A fourteen-year-old Belize City boy is dead in what appears to be a case of deliberate poisoning by an acquaintance. Elwin Flowers, a student of Anglican Cathedral College and resident of the Lake Independence area, complained to his mother of stomach pains on Saturday night, and by Sunday his condition had worsened. Muriel Jones, Mother […]
In news from Cabinet that body has reiterated its earlier decision to remove all duties from imported recordings done by local musicians. It does not matter whether the recording is done at home or abroad, so long as the composition is created by a Belizean and a written request is made to the Ministry of […]
The last winds of Hurricane Keith may have calmed over seven months ago, but the generosity of individuals and institutions both foreign and local continue unabated. One company, which originally pledged twenty-five thousand dollars to the efforts of the Belize Red Cross, decided to make a further contribution to the world’s largest relief organisation. Kevin […]
Belizeans with a taste for contemporary English literature are tonight invited to see two plays being staged at the Mexican Institute of Co-operation and Culture. The first, by Caryl Churchill, examines sexual liberation and colonialism. Amado Chan, lecturer at U.B.’s Arts and Science Department, says tonight’s performance is part of his course in Post-Colonial literature. […]
The first phase of a new housing project on Jane Usher Boulevard in the Port Loyola area was inaugurated this afternoon. Nineteen low-income houses have been constructed in an area where previously London bridges were the order of the day. Area Representative Dolores Balderamos Garcia told News 5’s Stewart Krohn that the homes represent just […]
A packed house at the Bellevue and tens of thousands more at home watched the first semi-final round of Karaoke Television last night. After five stunning performances the judges selected two candidates to move on to the finals. William Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “The first person who will be moving on to the semi-finals is…Tremett […]
