We live in a country with one hundred and seventy-five miles of coastline and scores of rivers, creeks and lagoons. With all this inviting water it’s no surprise that Belizeans, particularly at this time ofyear, love to refresh themselves by bathing at their favourite beach. But swimming has always been synonymous with danger and over […]
A pair of traffic accidents involving bicyclists have resulted in the death of two Corozal men within hours of each other Saturday night. At around six-thirty, thirty-seven-year-old Ramsey Pol of San Juan Village was knocked down while riding on the Northern Highway near San Joaquin. The driver of the vehicle that hit him, fifty-one-year-old Roy […]
Fifty-three people on board a bus escaped injury over the weekend after a dramatic fire completely destroyed the vehicle on the Hummingbird Highway. Around four on Sunday afternoon, Osborne Jones, reported to police that he was driving the three o’clock Novelo’s Bus from Dangriga to Belmopan, when upon reaching a curve near mile thirty-eight, he […]
A second suspect has been arrested and charged in the murder of four-year-old Oscar Velasquez. That person is a fourteen-year-old, and he joins a thirteen-year-old previously charged with the crime. Police believe the pair of youths acted together to kill the boy who had been left unattended in the Antelope Street Extension area of Belize […]
Much ado about nothing. That’s the conclusion of Belize Telecommunications executives in response to a nasty letter sent by Jeffrey Prosser, claiming that the signing of a March first memorandum of understanding between BTL and Speednet was in violation of an order by a Miami Court. Prosser, in a March fourth letter to Speednet telling […]
As Belizean businesses grapple to deal with high operational costs and intense global competition, the ability to tap profitably into world markets might mean the difference between success and failure. In that context, over the next three days, local government agencies and private sector representatives are meeting with their counterparts from the Caribbean to produce […]
And while some exporters are looking for a fair shake on the world market, others are looking for a better deal at home. Today a delegation from the Chamber of Commerce representing the productive sector met with a high-level cabinet delegation in Belmopan. The Chamber delegation, heavy on representation from Mennonite Communities, presented a case […]
The art galleries at the Belize City House of Culture have featured the works of artists young and old from virtually every part of the country. And this week, the artistic talents of eight of Belize’s top women artists are on display. The featured artists include names like Rachel Heusner, Lita Krohn, Lola Delgado, Ingrid […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?ve now caught up in the weekly, we call Sports Monday. The twenty-third running of the Belmopan Cycle Classic on Sunday was sponsored by San Cas Limited and it featured maximum excitement in all four categories people. We begin with this image of Marlon Castillo, an […]
