For the last several weeks the Belizean political cauldron has been bubbling at a full boil while, perhaps coincidentally, the wave of criminal violence that threatened to overwhelm the nation seemed to subside in response. This weekend it returned, however, and as activists prepared to hit the streets of the old capital, a hand gun […]
The three homicides in Belize City were not the only murders over the weekend. One man was killed on Friday in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, after a fight ended in a stabbing. Twenty-three year old Holberto Crawford died at the KHMH while receiving treatment for a knife wound to the chest. Around ten thirty he […]
Another man who has been charged with murder is Francisco Arquijo. The twenty-two year old Honduran resident of Belize City had already been charged with robbery in connection with Thursday’s bank heist in Pomona. In the course of that robbery taxi driver Carlos Quintero was shot dead, apparently by one of the three robbers, when […]
It was billed as a massive protest march that, although organised by the Opposition United Democratic Party, called upon all Belizeans to register their anger over alleged mismanagement of government finances. And while politicians may argue over the partisan affiliations of the marchers, there is no doubt that Saturday’s demonstration was large and its participants […]
For Opposition Leader Dean Barrow the question arises, even after a successful demonstration, “where do we go from here?” On Friday he was asked by News 5’s Stewart Krohn how any future UDP government would handle the nation’s finances. Dean Barrow, Leader of Opposition “Quite honestly there are several possibilities. I could take it on […]
In related news, Government has announced that it has formally abandoned its plans to float a two hundred and twenty-five million US dollar bond on the international market. According to a release, the engagement agreement with Morgan Stanley expired on August seventeenth and no further efforts will be made to raise the funds, over ninety […]
A traffic accident early this morning on the Western Highway has claimed the life of one person and left several others injured. According to police, a Mitsubishi pickup truck and an Isuzu Rodeo travelling in opposite directions collided head on, between miles thirty-one and thirty-two. Driver of the Rodeo, twenty-six year old Austin Castro of […]
It took five months of planning and preparation, not to mention a generous helping of volunteer work from people all over the country. And on Saturday artists from all over took the stage to raise funds to help care for people infected and affected by AIDS. Coordinator of the “The Living with Hope” project, Dolores […]
He is popularly known as “man at work” and his labours have taken him to streets and lanes at home and abroad. For the next few weeks art fans can walk those routes with artist Terryl Godoy at his latest exhibition. Patrick Jones, Reporting If pictures tell a thousand words, then tireless painter Terryl Godoy […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with a brand new package of Sports Monday. The semi-pro basketball competition arrived at the post season Friday night as the number one seed BTL Nets and the number four seed Belmopan Blue Devils touched off the four-team playoffs inside the City Centre. In both regular season meetings, the Nets […]
