If you want to buy Belizean this Christmas, you’d better hurry. The three producers of local hams say their product is gaining in popularity, but due to a shortage of pigs they expect to sell out quickly this year. The following story comes courtesy of the Government Press Office. One of the most important purchases […]
Eleven months after it was appointed by the Prime Minister, the Political Reform Commission announced it will meet its one-year deadline shortly and will present its final report in January. After almost twelve months of study, public consultations, and deliberations on improvements that can be made to Belize’s democracy, the commission will share its recommendations […]
Traffic in Orange Walk Town, especially during the cane season, has long been a problem, but now residents can look forward to the construction of a bypass road to accommodate the cane trucks. The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a loan for nineteen million Belize dollars for the work. The two-lane bypass will go around […]
If your child has read any of the famous Pippi Longstocking books, or even seen the cartoon, they may enjoy a trip to the Leo Bradley Library over their Christmas vacation. Illustrations from books by Astrid Lindgren, the creator of these delightful books about an extraordinary little girl with red pigtails and superhuman strength, and […]
With accidents on the highways all too frequent, and other types of emergencies always a possibility, the Belize Emergency Response Team, BERT is continuing its training of emergency medical technicians, EMT. Those who successfully complete the courses can go on to join BERT ambulance teams or simply serve their communities in times of crisis. Today […]
These days Belizeans start their Christmas preparations weeks in advance and some may even be feeling a little panic when they realize it’s less than two weeks away. But when our grandparents were young, less time was spent on getting ready, and more on the celebrating. To find out more about the Ole Time Christmas […]
The streets of downtown Belize City were filled with holiday shoppers on Saturday morning, but all heads turned when the cry of “fire” broke out. Smoke was billowing from the direction of the southern foreshore and within minutes fire trucks were making their way through the tangle of traffic. Two buildings were ravaged and ten […]
While firefighters were engaged at a blaze on the foreshore on Saturday morning, police were called to the scene of an accident on the Western Highway, just outside the city. The tragedy claimed the life of a child. The three Dougal brothers were riding to Belizean Beach for a Saturday swim when ten-year-old Resse Dougal […]
A tourist was shot in the arm in front of the Princess Hotel on Princess Margaret Drive Sunday night. Police report that hotel guest Jose Igea Ruiz of Navarra, Spain was with four friends around eight p.m. when a man came up and pointed a gun in his face and said something in English. But […]
An Orange Walk man has been charged with attempted murder after a chopping incident which left another resident in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Carlos Reyes of Gravel Lane was arrested on Sunday after Transito Arevalo Martinez of Riverside Street was found by the side of the road with multiple chop wounds […]
The Belize Police Department announced today they have received the final shipment of a generous donation of communications equipment from Mr. and Mrs. Erwin D. Eisenberg. The Eisenbergs promised they would give the Ministry of National Security one hundred handheld radios almost a year ago and have been steadily supplying the department since then. In […]
Lobster season may be open, but that doesn’t mean the Fisheries Department is not doing spot checks for size. Last week the department arrested five fishermen: Alfredo Cal, Roberto Cal Teul, Elodio Lara, Martin Almoro and Apolo Rivero for possession of undersized lobster in southern waters. All are licensed fishermen, but they now face fines […]
Things are looking up for Belizean trade with the European Union following a meeting of African Caribbean and Pacific countries with the EU last week in Brussels, Belgium. Minister of Budget Planning and Management Ralph Fonseca attended the third ACP-EU Ministerial Meeting and reports that the EU agreed to extend the current preferential treatment of […]
A private citizen is offering a reward for information leading to the prosecution and conviction of those responsible for damaging a number of young palm trees on St. Thomas Street in King’s Park. Stephen Heusner told News Five he decided to offer a three hundred dollar reward after he drove down the street this weekend. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re strapped in for another ride on Sports Monday. Grigamandala went into week twelve of the B.F.L. season atop the standings and we all wanted to see if they could maintain the same against the dangerous Real Verdes at the Norman Broaster Stadium Sunday. Of course, Dangriga wouldn’t be […]
The police high command has moved swiftly in response to a complaint from a Punta Gorda man detained by police on Thursday that he was beaten by three officers. Today the three men he accused, Sergeant Oscar Tzib, and Constables Timothy Bo and Jose Sierra were interdicted from duty while the matter is investigated. The […]
One family in Libertad will have a sad Christmas this year after an eight year old girl was knocked down and killed Thursday afternoon at the junction of the Northern Highway and Libertad Village. Christine Swasey a student of the Libertad Adventist School was roller-skating at the junction when a truck driven by Omar Vega […]
While many people prefer to turn a blind eye, the new Superintendent of Prisons Jennifer Lovell says Belizeans need to recognize that the biggest problems facing this country are drug dealing and using. She says the Hattieville Prison is receiving the fallout from substance abuse and addiction and that our young people are falling victim […]
At the same time that the Prison Superintendent was live on “One on One” with Dickie Bradley, one of her officers encountered a dangerous situation behind the maximum-security section of the prison. Three armed men dressed in black were near the outer fence, perhaps waiting for an inmate to try and come out, or maybe […]
Two Salvadorans heading into Guatemala had a close encounter with some armed men of their own, near the Western Border on Thursday morning. Berta Sorto and her brother Ma Sorto who live in Orange Walk Town told police they were walking along the western bank of the Mopan River near Benque when four Hispanic men […]
If you see a group of people walking up the Northern Highway this Saturday morning, you may want to join in because the walk is for a good cause. The walk-a-thon against child abuse is being sponsored by the Belize Insurance Center Limited, agent for Capital Life, and includes a variety of other organizations and […]
You don’t have to go all the way to Antigua, Guatemala City or even Melchor to get your handmade Christmas tablecloths, clay nativity sets or candleholders. These handicrafts and many more are available Saturday at the Guatemalan Embassy in Belize City. The Guatemalan Ladies Association is holding a Christmas bazaar to raise funds for their […]
The Board of Excelsior High School has been “reconstituted” following an effectiveness report on the school which found the institution lacking in certain areas. The Pro-tem Chairman is Chief Education Officer Cecil Reneau. He is also the Ministry of Education’s representative on the board. Former Chairman John Neal and the former secretary Lawrence Vernon are […]
Today the Minister of Education Cordel Hyde handed over a computer to the St. Alfonso Roman Catholic School in Seine Bight as a reward for their female volleyball team winning the National Tournament. The Stann Creek Ecumenical College also received a donation of five computers as part of government’s commitment to “prepare students to meet […]
Secondary schools throughout Belize have been receiving new computers, but one school in Dangriga wouldn’t even be able to plug them in if they got them. The Agricultural Natural Resource Institute, ANRI, formally known as Lynam College, has not had electricity for months, has no running water, no phone and no consistent means of transportation […]
