Since the kidnapping and murder of multi-millionaire heiress Therese Blake Ayuso on October twelfth, there has been little information coming out of the police department. Today, however, the cops were talking and say they are close to making an arrest. Officials say they have impounded a white two door Chevrolet Cavalier with California license plates […]
Police say they receive reports of at least three burglaries per day and since Hurricane Keith a total of fifty-one burglaries have been recorded in Belize City alone. Many of these crimes are being solved and today the police department invited the press to see the results. Sr. Superintendent Crispin Jeffries, O.I.C., Eastern Division “There’s […]
An accident that occurred around midday on Tuesday in waters off the Esso compound has left one man clinging to life. A contractor was on his way to work on Esso’s submarine hoses when his boat was involved in a mishap. Rufino Lin, Country Coordinator, Esso “There was a crash between the vessel that our […]
Offers of relief continue to come in from abroad in the wake of Hurricane Keith. The government of Switzerland announced a fifty thousand U.S. dollar contribution through the International Federation of the Red Cross and the United States will be sending an additional two hundred and thirty-two thousand U.S. dollars through the Pan American Health […]
Since the 1960’s sugar has been the engine driving the Belizean economy. And although today’s economic situation is far more diversified than forty years ago, sugar retains its place as the nation’s number one agricultural activity. To insure the industry’s continued viability in an era of shrinking international subsidies, government and the Cane Farmers Association […]
Unemployed youths between the ages of sixteen and twenty-nine will soon get the opportunity to undergo training and upon completion be given the opportunity for employment. Under the Youth Start Plan Programme, four training sessions will be implemented and today a one-day seminar was held for those organizations that will be assisting in the programme. […]
Dedication ceremonies were held this afternoon for St. Michael’s College, the new high school situated on the grounds of the former Princess Royal Youth Hostel on Dolphin Street. Home to ninety-four students in three first form classes, principal Michael Price says over the next four years, second, third and fourth forms will come on stream […]
She’s a mainstay in the ever expanding world of Belizean art…and this week in addition to having an exhibition, Pamela Braun continues her work as an educator. Jose Sanchez dropped in on the artist to see what she’s all about. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Pamela Braun’s exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute represents thirteen years of […]
