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Free at last! Four Belizeans home from Guatemala

The following was a live report aired after the news as the four Belizean prisoners in Guatemala returned to Belizean soil. Ernesto Vasquez Good evening, I’m Ernesto Vasquez and this is Stewart Krohn. Earlier this evening if you were with us we were talking about our boys coming back from Guatemala after being freed. On […]

Schools celebrate Children’s Day

While the adults spent the day wondering if the Belizeans in Guatemala would be home this weekend as hoped, the children of the nation turned their thoughts to more innocent pursuits as they celebrated their day. There were some somber moments as they remembered those among them who have been murdered, but in general it […]

Police to crackdown on pranksters

Police are also warning that anyone, who is reporting abduction attempts that are false, will be charged from now on. The police say several incidents occurred today and while these people were let off with a warning, future pranksters will be dealt with by the law. Parents and children are warned to be wary of […]

American drowns while snorkeling

An American died on Thursday during a snorkeling trip off San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Police say 57 year old James Brown from South Carolina was with a group of nineteen snorkelers around 11:00am at an area known as Coral Garden when he cried out for help. The passengers and the boat captain got him out […]

Women’s Department sponsors Women’s Week

Women’s Week begins on Sunday and culminates on March 8th, International Women’s Day. The theme, “Women United to Create Positive Change” will be celebrated with a fundraiser for Haven House. Other events include a female football marathon, a talk show on safe sex, the “Sistah Powah” variety show, as well as a Women’s Fair and […]

Comedy presented at the Bliss

If you’re in the mood for a comedy, and a free one at that, The Stann Creek Ecumenical College Sixth Form Acting Company is giving an encore performance in Belize City of “Lend Me a Tenor” which ran for five nights in Dangriga. According to the Belize Arts Council, “Lend Me a Tenor” is a […]

Ruta Maya kicks off in San Ignacio

Europe may have the Tour de France, the United States might boast the Iron Man Challenge but here in Belize, we’ve got the La Ruta Maya River Challenge. “Ruta Maya” is basically four days of INTENSE paddling down 174 miles of the Macal and Belize Rivers but every year, more and more people decide to […]