It has dominated the headlines of both countries’ national press: the fatal shooting of a Guatemalan civilian by Belizean troops, subsequent tension on the jungle covered border, tough words from the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry and rebuttal from Belmopan. What does it all mean? Like much of the diplomatic history of Belize and Guatemala, there appears […]
The announcement in today’s “Amandala” may have been premature. No, George “Junie Balls” McKenzie was not released on ten thousand dollars bail Thursday night, pending appeal of his conviction on prohibited weapon charges. The point is, however, that he could be. With bail set at twenty thousand, comprising half for McKenzie and half to be […]
Since 1992 the Lions Club has been providing eye care to Belizeans who simply cannot afford to go to private clinics. But traditionally, that care has not included major surgery. All that should soon change however, thanks to new initiative. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Belize City Lions Club will receive two hundred and sixty thousand […]
Belize City’s Bliss Institute is synonymous with the performing arts and under an agreement with Mexico, the seaside facility will soon be enlarged and renovated. This means that this year’s annual Children’s Festival of Arts will not be held at the Bliss. The Arts Council is advising all Belize District schools, however, to keep on […]
In sports news three Cubans will be arriving in the country on Saturday. Eriberto Moreno, Francisco Hill and Juana Gonzalez will be consulting with local officials on the prospects for creating a National Sports Institute. This new body would deal with the long-term development of sports in Belize. During the week consultations will be held […]
It kills more Belizeans than traffic accidents and is in fact much easier to prevent. But that has not stopped the global AIDS epidemic from spreading across every continent and nation on earth. As part of our nation’s fight to control AIDS, today some new soldiers were enlisted into battle. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, […]
You won’t find him on the Disney Channel or the Cartoon Network…and he’s yet to make it on Channel Five. But that doesn’t stop Kent Pandy from being a giant in television…at least on Cayo’s S.E.N. TV. News Five cameraman Brent Toombs spent an evening with the one man network at his studios high atop […]
