Heavy criticism continues to rain down on Immigration Minister Max Samuels in the wake of his apparently illegal expulsion of five banana workers, two of whom were naturalised Belizean citizens. Those orders were subsequently rescinded on order of Prime Minister Said Musa, but not before four of the men had already been sent on a […]
Tonight the company that carts away the city’s garbage has had something of its own carted away. Twenty thousand dollars to be exact. According to the owner of Belize Waste Control, Tony Griffith Sr., he got a call from his manager about 12:20 this morning telling him the business had been burglarised. Griffith says when […]
At the same time that thieves in Belize City were backing away Mr. Griffith’s safe, their cousins in the nation’s capital were terrorising a pair of Chinese residents. Li Fu Sheng and his wife Qiong Zhen were attacked by two armed masked men as they arrived at their home in the Cohune Walk neighbourhood of […]
A set of commemorative stamps to mark the twentieth anniversary of Belize’s independence is now on sale. Released by the general post office, the stamps depict the country’s progress made in education, aquaculture and tourism since attaining independence in 1981. The twenty-five cent stamp depicts students in a classroom using a computer, emphasising government’s commitment […]
It has been a long time coming, but Benque Viejo del Carmen has finally got a House of Culture to call its own. Ceremonies were held Thursday evening to inaugurate the new centre, located on St. Joseph Street, which was formerly home to the town’s police station. Among the speakers were the project co-ordinator David […]
His big show opens tonight, but that did not stop Leon Coldero from giving Belize City school children a free preview this afternoon. News 5 was there. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The children came from Belize City primary schools to the City Centre to watch Leon Coldero and band, Code 868 perform. The concert was free […]
