It had all the earmarks of a hurry-come-up presentation that was not quite ready for prime time. But whatever the Police Department, Ministry of Home Affairs and Crime Control Council may have lacked in advance preparation, they made up in clarity of purpose. The message is that criminals holding illegal weapons are in for a […]
With its budget suffering from machete wounds, outside scholarship funds are more important than ever for the University of Belize. Today, as new students received their first taste of campus life, some of that much needed help was delivered. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting A total of thirty-six students received scholarships to pursue their education at the […]
For the last several years the often harsh debate over construction of a hydroelectric dam on the upper Macal has been largely academic. That is, while the pros and cons of the Chalillo project were argued in the press and courts, the river kept right on rolling, oblivious to the increasingly rancorous exchange. But now, […]
The sound of Garifuna drumming, whether in Belize City, Dangriga, Hopkins, Seine Bight or virtually anywhere in Belize, is a familiar facet of the nation’s cultural landscape. But did you ever wonder where all those drummers came from? Patrick Jones followed the sweet sounds into one Belize City neighbourhood and found that good technique is […]
