Just when we thought things were getting back to normal in Punta Gorda another event has taken place which suggests that the ancient practice of witch hunting is alive and well. Tuesday night around seven, Donna Reishus, an American volunteer nurse based in P.G. was detained by police and will remain in custody tonight. According […]
The stalemate at the Belize City port continued today, but sources close to the negotiations say progress toward a settlement has been made. Officials of the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited have been engaged in marathon meetings since Tuesday afternoon, with inputs from the Commissioner of Labour, Paul Williams. Late this […]
A night of merrymaking, lots of booze, and two speeding cars on the Northern Highway were a recipe for disaster early this morning in the Orange Walk District. According to police, a group of eight friends had gone out on the town Tuesday night and around three-thirty on Wednesday morning boarded separate vehicles and headed […]
There is more police news tonight… but not the type we’re used to. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Police work, despite the demands of the season, is not only about cracking crime. This year officers will be spreading some Christmas cheer especially to those persons who may not otherwise be remembered. […]
On Tuesday night, Atlantic Bank officially launched its much-anticipated online internet banking services. Customers will now be able to inquire about their checking, savings, time deposits and loan accounts, while corporate customers can do their payroll, payments to suppliers and any other third parties with the new service. According to the bank’s General Manager, Sandra […]
They are nothing if not persistent, and their enthusiasm has paid off as a group of young people from an organisation called Youths for Peace, has put together what is being billed as a Christmas Peacefest. The event, set for Sunday in the front yard of the Belize City Centre, will feature a day of […]
This year’s hurricane season may have been kind to Belize, but our recent memories of Mitch, Keith, Chantal, and Iris are still too fresh to be easily forgotten. And while mankind has not yet devised a way to divert or shrink the deadly storms, scientists are at least improving their means of tracking them. Beginning […]
The children may be out on their Christmas break, but their principal and teachers are making sure that when students return in January, they will continue to receive the well rounded education they deserve. This morning the management of Stella Maris School, a learning institution for children with special needs, received a sizeable donation from […]
No Christmas in Belize would be complete without our seasonal visit to the Salvation Army’s big event. Today, as in years past, it seemed that every child in the city was crammed into the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It may have been cold, wet, and windy but these children […]
Belize is among the hottest of the region’s tourism destinations, and what that also means is that all things Belizean, including the food we eat, is considered trendy. Capturing the spirit of that culinary wave is a new DVD appropriately titled “Taste Belize”. Patrick Jones, Reporting The DVD, which was produced by Belize City based […]
