A man is fighting for his life tonight in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was gunned down early this morning in Belize City. Responding to reports of a shooting on North Front Street around twelve-thirty this morning, police found forty-one year old Herbert Wiltshire suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. While investigators were unable […]
The shooting of Herbert Wiltshire was not the only incident of bloodshed to take place in the old capital since sundown on Thursday. Around nine-thirty last night a sixteen-year-old student was attacked on Central American Boulevard. The victim told police that he was approached by a man of East Indian descent who asked for money. […]
It was an incident that outraged family and friends in June of 2002, when sixty-four year old Cleophas Burgess was attacked in his home at number 164 Neal Penn Road and left for dead on his back steps. Three men: Keon Joseph, Lionel Sampson, and Kenroy Clark Smith were accused of murdering the elderly man. […]
They look like the kind of things they force contestants to eat on “Survivor” or “Fear Factor”. But these unappetizing creatures, brought to you by viewers near Northern Lagoon, are part of the reason Belize is rapidly losing its coconut trees. Around three inches long, they are the larval stage of the coconut beetle. As […]
Belize is no stranger to the popular television quiz show Jeopardy, but until now most of our involvement has been as a paid sponsor. This week, however, the jewel proved lucky for one man who has entered the record books as the winningest player in Jeopardy history. On Wednesday, Ken Jennings, a thirty-year-old software engineer […]
As a group they are only six months old, but that hasn’t stopped the New Rebels Band from organising their first countrywide tour. The tour, which is designed to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, kicks off tonight in Dangriga. According to band members Joel Coleman and Elroy Martinez, one of the most effective […]
They are the next generation of dancers on whose shoulders rest the hope of keeping the art of ballet alive. It takes discipline and hard work to make the movements sync, the steps graceful, and the messages come to life…and for one group of young people, the months of preparations are over and it’s time […]
The House of Culture in Belize City continues to promote the work of local artists and performers. The latest exhibition, which opened last night, showcases exquisite, handmade Garifuna crafts that are sure to liven up any room in your home or office. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Mercy Sabal may not be a popular household name but […]
