It was a robbery at a location that is no stranger to criminal violence, so when 18 year old gas station attendant Darian Timmons told police last Thursday night that he was held up while working at A & R Texaco on North Front Street and relieved of over seven hundred dollars of his employer’s […]
The rapid rise in sex offenses means either that Belize is experiencing a sudden epidemic of perversity or that the public outcry against child rape and murder has prompted an increased reporting of incidents that were until now either ignored or hushed up. The latest charges come from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, where a fifty […]
Six days after they warned taxi drivers to be careful about being taken for a ride by thieves, Belize City police are reporting another holdup on the road. According to C.I.B., thirty four year old Daniel Logan reported to them that while he was driving his red Toyota on Lakeview Street after nine on Sunday […]
Prime Minister Said Musa visited the Toledo District this weekend to hold public consultations on that often forgotten district’s problems and prospects. The P.M. held a meeting in Big Falls Saturday afternoon to address topics such as roads, public utilities, education and land distribution. He addressed another gathering Saturday night at the Sports Complex in […]
It was a visit filled with pomp, circumstance and the promise of much to come. And today the first concrete results of Prime Minister Said Musa’s February visit to Cuba arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport. They are twenty doctors who will work to improve health standards in rural Belize. News Five spoke to […]
When you mention “environmental controversy” these days most people think of the ongoing debate over the proposed Chalillo Dam. Not to be outdone, however, the good citizens of Placencia are raising their voices against a proposal that would have their lovely Peninsula linked to the mainland by a causeway to Big Creek. That proposal is […]
On April sixteenth we reported on the imminent departure of the “Princess II” a thirty-eight foot fiberglass boat built by Bradley’s Boatyard in Belize City. Today we are happy to report that the captain and crew landed safe and sound in the British Virgin Islands. The trip was not without its dangers, including eighteen foot […]
The Turton Library Center on North Front Street in Belize City is the oldest public library in Belize. Currently the library is holding an exhibition to honor seventeen Belizeans who have made significant contributions to the country. The display is the highlight of the library’s biography week which is being observed from April nineteenth to […]
Good evening and here’s the sporting news. It was a big weekend of sports here in the city so we’ll jump right into the boxing card at big Bird’s Isle yesterday. Young Amir Garcia is getting tips from boxing coach Leopold Smart. He came out fired up against his brother but Devon Garcia would take […]
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