It is one of Belize’s most industrious and prosperous communities. Situated on a series of hills in the Orange Walk District, tucked against the Mexican border, the village of Blue Creek first caught our attention almost twenty years ago when it built the nation’s first hydro-electric plant. That feat was followed by major investments in […]
A foul up at the Queen Street Police Station today allowed two accused murderers to escape…and while one, Basil Willis, was quickly captured, the other, Darrington Lauriano, remains at large. The two inmates, both on remand at Hattieville, were brought to the city for court hearings. At around one thirty this afternoon a check of […]
The United Democratic Party, still riding high on the success of the March for Belize a week and a half ago, today picketed the offices of the Belize Social Security Board countrywide. Secretary General Philippa Griffith Bailey says the UDP is determined to keep pressuring the government of Prime Minister Said Musa to launch an […]
While political activists expressed their views at Social Security, across Princess Margaret Drive another group of Belizeans were busy in the pursuit of learning. Patrick Jones reports from the Leo Bradley Library. Patrick Jones, Reporting The annual book fair gave the public, especially students, a chance to sample the literary work of Belizean authors and […]
It’s still a long way across the Caribbean but a look back into history, both near and far, tells us that Hurricane Ivan, located just north of the Dutch ABC Islands, bears close watching. News 5’s Stewart Krohn did some research and found that the only thing we really know about hurricane forecasting…is that we […]
It was a hastily organised season, played without the presence of big name imports, and as a result attendance has been disappointing. But that has not dampened the enthusiasm of the players of the two teams facing off in the finals of this year’s semi-pro basketball championship. News 5’s Patrick Jones offers a preview of […]
