First there was Sherilee Nicholas, then Jackie Fern Malic and maybe–after unidentified remains found– Jay Blades. Now there is Erica Wills. Her bones were found this weekend, exactly three weeks after she disappeared. For such a small country, Belize has had more than its share of child murders in the last ten months. Despite the […]
Over a year ago the largest armed robbery in Belize’s history took place just three miles outside of Belmopan. A BDF soldier was killed and dozens of citizens held at gunpoint and robbed by at least eight men in fatigues who jumped the border to Guatemala. Two citrus workers were arrested, but later released. This […]
A young woman was stabbed repeatedly at her home on Victoria Street on Saturday morning. A witness, Roland Small told police he was awakened around three a.m. and saw a man of East Indian descent creeping across the room towards Desiree Flowers bed and then stab her over and over. She was rushed to the […]
As the London press continues it’s saturation coverage of international magnate Michael Ashcroft the Government of Belize has issued an open letter to Britain’s media saying essentially that “enough is enough”. The release acknowledges that our government has no intention of getting involved in the political affairs of the United Kingdom but that the hounding […]
Barranco Village in the Toledo district has an unexpected first-time visitor last week when a whale surfaced offshore. The mammal estimated to be about fifty feet long lingered near Barranco for four days. The Toledo Institute for Development, TIDE and the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network dispatched a team to the area over the weekend […]
The government is forging ahead with its plans for a university of Belize, which will incorporate several tertiary level institutions. But while plans may look good on paper, carrying them out is an entirely different matter. The proposed deadline is just over a year away in August of 2000. Today the Belize School of Nursing […]
“Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this serving of Sports Monday. Lady Rebels consolidated its grip on first place in the Rogers Stadium softball season by sweeping a pair of ballgames from a struggling JL’s team. We pick up the action in the top of the 2nd inning with Delvorine […]
