Since November, some very artistic young men and women have been rehearsing for the musical production of West Side Story. The play is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in the 1950’s in New York City. While Saint Catherine’s Academy is presenting the show, the all girl school has recruited some young men from […]
We’re always hearing that we shouldn’t drink and drive and to “say no to drugs”, but now the National Drug Abuse Control Council wants us to see as well as hear the messages. Today they unveiled their latest weapons in the war on substance abuse. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The 21 signs replace the original billboards […]
Easter may be a few weeks away, but the warnings are already being issued reminding the public that holiday drinking can cause accidents. But this year there is a new dimension to the National Drug Abuse Control Council’s campaign: watch out for date rape drugs. Today News Five spoke to NDACC about this relatively new […]
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 […]
Minister of Budget Planning and Management Ralph Fonseca will also be in New Orleans later this week, but for a different reason. He is part of a top-level delegation from the Caribbean attending the second annual meeting with US Secretary of State Madeline Albright. According to the Government Press Office, the meeting will set 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 […]
When dance and music come together, anything can happen. In the Oaxaca Contemporary Dance Company, that’s just what they want. In their dance training sessions, they encourage freedom of expression using different subjects and as many movements as possible to stir up personal creativity in every dancer. Their style might be different from what Belizeans […]
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 […]
The message is definitely out about the Belizean “Jack the Ripper” but the reality of what he is doing still hasn’t sunk into many heads, large and small. Just this week, two young girls were reported missing. Thankfully they’ve returned safely home. But are we just holding our breath, hoping and praying that there won’t […]
Belize City drivers are always complaining about how bad other drivers are. But today, we found out that accidents do happen even when there’s nobody at the wheel. Gilroy Pinnock “I saw it but I couldn’t do nothing. I couldn’t do nothing. I still wonder how I come out.” And everyone who saw this extraordinary […]
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 […]
A Cuban living in San Ignacio was killed in a traffic accident on Saturday evening and a Belizean from Orange Walk has been charged. Reports are that 36 year old Alejandro Leon Guerra had slowed to go over a speed bump between miles 68 and 69 on the Western Highway, when a vehicle crashed into […]
A woman is reported to have drowned on Sunday in a lagoon near mile 8 on the Western Highway. John Olivera told police he and his common law wife Thelma Pike better known as “Tun Tun” left home with a friend, Elba Montoya to go swimming around 4:30pm. Montoya says they swam across the lagoon […]
Their report may be out but the Political Reform Committee hasn’t had their last word. This Thursday, the general public is invited to a forum to examine the recommendations of the committee and discuss those recommendations that the government has decided to act on. Other issues that will be brought to the table will be […]
The Immigration and Nationality Department opened its annual training session today at the Police Academy in Belmopan. The department’s entire staff will attend three one-week seminars on a rotational basis in subjects such as powers of arrest, search and custody of prisoners and suspects, management and prosecution of immigration offenses. Instructors have been drawn from […]
Every young Belizean who’s ever dared to take up the challenge of a Raleigh expedition knows how much hard work it is and….how much fun it can be. For one young man, working in Belize with Raleigh wasn’t enough, now he’s going to Africa. 19 year old Luis Novelo from Xaibe village in Corozal is […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and you’re in tuned to Sports Monday. The mad dash for the best position in the volleyball playoffs set to begin this Tuesday brought a monster ticket to the City Center Saturday night. We pick up the action in the first set between Cayo Wolverines and Sagitun and it’s the […]
The last time you saw them they were being hugged by their families as they returned home from captivity in Guatemala. For their families, they were heroes all through their nine days in a Guatemalan detention center, but today the Belize Four were honored in an official way by their military and police superiors with […]
In related news, a Belize Defense Force patrol has captured a large group of Guatemalans who illegally entered Belize. According to reports, around two thirty this morning the patrol was near the border in the Orange Walk district when they found eighteen Guatemalans who had just crossed over. The group was immediately detained and taken […]
In an effort to prepare officers who work with domestic violence cases, 25 Police Officers today completed a one-week training on the dynamics of Family Violence and related issues. The topics included forms of abuse, why women stay or leave, interviewing techniques, rape, gender and masculinity and counseling services. The training was jointly organized by […]
There was an unfortunate incident at the House of Culture this afternoon, when a man visiting the grounds is reported to have exposed himself to a group of students viewing a tourism week display. Fortunately the Tourism Police Unit immediately apprehended the suspect and turned him over to Police. He is being detained pending charges.
The Belize Cancer Society recently held it’s 3rd annual general meeting. In his keynote address, Dr. Neil K. Garbutt proposed that “attitude has a great deal to do with one’s health and the outcome of one’s survival, when afflicted by diseases such as cancer.” Special awards were presented to Dr. Greg Castillo for his outstanding […]
St. John’s College is embarking on an ambitious project, which will not only benefit students, but the larger community. The Landivar campus will be the site of the new National Center for Art Education and Cultural Understanding. The Center is scheduled to open in August and will offer art education courses for primary and secondary […]
Two Belizean students got some culture exposure of their own at Trinidad and Tobago’s carnival as part of a cultural exchange. David Matus and Melonie Bowen say it was worth missing three weeks of school, even though they have “a pile” of make-up work now. David Matus “Since we were the first Belizeans to go […]
The traffic was redirected on Freetown Road today while the National Fire Service conducted another of its monthly simulations. But this time, the exercise incorporated the new school fire safety program by using Bethel Primary School as the test site. The drill even included two instances of children trapped in the building and a rescue […]
