Opposition Leader Dean Barrow still in courtroom garb raced to his home in Buttonwood Bay this afternoon to try and stop Customs officers from taking a 1998 Range Rover from his garage. The vehicle has been the subject of a week long tug of war between Barrow and the Ministry of Economic Development which claims […]
A bicyclist received minor injuries after he was knocked down Thursday night in Belize City. According to police around six forty five, twenty-one year old Benito Swazo was riding his bike on Racecourse Street, when a brown car, travelling in the opposite direction, knocked the young man down. The driver did not stop to assist […]
Three government ministers have decided that it is time to join forces to get some programs rolling in Belize’s schools. Personnel from the Ministries of Human Development, Education and Health launched an effort to get the kids in shape, in more ways than one. Hyacinth Latchman reports. The SHAPE program is a joint effort between […]
Twenty-four year old Marcia Mahler is Belize City’s new City Manager. Mahler, who received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing and a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Public Personnel Management from Valdosta State University, told News Five that she will work closely with the council to improve its efficiency. Marcia Mahler, City […]
The Angelus Press Limited lived up to a fourteen year old commitment to the first born of 1985 today. An educational endowment policy had been held for the child by Regent Life Limited. Today young Marian Jones and her family visited the stationary house to collect a check for ten thousand dollars. Amparo Noble is […]
Since last year, Dr. Robert Lacin a Neurosurgeon of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has been successfully treating Belizean children with brain tumors. According to Dr. Egbert Grinage, a Pediatrician at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the voluntary services that Lacin and his team provide are essential. He says some of the operations performed […]
Tonight G. Michael Reid looks at Black History Month and reminds us why we need to look at the past in order to move forward. “February is observed as Black History Month and it would be purely impossible to peruse black history without being affronted by the ignominy of slavery. Notwithstanding the fact that the […]
