It is a scandal that spilled onto the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday and shows no sign of immediate resolution. The subject is passports and it is alleged by the Opposition that although the sale of economic citizenship has been halted by a constitutional amendment, a booming illicit trade in Belizean nationality […]
As for Rudolph Thimbriel, the J.P. who signed sixteen of the twenty-four applications, also at the behest of Affif, Ann-Marie found him at his place of business in Belmopan. Unlike Santos, Thimbriel decided that it is better to run than attempt to explain. Ann-Marie Williams “Afternoon, Mr. Thimbriel here? Mr. Thimbriel, just a minute.” Rudolph […]
On last night’s newscast we reported on the wounding of three innocent victims caught in the middle of a Belize City shooting. Today, relatives of the accused say the police have it backwards. Jacqueline Woods reports. Patricia Usher, Sister “I was very surprised because I know they never had any gun. We noh even have […]
An early morning romp in a Belize City swimming pool has resulted in death by drowning. Around 2:30 this morning, twenty-nine year old Emilio Martin died when he failed to surface while swimming at the Belize Pickwick Club. According to police, they do not know how Martin and a female friend managed to get inside […]
The Belize Tourism Board has embarked on a major promotional effort utilising the internet. The effort, co-ordinated by Naturalight Productions of Dangriga, will include advertisements on major international travel-related websites. Online promotions feature vacation guides, newsletters and a sweepstakes in which viewers can win trips to Belize. The internet advertising campaign will run from six […]
In October 2001, eighteen American tourists and two Belizeans died while aboard the dive boat Wavedancer as it rode out Hurricane Iris in the port of Big Creek. Nine months later, no one has been brought before any court or commission of inquiry to establish whether negligence was to blame in the deaths. But today, […]
But in October of 2001, Angela Luk, the Wavedancer’s assistant cook at the time of the tragedy, told News 5 that the procedure was that the Belizean crew had to stay on board during Hurricane Iris or they would be fired. Tonight, we repeat her dramatic story. Angela Luk, Former Crewmember, Wavedancer “I don’t think […]
