He is known as the snakeman, but it was not one of his reptilian friends that sent fifty-nine year old Reynaldo Smith to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Instead, a huge swarm of angry bees viciously attacked the popular character around four-thirty on Thursday evening as he was trimming a plum tree situated in the […]
The United States of America and Belize have signed an agreement that would allow authorities of the two countries to search each other’s ships for weapons of mass destruction. The pact, signed Thursday in Washington, is part of a U.S. Proliferation Security Initiative that seeks to prevent trafficking in such weapons by sovereign states, as […]
Normally, viewers would have to wait until Monday for their regular helping of sports, but the CONCACAF action in Orange Walk on Thursday night was so exciting, James Adderley just had to bring it to you tonight. James Adderley, Reporting Game two of the CONCACAF Champions Cup series between Eagles of Belize and Olympia of […]
A summer camp dedicated to the memory of a young Belizean artist wound up this morning at the House of Culture. And although the arts and crafts classes may be over, from the enthusiasm of the kids, their parents, and the organizers, it is very likely the Eder Alamilla Art Camp will become an annual […]
Another escaped prisoner has been apprehended. He is twenty-seven year old Robert Hill. The fugitive was caught by police around four this morning in an area off Mahogany Street in the St. Martin De Porres Area of Belize City. Now with Hill safely behind bars, police are concentrating their efforts on apprehending the last inmate […]
Call it a copycat crime, but today there was another jailbreak, this time from the detention area at the Queen Street Police Station. At two-fifteen this afternoon four prisoners broke for freedom after it is believed their cell door was accidentally left open. The four are Jeffrey Flowers, Leonel Sampson, Ronald Reyes, and Francis Petillo. […]
Local residents chased off three hold-up men on Wednesday night as they were shaking down a man who had just come out of the Ebenezer Church on Antelope Street in Belize City. The victim, Marvin Dales, told police that around nine p.m., three men on bicycles came up to him as he was walking to […]
It falls under the general category of “progress brings problems.” That is, another controversy is brewing in the burgeoning cruise tourism industry, this time over a proposed helicopter landing site near the Fort Street Tourism Village. Michelle Williams, a director of the Harbour View Restaurant adjacent to the village, is leading opposition to the heliport […]
On yesterday’s broadcast we reported the optimism expressed over the discovery of oil in the Cayo District. That was good news that may or may not translate into economic benefits for Belize. Hopefully it will because on the same day the drillers found black gold, the market for what was once called green gold was […]
Before the arrival of cruise ships or luxury eco-lodges, scuba divers from all over the world knew about the wonders of Belize’s Barrier Reef. For many diving enthusiasts, Belize’s Blue Hole was a dream dive. Now, Belizean dive masters are realizing their own dreams of taking their place among the world’s top professionals. John Searle, […]
The Youth Business Trust Belize held an induction meeting on Wednesday for volunteer mentors and the young entrepreneurs selected to participate in the organisation’s first programmes in the country. At the meeting, members of Belize’s business community were introduced to the project and given an idea of what will be expected of them. News Five […]
While most of their peers are relaxing on summer holidays, today some student teachers from St. John’s College concluded a course in what is called the expressive arts. It is one of the Ministry of Education?s latest initiatives to expand training for primary school teachers to institutions outside the University of Belize. Today, the venue […]
Today’s big story from the meeting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan was supposed to be new legislation that would allow the Public Utilities Commission to intervene in the B.T.L. dispute. But that prediction was made before Prime Minister Said Musa opened the meeting with some startling news. Prime Minister Said Musa ?Currently Belize […]
While it was apparent from the Prime Minister’s opening statement in the House that his mind was fifteen miles west in Spanish Lookout, it was just as clear that Opposition Leader Dean Barrow was focussed on a snob his party suffered at the last session… and he rose early to make his point. Dean Barrow, […]
And that “B.T.L. matter” was a piece of legislation that government passed in one sitting that will give the Public Utilities Commission the power to intervene in the dispute over the telecommunications company… and presumably pave the way for the sale of G.O.B.’s shares. For Barrow the action was a nice idea but bad law. […]
And speaking of censure, Jeffrey Prosser’s high powered legal and P.R. team wasted no time in denouncing Belmopan’s actions in the most sinister terms… and made their usual set of threats, this time in a telephone press conference. Lanny Davis, I.C.C. Attorney ?We have reports that the government of Belize intends to act lawlessly in […]
As the manhunt continues for the prisoners who escaped on Wednesday, police report that they have apprehended a fourth inmate this afternoon. Carlton Lord Jr. was discovered hiding out in an abandoned house on Plues Street in Belize City. Police were led to the location by a call from a concerned citizen. Two men, Robert […]
Police have been successful in apprehending one of the men they believe drove the getaway car following a robbery at the Princess Hotel and Casino last month. Twenty-six year old tour guide, Egbert Vernon was charged with robbery today in Magistrate’s Court. Although he pleaded not guilty, under the Crimes Control Act, bail cannot be […]
If you live on the south side of Belize City be careful who you let in your house tonight and if you’re driving don’t pick up any hitchhikers. The reason? Some dangerous men are on the loose. Sometime around two-thirty this afternoon seven inmates being transported from Belize City to the prison in Hattieville made […]
There is no shortage of missing persons in Belize, but most eventually find their way home to a concerned family. A tiny minority of the missing, however, are never found–and as we know too well–a tragic few are added to our growing list of murder victims. Fortunately, the missing person described in our next story […]
In the end, the only damage resulting from a downtown traffic accident this afternoon was to the vehicles. But it could have been much worse. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Forty-six year old taxi driver Charles Perez appeared to be shaken shortly after he crashed into another cab driven by thirty-seven year old Collet Maskall. Perez says […]
At the end of last week, Tourism Minister Godfrey Smith led a twelve member delegation to Miami for a meeting with the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association. That body, a trade organisation representing fourteen cruise lines operating between the U.S. and Caribbean, was anxious to see where Belize, one of the region’s fastest growing cruise destinations, […]
Anyone who lives in this part of the world has noticed changes in the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and perhaps even changes in temperature and rainfall. But more often than not, the people of Belize and the wider Caribbean rely on information about the climate issues affecting our lives from outside sources. If our […]
It was a battle royal in Caribbean shores on Sunday and when the dust settled that key Belize City constituency had a new U.D.P. standard-bearer. He is Carlos Perdomo. Perdomo waged an insurgent’s campaign against incumbent aspirant and Deputy Party Leader Oscar Ayuso and in the end came out on top five hundred and thirty-three […]
The Brown brothers, Andrew and Floyd, experienced a pair of setbacks today in Magistrate’s Court that places them that much closer to extradition to the United States. Today the pair appeared in the court of Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord, where their lead attorney, Dean Barrow, dropped something of a bombshell when he conceded that Floyd […]
