While the work of veteran Percival Cain goes on display tomorrow, a young artist, twenty-eight year old Curvin Mitchell, is having his first show at the Bliss Institute. News Five stopped by for a look. Curvin Mitchell, Artist “Well I use the material that I can find locally around us like the bamboo, the coconut […]
The destruction of a marijuana plantation by the police and B.D.F. may seem like a routine event since it is so frequently reported. But if you are imagining a group of soldiers jumping out of a truck, running to a field just off the highway, counting and burning the plants and then getting back to […]
It was a sea of umbrellas, used to ward off the sun and the occasional drizzles of rain, as people lined the Carnival Parade route on Saturday. The colorful spectacle began shortly after one at Yarborough Green and wound its way to the National Stadium where it ended almost three hours later. Despite the distance, […]
In the end Gem Carnival Band was chosen as carnival senior band of the year, while the Sixth Street Masqueraders captured junior band of the year. Cherry Stuart, Leader, Sixth Street Masqueraders “Well of course. I was able to see some of the other groups before I left and I had more confidence then that […]
It wasn’t all revelry this weekend, but more like rivalry when William Garcia was killed over a stolen bicycle. Police say the incident may have been the result of a dispute between two gangs. On Sunday, September eleventh around twelve fifteen a.m., Garcia’s nephew Glenford Gillette was riding his bicycle by the corner of Mopan […]
On Saturday night a U.C.B. student Trenton Green was shot in his abdomen by an assailant in a shop. Today the twenty-one year old youth was still in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in a critical but stable condition. According to police, contrary to initial reports, Green was not shot because he refused to buy […]
Police have detained a sixteen-year-old and are looking for another person in connection with another shooting on Saturday night. According to the police two young men stopped in front of forty East Canal and started shooting at the house. As a result, twenty-one year old Paul Welsh was shot under his left arm. However, the […]
Today government and B.E.L. released details of the long awaited completion of the electricity company’s privatization. According to its prospectus government will be selling its current fifty-one percent stake in B.E.L., which amounts to fourteen point seven million shares. At the asking price of two dollars and seventy-five per share the offering, if fully subscribed, […]
A boat caught fire early Sunday morning in the Newtown Barracks. Therese Ayuso told police that she was awakened shortly after midnight by shouts from neighbors. She discovered smoke coming from the garage and her twenty-foot fiberglass boat was in flames. The Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire. The boat is valued at twenty […]
Tonight Belizean patriots will be honored by a memorial service. Emory King, an organizer of the event, says all Belizeans who contributed in some way to making Belize what it is will be given a special tribute. Emory King, Historian “The Father of our Country, the Right Honorable George Price instituted the tribute to Belizean […]
The People’s United Party held its National Convention this weekend at the Belize City Centre. Over five hundred delegates from the nation’s twenty-nine constituents voted for the party executive. Said Musa retained the party leadership as well as George Price as Leader Emeritus. His deputies are John Briceño and Maxwell Samuels. The Chairman is Jorge […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we’re back at you with a hefty slice of Sports Monday. So we’ll kick off things with international football match at the Norman Broaster Stadium where our National Under twenty-three football selection played host to their Guatemalan counterpart in a bid for the Sydney Olympics. First things first though, […]
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An armed robbery in Belize City has netted three men two hundred dollars. A witness to the incident says around eight thirty p.m., on September eighth, three men entered Golden Triangle Shop on West Canal. One of the men had a pump action shotgun and demanded money. The owner retreated to the back of the […]
A police anti-crime operation has resulted in a major bust at a residence in the Cayo District. On September seventh, the police with a search warrant in hand, went to the home of Francisco Figueroa, a farmer of Red Creek Village in the New Pilgrimage Valley near Santa Elena, Cayo. Hidden under some rocks in […]
Police have arrested a Femagra Industries Limited employee pending charges of theft. Miguel Cal of Belize City was taken into custody by Orange Walk police on September eighth, three days after a company delivery truck was stolen from the Belize City office. It was found abandoned in Orange Walk the next day.
More and more tourists and local travelers are using water taxis to get to the cayes, but more and more sailboats and tugs are also parking at the mouth of the Haulover Creek. Today the members of the Water Taxi Association who use the Marine Terminal said they are tired of being unable to maneuver […]
An interim board has been appointed to run the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The office of the Prime Minister announced today that the members representing a wide cross-section of health care providers, professionals, public officers and the private sector comprise the board. The members are Karl Menzies, Cortes Nurse, Deane Musa, Dr. Francis Smith, Dr. […]
The People’s United Party is having their National Convention this Sunday in Belize City. Prime Minister and Party Leader Said Musa will give the keynote address. The event begins at nine a.m. at the Belize City Center.
Jamaican star Beenie Man will be performing at the City Center tonight, but some of Belize’s best musicians will be just down the road at the National Stadium. The Second Annual Music Fest, described as the Massive Mega Sensational Musical Explosion features Lord Rhaburn, Andy Palacio, Bredda David and the Tribal Vibes, Youth Connection, and […]
For some great Belizean music that you can take home with you, Punta Star “Titiman” Flores has released a new CD called “Fedu,” which means celebration. The recording features ten new tracks including the title song, “Punta Injection” and “Titimania Megamix”. To help launch the CDs and cassettes, there’s also a new video. Here’s a […]
While the younger folks will be bringing in the Tenth at the Beenie Man Concert or at the Music Fest, this afternoon some seniors had their own musical extravaganza at the House of Culture. The performers? The legendary Mr. Peters and his Boom and Chime Band. The House of Culture and Helpage Belize say today’s […]
The big boxing bout at big Bird’s Isle this Sunday has just gotten bigger. In addition to Horace Cadle versus Javier Gomez and the Ewart Lunk/Edgat Tuz match-ups, another professional bout has been added. Norman “Pappy Poti” Orosco will face Edward Lynch of Hattieville in a four round grudge match. We caught up with Orosco […]
An eclectic blend of American, European and African clothing will be featured in a fashion show on the seventeenth of September. Proceeds from the third annual fashion show will go towards the establishment of a Fashion Design School. This week several of the models showed off the creations by Dana Brown-Bryan and Patrick Bryan on […]
Four southside bands will compete in this year’s carnival. Like their counterparts on the north, there have been problems getting sponsors. Some band leaders even pawn their jewelry or use their syndicate money to buy supplies. To compound the problems one southside band had all their costumes stolen. But despite the obstacles, the bands will […]
