You could say that it?s the first major event of the United Democratic Party?s 2008 election campaign…a mass protest march and rally seeking to capitalize on widespread public distrust of government?s financial management, aided and abetted by a simmering civil war in the ruling PUP cabinet. For UDP leader Dean Barrow it?s a scenario made […]
Ralph Fonseca said he had a mortgage of seven hundred and sixty-three thousand dollars and the following night Wilfred Elrington appeared on News 5 to deny it, saying that the amount of his loan from St. James National Building Society was under two hundred and seventy-five thousand. So who got it wrong? No one, actually. […]
The political rally is not the only big event happening Saturday in Belize City. At the same time that protesters begin their march, a large number of the nation’s broadcasters will join together to solve a problem that no politician anywhere in the world can ignore. Patrick Jones reports on Living with Hope. Patrick Jones, […]
Police have charged the man detained in Thursday’s robbery of the Alliance Bank in Pomona. He is twenty-two year old Francisco Ruben Arguijon, a citizen of Honduras. Arguijon has at this time only been charged with robbery, but it is possible that charges may be lodged in the future for the murder of taxi driver […]
You may have seen them making the rounds in Belize City but lest you think Dalila Vanzie, Miss Belize World and Jade Fulford, Miss Jamaica World, are in the country promoting yet another pageant, you will be surprised to know that these two young women have been working for a more meaningful cause. The project […]
2004 will not be remembered as a great year by Marion Jones. Under investigation for drug violations by the U.S. anti doping agency, the Belizean-American today failed twice to win medals in the Athens Olympics. In the long jump Marion finished fifth, fouling on two attempts and reaching a best distance of six point eight […]
Late August and September is traditionally the time that Belizean musicians release their latest recordings, just in time for the celebrations. This year, one local artist has put a new twist on an old practice. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “Belizean Products” the latest music video to hit the local scene. The song, produced by the Kungo […]
It is with great regret that we note the passing last night of Mary Valdes. Valdes spent the better part of her ninety years as a tireless promoter of the arts–particularly classical dance. In 1995, I had the privilege of reporting a story on the occasion of her receiving a special award from the Belize […]
