After nearly a month of mayhem on the streets of Belize City this week opened as quietly as a church picnic…but the peace couldn’t last forever. At news time police are looking for two men who on Thursday afternoon held up the Belama Shopping Centre. According to proprietor Adwon Assad, he was inside the store […]
The police have made an arrest in the killing that occurred at the Sunset disco in Caye Caulker last Friday night. On Thursday, Police arrested nineteen-year old Michael “Yellowman” Henry and twenty-year old Darren “Dar Dar” Henry of number twenty-seven West Street in Belize City. It is alleged that the brothers killed Adolfo Cruz in […]
As the first week of the Cash For Guns programme comes to a close, the organizers say the effort so far has been a success. A tally of today’s haul includes a variety of weapons and according to vice chairman, Darrel Carter, the organisers are optimistic that next week will be just as productive. Darrel […]
With controversy over both crime and the police department’s often brutal reaction to it, running near an all time high, last night’s “One on One with Dickie Bradley” offered some special drama. Guests Assistant Commissioner Hugh Cain and Superintendent Crispin Jeffries came across as no nonsense cops whose attitude toward those arrested was tough but […]
The Queen of the Bay Pageant takes place tonight at City Centre and while she is not among the contestants we will soon be meeting another Belizean Queen. She is Sophie Rosado, Miss Belize of Louisiana. Queen Sophie was crowned in Kenner, Louisiana on July fifteenth and represents the Belize Association of Louisiana. She currently […]
The Central American Bodybuilding Championships is about to get underway as delegates from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Guatemala arrived in Belize today. While Honduras has the largest contingent, consisting of twelve athletes, the main competition is coming from El Salvador, which has won the most gold over the previous two years. Among […]
The Santiago Castillo group of companies is sponsoring a fair and telethon at the BTL Park on Saturday in order to raise funds for the Child Care Centre. The fair runs from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and the environment will be safe and secure. According to Anuar Flores, Managing Director for Santiago Castillo Limited, […]
You may buy your groceries at BTL Park, but to eat your afternoon meal you may want to head across the bridge. On Saturday the Restoration Committee for Saint John’s Cathedral is holding its annual International Food Fest. The Church was built with bricks brought over from England and since its completion in 1826, has […]
