Witnesses catching up on last minute shopping at nearby Save-U Supermarket described the sound as the explosions from a long string of firecrackers. But when the noise stopped, the result was plain to see; another body on the pavement surrounded by a pool of blood. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The trend of shootings and murders continues […]
Another taxi driver found himself on the wrong end of a crime Monday night, but in this case the result was not fatal. Twenty-nine year old Jason White picked up a fare at the Pound Yard taxi stand around 9:30. The passenger, described in police report as a Creole man, asked to be taken to […]
Over the weekend San Pedro, Ambergris Caye was the venue for the fifth annual Reef Festival sponsored by the environmental organisation Green Reef. Various sporting events were held on Saturday, and on Sunday the main event was a series of exhibits by and for the town’s school children. Theme of the festival was “Biodiversity: Our […]
It’s Tourism Week and one of the BTB sponsored special events is a photo contest. Ann-Marie visited the opening at the Image Factory and discovered that there’s more to tourism photography than sea, sand, mountains and Maya ruins. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting This is the Belize Photo Challenge Competition 2001. Richard Holder, Winner, Professional Category “The […]
It’s no secret that soft drinks in throwaway plastic bottles are more convenient for the consumer and more profitable for the retailer, since they eliminate the hassle of carting cases full of heavy and fragile glass pints all over the country. But the downside of throwaways… is that they get thrown away… sometimes into already […]
