People travelling this weekend to Belize City from the north or those going in the opposite direction should listen up, because your plans may need some adjustment. On Sunday morning at five a.m. the Haulover Bridge at mile five on the Northern Highway will be closed for vital maintenance. Traffic, except for heavy vehicles, will […]
Mother’s Day is still more than a week away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about what you are going to do for those special women in your life. One Belize City man has penned his emotions into a song and this week stopped by our backyard studio to talk about “Mother, this […]
He’s the artist behind the first Belikin calendar, but Richard Holder’s tastes run to more than just beautiful women. Jacqueline Woods reports from the Image Factory. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “Muse” is Richard Holder’s latest photo exhibition. The display ranging from fashion to nude feature photographs, were taken in the past three months especially for the […]
There are few crime reports that still have the power to shock the Belizean public, but accusations being levelled against a Belize City man have even the police shaking their heads. Based on reports from sisters aged twelve and thirteen, a seventy-four year old retired businessman has been detained since Tuesday night. His alleged crime? […]
On Tuesday, a four-year-old child lost her life in a horse and cart accident in the Orange Walk District. According to police, around 7:30 Tuesday morning, four year old Elizabeth Harms and her seven year old brother were at home in Indian Creek Village playing on their buggy. But apparently, the brakes became unhinged causing […]
A Belize City hot dog vendor is recovering from a chop wound tonight after being attacked and robbed shortly before midnight on Tuesday. Twenty-three year old Jose Guillem told police that around eleven that night he was standing in front of his house on Cran Street selling hot dogs when two young men walked up […]
Another gas station in Belize City has reported being the victim of a break-in and robbery. Reports are that sometime between Monday night and Tuesday evening, as many as five men ambushed the night watchman of the Bel-China Texaco and tied him up. With security out the way, the men then gained access to the […]
Belize Telecommunications Limited made the switch over to its new seven-digit phone system on Wednesday, and while it was not as dramatic as Y2K, the company had plenty of staff on standby. They were kept busy with hardware adjustments, software tweaking, and thousands of customer inquiries, but although today many people were still grumbling, B.T.L. […]
It’s called “La Plaza de Trabajador” in honour of Belizean workers, and Labour Day was the obvious choice for its official inauguration. The beautification project, involving a new seawall and street lights for the seaside of Corozal Town was funded by Central government to the tune of three hundred thousand dollars. Speaking at Wednesday’s ceremonies […]
Brother David and his Tribal Vibes have over the years been travelling on a long musical journey, one which stretches from brukdown to punta rock. A chronicle of that trip is embodied in the new CD, which is already in music stores all over the country. It’s titled “Belizean Products”. Kungo music founder David Obi […]
Two down, two to go. That’s the status of karaoke Television following Tuesday night’s first semi-final round of competition. Those two finalists were selected by five judges before a sellout holiday crowd at Club Calypso. Here’s how it went. William Neal, KTV Host “The two people moving on to the finals in two weeks are…Cherrymae […]
Making promises, particularly in the heat of passion, is easy. Making good on those promises, long after the passion has cooled, is much harder. But today, an unusual thing happened: some guys who worked really hard to make their country proud have finally received their due. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It is probably the only time […]
