A week after the confrontation between rock throwing protesters and armed security forces at Tower Hill Bridge, the Belize Defence Force has cleared Captain John Borland of any wrongdoing. The investigation, conducted last week by a panel of B.D.F. officers, was presented last week to the Ministry of National Security. While the text has not […]
We don’t know if a riot that broke out in the wee hours of Sunday morning was spawned by Monday’s rebellion at Tower Hill, but the M.O. is similar. After police tried to close down a club in Roaring Creek when its 2:00 a.m. time limit expired, they were met by a hail of rocks […]
Some of their lustre may have been tarnished by recent events, but that has not stopped the Belize Defence Force from getting on with its business. On Sunday, an eighty-eight man contingent from the Singapore Police Force arrived in the country to undergo five weeks of jungle training. The annual event, paid for by the […]
The stage was set for a major tragedy, but good fortune intervened. Ann-Marie Williams reports on a fire that could have produced mass fatalities. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Two houses situated on North Creek in the Port Loyola Area of the city were totally destroyed by fire last night. Assistant Fire Chief Norris Fisher says they […]
Pharmaceutical providers gathered at the Radisson this morning for a brief ceremony in which the Ministry of Health officially opened their drug tenders. The open system for tenders for pharmaceuticals used by government is the brainchild of Health Minister Jose Coye. According to supplies officer Norine Kerr, a committee comprised of health professionals recommended the […]
Both the I.M.F. and the Opposition UDP have complained about the rapid increase in the government’s foreign debt. Today, however, comes news of a welcome reduction in the amount we owe abroad. As part of its efforts to encourage world-wide conservation, the United States government has agreed to cancel approximately half of Belize’s outstanding debt […]
On Saturday, the University of Belize held its long awaited Mercedes Benz raffle. The draw, which took place at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel, was well attended, but the most important person, the lucky winner, was not present to receive her prize. Rosa Maria Bent of Punta Gorda says she was in Independence when she received […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into another dish of Sports Monday. The National ladies Softball Tournament took centre-stage at Rogers Stadium over the weekend with eight teams vying to be the best from amongst many. However, at moneytime, the two left standing were Camalote Durly’s of Cayo, a perennial challenger and BTL, […]
