A factory to build four hundred homes a year, the establishment of seven houses of culture, scholarships and other areas of technical assistance were discussed today during meetings between the Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa and President Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba. Belize’s delegation, which includes the Ministers of Economic Development, Culture, Education and […]
It was a close run, but in the end Anthony “Boots” Martinez emerged as the United Democratic Party’s candidate for Mayor in the March third City Council elections. Martinez narrowly defeated Myrna Manzanares — seventy-six to seventy-four — at the party’s convention on Sunday. Manzanares and Denise Barrow are the only women on the eleven-member […]
Party Leader Dean Barrow told News Five the U.D.P. has deliberately selected new people to emphasize the party’s restructuring. We asked him why people should vote for a U.D.P. City Council in view of past problems between a U.D.P. government and a P.U.P. council. Dean Barrow, Leader of Opposition, U.D.P. “Even within the limits of […]
A tourist is dead after a traffic accident on the Northern Highway Sunday afternoon. Police reports say that fifty-five year old Canadian Betran Knazan was driving a rented Suzuki Samuri towards Orange Walk. Between miles thirty-four and thirty-five he reportedly lost control of the vehicle and over-turned. Knazan was thrown from the Suzuki and suffered […]
The Belize Audubon Society celebrated its thirtieth anniversary at the Guanacaste Park this weekend. To mark the anniversary, the Society held a forty-eight mile walk-a-thon with participants picking up debris along the way. Official ceremonies were then held at the park. Among the speakers was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources John Briceño. […]
The Belize Audubon Society’s thirtieth anniversary walk-a-thon and celebration at the Guanacaste National Park may have run smoothly, but the day was marred by an incident involving Senator Barry Bowen. According to Belmopan police, Bowen who delivered the main address at the function, had flown his plane down from Gallon Jug and landed the aircraft […]
A fifty-three year old accountant and realtor lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after a fall during a business trip to the Criminal Investigation Branch at the Queen Street Police Station. According to Virginia Forman, on Friday she was entering one of the C.I.B. offices in the back building when she suddenly went through […]
Good evening; I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this portion of Sports Monday. Sagitun of Mango Creek stepped into the Ricalde Stadium yesterday looking to rebound off its first playoff loss in three home games. Hitting the road made things worse but La Victoria of Corozal had its own championship dreams and […]
