A student of the Julian Cho Technical High School in Punta Gorda is recovering from stab wounds she received on Thursday. Fifteen-year old Melanie Villafranco was involved in an argument with two students at school, which turned violent. Villafranco was stabbed in the lower part of her abdomen and was quickly taken to the Southern […]
The dead body of a Norwegian man who lived and worked for many years at Ricardo’s Beach Huts on Blue Field Range was found floating in waters off the caye. Finn Lanaggas, sixty-five, went canoeing around 7:00 in the morning on May second, but never returned. The Police Maritime Wing conducted a search of the […]
Non-Governmental Organisations operating in Belize are now subject to specific operational guidelines under the new NGO Act passed into law on February seventeenth, 2001. This Act provides for the establishment and registration of non-governmental organisations; to regulate their operation so as to create transparency and accountability and to specify minimum standards which must be observed. […]
Tourism has become Belize’s biggest income earner. According to Tourism Minister Mark Espat, the industry generated close to two hundred and fifty million dollars last year. Starting May fifth through twelfth, a special week of activities has been planned to celebrate the achievements of the tourism industry. Mark Espat, Min. of Tourism “One week each […]
Earlier this week we reported on his serious illness and today it is with regret that we report the death of Javier Berbey Garcia. Berbey, one of the nation’s foremost developers, died this morning at his home after a long bout with cancer. He is survived by his wife Eva and ten children. Funeral services […]
Belize City was once filled with beautiful wooden buildings. While some of them have been preserved and maintained, others have become an eyesore. In order to prevent fires, the government has torn down many dilapidated houses. Little over a month ago, the Housing Department demolished a house on Caesar Ridge Road, but it didn’t happen […]
She’s been blessed with the gift of singing and will present it at a special magical night of music. Ann-Marie Williams found her preparing. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting After a four-year absence from the musical scene, Belizean entertainer Nelita Castillo is back–cabaret style; in a night of magical music along with Pablo Bonifaz and Afil Negro […]
