Logging is known as one of the most dangerous professions and on Tuesday it claimed a life. According to police reports 24-year old Abraham Neufield, a resident of the Mennonite settlement of Little Belize in the Orange Walk District, was using a chain saw to clear land along with a friend. One of the trees […]
After E. P. Yorke’s successful EXPO on Tuesday, today, Belize Telecommunications Limited decided to take a stab at this open day thing. The company decked out their displays and invited their customers and students from all over the country. pretty soon, the compound on St. Thomas Street looked more like a mini fairground. The children […]
The Belize Postal Service received high marks in a recent quality of service survey conducted by the Universal Postal Union. Verlene Arzu, Public Relations Officer for the Post Office, says they are pleased with the results and the report should clear up many misconceptions Belizeans have about the Post Office. Meanwhile Arzu took time out […]
It was just the way to spend a Mothers Day weekend…and if you weren’t in the audience at Belize City Centre, we’ve got some of the highlights. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting (Footage of contest) Six beautiful women graced the stage at the Belize Centre Saturday night. The Miss Y contestants, who were between the ages of […]
The ads on television, featuring Vanessa Williams in the movie “Dance With Me”, make it look like wall to wall excitement. The question is: will the action at the City Centre version of “Dance With Me” give the Belizean audience that same feeling? Nessie Rivero, Organizer “I didn’t want to have a Punta contest because […]
Even though Belize’s roads are awash in brand new sport utility vehicles, the bunch of SUV’s we found parked off the Northern Highway by Bella Vista still raised a few eyebrows. The half dozen or so new 2001 Acuras are here as part of a sneak preview of the not-yet-available vehicles that the Japanese auto […]
Belize’s longest running private sector organisation has a new team at the top. In elections held Thursday evening at its annual general meeting Dr. Gilly Canton was named as the new President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Abdala Bedran takes Canton’s old post of Vice President for Industry, while Mark Lizarraga, Carlos […]
It’s been just about the best 12 months in its 56-year history…and tonight the members of the Holy Redeemer Credit Union, the nation’s largest, will hear just how well their institution has done. According to an advance copy of the HRCU annual report the credit union grew by almost 17% and now holds savings of […]
The Government Gazette is an often arcane document containing sometimes obscure laws, statutory instruments and legal notices. If you happen to be on the mailing list the circular often arrives in less than perfect shape, thanks to its being tightly rolled without the benefit of an envelope. But that old rumpled Gazette is now a […]
It started in 1980 with Dogs of War, revved into high gear with Mosquito Coast in 1985, coasted through Caribe in ’86 and continued through Heart of Darkness in 1993. Although its been seven years since a feature film director called “action” on these shores, another movie is today being successfully put together in Belize. […]
He was here for only a short time but he leaves a long shadow on the quality of Belizean justice. The terms of Supreme Court Justice Shanks formally comes to an end on Thursday and last Friday night the Bar Association honoured him with a farewell ceremony. The British jurist was presented with a published […]
You’ve heard their music, often recorded and popularised by other artists. This weekend, if you’ve got 30 bucks to spare, you can appreciate them in the flesh. Square One arrived in Belize today and if the hype is to be believed, the country–musically speaking anyway–will never be the same. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Square One, one […]
A teenage boy has drowned in the Cayo District. On Sunday afternoon, 15 year old Vitalino Mendez of Selena Village was swimming in the Belize River near Spanish Lookout when, according to his father, he suddenly went under the water and never came up. After over an hour of searching, his lifeless body was discovered […]
In other news from Belmopan there has been a shuffle in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. This afternoon Minister Dan Silva announced that Beverly Wade has been appointed as interim Fisheries Administrator while her predecessor, George Myvette, will take up a new post in the nation’s capital as Coordinator for Fisheries Policy and Legislation. […]
Prime Minister Said Musa, only recently back from a summit in Costa Rica, continued to broaden Belize’s international contacts, although this time on his home turf. This morning he traveled to San Pedro to address a meeting of the Caribbean Leadership Group, a gathering of young leaders from around the region who meet annually to […]
If you are a person who likes to take pictures then there may be some good news in your future. The Belize Photography Club has announced a national photography contest. There are a number of categories for both amateurs and professionals with a top prize of $500 and many others of cash and merchandise. Deadline […]
Timing, as they say, is everything. And it seems that our timing could not have been worse with the story we ran yesterday on the prospects for a long hot dry season. Therefore we humbly apologize to all those who pinned out clothes last night only to find them soaked this morning by an unseasonable […]
She promised to do what only one other Belizean woman has ever done, be one of the top ten contestants of the Miss Universe Pageant. Today, 25 year old Shiemicka Richardson is one step closer to that promise. On Friday, Richardson was crowned Miss Belize 2000 over four other hopefuls at the Belmopan Civic Center. […]
With Lotto apparently in suspended animation and the Princess reserved for high rollers, it looks like the get rich quick hopes of many Belizeans are now riding on the numerous raffles offered by business houses. And in Belize there’s no bigger raffle than the one at Courts. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Five boxes representing each branch […]
If you are old enough to have been a customer of the Royal Bank of Canada, prior to its transformation into the Belize Bank, chances are you knew her. Verna Abrahams, nee Gibson joined the bank in February of 1963 and rose to the post of Vice President of Operations. We regret to announce that […]
This year the Miss Belize beauty pageant promises to be an event to remember. In addition to the traditional strolls across the stage and the various costumes, local artists will also entertain the audience. But more notably, for the first time ever, Belmopan City will play host to the annual competition. Today the young ladies […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is in New Orleans for the Annual General Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. Over the weekend sessions were held on confronting natural disasters, maintaining high standards of environmental protection for sustainable development and business competitiveness, and why a healthy economy needs a healthy, strong political system. As part of the […]
Former Family Court Judge Cynthia Pitts received the “Madam Liz” Award in honor of Gwendolyn Lizarraga this weekend from the Belize Women’s Political Caucus Convention. A statement from the Caucus today said that Pitts is one of the pioneers of the Belize women’s movement and she has done, and continues to do, outstanding work to […]
The question, “Cash or Credit” might soon be a thing of the past, that is, if Barclays Bank has anything to do with it. This morning the bank launched a VISA promotion that might have some lucky Belizean winning 50,000 U.S. dollars. The more times you whip out the plastic, at home or in distant […]
Many of them have been labouring in the industry for years without being recognized, while others have arrived on the scene more recently. But on Saturday night at the House of Culture, all those nominated for the first annual Tourism Awards got their chance to be acknowledged. And those who actually won will now have […]
