Whether you watched the game from the City Centre or your living room, the first game of the semi-pro finals had plenty of action to keep your eyes on the court. San Cas U.B. came out determined to take the lead early, but in the end, the power plays from the B.T.L. Nets was just […]
For all you entrepreneurs out there, listen up. The Belize Lions Club is launching a Mini-Micro Business Grant project. Don’t get turned off by the name, it might be just what you need to get your business off the ground. The club says the aim is to reduce poverty by giving Belizeans support in their […]
With the rising cost of education these days, more than a few parents have been pinching pennies; especially at this time of the year. Unfortunately for some, even that doesn’t help and many children are compelled to enter the workforce sooner than planned. In an effort to alleviate this problem, today B.T.L. awarded thirteen lucky […]
Say the word “Mollejon” in a crowd and you’re bound to get into a heated debate. B.E.L. is still saying that Mollejon isn’t a done deal, but simply an option worth exploring. Over the weekend, the company invited members of the Belizean press to explore the site for themselves. The trip couldn’t have come at […]
Blood on the streets of Belize City is hardly rare nowadays but the death of two young men in the afternoon calm of a Sunday is still shocking. The silence in St. Martin de Porres was shattered as an argument escalated into a full-blown altercation and climaxed in gunfire. Eyewitnesses say two men, twenty-one year […]
Gunshots also echoed in Independence this weekend claiming the life of another young man. Twenty-year-old Rodney Cabral died as a result of a gunshot wound to his chest early Friday night near Shades Bar on Fadden Avenue. Thirty-nine year old Dean Forman, who was also injured in the incident, told police that he was standing […]
This morning, proceedings investigating that unforgettable incident at the Tower Hill Bridge officially began in Orange Walk. While the atmosphere was in direct contrast to the scene that unfolded almost a month ago, a few of the faces were the same. After Fidencio Barela, of the Ministry of Transport testified, Amelio Tillett Jr., co-owner of […]
On the political scene, the UDP standard bearer has been chosen for the Albert Division, and he might not be who you think. The campaigns were vigorous and candidates confident but in the end, the one who emerged victorious was Sydney Fuller. Fuller beat out his competitors, Delroy Cuthkelvin and Dale Trujeque by significant margins. […]
The Ministry of the Attorney General is this week hosting a public education campaign for the establishment of a Caribbean Court of Justice. As part of that goal at today’s launch, members of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and the Belize Business Bureau took part in a panel discussion that looked at the Caribbean Single […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and allow me to welcome you to this fresh portion of Sports Monday. Game III of the semi-final round of the semi-pro basketball series pitted father against son in a ballgame that would produce the first finalist to this year’s championship series. At the tip off Friday night at the […]
This Sunday Bird’s Isle will be the venue of the city’s last major contested political convention. The Albert Division, once the preserve of the legendary Philip Goldson and considered to be a UDP stronghold, shifted solidly to the blue column in 1998 with the election of Mark Espat. This time around, three candidates are vying […]
Meteorologists and residents of all six districts are tonight carefully monitoring rivers and creeks as they continue to rise. Early this evening, the Macal River was ten feet over the wooden bridge connecting Santa Elena and San Ignacio, but the good news is that upstream at Mollejon, levels appear to be dropping. Chief Meteorologist Carlos […]
Meanwhile, drivers who travel between Ladyville and Belize City need to pay attention, not to the river, but to what’s happening along the road. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Motorists are advised to be careful when travelling between miles five and eight on the Northern Highway as extensive work is being done to […]
A robbery in broad daylight on a busy Belize City street has left one employee several thousand dollars short of company money and personal property. Sales representative for Grace Kennedy Limited Angel Espat Jr., says he went to Brad’s Store at the corner of Zericote and Vernon Streets to collect money for the company and […]
Investigations are still being carried out into the death of Taneisha Trapp, the fifteen year old resident of Camalote, who died after stepping off a moving bus on the Western Highway, allegedly because the driver of the express bus refused to stop. On last night’s One on One with Dickie Bradley, manager of the bus […]
If you’ve been feeling starved for cultural history lately, the Mexican Cultural Institute may have just what you need. Currently on display is the hard work of a team from the University of Quintana Roo that has been investigating the Maya of Yucatan. The students have decided to focus on the leaders of the Caste […]
Hurricanes and tropical storms may be a fact of life in Belize, but how many times does a community have to be flooded out before its residents decide to move? That’s the question Jacqueline Woods asked the people of Douglas Village in the Orange Walk District as they watched the Rio Hondo rise higher and […]
With its organic cacao fetching prices well above the world market, the Toledo Cacao Growers Association is looking to dramatically increase production. A proposal has recently been approved by the organisation Trees for the Future, to assist the T.C.G.A. to establish nurseries in both the Toledo and Stann Creek Districts. That assistance, which includes seeds […]
Expansion of the cacao crop is also being assisted by funds from CARD, the Community Agriculture and Rural Development project. CARD has been busy in other parts of the Toledo District as well. Three projects submitted by community groups from Santa Ana, Moho River Bank and Elridgeville will receive funds for various initiatives such as […]
“To abolish or not to abolish the Senate?” According to Attorney General Godfrey Smith, while there is some sentiment for getting rid of this legislative body, the Political Reform Committee recommended that it be retained and its duties enhanced. The Senate was just one of a number of issues discussed today at a workshop sponsored […]
If you’ve been feeling like you’re trapped in a vicious cycle of rice, beans, chicken and salad, you’ll want to listen up. Chef Maurice, proprietor of Wish Willy Restaurant on Caye Caulker has been busy on the beach whipping up a few delicacies with plenty of Belizean flavour, and every Thursday for the next four […]
In many ways, it seems like a slow motion replay of early October in the year 2000. At that time the northern third of Belize, still reeling from the onslaught of Hurricane Keith’s wind and rain, could only stand by and watch as its two main water sources, the New River and Rio Hondo, spilled […]
Three men detained for breaking into an Orange Walk gas station early Tuesday morning are now the prime suspects in the burglary of a nearby supermarket. As happened with the Shell One-Stop Gas Station, the proprietor of M and A Supermarket in Orange Walk told police that upon opening the business on Tuesday he discovered […]
Police have arrested and charged Roderick Williams, a thirty-two year old Fisherman of East Canal in Belize City with murder. Reports are that on Friday Williams tried to steal money from Glen Francis, a fifty-three year old fish scraper, who was working in the Conch Shell Bay area of the city. Francis reportedly grazed Williams […]
A Chinese couple has been robbed at gunpoint by three masked men at their place of business on Seventh Avenue in Corozal. Police say around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday Sou Jan Gong, thirty-seven, was in his store along with his wife when the men accosted them and stole four thousand, five hundred dollars in cash, […]
