History will probably remember it as only a minor footnote to the most exciting finish in semi-pro basketball history. Today the three members of the B.B.A. appeals board made it official by denying the protest of the B.T.L. Nets that the outcome of Friday night’s 75-74 Raider’s victory should be nullified. The ruling was contained […]
Manuel Sosa was sworn in as a judge of the Court of Appeal this afternoon at the Belize House in Belmopan. Sosa had been appointed Chief Justice by the Esquivel administration just days before the August election. The Supreme Court, however, ruled earlier this year that the Leader of the Opposition, Said Musa, had not […]
On Tuesday evening, forty year old Herman McKoy of Georgeville died at the Karl Heusner Memorial from injuries he sustained after being run over by a bus last Friday night. Reports reaching News Five say McKoy and a number of other men were trying to board a Novelo’s Bus as it pulled out of the […]
A youth accused of shooting a sixteen year old girl in September of 1998 pleaded guilty to the use of deadly means of harm and was fined and ordered to pay the victim a settlement today in the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Troadio Gonzalez ordered 17 year old Kenrick Nuñez to pay five thousand dollars […]
Funding has been received from the European Union for two major projects: one for the Barrier Reef complex and the other for a component of the government’s Financial Management Development Project. One million three hundred dollars will go towards the conservation and sustainable use of Belize’s coastal marine resources by developing a framework for the […]
The University College of Belize will be offering the University of the West Indies Executive MBA program this September at the Belize City campus. The collaborative program is targeted at middle and upper level management professionals from the public and private sector as well as business owners. Anyone interested in applying is asked to attend […]
The Belize Police Department is this week hosting a “Strategic Anti-Narcotics” meeting on drug trafficking in the region. According to Commissioner of Police Ornel Brooks delegates from Mexico and Central America, the United States and Canada have one goal in mind. Ornel Brooks, Commissioner of Police “To develop a counter narcotics strategy with the aim […]
Despite the rainy days we have been having recently, it is officially summertime for the children and primary schools are closing doors for the long vacation. The National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse today offered a few reminders for parents who may find it hard to find adequate supervision for their children. NOPCA […]
It might not be punta rock but it surely is Belizean. Two artists, “Supa P” and “Gambino” have released their first cassette together. The release features a mixture of reggae and rap in eight songs. Supa P “When I was much younger I got caught up in the negative vibes. I used to gang bang […]
You won’t find them on the menu of most restaurants, but Belizean meat pies are not only a quick snack, but can make up a whole meal. But whether you buy them everyday, make them your Saturday lunch or pack them up to send to relatives abroad, chances are you prefer one type of meat […]
