If you have traveled in downtown Belize City since the beginning of June you would have noticed some construction going on near the Supreme Court. Well, the seventy-five year old building is getting a new face. Renovations on the Supreme Court, which will include restoring the exterior of the building, improving the interior and landscaping […]
Belize has a new top United Nations diplomat. Stuart Leslie who has been running things since the resignation of Michael Ashcroft has been bumped up to Ambassador. Leslie presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Anan at headquarters in New York on Thursday. Along with presenting letters of credentials, the new ambassador […]
The Belize Teachers College will be holding it’s final graduation on Sunday July twenty-third, in the St. John’s College Gym. One hundred and fifty-five teachers will be graduating, fifty-seven from the Level two program and ninety-six from Level one. Guest speaker for the commencement exercise will be Professor Errol Miller, Director of the University of […]
This weekend Rastafarians across the country will be celebrating the one hundred and eighth birthday of their emperor, His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie. The event is being organized by the Twelve Tribe of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of Israel in Belize. According to Fahima Barnett there will be entertainment such as drumming, music, poetry and […]
Over the past few years the YWCA has successfully hosted annual summer camps that cater to anyone from toddlers to teenagers. This year’s camp began on June tenth and today the closing ceremonies for the first phase of the camp were held. News Five’s Faralee Gabourel was just in time to catch some of the […]
This Saturday may be the last day you will have to shop at the old Queen’s Square market as come next week the vendors who occupy the market will be moving into their new stalls. This afternoon official ceremonies opening the new Queen Square market were held at the site on West Collet Canal. Although […]
