The Embassy of Japan in Belize donated an assortment of books to the Leo Bradley Library today. The donation falls under the Read Japan project which aims to provide readers with an accurate picture of Japan. While the project is mainly targeted at young researchers
Police have charged forty-one-year-old Maynor Rene Ancona for the death of American national Jennifer Lynn Griffith. Ancona was charged with manslaughter by negligence. Police Commissioner Chester Williams confirmed to reporters today that Griffith died after being hit conch shell in the head. According to the
O.J. Simpson, the renowned football player and Hollywood figure who was famously acquitted of charges related to the killings of his former wife and her friend, has passed away at the age of 76. His family announced his death was from prostate cancer. Simpson achieved immense
Minister Andre Perez returned this week to the Cabinet for the first time in many months. The Belize Rural South Area Representative was stripped of his Blue Economy portfolio last September amid sexual misconduct allegations made by a female attorney. But Perez, who had vehemently
Some political pundits had opined that Perez’s political career was done following the allegations and his subsequent suspension from Cabinet, but the attorney who claimed Perez has yet come forward to make a police report so that a criminal investigation could proceed. After the Attorney-General’s
Did a full-fledged investigation into the allegations against Minister Andre Perez take place? Well, Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia told News Five today that she is not sure. Balderamos-Garcia sits next to Minister Perez in Cabinet. So, today, when we asked her about his
Last month, Cabinet approved the Revised National Gender Policy 2024-2030. This updated policy sets out to achieve gender equity, and equality, and eliminate discrimination against women and girls in Belize. A 2021 document outlining the National Gender Policy Framework highlighted several issues within the Belize
In March, the Government of Belize appointed Gustavo Requena as the Director of Indigenous People’s Affairs. And his appointment has not come without criticism. The Toledo Alcalde Association has raised concerns over familial ties. He is the brother of Minister Oscar Requena. The Belize National
Minister Balderamos-Garcia also gave an update on her ministry’s work with the draft Maya Customary Land Rights Policy. Viewers will recall that the policy received significant objections from several Maya communities after its distribution. Minister Balderamos-Garcia says revisions have been made, and along with her
A post-mortem examination of the body of forty-six-year-old Jennifer Griffith should determine what specifically caused her death and who is responsible. The resident of San Pedro Town was riding in a golf cart with her husband at the steering wheel on the northern end of
