A man who has spent the better part of his life investigating and reporting crime, today became the victim of one. Veteran newspaper editor Harry Lawrence was bashed on the head with a gun during an armed robbery this morning at The Reporter press. According to Lawrence’s daughter Lisbeth Ayuso, around 7:30 a man entered […]
While Harry Lawrence was relatively lucky to be assaulted with the gun’s butt instead of its bullets, not every crime victim was so fortunate. Twenty-four hours earlier, on Thursday morning, a man was shot in the leg as he stood on Cemetery Road near Curassow Street. Twenty-three year old Albert Lewis of Partridge Street told […]
In economic news government is encouraging farmers to turn cashew growing from a local cottage industry into a significant export crop. A million dollar project involving the Ministry of Agriculture, BELTRAIDE and the Belize Audubon Society is looking to expand the industry by improving efficiency in processing, marketing and finance. The first step was the […]
Third and fourth form students from Belize City high schools stand to benefit from a “supervised occupational experience” for the summer. Youth director Shawn McKoy-Gill says the six-week programme will assist needy students with a stipend, while they learn on the job. The money they earn will go towards school books and uniforms. Shawn McKoy-Gill, […]
Today marked the opening of lobster season, and as I speak, lovers of the tasty crustacean may already be enjoying the first tails of the 2001 harvest. While city co-operatives report a few deliveries today, the full scale processing should begin in earnest on Monday. High winds over the last week prevented many fishermen from […]
Father’s Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in June. However, unlike Mother’s Day, it seems that in Belize the celebration for dads just hasn’t quite caught on. There’s no last minute rush to find the perfect gift, neither are patrons beating down the doors to buy tickets to a Father’s Day dance. Today […]
It is not easy to duplicate in a drill the life and death circumstances of a real fire. But friendly competition in the fire-fighter’s art is still a good way to keep Belize’s professional and volunteer firemen sharp. Jose Sanchez reports from the M.C.C. Grounds. Jose Sanchez, Reporting They may not be chosen to represent […]
