Thankfully, we do not have to report a case of murder tonight, but the crime we are recounting comes pretty close. Police say that around four this morning in Sandhill a man identified as seventeen year old Leon Walford entered the tent of two women who were sleeping in a tent on a church retreat […]
The identity has been established of the man killed yesterday on the Western Highway. He is sixty-three year old Hugh Gillett of Albert Street West in Belize City. Gillett, employed as a watchman by Bowen and Bowen, died after he was hit by a truck while riding his bicycle near mile three on the Western […]
Princess Anne marked the second full day of her visit to Belize with a stop at an attraction very dear to her heart. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Over seventeen thousand Belizean children enter the gates of the Belize Zoo every year, but today it was an extra special visitor who went on a VIP […]
The position is not one of royalty, but in any country the ambassador from the world’s only superpower occupies a position of some importance. In the case of Belize, U.S. President George W. Bush has recently announced his choice of ambassador. He is Russell F. Freeman, a lawyer from Fargo, North Dakota. A brief release […]
An exercise to help Belize better prepare for hurricanes commenced today countrywide. Designated “Caribbean Breeze,” the exercise will simulate a hurricane striking the coast and is designed to focus on the efficient operation of shelters. As part of the simulation the National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO, convened this morning in Belmopan under the chairmanship of […]
One man who will not be around to feel the winds of the simulated hurricane is Prime Minister Said Musa. Musa and a high level delegation left today for Quebec City, Canada to attend the Third Summit of the Americas. The meeting, a follow up to those held in Miami in 1994 and Santiago, Chile […]
For those viewers, primarily male, who may not be acquainted with the miraculous multi-purpose uses of the product known as bleach, this next story may be a revelation. Apparently bleach is used for washing clothes, removing stains, disinfecting, mopping, cleaning, purifying water and even taking the tarnish off silverware. It’s sale is so profitable that […]
Twenty-two year old Dalton Perez has for years collaborated with different singing groups, but now has decided to do something on his own. Perez’s solo debut album has recently been completed and he hopes that music lovers are ready for the vibes on his twelve track CD. Dalton Perez, Musician “The name of the album […]
If you had eggs for breakfast, rice, beans and chicken at midday or ate cheese with johnny cake for tea, chances are you did business with a Mennonite. These fair skinned Belizeans contribute to the nation’s economy far more than their numbers alone would indicate… and in honour of Princess Anne’s visit they gathered Wednesday […]
