It is an issue which has always tended to smolder just below the surface of Belizean politics, especially when times are lean. But with rare exception those who lead this nation have always managed to take the high road, making it unmistakenly clear to their supporters and opponents alike that one unique thing about Belize […]
“For those who, like Mr. Esquivel, may not be familiar with Hubert Elrington’s remarks, we’ll repeat the clip which aired on Wednesday of last week as part of our series “Elections ’98”. Hubert Elrington, U.D.P., Lake Independence “My pet issue is that I don’t think we should allow our system to be taken over by […]
While Elrington’s remarks may have been confusing to some politicians there was one who got the message loud and clear. Said Musa, Leader, P.U.P. “It’s a very insidious thing that they have introduced into our politics. Yes, I do come from, on my father’s side, of Arab ancestry. My mother is a born Belizean, all […]
The biggest march in Belize over the weekend was not held by the P.U.P., U.D.P. or any other political party. It was organized by the Catholic Church. On Sunday night the annual procession honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe wound its way from Holy Redeemer to St. Martin de Porres in Belize City. It has been […]
His was a household name in the Cayo District and indeed the entire nation of Belize. It is therefore with great regret that we note the passing of Escandar Bedran. Bedran, one of the country’s most active and far sighted businessmen, died Sunday night in the San Ignacio Hospital after battling a series of illnesses. […]
In crime news it was a busy weekend for police in Belize City. Early Sunday morning, shots rang out on the southside, leaving four men and one young woman injured in three separate incidents. According to police, all the victims had just left the Punta Rebels concert at the City Centre and were walking home, […]
A drive by shooting in Pink’s Alley early Saturday morning, has left a twenty-eight year old woman hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the right side of her back. According to police, Michelle Gabourel was standing in the alley with a group of young men, when she was shot. According to eyewitnesses, a car sped […]
A twenty-three year old Belizean mechanic has been arrested after knocking down and killing a man from Ladyville. According to police, Shem Hower was driving a Ford Bronco from Sand Hill to Belize City at three, Saturday morning and as he reached mile nine and three quarters on the Northern Highway, he lost control of […]
Many of us who faithfully buy Lotto tickets twice every week and anxiously tune in to TV or radio at nine o’clock to see if our dream has come true, may be a bit jealous tonight. The reason is that the latest Lotto winner didn’t even know he had won until he went to buy […]
Our athletes are back from Maracaibo, Venezuela and although they didn’t bring home any medals, there were a few bright moments. The twelve-member basketball team won two games: sixty-six to sixty-one against Mexico and an eighty-three to eighty victory against Puerto Rico. They narrowly lost to Panama, the Dominican Republic and the most painful of […]
Over seven hundred thousand dollars worth of medical supplies were donated to the Belize Red Cross, Sister Cecilia Home, Helpage Belize, YMCA and other humanitarian organizations in ceremonies held this morning at Airport Camp in Ladyville. The donation, made by the United States Embassy, includes medical equipment ranging from catheters and thermometers to EKG monitors […]
Belize Electricity Limited today inaugurated a new dispatch center which the company says will improve the way it distributes energy to consumers countrywide. The new facility, located at mile two and a half on the Northern Highway, will be the hub of B.E.L.’s power supply system. It houses a high-tech computer system that will incorporate […]
It’s a part of the country that a century ago represented the heart and soul of the nation. Today the villages of the Belize River Valley, many of which are in the Belize Rural North constituency, are attempting a comeback. The question is which representative will lead it. Patrick Jones spoke to two of them. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The National Softball tournament brought 9 champions and sub-champions to the Roger’s Stadium over the weekend in an effort to produce the best from among many. Independence United, the southern champion, reached the playoffs in undefeated fashion and we find the defending champion C.T.C., a […]
