A note of explanation to non-Belizean viewers: Because our Internet newscast is a text version of our TV broadcast we sometimes forget that not all viewers are acquainted with Belizean holidays. So while our local audience was aware that last Thursday and Friday were public holidays and hence there was no newscast, foreign Internet users, […]
It was uncomfortably hot, so much so that one visiting diplomat even fainted… but not even the intense heat could obscure the feeling of those present that the transfer of power in the nation’s capital may actually bring about some real change in the way our government operates. Patrick Jones reports. The ceremonial open-air opening […]
A quiet late night hangout on Central American Boulevard erupted in pandemonium on Thursday and when the dust had settled, a Belize City youth lay on the pavement with gunshot wounds. According to police, twenty year old Kimbran Mossiah was the only one of four people who were sitting down at the corner of Jane […]
While the victim of Thursday night’s shooting recovers from his injuries in the hospital, another man who found himself on the wrong end of a gun was not so lucky. Twenty two year old Anthony Watson Junior was shot dead around one thirty this morning, apparently as he was attempting to burglarize a Belize City […]
In other crime news last week we were called to the home of a viewer in Belize City, where I discovered that the word burglary has taken on a new meaning. Sixty nine year old Gwen Barnhart, who suffers with severe rheumatoid arthritis, had left the country last October to seek medical attention abroad, but […]
A hit and run accident in Corozal on Thursday night has left one man dead and another behind bars. Twenty six year old Santos Gutierrez was knocked down and killed as he attempted to cross the Northern Highway at the junction of Buena Vista and Caledonia villages. Twenty six year old Alexander Pech of San […]
The weather may be beautiful but there are some homeowners in Belize City who need rubber boots to walk down the street. This morning I joined them. It’s hard to imagine anywhere in Belize City being underwater after weeks of intense heat. But that’s exactly what has been occurring on the streets of Belama Phase […]
In other news involving the nation’s largest municipality we were told today by Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose Coye that he has not yet resigned as Mayor of Belize City. Under the law, he explained, he can serve in both positions, and while he has prepared his resignation he has not yet tendered it. […]
While many people spent the long holiday weekend jumping up, one Belize City family had anything but celebration on its mind. According to June Gabourel, when her thirteen year old daughter, Sherilee Nicholas, left for school on Tuesday of last week, it was the last time that the standard four student was seen by anyone […]
Carnival ’98 moved off as scheduled on Friday morning and while the temperature was blistering the enthusiasm of the participants was no less heated. When the road march and judging were over, Jump Street Posse took Junior Band of the Year honors while in the senior category C-Jamm Mas Band made it a three-peat. News […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s another serving of Sports Monday. The mighty Mr. Belize Body Building Contest produced a massive display of wall to wall muscle which brought the very best athletes to Parish Hall Saturday night. But first here’s a look at the finalists in the junior division class of this body […]
