Having marijuana in your house is a crime routinely committed by thousands of Belizeans…but when you are a public figure, getting busted is definitely not a good career move. Around noon today police searched the home of Ministry of Housing P.R. Officer Marisa Quan and found seven parcels of weed weighing a total of two […]
A two-car collision on the Northern Highway this morning has left two vehicles destroyed, but no one seriously injured. Sixty-two year old Robert Tillett was driving his truck from the airport towards Belize City around 8:30 when he collided with a Nissan car driven by Assistant Inspector of Police Miguel Segura. According to James Herrera, […]
The first Belize City Games will be played in the old capital from August tenth to nineteenth. The nine-day event, launched this morning at a press conference by the Belize City Council, promises to promote discipline, competition and goodwill through sports. City Councillor Austin Waight, who has sports as part of his portfolio, says the […]
Each year the National Spelling Bee attracts the participation of thousands of children from all over the country, each hoping to be the top primary school speller. But there are students who are unable to compete in the competition because they are deaf. Now, thanks to the Crystal Water National Finger Spelling Bee, it’s possible […]
Events marking Police Week continue. On Wednesday the department invited people to visit a place usually frequented by Belizeans who run afoul of the law. Jose Sanchez, Reporting While not all residents in areas of the city visited by police On Tuesday were happy with the special attention, On Wednesday, officers today received a warmer […]
They don’t have the big sound of Byron Lee or the sexy moves of Square One, but the set of musicians now in the country has probably performed in more local venues than any other group of visiting artists. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting A little bit of Haydn…A little bit if Celtic medley…a little […]
While the last three decades have seen him smoothly make the transition from young rebel to elder statesman, the one constant in the life of Assad Shoman has been the persistence of the Guatemalan claim. As chief negotiator in the latest and most ambitious attempt at dialogue, the ambassador with ministerial rank has had to […]
