It was a scene straight out of a grade B Hollywood horror flic. But what occurred in Orange Walk on Wednesday morning was no movie. For dozens of students from St. Joseph Primary in Belize City, it was the field trip from hell. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting As part of their educational studies, […]
It is thievery of a seismic magnitude whose tremors may have resounding effects. Today, the University of Belize admitted that it has been the victim of embezzlement to the tune of one hundred and sixteen thousand dollars. According to U.B. official Dudley Heredia, the monies went missing between August 2002 and January 2004. Administrators we […]
Two organisations that play key roles in protecting the nation’s economic health are on life support tonight. The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, with headquarters on the Barracks, is running out of funding at the end of April, while the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, is having great difficulty sustaining its current level of […]
The trial of accused quadruple murderers Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg continued this morning before adjourning until Monday. Only two witnesses were called to the stand, including marketing manager for Bowen and Bowen, Nick Pollard Junior. Pollard was asked to clarify operational details at the Slaughterhouse Road distribution centre and to comment on the type […]
Over eighty senior citizens from Helpage and the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly were guests of the Belize City House of Culture this afternoon. Programme Coordinator Jason Guerrero says the annual Valentine’s social gave the senior citizens an opportunity to catch up on old times, while being serenaded by students from various city schools. […]
It’s not disability week, but raising awareness about the reality of living with or caring for someone with a disability is crucial to improving the quality of life of persons with special needs. For the past three weeks, the Parent Association for Children with Special Needs here in Belize City has been hard at work, […]
For most of us, our first exposure to the world of ultralight aircraft was news of a Boxing Day plane crash in the village of Blue Creek in the Orange Walk District. But the real story of this latest craze in aviation is not in the mishaps, but in the increasing number of Belizeans who […]
