After six days of beating the bushes, rounding up and bringing in a continuous parade of suspects, police have made their first arrests in connection with the shooting of two undercover police officers and a civilian last weekend. Forty-two year old electrician Brian Brown and twenty-eight year old stevedore Carlos Abram have been charged with […]
On Saturday the National Committee for Families and Children celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1990, Belize became the fifth country to ratify the United Nations Convention. Four years later the N.C.F.C. was established to ensure that Government meets its national and international obligations. Ruby Conrad, N.C.F.C.’s […]
It’s that time of the year when the community is asked to give generously to the Salvation Army Kettle Appeal. The effort got underway today on Albert Street in Belize City. Captain James Garth, General Manager, Salvation Army “We raise funds so we can help the needy children in our community and even outside of […]
A former Miss Garifuna, Julia Martinez has taken the Miss Garifuna Cultural Pageant to the cayes. On Saturday, San Pedro will have its first competition and five young ladies will be demonstrating their ability to speak Garifuna, dance traditional dances and talk about their culture. The young women are Elsie Soriano, Lucy Vasquez, Amancia Martinez, […]
For the first time since his death forty-four years ago, a Garifuna leader was honored today in Dangriga. The ceremony at the Alejo Beni Park paid tribute to Thomas Vincent Ramos, a community activist who promoted programs to improve the social and economic conditions of his people. Chairwoman of the Garifuna Council Dangriga branch Sylvia […]
For the children of St. Ignatius Middle School, Social Studies has taken on a whole new meaning. They have the privilege of learning how to talk Garifuna, as well as learn about traditional dances and food. Their teacher, Garry Baltazar, was unemployed up until a week ago, when he approached the principal about teaching a […]
Earlier this year, Belize’s Honorary Counsel to Louisiana, Jean Smith-Benard, brought a medical team to work in Belize. One of the members of the team was Dr. Mayer Heiman, President of the International Hospital for Children. Mayer worked in the Independence, Bella Vista and San Juan Clinics in southern Belize where he saw the need […]
The Belize Tourism Board is reporting a nineteen percent increase in arrivals for the month of October compared to last year. The figure is based on information provided by the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport. Arrivals for visitors overall, including business and official travelers increased by seventeen point four percent from five thousand six to […]
