Santa came early this year for public officers and teachers, but the gifts will come a little later. With municipal elections scheduled for March and a general no later than August, the agreement, which will take effect in April, seems to be a good compromise between fiscal restraint and electoral largesse. The increases approved for […]
It seems like there’s a cop on every corner and well armed B.D.F. soldiers on every street, but it’s still not enough to completely shut down the seasonal surge in crime. Friday was a particularly popular day for robberies as three were reported. Kira Ferguson told police that she was walking with two female friends […]
With the mass marketing of Santa Claus and the commercialization of Christmas, the true meaning of the holiday is often lost. But many places, including some parts of Mexico, are still affirming the traditional celebration. Marion Ali has more. Marion Ali, Reporting The display, “El Nacimiento”, currently on at the Mexican Cultural Institute, consists of […]
It’s not the first time he’s had his portrait painted, but the one unveiled this morning appears to have the enthusiastic approval of the subject: former Prime Minister and current Minister of Defence, George Price. The artist, former peace Corps volunteer Suzanne Kohrman, made the presentation herself at the Price Centre in Belmopan. Suzanne Kohrman, […]
News 5’s Jacqueline Woods is just back from Battlefield Park where Coca-Cola and the Belize City Council are sponsoring a Christmas concert. Coke’s Nick Pollard explains what it’s all about. Jacqueline Woods “And folks this is where it will all be happening tonight. We’re at the Battlefield Park and of course going on right now […]
Always a big attraction, no matter what the time of year, is Wilfred Peters and the Boom and Chime Band. Jackie spoke to the musical legend during a break in action. Jacqueline Woods “Mr. Peters Boom and Chime Band is just one of the groups performing in this year’s Coca-cola Christmas concert out here at […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned with Sports Monday. The “Glimpse of the Future” basketball game Friday night at the City Centre was supposed to bring together our top twenty-five high school players in the country, international scouts and the Belizeans fans in a love triangle. But it didn’t quite happen that […]
