The Guatemalan Embassy is warning Belizeans to be very careful when purchasing any 1999 vehicle from Guatemala since it may be stolen. Consular official to Belize Carlos Raul Morales told News Five that several weeks ago he saw a number of Toyota Land Cruisers and other vehicles with Guatemalan plates in the customs compound and […]
Benque Viejo del Carmen police are asking the public to help them identify the body of a Hispanic man who was found floating in the Mopan River on Wednesday. Police were called to an area known as Garbutt Falls, about a quarter of a mile from the Guatemalan border, where a body was seen floating […]
In other news from Dangriga a 13 year old girl reported she was raped by two 17 year old youths on Sunday. She said one of the boys asked her to come to his house to braid his hair, but when she arrived, he and the other boy sexually assaulted her. Dangriga Police arrested and […]
Shareholders of the Belize Electricity Limited will gather tonight in the Radisson Fort George Conference Room to review the fiscal year ending March 1998 in their annual general meeting. The Chairman, Robert Usher, and other key executives, will field questions from the floor in a press conference to be held after the meeting. The meeting […]
This weekend the Belize Arts Council has a special event you and your family may want to attend. The event is a dance exhibition featuring Cuban and American dancers including members of the talented Belize National Dance Company. There will also be musical performances. According to Gregory Vernon, Dance Coordinator for the Arts Council they […]
As anyone who has children knows, it’s not easy to be a parent. But sometimes things get so out of hand the children are removed from the home. The Department of Human Development feels it is important to reunite families and to help this occur they offer a course for those whose children are in […]
The controversy surrounding last Friday’s semi-pro championships ended yesterday with the Belize Basketball Association Appeals Board upholding Phoenix Footlocker Raiders’ win. The board ruled that although there had been a referee error that put B.T.L. at a disadvantage, FIBA rules only allow for a correction of the error during the game, not after. Undaunted by […]
