Fifteen months after British Raleigh volunteer, Anna Lightfoot was murdered in the Stann Creek District the trial for the men accused of killing her ended today in the Dangriga Supreme Court. The twelve-member jury found Alan Cal and Estevan Cho guilty and they were given a death sentence. Attorney Antoinette Moore says the defense is […]
The Minister of Sugar Industry, Local Government and Latin American Affairs, Florencio Marin, has resigned from Cabinet. In a brief press release, the Prime Minister announced that effective December thirty-first, Marin would give up his ministerial responsibilities to take over as Chairman of the Commercial Free Zone in Corozal. Despite this appointment, Marin remains in […]
B.T.L., the nation’s most profitable company, today released its six month financial results… and while over eighteen million dollars in profits is not bad for a half year’s work the numbers are not quite as buoyant for shareholders as in the immediate past. Revenue grew just slightly to forty million dollars while expenses took a […]
While Caye Caulker might be best known for the reef and relaxation, residents of the island say rum and the end of Police Week added bullets to the cool breezes. Justo Kib says he was on Caye Caulker’s Front Street late Saturday night when he met a police officer in plain clothes who told him […]
Paranderos… Garifuna songs written to be played with guitars and drums are going to Europe. The traditional music has been slowly dying, but now six musicians, including seventy-three year old Paul Nabor of Punta Gorda have recorded an album, “The Paranda Project”. It is dedicated to the lost artists of the past. Today the musicians […]
He was born in 1920 and spent most of his childhood trying to overcome a speech defect, but his determination lead him to excel in not just one art, but many. During his seventy-five year love affair with the performing arts he was student and teacher, singer and songwriter, dancer and choreographer. He even tried […]
