Thursday, May 17, 2012

‘Uncategorized’ News

What is Mark King hiding?

What is Mark King hiding?

Friday, May 11, 2012 13:13

[caption id="attachment_13083" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Mark King’s newly-purchased Ford F150 at auto shop for repair"][/caption] Belize City, May 9, 2012 The UDP Ministers are learning lessons the hard way. The lesson is that nothing they do in the dark will stay in the dark ...

UDP crony Vernon Cuthkelvin untouchable??

UDP crony Vernon Cuthkelvin untouchable??

Friday, May 11, 2012 13:11

Belize City May 8, 2012 It appears the UDP’s known operative, Vernon Cuthkelvin, will not face legal battle over six containers he imported in February under the guise that the contents were fertilizers, but which turned out to be precursor chemicals ...

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize and Guatemala agree on referendum date

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:33

April 27th, 2012 A referendum to decide whether Guatemala’s unfounded claim over Belize’s territory should be argued and resolved at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be held on October 6, 2013. The date was agreed to by the delegations from Belize and Guatemala, headed by their respective Foreign Ministers, Wilfred ...

Emmerson Eagan sentenced to life in prison

Emmerson Eagan sentenced to life in prison

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:33

BELIZE CITY, Wed. May 2, 2012 By Roy Davis Emmerson Eagan, 22, who was convicted of the murder of Dennis “Coloured” Nembhard, 35, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Adolph Lucas on Friday, April 27. The sentence was mandatory because the Director ...

Protest on crime – Message clear, despite small crowd!

Protest on crime – Message clear, despite small crowd!

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:31

BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 By Alton Humes Businessman, activist and former political Standard Bearer, Mr. Gilroy Usher Sr., organized today’s protest in front of his business, Monica’s Pawn Shop, located at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Banak Street. The ...

PSU lashes out at GOB

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:30

Belize City, April 30, 2012 The Public Service Union of Belize was not in a celebratory mood for this year’s Labour Day. On the eve of the holiday, the Union which represents public officers, issued a release lashing out at the Barrow Administration for its disrespect of workers. The PSU said there ...

Eulogy for Artist Benjamin Nicholas

Eulogy for Artist Benjamin Nicholas

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:29

By Yasser Musa Saturday 21st April, 2012, Sacred Heart Church, Dangriga Today we say goodbye to Benjamin Nicholas son of the late Ignatius Nicholas and Perfecta Avilez Nicholas, and siblings Victor, David, and Andrea Nicholas. He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, ...

2 Guatemalans detained for illegal logging

2 Guatemalans detained for illegal logging

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:27

26th April, 2012 Yesterday, 25th of April during a special patrol conducted in the Caracol Archaeological Reserve, security forces, park wardens from the Institute of Archaeology and Chiquibul National Park Rangers were successful in detaining two Guatemalan nationals engaged in illegal ...

Great at 68 – HRCU Success Story Continues

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:26

Belize City, April 30, 2012 On Saturday April 28, 2012 at the SJC Gymnasium, Holy Redeemer Credit Union, the poor people’s bank, held its 68th Annual General Meeting. Despite the heat and other events happening countrywide over 2000 member-owners showed up at the business meeting to hear how their investment and ...

Beans from Belize seized for rat faeces contamination

Thursday, May 3, 2012 20:20

Belize City, April 30, 2011 If the following report is left unchecked, Belize’s export market for red kidney beans could suffer tremendously. Over 50 thousand pounds of the staple were seized by Jamaican authorities, reportedly after it was found contaminated with rodent faeces. Jamaica’s ever-alert Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division ...