Death Penalty Coming Back to Belize!!

The House of Representatives met in Belmopan; today’s sitting was one of the shortest concluding before one o’clock. With the country’s murder toll at forty nine within five months of the year, a series of controversial measures and constitutional amendments were introduced that are sure to bring debate not only from across the floor, but from local and foreign entities.  The amendment to the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Bill intends to zone in on gang related activities and increase penalties for related crimes. But it’s the amendments to the Belize Constitution that may bring both praise and fury from the public, human rights organizations and the church.  Prime Minister Dean Barrow intends to bring back the death penalty with the Belize Constitution (Eight Amendment) Bill 2011.

Family Loses their home in fire

Over the weekend in Belize City a thick cloud of smoke spread from a property near the Haulover Bridge and drifted into parts of the City at the start of the weekend. The fire broke just before eight o’clock on Friday and quickly destroyed the building, which was owned by Liston McCord, who was extradited to the US over eight years ago. The house was unoccupied at the time, except for two pit bulls on guard. Firemen were on the defensive soon enough but could not contain the inferno. According to the caretaker, hundreds of thousands of dollars went up in the smoke.

S.J.C. and Image Factory team up for a large art display

30/40 is the catchy name of an exhibition that opens on Friday night at the Image Factory. Thirty represents the three decades of Belize’s independence while forty is the number of years since the Art program began at S.J.C. On display are over five hundred pieces of art from S.J.C. and other schools including drawings, paintings, sculptures and photography.

Grenade thrown in front of women and children and fortunately it did not explode

The St. Martin’s community was thrown into panic early on Tuesday night as the urban warfare intensified in the Old Capital. The area was cordoned off, residents were evacuated, the police top brass were deployed and the bomb expert was flown in from San Pedro.  An unidentified man hurled a grenade at no less than a group of women and children and in close range of many others who live at a nearby barracks. A major catastrophe was averted because the explosive device did not activate; it is believed it is one from a batch stolen from the BATSUB. No one has been arrested, but a person of interest is under question.

Contraband Situation In Belize and why it's bad for us.

Due to the recent economic downfall there has been a rise in contraband activity,Great job to those who are trying to remedy the proble,contraband transactions only worsens the economy as the money spent goes to non nationals

Osama Bin Laden, hiding in a million dollar mansion; now deceased

It’s been at the top of the news around the world. The most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, the founder of the militant Al-Qaeda organization was killed on May first during an operation in Pakistan that had been under the directive of U.S. President Barack Obama. Bin Laden, fifty three years old, was shot in the forehead while inside a mansion valued one million U.S. dollars in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden was responsible for the September eleventh suicide plane crashes into the Twin Towers in New York and on the Pentagon in Washington, as well as other terrorist acts around the world.  Bin Laden first made it onto the F.B.I. Ten Most Wanted and on the F.B.I. Most Wanted Terrorist list after the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya.  Nations around the world have been congratulating the U.S. government on the successful mission that removed the head of Al-Qaeda.

Bring Back Noh Matta What!

Noh Matta Wat! is a Belizean Drama television series and has been one of the best,it is locally recorded and only consists of Belizean actors,production has since been ceased with 3 Seasons and promises for a return.