The 65th Annual Queen of the Bay Pageant delegates speak with Amandala Posted: 03/09/2010 - 11:46 AM The 65th Annual Queen of the Bay Pageant is perhaps one of the most anticipated events of this year’s September festivities. This year’s pageant is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 4, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., at Birds Isle in Belize City. This morning, the reigning Queen of the Bay, Reena Usher, and the 10 delegates, along with the Pageant’s organizer, Emma Boiton, made an appearance on the “WUB morning show”. Amandala caught up with the spirited delegates after the show. Krem television celebrates its sixth birthday! Posted: 02/09/2010 - 10:56 PM (Show weSelf! See weSelf! Be weSelf!)... “Show weSelf! See weSelf! Be weSelf!” is the slogan adopted by the station as a representation of their commitment and dedication to being the voice of the Belizean people. A time for prayer and a time to fly your flag at half mast Posted: 27/08/2010 - 10:11 AM As I read the Reporter Crime Zone column this past weekend, my heart literally turned heavy. Two hard working Belizeans, Shelly Sanchez and Ivan Francis, who innocently witnessed separate murders, were not afforded any witness protection. They are now themselves murdered, silenced from any chance of testifying in court. Eian Arnold, a caretaker at Wesley College gunned down as he was about to enter his gate. My heart goes out to their children, family and friends. The congregation at Open Door Believers Chapel whose bus had dropped of Shelly’s ten-year-old daughter, minutes before her murder. Will they be in a mood to celebrate our patriotic month? Joseph “Tencho” Panting in dire need of assistance Posted: 27/08/2010 - 10:02 AM Gunman’s bullet went through his tongue and shattered his jaw on both sides... Joseph “Tencho” Panting, Jr., 37, of Mayflower Street was shot while riding at the corner of Zericote and Ebony Streets on Saturday morning, August 21, 2010. The single bullet hit Panting in his right cheek and exited on the other side, shattering his jaw. IDEAS AND OPNIONS - Rights and Freedom Posted: 27/08/2010 - 09:54 AM From all that is being said and written on the subject, we might be led to believe that rights and freedoms are interchangeable and, in fact are one and the same. I disagree. Oceana VP says they must take GOB to court over offshore concessions Posted: 20/08/2010 - 10:50 AM “When oil starts flowing through your veins instead of blood, it’s a really lethal formula”... At a press conference held in Belize City on Wednesday, August 18, Oceana Vice President based in Belize, Audrey Matura-Shepherd, told the media that her organization intends to take the Government of Belize to court over as many as 8 petroleum concessions offshore Belize, which could be declared “null and void.” First National Symposium on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Posted: 20/08/2010 - 10:46 AM Under the patronage of Mrs. Kim Simplis-Barrow, Special Envoy for Women and Children, the first National Symposium on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) will be held under the theme “Preserving Innocence and Dignity.” This event will take place on August 25th and 26th, 2010 and endeavours to bring necessary focus to an issue that pervades our society and leaves lasting scars on its young victims. Ideas and Opinions - CRIME COMMISSION REPORT 1992 RECOMMENDATIONS Posted: 20/08/2010 - 10:34 AM EDUCATION - As expressed in Chapter II the Commission is of the view that the educational system should not only equip our children with the skills and learning to pass exams and pursue qualifications for a career. It is not enough to provide the child with a certificate so that he can make a living. As a part of his education he should also be educated on how to live. This includes living as a social being, coping with the pressures of society, putting money and material things in perspective, being a father or mother, the ethic of honest hard work, national loyalty and all those things that will develop the youth into a wholesom person. Subject headings such as “human development” and “Morals and Values” come to mind and these should be included in the curricula of both primary school, high schools and institutions of the same level. Ideas and Opinions - CRIME COMMISSION REPORT 1992 RECOMMENDATIONS Posted: 17/08/2010 - 04:29 PM Our Commission has given a great deal of thought to the question of corporal punishment as a sanction against crime and as a deterrent. The general public has been asked their view on a particular radio talk show and the tabulated reviews indicated that a majority of callers in the ratio of 2 to 1 are in favour of corporal punishment Belize needs a new boy code: Counselor Carolyn Westby Posted: 17/08/2010 - 02:42 PM It has been reported that little boys as young as age 8 are being targeted for gang recruitment. It is a worrying situation that underscores the need for Belizean boys, particularly those most at risk on the Southside of Belize City, to be re-educated and nurtured in a way that fights against the vices that make them prey to those seducing them into a life of crime.