The latest goal scored in the pitched battle for control of football in Belize was made by the Football Federation of Belize today when the Supreme Court granted them leave to apply for an order of certiorari. The order would nullify the decision of the National Sports Council, which cancelled the F.F.B.’s registration as a […]
A three-day training workshop on the clinical management of HIV/AIDS opened today in Belize City. Doctors and nurses from throughout the country are participating in the sessions, which included remarks from the Minister of Health Vildo Marin and Errol Fairweather, who has been benefiting from anti-retroviral therapy. Vildo Marin, Minister of Health “This programme includes […]
It’s the second largest income earner in terms of captured fisheries for Belize, surpassed only by lobster. And in 2003, conch production continued on its usual trend with fishermen hauling in three hundred and fifty-one thousand pounds of the delicacy. To ensure the survivability of this valuable resource, this week the Fisheries Department is discussing […]
A seven-year-old child drowned over the weekend. Raymond Arnold’s mother, Tricia Reynolds of Belize City, reported that she and her three children were bathing in the river at Butcher Burns when Raymond was suddenly swept downstream by the current. A search was immediately launched and two hours later the child’s body was located. The Police […]
Police officers in San Ignacio have rallied around a wounded colleague and raised funds to assist with the cost of his medical treatment abroad. P.C. Kevin Jacobs, who was shot during an exchange of fire with Guatemalan bandits earlier this month, is in a Merida hospital with a bullet lodged in his brain and part […]
There was a traffic accident today in Belmopan, but before you start wondering who got hurt, relax, it wasn’t a real accident. The simulation was held to enhance the performance of the police and their coordination with other emergency services such as ambulance and the Fire Department. The “collision” took place this morning around ten […]
A group of missionaries from the United States is in Belize this week, but their work involves more than just winning souls for the Kingdom. Working along with the local churches, the group will hold a series of workshops and seminars over the next four days aimed at strengthening the family. One of the facilitators, […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this fresh delivery of Sports Monday. Week ten of the B.P.F.L.’s B League took us to Sandhill field yesterday where Creative Tiles held court against archrival Delta Sports of Belize City. We join the action as Delta Sport goes on the attack and this pass from Thomas Rodriguez should […]
