In April, Harold Bradshaw Ringold on behalf of his employer Larry Addington, owner of Caye Chapel Ventures Resort, gave the Police Department sixteen brand new Ford pickups worth one point two million dollars to help them fight crime. Recently Ringold was back at the police station, not to give another donation but to report a […]
A boat stolen in Dangriga is believed to be heading towards Honduras and its owner has launched a media blitz to try and recover it. Since the theft occurred in front of Jungle Huts Resort early Thursday morning, Arthur Usher has asked radio and TV stations to alert the public. So far several fishermen have […]
The controversy over the dismissal of two high profile murder cases earlier this month continues. Last night on “One on One with Dickie Bradley,” guests Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord and Director of Public Prosecutions, Adolph Lucas said it was not uncommon for cases prepared by the police be thrown out for lack of evidence. The […]
A welder from Dangriga is the winner of Wednesday’s sixty-five thousand dollar Lotto draw. Omar Chiu says he was at home when he received a phone call from a friend who told him of his good fortune. Chiu, who has been buying Lotto ever since the game started, says his girlfriend picked the lucky numbers […]
With everyone on the lookout for hurricanes and tropical storms, it’s an appropriate time for the Red Cross and U.N.D.P. to continue their disaster preparedness workshops in the rural areas. On Saturday August twenty-eighth village leaders of southern Stann Creek District will attend a one-day session in Independence. So far five hundred village leaders in […]
The Belize Arts Council invites you to view the sculptures of Vilma Romero of Corozal Town. Romero is best known for the statues she produces from cement, sand, water and gravel. While this is not the first time her works are being exhibited, it is the first time she has been invited to participate in […]
Garifuna artists will gather at Dangriga’s Why-Not Island for a benefit concert for legendary Garifuna musician and composer, Bernard Maxwell Williams, better known a “Gabaga.” The Gabaga Relief Fair is in appreciation for his lifetime contribution to Belizean music and is intended to raise money to provide him with food, shelter and medical care. Participating […]
The Prime Minister Said Musa was the guest of honor at the New York City Council this morning and spoke with Belizeans living in that city about the first year of his government. The Prime Minister and Attorney General Dickie Bradley then met with Senior Council member Jose Rivera. The Attorney General also swore in […]
On the morning of August twenty-seventh, 1998 thousands of Belizeans headed to the polls to vote. Many people wanted a change, but no one could have predicted the People’s United Party’s margin of victory of twenty-six to three seats. This sweep represented a rejection of the previous administration and placed an awesome burden on the […]
