A dead body found yesterday off the Western Highway has been identified as a murder victim, but not much else has become known about the crime. What police have figured out is that thirty-two year old taxi driver Hugo Garcia, a Salvadoran living in Belize City, failed to return home on Saturday night. His fire-ravaged […]
An American resident of San Ignacio has been convicted of possession of ancient Mayan artifacts. Thirty-nine year old Eugene Patterson pleaded guilty to violating the antiquities law and was fined two hundred and fifty dollars in San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court. Police searched Patterson’s home and found three polychrome bowls along with parts of a human […]
The Police Department has received equipment worth over four hundred thousand dollars to assist in fighting crime. A large part of the investment includes communications equipment and motorcycles to increase police response time as well as their presence within the community. This morning Minister of National Security, Jorge Espat, handed over the supplies to officers […]
The Dr. Marla Holder Award is an honour given every year by the Belize Business Bureau to a woman who has made a significant contribution to women’s development. This year it has been bestowed upon Jane Usher. The popular head of the Holy Redeemer Credit Union has been elected to the House of Representatives twice […]
An organisation created ten years ago to give at risk girls a chance at a better future, the Youth Enhancement Services Programme, celebrates a milestone on Thursday, International Women’s Day. It will officially open its new training centre at a site in Lord’s Bank Village. Executive Director Florence Dillett says Thursday will be a proud […]
They are working day and night to quickly finish a job that has the city’s traffic going in circles. When they are finished the western entrance to the old capital should look as up-to-date as its northern counterpart. Ann-Marie Williams inspected the job this morning. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Twenty-five percent of the work on the […]
He’s getting more playing time, scoring more points and endearing himself to fans in Boston. Meanwhile, fans of Celtics guard Milton Palacio right here in Belize are also pulling hard for him to make a long career in the NBA. Milton’s father Clifford, in town to attend this weekend’s annual meeting of the National Garifuna […]
She sang in Spanish, but danced in Creole… and her efforts made her the winner in last night’s session of Karaoke TV. Here is a clip of Rina Villanueva hearing the good news and singing an encore… with a little help from host William Neal. William Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “Our winner tonight is Rina […]
D-Revelation’s Barefoot Music Festival usually plays to a sold out audience… and with the arrival of internationally applauded reggae gospel group Christafari, this festival is expected to attract new found fans. Public relation’s officer for the band Paul Flowers says it’s a family affair. Paul Flowers, P.R. Officer, D-Revelations “What D-Rev is going to do […]
One year ago tonight the nation of Belize held its collective breath as word spread that a small plane was winging its way east with a precious cargo. Four Belizean law enforcement officers who had been kidnapped and imprisoned by the Guatemalan army a week and a half earlier, were on their way home. Those […]
