There is another shooting incident in Belize City to report this evening; only this time it does not involve young boys fighting over drugs or firearms. Around eight o’clock last night, the relative peace and tranquility of Louise Bevans Street in the Port Loyola Area of the City was shattered by the single gunshot, which […]
Police have still not been able to track down the suspect in last week’s gruesome murder of twenty one year old Geneive Robinson and her unborn son in the village of La Democracia in the Belize District. But they believe they have made a positive step in the right direction. Forty two year old Ellis […]
While Taibo claims he has no knowledge of the whereabouts of the suspect and his wife, police say they are certain that the couple was in touch with Taibo shortly after the day they were seen together. And the police have now drawn up a behavioral profile of the suspect and his wife. A.I.P. Simeon […]
Two days of debating the budget in the House of Representatives wrapped up today. Prime Minister Esquivel and his colleagues were the only ones doing the debate as the Opposition, People’s United Party, as was expected, boycotted the event. The four hundred and thirty two point one million dollar budget for fiscal year 1998-1999 was […]
While the opposition was a no-show in Belmopan for the reading of the budget or the debate, which followed, it did not stop them from saying what they thought of the presentation. Opposition Leader Said Musa used the platform at the St. Mary’s Hall in Belize City to make his rebuttal, during the first session […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce today hosted a one day workshop for its staff and members in Belize City. The workshop is part of the Chamber’s efforts to equip its staff and members with the necessary information the organization feels they need to compete in a globalized economy. According to Narda Garcia, the Chamber’s Marketing […]
A high ranking officer of the Salvation Army’s Territorial Headquarters in Jamaica is on an official working visit to Belize. Financial Secretary Major Neil Suanders arrived in the country this afternoon and will spend the week reviewing the Army’s work throughout the country as well as conducting an internal audit of the church’s finances. Major […]
In last week’s edition of the Last Word, G. Michael Reid discussed some critical observations in the annual Children’s Festival of Arts. While presenting his views on the performance of students from some Belize City primary schools, it seems that the commentator left a bitter taste in some people’s mouth. So this week, he revisits […]
