Viewers who watch this newscast live at six thirty know that it immediately follows the nation’s most avidly watched television show, “Another World”. And while our evening news cannot boast the tangled lives, twisted plots and torrid love affairs of this popular soap opera, it can occasionally provide a healthy dose of drama. Such is […]
Tonight it is with regret that we report the death of Andrew Burn. Burn, who died at his home on Eve Street this afternoon after a long illness, was ninety-four years old. In addition to being a justice of the peace and earning an O.B.E., he was the longtime proprietor of the Angelus Press on […]
In crime news, police have released a taxi driver who was detained for questioning in connection with a failed kidnapping and robbery last Saturday afternoon in San Ignacio. Thirty-one year old Orestes Cho was being questioned for possible involvement in the incident despite his claim that he himself was a victim of the bandits. Cho […]
The International Red Cross today released its 1998 world disaster report… and one highlight of the document is something that those of us who watch and deliver the news know all too well: automobile accidents are killing more and more people each year. According to the report, the trend is so pronounced that by the […]
When the new school year commences on August thirty first, there is one bunch of primary school students who will be anxiously waiting to get into their classrooms. Today the staff and students of Calvary Temple School on Regent Street West, attended ceremonies officially opening their brand new concrete school building. The structure, which was […]
School may be just about over for thousands of Belizean students but today I made one last visit to see just what was new at two Belize City schools. The exhibition, called open day, has been a popular annual activity around this time of the year for many primary schools. But today it was the […]
The first game may have been a fluke, the second could have been ascribed to luck, but by the end of last night’s third victory over highly touted regional opponents you’ve got to believe that team Belize is definitely for real. James Adderley has all of last night’s action from the house of hoop dreams, […]
