A shooting this morning near the village of Burrell Boom in the Belize District has left one man dead and the prime suspect armed and on the loose. According to police sometime around ten this morning, the silence of this quiet suburban neighbourhood was shattered by gunfire following an altercation between thirty-seven year old Dean […]
As Hurricane Ivan prepares to batter the U.S. Gulf Coast, the grim details are beginning to emerge of catastrophic damage suffered by the islands of Grenada, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. Aid plans are being formulated and a number of relief efforts are underway including an appeal by the Red Cross. In Belize three employees of […]
With close to two hundred miles of mainland coastline, a barrier reef, three atolls and scores of cayes, patrolling the territorial waters of Belize is a near impossible task. But to at least make a start on that job cabinet today approved legislation that will establish a National Coastguard. Initially the Coastguard will consist of […]
It’s been less than a decade since the relocation of the country’s major medical facility to its new location in King’s Park, but it seems like a century ago that patients were treated at the old Belize City Hospital on Eve Street. Part of the reason is that in its short existence the KHMH has […]
On yesterday’s newscast we reported that the tourism statistics so far this year were looking good…and today we found out one major reason why: marketing. This morning I visited the industry’s latest effort to woo the international travel trade and learned that the personal touch pays off. Janelle Chanona, Reporting It?s called the Belize Tourism […]
