, Mark Sewell and Gabriel Escalante, were shot to death late Thursday night. The bodies were found inside a three story building on the island around 3:00 a.m. […]
By Benjamin Flowers The Belize Coalition of Service Providers and the Belize Intellectual Property Office are both holding a series of activities this month to educate Belizeans on the topic of intellectual property and its relevance to Belize. The BCSP, which focusing on IP from an export perspective, […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season is less than two months from its official opening and hurricane experts have predicted another above-average year in terms of activity. At this time, Belizeans need to get into preparation mode, the officials at the National Emergency Management […]
By Benjamin Flowers The Belize Book Industry Association (BBIA), is inviting authors, aspiring writers and all book lovers to attend a series of activities planned for its annual celebration of Book Week. Traditionally held in the third week of April, the BBIA’s book week activities are centred around […]
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Thursday
04/19
10%
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy. High 87F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.
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Friday
04/20
50%
Chance of Rain
Showers in the morning, then clearing with ample sunshine in the afternoon. High around 85F. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
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Saturday
04/21
50%
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Scattered thunderstorms early. Skies will become mostly sunny later in the day. High around 85F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
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