Police have turned up the heat in the Samantha Gordon murder investigation, and it appears that one of their suspects may still be in custody although the seventy two-hour period allowed by the law has more than elapsed. The attorney for Warren Cabral, told News Five this evening that after 8 days of detention Cabral […]
But Simeon Sampson was not the only man angry at the Criminal Investigations Branch today. Lindsford McKenzie who drives a bicycle cart told News Five that last week he was paid to move some items for a man he knows but found himself in police custody after the goods were reported stolen. McKenzie says following […]
If you’ve been back and forth to the Ministry of Natural Resources trying to get a piece of land, you know how frustrating the whole process can be. Three organizations have teamed up to try and change the way Belizeans get access to land, and what it is used for. Under the theme, “Our Land, […]
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Georges which affected several Caribbean countries and Mitch which touched down closer to home, the Belize Red Cross and U.N.D.P. have organized a series of Community Disaster Preparedness workshops. In May and June, twenty-seven villages were targeted in the Corozal District. Today, Crooked Tree Village was the first of twenty-four […]
There was a lot of finger pointing on Friday night as firefighters and volunteers spent two hours getting the Victoria Street fire under control. Those on the street blamed the fire service for being unable to get the fire under control, the National Fire Service says they had to wait for B.E.L. to take the […]
Seven years ago Cesar Augusto Maradiaga of Honduras moved to Belize with the hope of making a better life for himself. Today that dream became a reality when the fifty year old man walked into the new Lotto office on Bishop Street to claim his grand prize of twenty seven thousand, five hundred dollars. Maradiaga, […]
Five men have been detained by Caye Caulker police in connection with the hold-up of a German tourist on Sunday. Andre Schultz was relaxing on the Ocean Side pier when he was held up at gunpoint by five men. They took away his knapsack which contained a camera, a plane ticket and two thousand dollars […]
For the next two weeks, the Belize Zoo will be inhabited by wild animals of a different nature. Yesterday the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center launched its Conservation Camp 1999. Children from all over Belize will participate in numerous activities including visits to nature trails, day and night tours of the Zoo and nearby […]
Most Primary Schools are closed and it is summer camp season. For kids interested in music, drumming in particular, Music World One Drummers Fever ’99, opened in Orange Walk yesterday. Twenty-five children between the ages of seven and nine signed up for two weeks of lessons from eight senior drum instructors. According to the camp’s […]
It will be a benefit concert with more than a cause; it will display the talent of young Belizeans. This Thursday’s benefit recital, which will be held at the Bliss Institute, features the talent of young Belizean musician Daniela Gongora accompanied by Julietta Burrowes on piano. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to Gongora, […]
