He recently survived the fight of his life to hold on to the presidency of the Belize Cruiseship Industry Association, but Tom Greenwood didn’t miss a beat in his quest to keep control of the tourism village at Fort Point in Belizean hands. In a letter to the owner of the Village, Michael Feinstein, dated […]
In other tourism related news, this time from la Isla Bonita, there is a new Reina de la Costa Maya–and this queen speaks Creole. For the first time in the pageant’s eight-year history, a Belizean took the title. Here’s how it went last night for Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy, in San Pedro. Master of Ceremonies […]
In crime news there was another shooting in Belize City…but instead of the forensic pathologist, this one was a case for the Humane Society. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Around twelve-thirty this afternoon police arrived at the home of Shane Meighan to search the premises. Shortly after, residents living along East Collet Canal suddenly […]
One high-powered firearm, not shown by Reid, is nonetheless off the street–not the result of any gun amnesty–just aggressive police work. On Thursday cops found a loaded tech nine automatic along with a half-ounce of crack cocaine during a vehicle search. The driver of the Nissan Stanza, twenty-three year old Trevor Smith, was taken into […]
In May of this year Belize Water Services donated a set of billboards to the National AIDS Commission to help with the organization’s awareness campaign. Drivers along the Northern and Western Highways would have noticed at least three of the message bearing signs prominently displayed along the way. So when one of the six thousand […]
Given the consistent warnings of Caribbean Anglicans it should come as no surprise…but the Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, Drexel Gomez, wasted no time in criticising this week’s decision by the U.S. Episcopal Church to elect an openly gay man as the new Bishop of New Hampshire. In a press release issued on Wednesday, […]
Today as part of the University of Belize restructuring process, U.B. introduced its new faculty and administration to the media. According to interim President, Dr. Corinth Morter-Lewis, they believe the newly appointed deans and directors will play a crucial role in the further advancement of the university and the fulfilment of its mission. Dr. Martin […]
Young people from Belize and Mexico will spend the next few days together as part of a youth exchange now taking place in the village of Sarteneja. Inauguration ceremonies were held on Thursday in Corozal Town at which officials from both countries offered their best wishes for the endeavour, which is designed to foster cultural […]
