This Sunday Bird’s Isle will be the venue of the city’s last major contested political convention. The Albert Division, once the preserve of the legendary Philip Goldson and considered to be a UDP stronghold, shifted solidly to the blue column in 1998 with the election of Mark Espat. This time around, three candidates are vying […]
Meteorologists and residents of all six districts are tonight carefully monitoring rivers and creeks as they continue to rise. Early this evening, the Macal River was ten feet over the wooden bridge connecting Santa Elena and San Ignacio, but the good news is that upstream at Mollejon, levels appear to be dropping. Chief Meteorologist Carlos […]
Meanwhile, drivers who travel between Ladyville and Belize City need to pay attention, not to the river, but to what’s happening along the road. Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Motorists are advised to be careful when travelling between miles five and eight on the Northern Highway as extensive work is being done to […]
A robbery in broad daylight on a busy Belize City street has left one employee several thousand dollars short of company money and personal property. Sales representative for Grace Kennedy Limited Angel Espat Jr., says he went to Brad’s Store at the corner of Zericote and Vernon Streets to collect money for the company and […]
Investigations are still being carried out into the death of Taneisha Trapp, the fifteen year old resident of Camalote, who died after stepping off a moving bus on the Western Highway, allegedly because the driver of the express bus refused to stop. On last night’s One on One with Dickie Bradley, manager of the bus […]
If you’ve been feeling starved for cultural history lately, the Mexican Cultural Institute may have just what you need. Currently on display is the hard work of a team from the University of Quintana Roo that has been investigating the Maya of Yucatan. The students have decided to focus on the leaders of the Caste […]
