Although by all accounts the political activities surrounding yesterday’s nomination day were peaceful, it now appears that in the aftermath of the excitement the 1998 campaign has experienced its first act of serious violence. Patrick Jones has the story. From his hospital bed at Karl Heusner Memorial, Dennis Flowers recalls what was for him a […]
Another act of violence, this one without any political overtones, has also left a Belize City man in the hospital. Twenty- two year old Raymond Williams, a resident of Supal Street, told police that he was sitting in front of his house a few minutes before midnight on Tuesday night, when a white car drove […]
A tragic accident in the waters off Toledo has resulted in the death of a nine year old girl. Lilia Ramirez of Punta Gorda was one of two passengers in a fifteen-foot skiff captained by her twenty-two year old brother, Oscar Lira. Lira and Ramirez, accompanied by the captain’s stepfather, were heading out to do […]
Yesterday we reported on improvements being made at Punta Negra in Toledo’s Payne’s Creek National Park. Tonight we have news of the creation of a new protected area in that southern district. A statutory instrument was signed today by Minister of Natural Resources, Eduardo Juan, declaring the Aquas Calientes Wildlife Sanctuary. According to a government […]
The first filing date for the new business tax, which went into effect on July first, falls due on Friday of this week. And while businesses across the country have their calculators working overtime to get their figures straight, the Belize Chamber of Commerce is trying to help in clearing up any remaining confusion. The […]
The start of the new school year is still a couple of weeks away but those who run the country’s education system are putting the final touches to their plans for the next ten months. That includes the Special Education Unit which today officially opened its new headquarters building in Belize City. Situated opposite the […]
If the number of candidates is any indication, it is the most hotly contested seat in the entire nation. No less than five candidates are taking the plunge in the Cayo South constituency, and tonight in our continuing series, “Elections ’98,” we’ll hear from the two who stand the best chance of winning. John Saldivar, […]
With virtually the entire nation focussed on August twenty seventh the interest that would traditionally be building about now for September celebrations is hard to find. But that didn’t stop the people in charge of this year’s bash from calling in the press to unveil exactly what we can look forward to once the political […]
