The foot path leading from Eastern Division police headquarters to Magistrate’s Court in Belize City has been well trod by generations of accused criminals ranging in status from chain snatchers to multiple murderers. This afternoon, however, the men making the pilgrimage were elite members of an institution that is supposed to be a model of […]
Police continue their politically sensitive investigation of this weekend’s sexual assault of U.D.P. Standard Bearer Marisa Quan. And the harder the cops look, the worse things look for eighteen year old Barry Robinson. The Belize City man was again at C.I.B. Headquarters this afternoon, as police questioned him in connection with a series of burglaries […]
For those who may not be aware, Wednesday, April twenty second is being celebrated in Belize as Earth Day. In honor of this event the Belize Audubon Society has announced that on Wednesday a number of the parks managed by the society will be opened to the public free of any admission charge. The parks […]
In other environmental news, officials of U.S.A.I.D. and representatives of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development, C.C.A.D., this afternoon signed an agreement adding six point five million dollars to an existing regional programme to help the environment. As C.C.A.D.’s current President, Minister of the Environment Henry Young signed on behalf of the Central […]
The much criticized proposal for a free trade agreement between Belize and Mexico will be the subject of talks to be held this week in Mexico City. A Belize delegation consisting primarily of government employees left today for the meeting which will serve to let officials of both countries get better acquainted before formal negotiations […]
They’re practicing their lines and their dance steps, dieting and working out…all in anticipation of their big night on Friday…when one of these charming ladies will claim the title of…”Miss Y, 1998″. Yesterday I watched them rehearse. This year’s Miss Y contestants are as bold as you can get. The Seenagers who range in age […]
