While plans continue full steam ahead for the construction of satellite towns outside Belize City to address the pressing housing needs of a growing population, city residents also stand to benefit from the government’s commitment to build homes for Belizeans. Today Area Representative for the Albert Division Mark Espat launched a project which is part […]
The Belize Police Department has once again been forced to arrest two in their ranks following separate incidents over the weekend. Constable Barrington Montero, attached to the Belize City Patrol Branch, was charged with two counts of theft in connection with allegations of embezzlement at the law offices of Barrow and Williams. Montero, his sister […]
Police have detained four men in connection with a case of arson in San Miguel Village, Toledo over the weekend. Hubert Cus the owner of the home and vehicle, which were set on fire, told News Five today he believes the incident early Monday morning was prompted by jealousy over the success of his small […]
A person drowned over the holiday weekend in More Tomorrow Village. According to Police Bernaby Pitts and an eleven year old of Cotton Tree Village were bathing in the Belize Old River when Pitts went under and didn’t resurface. A search was launched by the villagers and the body was found nearby. Police are still […]
A National Environmental Forum at the Radisson Fort George today brought together representatives of various environmental organizations to discuss the government’s environmental record since it took office in August of last year. According to Pepe Garcia, President of the Belize Audubon Society, while we need development in the country, we have to be careful that […]
Belize will sign the Inter-American Convention on Corruption and support the revival of the Committee on Public Probity and Ethics in order to implement the convention. The decision at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting follows the Prime Minister’s attendance several weeks ago at a conference on Corruption in the Americas held at the Carter Center in Atlanta, […]
Today the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall was packed to capacity with primary school students who came out to support their classmates in the district finals of the National Drug Education Quiz. The contest, sponsored by the National Drug Abuse Control Council, is based on the theme, “Reinforcing Accurate Drug Information and Enhancing Positive Life Skills”. […]
Tonight is the night when Miss Belize, Viola Jeffery, will grace the stage with eighty-four other beautiful young ladies in the forty eighth annual Miss Universe Pageant. According to Miss Universe Belize’s Pageant Coordinator, Soli Arguelles, Jeffery has taken part in the pageant’s dress rehearsal, costume parade and fashion show and she is currently in […]
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