The man believed to be the prime suspect in the murder of Geneive Robinson last month in La Democracia was allegedly sighted on Tuesday in Belize City. Police report that a citizen phoned to report that a man closely resembling Eddie Orlandus Lee, known locally as “Dawood,” was seen on Regent Street accompanied by a […]
While Belize City police continue their search for the perpetrator of the ghastly murder in La Democracia, in the Stann Creek District a nineteen year old man is in custody for a crime that many people believe is even worse. Kenworth Augustine has been detained by police for the rape of a four year old […]
If you have been woken up by the sound of helicopters flying overhead these last few nights, don’t worry, it’s not the result of any enemy invasion. The movement of men and machines is preparation for the annual CARICOM military exercise, TRADEWINDS ’98. The exercise, scheduled to take place for the entire month of April, […]
Thousands of Belizeans countrywide will be glued to their television sets tonight in anticipation of the lotto draw. The jackpot now stands at a hefty one hundred thousand dollars, only the second time since the current franchise holder, Tropical Gaming, took over the game three years ago. The last time the prize reached six figures […]
The government body that oversees the tourism industry has announced some internal changes. Valerie Woods, formerly the Board’s assistant marketing director and chief spokesperson, was, effective today, promoted to the newly created post of Deputy Director of Tourism. Woods, who has been with the Board for over a year, previously worked at the Radisson Fort […]
The Belize Diabetes Association is this weekend hosting a special concert for children. President of the Association, Beth McBride, says that since its formation in 1992, membership has been growing but not as fast as they were hoping, given the high incidence of the disease in Belize. This weekend’s concert in Belize City, McBride says, […]
It is a project that the Belize Weather Bureau has been trying to move from the drawing board for over a year: a television weather report that is relevant to Belizeans. Thanks to the initiative of one member of the business community, that dream is now one step closer to reality. On Thursday evening’s broadcast […]
There is no shortage of people who will tell you that drama in Belize is dead. This may be true but the corpses I saw on the stage this morning proved to be very much alive. If you happened to pass Pallotti High School today and heard the roar of laughter and clapping of hands, […]
