The technical exercise of establishing the exact coordinates of Belize’s border with Guatemala has been completed… but the man who took the measurements is not quite ready to go public with his findings. Under the terms of the January seventeenth meeting in Miami between Belize and Guatemala, the Pan American Institute of Geography and History […]
Police have charged Twenty-one year-old Edward “Praca” Westby and twenty-four year-old Jason Williams, both of Supal Street of Belize City in connection with the brutal double murder of two children. On Monday, sixteen-month old Claymar Monsanto and eleven year-old Francis Maximo were gunned down in what appeared to be an attempt on the life of […]
Belize City is not the only place where lives are being taken in anger. In the village of Libertad, in the Corozal District, a woman has been arrested for killing her husband. Thirty-three year old Luis Chan died of wounds suffered on Tuesday afternoon. Police allege that Chan’s twenty-seven year old wife, Zoila Chan, stabbed […]
In news from Tuesday’s Cabinet session, that executive body has approved a comprehensive plan to improve Belize’s educational system. The four year, forty-two million dollar project aims to improve the quality, relevance, efficiency and equity of primary and secondary education. Among the reforms will be standardized testing for students, higher standards for teachers and decentralisation […]
Yesterday we reported that UNICEF, in cooperation with the British government, donated over two hundred and ninety thousand dollars towards refurbishing schools that were damaged by the recent hurricane. Today they continued their support to Belize by granting over sixty-nine thousand dollars to help families headed by women. Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos Garcia, […]
In related news Belizean fishermen who lost their boats, motors and lobster traps to Keith’s fury, will now have access to loans to get back in business. The Northern Fisherman Co-operative, based in Belize City and Caye Caulker, has negotiated a one point five million dollar loan facility with the Development Finance Corporation for use […]
In sports news, the roller coaster career of Belizean American basketball player Milton Palacio is once again back on track. After playing only limited minutes during his rookie session as a point guard with the NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies, Palacio was released from the team. He was picked up this season, however, by the Boston Celtics. […]
Monday’s killing of two children in an attempted hit on a reputed crime figure has not only shocked the Belizean community, but has also engulfed several Belize City neighbourhoods in a climate of fear. Ann-Marie Williams reports that the tragic double murder may be just the tip of an even more violent iceberg. Jose Zelaya, […]
