A wet drop worth over a half a million dollars was picked up this weekend, not by the intended drug traffickers, or an anti-drug patrol, but by a concerned citizen. On Sunday, August 1st, a civilian, who police declined to identify for his own safety, was near Caye Caulker when he found fifteen packets of […]
While Belize City residents anxiously await any break in the murder case of little Erica Wills, her remains have been sent to the FBI in Washington in the hopes that forensic specialists there can provide some clues about the cause of death. The nine year old girl’s bones were found on a feeder road behind […]
About one month ago, an Orange Walk family told police that two young men had cut through their pimento house in an attempt to rape their 12 year old daughter. The parents heard the commotion and the two men ran from the house, one of them leaving his pants behind. The parents immediately reported the […]
Officials from the National Literacy Campaign visited the Department of Corrections last week to observe the program being implemented by inmates. This is just one of the many activities being conducted as part of the Ministry of Education’s campaign against illiteracy. The program which began on the 15th of July and runs until August thirteenth, […]
The nation’s capital celebrated Belmopan Day on Sunday by honoring citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the community. Senior Minister George Price inspected a B.D.F. honor guard and participated in a tree planting ceremony. The Senior Minister said the need for an inland capital was recognized even before Hurricane Hattie struck Belize City. George […]
The first Miss Teen Belize Pageant, billed as the pageant of distinction should perhaps have been called a pageant marathon, because it lasted over seven hours. On Friday, July 30th, two thousand Belizeans packed the City Centre to see twelve contestants from Orange Walk, San Pedro, Belmopan and Belize City vie for the title. The […]
While many people complain about the lack of activities for kids during the long summer vacation one man and several of his friends have done something about it. Curlin King, who has had summer camps in the past has rounded up about thirty children who were anxious for something to do and taken them out […]
Good evening and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday. I am Karl Tillett sitting in for James Adderley. Football headlines this edition and a relatively crowded M.C.C. Grounds was the site of yet another humiliating loss for Belizean soccer. Acros, Belize’s sub-champion took the field against the Salvadoran champion FAS hoping to avenge an […]
