His chartered jet took off an hour late and we are told that Taiwanese Premier Yu Shyi-kun and a thirty-eight-member entourage should just now be touching down at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The visit is the last leg of a trip that included stops in Haiti, Panama and Costa Rica, and will last less […]
The incident did not end in any loss of life… but considering the amount of lead sprayed around the northside Belize City neighbourhood, it could be considered a minor miracle. Jacqueline Woods reports on a personal vendetta that grew seriously out of control. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Shortly after 8:00 on Saturday night, the McFoy family […]
Forty-nine year old Robert Moore, a U.S. citizen detained last Thursday after he fatally shot a man and wounded his common-law wife, has been charged with murder. Moore, the resident caretaker of Frank’s Caye claims to have acted in self defence after the couple, Paul Westby and Dorla Martin, trespassed on the caye and attacked […]
These are not good times for the sugar industry, but on Friday the government announced that it will try to help farmers stay afloat until the situation improves. With the price per ton of cane paid to farmers falling to thirty-seven dollars and thirty cents for the recently completed crop, the Prime Minister has promised […]
Traffic on the Northern Highway was bottlenecked at the second roundabout after a midday accident left two Belize City drivers shaken but unhurt. According to one eyewitness, there was little that Randolph Ramirez, the driver of the tour bus, could have done to avoid the collision. Marlon Longsworth, Eyewitness “As I mi di come out […]
On Thursday night, five young ladies representing the Mundo Maya countries, will be competing for the title of Miss Costa Maya, 2002. The pageant takes place in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and officially marks the opening of this year’s Costa Maya festival. Since Tuesday, the participants have been touring the country and attending a number […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Capital Life Basketball Championship series moved into game three Friday night at the City Centre with both the defending champion San Cas U.B. and the challenger, five time champion Raiders, showing a win apiece in this five-game package of head on basketball. It’s Kevin […]
