It has been a major source of friction within the tourism industry, not to mention the Cabinet. But tonight the controversy over the Carnival Cruise Port contract may be over. Speaking to News 5 late this evening from Belmopan, Minister of Tourism Mark Espat reports that a “clarification agreement” was signed this afternoon with Carnival […]
Even in the best of times, there is a lot of hardship in Belize…and with the economy bracing for a government induced slowdown in the new year, the needs of society’s less fortunate members will only increase. That’s why we’ll front tonight’s news with a subject appropriate to both the times and the season: charity…and […]
He was assaulted in July 2003 at his home in Dangriga and died in August of that same year. On Thursday a fourth suspect was arrested and charged for the murder of Solomon Pike. He is twenty-eight year old Mark Ramos of Dangriga and he joins Dennis Nunez, Albert Castro and Eldon Leslie, all previously […]
Two men have been detained following an armed robbery in the Cayo District. The proprietor of the Three Flags gas station and shop reported to police that around seven Thursday night four men in a black Toyota pulled up, three armed with handguns and the fourth brandishing a knife. They stole six hundred and forty-nine […]
On last night’s newscast, we reported on the arrest of a U.S. fugitive from justice arrested by Belize Police at San Pedro, where he had apparently been living for a number of years. While James Robert Harold, who took the name of Samuel Foster when he came to Belize, awaits extradition in Hattieville prison to […]
It’s not often that the big guns from the Anglican Church in the Caribbean make their way to this far flung corner of the province but over the next week or so Belize City will be the site of a major gathering…at which Anglicans will be wrestling with some tough issues. Bishop Romero ?The clergy, […]
It may not be the biggest fish ever caught in Belize, but this goliath grouper could easily provide dinner for two football teams, with plenty left over for tea. The best part for hopeful Belize City fishermen is that the monster was caught right off the seawall near Babb’s warehouse on Princess Margaret Drive. Just […]
With the advent of home computers and the availability of affordable software, it seems like Belizean artists are coming of age virtually every day. With such flamboyant names as Johnny Bling, Indio, Huligan and Gambino, the works coming out of these self-made artists are as varied as their personalities. This weekend, they will put it […]
Their advance publicity was strong and today Friends of Paediatrics hosted over two hundred people, including parents, patients and professionals, who gathered at the Princess to discuss better ways to deal with some troublesome diseases. Jacqueline Woods has more. Kera Leslie, Parent ?I want to know how you can take of her you know because […]
