Police corporal Rodwell Richards better known as “Tiger” and Ernest Kemp are still on remand at the Hattieville prison after being formally charged with abetment to murder and conspiracy to abet the crime of murder in the case of Therese Blake Ayuso. Both men were denied bail after appearing before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord in […]
Although drug education is part of our primary national curriculum, most of the material available has been imported from abroad. Today, the National Drug Abuse Control Council promised to strengthen their resources by making sure the information given to students are far more relevant to Belizean society. In an effort to do just that, over […]
Belize was represented among sixty-four countries at Cuba’s 2000 Trade Exposition. The twenty-three-member business team was headed by Minister of Budget Management and Trade Ralph Fonseca. Belize’s Ambassador to Cuba Amalia Mai-Rancharan along with Derrick Nisbet of BELTRAIDE facilitated the team in mounting a display of Belizean products and meetings with market representatives from all […]
Residents of Independence Village in the Stann Creek District will soon have the opportunity to sharpen their reading, writing and numeracy skills. Today a community conference brought together residents who assessed the literacy needs of the area and found that there is dire need to improve the situation. With that in mind, organizers are planning […]
For sometime now the National Committee for Families and Children along with Love FM has been airing a weekly children’s show entitled Kid-O-Rama. Today we spoke to Ava Pennill of NCFC to find out more about the show and a logo design and motto contest planned for this month. Ava Pennill, Executive Director, N.C.F.C. “It’s […]
Today provided some brightness and cheer into an otherwise dull day for the children of the Pediatric Ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. While the kids could not go out and play for Halloween, the staff members of American Airlines went to the hospital to give them some treats and a brand new television […]
What do you know about the 1931 Hurricane? Probably not much except that it came without warning and caused massive destruction. Well if you’re one of those persons, what you’re about to see and hear might just shock you. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting For almost seven decades we’ve heard from our ancestors and teachers that the […]
