It was a press conference that members of the press had expected to attend on Monday, in the wake of the Sunday killing of Wensworth Mangar, perhaps the most wanted fugitive in modern Belizean history. That it came four days later, with nothing but official silence in between, led much of the public to suspect […]
In other crime news police are now saying that Thursday’s shooting of Alden “Jam” Quilter is not related to the kidnapping and suspected murder of his best friend, Alfonso “Cat” Williams. According to a police release Quilter was killed when a shotgun accidentally dropped and went off while Quilter was sitting around with a bunch […]
The Child Care Centre on St. Thomas Street was today the beneficiary of a donation courtesy the Belize City Hospital Auxiliary. The gift comprised twenty two sets of sheets valued at six hundred dollars and was made through the assistance of past President of the Auxiliary Norma Young. The bedding comes on the heels of […]
For the past five days the staff and members of the Young Women’s Christian Association, the YWCA, have been holding activities in commemoration of the organization’s forty two years of service. The ‘Y,’ which was founded by Lady Winnie Ward in 1956, works together with local voluntary movements and intergovernmental organizations for the overall betterment […]
It is among the nation’s premier institutions of secondary education… and today St. John’s College let it be known that it’s looking for more than a few good men. Jacqueline Woods reports. The displays included creative works from all of St. John’s College’s curriculum. Whether you were interested in the arts or business, the school’s […]
Like many people whose job involves the putting of pen to paper — or more accurately finger to keyboard — G. Michael Reid often relies on his childhood experiences for inspiration. Tonight, however, those memories have been disturbed by some negative developments in the world of the arts. “The Belize Arts Council is busy preparing […]
