It can be argued that the heart and soul of Belize lies not in its cities and towns, but in the villages. Yet these communities, accounting for nearly half of the nation’s population, have had little overt impact on national policy making. But that may soon be changing. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Eight months after the […]
A security guard lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was shot in the back on Thursday night. Thirty-nine year old Edgar Juarez, a Guatemalan, who works for AAA Security Company, was on duty at Superstore on Cemetery Road. According to police reports, the guard saw two men walk into the store. Juarez […]
Another Chinese owned business in Belize City has been hit by hoodlums. Wu Dongsi, the proprietor of Coa Kauy shop on Ebony Street, told police he was robbed around 8:30 on Thursday night. Two dark skinned men entered the store armed with a gun and a knife. One of them held the firearm close to […]
Before they left for El Salvador and the Central American Senior Championships, members of Belize’s National Volleyball Team were cautiously optimistic. Tonight there is evidence that their attitude was justified. In their first three outings, Belize’s men’s team won two straight set victories against Guatemala and Nicaragua, while losing a three-two heartbreaker against number one […]
The problems range from simple infections, easily cured by antibiotics, to congenital loss of hearing, requiring complex surgery. As News Five’s Jose Sanchez found out this morning, there is no shortage of “haad ayes pikni.” Jose Sanchez, Reporting If you can hear the words I’m speaking without turning up the volume on your T.V., you […]
It’s that time of year when nearly every airplane that leaves Belize City is packed full. And this year is no exception…but there is one difference. Where traditionally the passengers were mostly Belizeans headed for summer holidays in Miami, New York, L.A. or Chicago, the majority now seems to be foreign tourists returning from happy […]
