The story was all over the media yesterday, but today the United Democratic party made it official: Diane Haylock will be the party’s standard bearer in Pickstock. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting No one knows for certain when national elections will be called. However, everyone now knows that the Opposition United Democratic Party has finally added a […]
And when that campaign comes, it is not certain whether it will turn on the particular circumstances in each of the twenty-nine constituencies or revolve around issues of national importance. One man looking to create a broad based buzz is UDP leader Dean Barrow and today he took aim at government’s policy of privatisation, particularly […]
In crime news police are looking for a suspect in what appears to be a case of arson. Evan Castellanos, a resident of Santa Elena, Cayo was living in a house owned by his sister, Jean Castellanos. She told police that she asked her brother to leave the premises, but he became angry and threatened […]
Also in the twin towns, San Ignacio police have arrested a suspect whom they believe beat and robbed a man early Monday morning. Around 2:00 a.m. twenty year old Richard Contreras allegedly approached thirty-six year old Mario Perez outside the Shining Star Bar in San Ignacio and hit him across the head with a bottle, […]
Three Belizeans originally among those arrested in Belize’s biggest drug bust, are now free. Liston McCord and his wife Jenny, along with Linda Alamilla, had been charged with drug trafficking after police found three sacks of cocaine in a van registered to Jenny. According to police, the drugs were part of a larger haul of […]
The installation of computers and internet access for Belizean schools under government’s project with Intelco no longer qualifies as hot news. But today’s event in Port Loyola marked something of a milestone for Belize City’s south side. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon, residents of the Port Loyola community watched proudly as their new library was […]
It was supposed to be a triangular softball meet between Guatemala, El Salvador and Belize…but the threesome has now been reduced to a duo. Citing conflicts with work and schooling, the Guatemalan girls left for home today after losing all four of their games. The competition will continue, however, with Belize’s B.T.L. team facing off […]
Belizean men, women and children are urged to “run, walk or ride toward a healthy lifestyle” as part of Challenge Day 2002. According to Councillor Lillette Barkley-Waite, this second observance of the day, on May twenty-ninth, is sponsored by City Hall. Lillette Barkley-Waite, City Councillor “A way of fostering healthy municipalities and in the past […]
I don’t know how much longer we can do this same story, but until someone picks a winner, we’ll have to just stay with it every Wednesday and Saturday. In case you’re not a player, that’s when those magic ping-pong balls start to fly. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting No one knows for sure that they’ll win, […]
The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts keeps rolling along at Parish Hall and Ann-Marie brings us some clips from last night’s performance. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Twenty-eight certificates were last night presented to deserving students in poetry, dance, choral speaking, music and drama. Eighteen schools took home the gold, nine silvers and one bronze. One […]
