Today, in Dangriga, about 100 people demonstrated along with 9 drivers and 3 mechanics who were fired from Southern Transport, and 14 drivers from National Transport who have no jobs because their buses were impounded?the last two having been impounded yesterday, Wednesday.
Late this week, the Novelo brothers sat down with our newspaper and gave their side of the story regarding the controversy over the $30 million they got from the Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
In our mid-week edition, dated Wednesday, December 7, we reported that the DFC had filed a claim with the Supreme Court to recover the debt from the brothers, and their father, Hipolito Novelo.
A 14-year-old girl who alleges that she was forced into prostitution at the age of 13 by her mother, 52, has been in the care of the Human Services Department since Monday, December 5.
The girl reported to the Human Services Department that she has been involved in prostitution for about a year, since her birthday in March of last year.
Corozal police have arrested and charged Jose Maria Portillo, 58, of Copper Bank village in the Corozal District, on allegations that he chopped Derrick Miranda, 47, on Sunday, December 4, on his head and right hand.
Portillo appeared in the Corozal Magistrate?s Court yesterday, where he was charged with dangerous harm and remanded to Hattieville Prison until December 29, when he is scheduled to reappear in court.
Since 1986, when the first HIV/AIDS case was detected in Belize, 3,500 Belizeans have tested positive and the most affected age group today are young people, particularly females, ages 15 to 29 and males ages 30 to 49, suggesting a transmission trend from older men to younger women.
Today, Amandala had the chance to listen to and speak with a group of young people from Corozal, Orange Walk, Dangriga and Belize City, who met at the National Development Foundation of Belize.
The family of Leslie Rogers, Jr., was shocked on Friday night to hear, through the local media, that after eight months with the files on his desk the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kirk Anderson, has decided not to prosecute Constable #17, Aldo Ayuso, 31, for the shooting death of Rogers, 21, at the time of his death.
Like many other Belizean mothers and families over the past months and years, Julia Yarwood, is today asking herself ?why?? after her young son, Sherwin Yarwood, 20, was murdered execution style on Tuesday night, November 29.
Flowers, 38, is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend
The case of Kenneth Anthony Flowers, 38, a resident of Ladyville, who is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend over a year ago, on April 29, 2004, began this morning in the Supreme Court in front of Justice Michelle Arana.
A jury of 9 persons, 7 females and 2 males, were selected this morning at the commencement of the trial, where the Crown is represented by Marjorie Moyston. Flowers appeared undefended.
A 6-year-old boy, who had been badly beaten and garroted by two men, who were allegedly drunk, is now at home with his family. He was released yesterday, around 10:00 a.m. from the Northern Regional Hospital after he was treated for injuries he suffered.
We reported on the incident in a headline article titled, Low down dogs, 36 and 46, try to rape boy, 6, which appeared in the Amandala, dated Wednesday, November 23, 2005.
Today a group of police officers snuck Constable Sheldon Arzu through the back entrance of the court (an unusual practice, because all prisoners are usually brought through the front door) after a jury of 7 men and 5 women returned a not guilty verdict for murder, but a guilty verdict for manslaughter.
An extremely disheartened 18-year-old youth, who apparently committed suicide after trouble with his girlfriend, was buried yesterday, Wednesday.
Darwin Fernandez, who was a laborer of Belize/Corozal Road, arrived home around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, November 20. He spoke with his mother for a while and he said he was going to bed; there was silence in the house afterwards.
I have written three articles before this on the subject of the death penalty, saying why I support it. Ninety percent of our population agree, but the ten percent minority are like the ruling animals in George Orwell?s Animal Farm. The latter must be more equal, because our political leaders (red and blue) have persistently ignored the voices of the vast majority of our population.
The public debate over the new Goods and Services Tax (the GST) is expected to heat up after a bill for the new tax is read for the first time in the Sitting of the House of Representatives tomorrow.
The new tax, which was discussed in a special Cabinet meeting Tuesday, will replace the existing sales tax, which is levied at 9% on most goods and some services.
