With its annual general meeting coming on Tuesday, what would have been a pretty upbeat report to shareholders may more closely resemble a wake. With blackouts now a daily occurrence due to a multiplicity of short-term problems, B.E.L. this morning faced an impatient press corps. And while there was no attempt to sugar coat the […]
The epidemic of rapes committed nationwide continues unabated. Police in Corozal report that on Monday an eighteen year old woman filed a complaint that on that afternoon she was abducted from a bar by four men, one of whom had originally accompanied her to the drinking establishment. The men allegedly forced her into a pickup […]
A wanted man is recuperating in Belmopan Hospital under police guard tonight after he was shot while resisting arrest. According to police, twenty-four year old Pedro Hernandez has been something of a one-man crime wave in the village of San Antonio, Cayo and on May ninth had tried to murder his own father. On Wednesday, […]
Beginning June second don’t be surprised if you notice something a little bit different on the bills in your wallet. On that day, the Central Bank of Belize will put into circulation a modified issue of the 1998 upgraded family of banknotes, beginning with the twenty and hundred dollar series. The new bills still have […]
The war against the AIDS pandemic is being fought on many battle fields, but after nearly twenty years of effort, no magic bullet has been found on any, be it treatment, cure or prevention. But some progress is being made and today a prominent member of the private sector was enlisted on the educational front. […]
The announcement by B.E.L. that it would compensate consumers for blackout induced damage to their electrical devices has been met by a good deal of scepticism…but as Patrick Jones discovered, however you view the gesture, prevention is better–and cheaper–than cure. Patrick Jones, Reporting Repair shops around Belize City have started to see an increase in […]
On yesterday’s newscast I examined the stress-busting powers of massage and aromatherapy. Tonight, I take it to the next level with the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture. Janelle Chanona “Hi…nice to meet you.” Annie Yu “My name is Annie.” Janelle Chanona “Janelle. And you’re the acupuncturist.” Annie Yu “So what I’m going to do is […]
