The two benches on the government side were lengthened… and some hastily upholstered chairs were added, but there was no hiding the fact that the architects who designed the National Assembly building did not contemplate a parliamentary split as radical as twenty six to three. Still, life in Belmopan goes on, and while their numbers […]
In crime news an eighteen year old Belize City man has been arrested for two robberies which occurred on Wednesday. At around four P.M. police report that fifteen year old Aaron Lopez was jacked by two men who relieved him of his converse tennis shoes. One of the men was identified by Lopez as Roland […]
In Dangriga police investigating one crime have apparently solved another. On Thursday night officers searched the house of seventeen year old Jason Rubio and while there they spotted thirty year old Gerald Cacho. Cacho, it turned out, had fled from a session of Magistrate’s Court back on August fourteenth. Cacho has been charged with escape […]
It’s not yet Garifuna Settlement Day but by at least one measure, the Christmas season has already begun. Hyacinth Latchman made the discovery this morning on Albert Street. You see and hear them every year around this time and in the wake of our deliverance from the ravages of Hurricane Mitch, the Salvation Army Kettle […]
While the bells may be ringing for Christmas the drums are beating even louder for Garifuna Settlement Day. For those who want to brush up on their basic knowledge of Garifuna life, culture and history a useful book has been updated and re-released just in time for the holiday. Sebastian Cayetano, Author “We really need […]
There have been many words written, many pictures taken and many reports issued… but the only way to get a true picture of life at Hattieville Prison is to visit there yourself. News Five commentator G. Michael Reid did… and while he had the freedom to depart at will, his thoughts tonight turn to those […]
