After the shooting of fifty-three year old Armando Warren Gomez, a businessman from Orange Walk on April 15th, police launched a manhunt for suspects Alex O’Brien and Charles Stevens. Their search was unsuccessful, but almost one month later O’Brien and Stevens turned themselves in to police. Today they were escorted to Magistrate’s Court where they […]
A man shot during an altercation with a B.D.F./police patrol at the end of April has been charged with obstruction and aggravated assault. Rodwell “Granny” Tasher was arraigned today in Magistrate’s Court in connection with the incident on the night of April 29th. Details are sketchy, but the police say Tasher was stopped by a […]
Actual counting will begin a year from today, but already the Central Statistical Office is preparing for the Population and Housing Census 2000. Beginning May 12, 2000 at least 500 enumeration officers will be deployed throughout Belize to find out not only how many people live in Belize, but what ethnic group is largest, if […]
Tour operators will now have to be licensed and a special committee has been set up to monitor the process. The statutory instrument regulating tour operators was signed today by Tourism Minister Mark Espat. The Tour Operators Committee, which will be controlled by the private sector, will work with the Belize Tourism Board to ensure […]
This afternoon Prime Minister and Fort George Area Representative Said Musa officially opened the area’s new education center on North Front Street. Musa said the center is the result of what he observed happening to Belize’s children when he was on the campaign trail in 1998. He said far too many students do not have […]
In other education news, a new deaf education unit was inaugurated today at Stella Maris School. The facility, which consists of three classrooms, will accommodate 34 students who were attending the Belize School for the Deaf. Last month the government withdrew its financial support amounting to forty-two thousand dollars per year from the school saying […]
The Belize branch of the Belize National Teacher’s Union is celebrating Education Week with a number of activities. Today the children got a chance to participate in an elocution contest at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. News Five was there. Child #1 “I am a serious child with serious goals. My life is destined to […]
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