After a long string of near misses stretching literally from Hondo to Sarstoon, law enforcement authorities have finally stopped a drug plane with its cargo intact. The drama unfolded in the skies above the Orange Walk District around eleven Thursday night when residents alerted the police to the sound of a circling aircraft. Members of […]
There was drama of another sort today, in the heart of Belize City. It involved two increasingly negative facts of life in the old capital: the first is a propensity toward drunkenness, the second a reluctance of citizens to ?get involved?. The result was a death that didn?t have to happen. Austin Belisle, Watchman ?He […]
With crime perhaps the number one concern of the Belizean public, the gathering couldn?t be more timely. This afternoon I received a briefing on Saturday morning?s Neighbourhood Watch Summit. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting You may have seen signs like these ones in your neighbourhood or in other parts of the country identifying the location as one […]
It happens each year around this time and seems to get better and better. Today the first contestants began to arrive for San Pedro?s Costa Maya pageant and as Patrick Jones reports, the level of competition is high. Patrick Jones, Reporting The Six contestants in this year?s Costa Maya pageant come with some impressive credentials. […]
When we last touched base with the Belizean canoe team in Texas they were waiting for record floodwaters to recede before embarking on one of the toughest races in the world: two hundred and sixty miles, a day and a half of non-stop paddling in the Texas water Safari. As it turns out, those miles […]
At only thirty-four years of age you?d think that the City of Belmopan would not have much of a history. Perhaps, but what it lacks in length, it makes up for in enthusiasm. Patrick Jones reports from the nation?s capital. Patrick Jones, Reporting To most people the black and white photographs on the wall may […]
