All those viewers who have been trying to find a way to convince taxi driver Prince Nyathi that they are the person who mistakenly gave him a hundred dollar bill can forget about that whap; the real passenger has shown up to claim her money. Sherilyn Jacobs of Ladyville was distraught after she realized she […]
Last night we ran a news story on the plight of Belize’s World War Two veterans and efforts of the Ex-Services League to provide for their needs. Today, we were called by the League to correct a statement they made in an interview in that story. The amount of assistance the Belize Ex-Services League receives […]
Belmopan police are tonight hot on the trail of a murderous duo that tried to shoot their way to some quick cash on Monday morning. Thirty-nine year old Valley of Peace businessman Samuel Najarro told police he was heading home after making sales in the Belmopan area. On the way, Najarro says he picked up […]
While the Valley of Peace murderers escaped empty handed, in Orange Walk two thieves befriended a sixty-six year old man, only to rob him at gunpoint. Hilario Howe told police that on Monday morning two men showed up at his house seeking rooms for rent. Howe invited the men into his house and one of […]
And finally on the crime beat, police in Stann Creek are looking for two men after a woman reported being raped and robbed. The forty-nine year old told police that she was awakened around three o’clock on Monday morning by two men she knew who asked her for a drink of water. When she produced […]
Galen University: not much is known about this educational institution except that it is located in the Cayo District and opened its doors with fifteen students enrolled in a school of business in September. But this week Galen scored a major achievement in its short lifespan by linking up with the University of Belize to […]
Over a year ago we ran a story on a project to introduce soybeans to Belize as a viable alternative crop that would help farmers diversify and save the nation’s precious foreign exchange. Today, as this year’s crop reaches maturity, agriculture officials report that soybeans will be an important part of Belize’s future. Estimates are […]
The joining of countries of the Caribbean into a single political and economic block has been the dream of regional integrationists from even farther back than the creation of CARICOM in 1973. And while there has been progress in bringing the peoples of the region closer together, when it comes to sharing information, there are […]
It may seem a bit early, but those viewers planning vacations or special events next year may be interested in the recently published official list of public and bank holidays. January first falls on a Thursday, which means that revellers will have only a day to get rid of their hangovers. Baron Bliss Day on […]
And in a correction to an item in yesterday’s Sports Monday, Belize’s under twenty-two national basketball team finished third out of four teams in last week’s Central American invitational tournament, not fourth as reported by sportscaster James Adderley. El Salvador was the only team that Belize beat, which we did twice, while we were defeated […]
They gave the best years of their lives–and sometimes life itself–to defeat the Axis powers in World War Two. Today, as Belizean ex-servicemen prepare to observe Veterans Week, I found that neglect is the most common malady of many former soldiers. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting In 1941 and 1942 over a thousand Belizean men and women […]
It was the kind of ruthless act of violence that used to be unheard of in the laid-back town of Punta Gorda: a man gunned down in his home and his family terrorised by intruders brandishing a gun and a knife. But that’s the fate that met thirty-year-old Ravidio Yat last week Tuesday night, and […]
Residents of the usually peaceful community of Gales Point remain shaken after someone opened fire on a village Justice of the Peace. Around two Saturday morning, fifty-six year old Iyonnie Swift Samuels was in bed sleeping when she was awakened by the sound of gunshots. According to family reports, someone had fired six times at […]
The bodies of three people from Maypen Village who drowned on Thursday night have been retrieved from the Belize River. As we reported on Friday, twenty-three year old Dorian Rhaburn, three-year-old Curtis Rhaburn and fifty-two year old Kendis Moody lost their lives when the motor driven dory they were travelling in hit a log and […]
Over the years, the town of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye has grown from a sleepy fishing village to a bustling tourism hub, and this weekend it became proud owner of the nation’s newest marine docking facility. At ceremonies held on Friday morning, residents of the island joined Prime Minister Said Musa and Minister of […]
They fell shy of their two-day target of five thousand… but the new telephone company, INTELCO, still had a pretty good opening weekend. According to INTELCO’S Director of Business Development, Steve Anderson, a respectable three thousand, two hundred subscribers signed up for cellular service between Friday and Saturday. And Anderson says that number is expected […]
Fifty-four year old Calbert Budd paid only four dollars for his tickets, but ended up winning a hundred grand. Budd, who works for the Princess Hotel and Casino Taxi Service, won Saturday’s lotto jackpot of one hundred twenty-two thousand, five hundred dollars after purchasing a pair of tickets at Heng Lu shop in Belize City. […]
Every now and then we come across a Good Samaritan who defies conventional wisdom that modern times have only bred crime, violence and selfishness. What makes the next story even more surprising is that our latest hero comes from a profession not usually known for kindness. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Saturday evening, taxi driver Prince […]
Three down, one more week to go in Children’s Karaoke, 2003. On Sunday two more winners were selected in the junior and senior categories. Here’s how the competition went at Club Calypso. Maureen Dawson, Host, CKTV “And the winner for the junior category is…Marlecia Lizama.” (Marlecia sings “Greatest Love of All” by Whitney Houston) Maureen […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley pushing another fresh dish of Sports Monday. Week two of the Regent Insurance playoffs has come and gone leaving the gap between the haves and the have-nots much wider. Let’s head to the Isidoro Beaton Stadium Saturday night where league leading Bandits with three points, take on the number one […]
