A two year old boy has received second degree burns after being left unattended in his home which caught fire. According to reports from Punta Gorda, the mother, Sandra Casimiro, had left her son, Colin Ordonez, sleeping in a bedroom while she went out around ten Monday morning. Inside the bedroom was a lighted kerosene […]
Yesterday we reported on two incidents involving the delivery of butane gas…and while nobody was seriously hurt such is not always the case. Last month three people died and more were injured when a poorly welded butane tank exploded while being filled in the Orange Walk District. News Five’s Patrick Jones took a closer look […]
In related news, we today received a call from the owner of Western Gas Company in Cayo. He took issue with our story yesterday which implied that the driving of a rapidly leaking gas truck through the streets of Santa Elena was a dangerous act. He stated that the route, which he claimed leads through […]
For the first time a Belizean will head the nation’s largest industrial corporation. Effective October 1st, Joey Montalvo has been appointed as Managing Director of Belize Sugar Industries Limited. He replaces John McFarlane, who has retired. The fifty year old Montalvo, formerly the company’s general manager, has worked for B.S.I., based at Tower Hill, for […]
Two Belizean students have captured top honors in competitions sponsored by the Mexican government. According to a press release from the Mexican Embassy, Otoniel Che from Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico was awarded the “Mexico-Central America” prize for being the student with the highest grade average while Aniki Lopez of Sacred Heart School in Dangriga gets […]
Members of the National Sports Council have been appointed and that body is making plans for action. The council is chaired by Marshall Nunez and includes Allan Sharp as first vice chairman, Andrew Smiling as second vice chariman, Yvonne Robinson as secretary and Russel Vellos as treasurer. Committee members are Rushiel Bevans, Nelson Hyde, Peter […]
Almost a year after his first publication hit bookstores countrywide, Leroy Castillo is back with another children’s book. According to the musician turn writer, the response from teachers to the first book, played a big role in this latest production which features added activities on the Rainforest of Belize. Leroy Castillo, Author “It’s a little […]
With a total of eight different artists exhibiting, the gallery called “The Image Factory” is certainly living up to its name. This morning I stopped by for a look. It is the first time the Image factory has put on an exhibition that is highlighting the work of so many different artists. The show, dubbed […]
