Thirty-three participants from across the public service attended a workshop today where they learned how to conduct assessments on suicide. Every year, as many as thirty-six Belizeans die by suicide. What the Community Rehabilitation Department has sought to do is train the trainers in an
In connection with the murder of Cruz Magana on Monday, June 3, 2024, in the Fresh Pond Community, Belize District, police have formally arrested and charged Robert Arnold. Arnold, a 21-year-old unemployed Belizean from Belize City, was charged with the crimes of murder and robbery
The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), has started a project to upgrade a 3.9-mile farm feeder road in Trio Village, Toledo District. This project is part of the Resilient Rural Belize (RRB) Programme, a six-year initiative to help small farmers
Employers are reminded of their legal obligations under Section 29 of the Representation of the People Act, which mandates that they must allow employees a prescribed period for voting on Election Day, Wednesday, 17th July 2024. The voting hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00
The infamous triple murder of the Skeen and Vellos family in 2012, concluded in court today after twelve years. In November of that year, Robert Vellos Senior, his wife Karen Skeen, and her daughter, Teena Skeen, were callously murdered inside their Ladyville home, having all
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is investigating a violent incident reported at the Southern Regional Hospital on the night of July fourteenth, 2024. The investigation was launched after the incident was reported by this news station on Monday night. As we reported, two traffic
Attorney Orson “O.J.” Elrington has been fined by the General Legal Council to the tune of fifteen thousand dollars after findings of grave professional misconduct. The G.L.C. determined that he breached three rules of the Legal Profession (Code of Conduct) Rules. The decision follows a
Viewers would recall that earlier this year, O.J. Elrington was charged for sexual offenses after being accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a pair of women following a night out on the city. While that matter is still before the courts, a few weeks ago,
Tonight, all eyes are on Toledo East where the two mass parties, as well as a third-party candidate, are preparing for Wednesday’s by-election to determine the next area representative for that constituency. The People’s United Party, since choosing Doctor Osmond Martinez as standard bearer, has
Having covered as much ground as is necessary to secure his votes, Doctor Martinez is confident that he can deliver the constituency for the ruling party. According to the former C.E.O. turned politician, the results of the recent P.U.P. convention that saw him emerge victorious
