Belize and Guatemala this week moved one step closer to a partial scope trade agreement. The process started last November and the two sides are hoping that by mid-2005 mechanisms will be in place. These measures should make it easier for certain goods and services to move freely between the two countries, promote a level […]
One of Belize City’s oldest and most popular hangouts along the Haulover Creek burned down last night. But the owner and patrons of the “Traveller’s” and “Aqui Me Quedo” bars are not the only losers. The building on Regent Street West was also headquarters for the Belize Premier Football League and valuable records have been […]
A Benque Viejo man is under investigation for possibly creating false immigration documents. According to a police press release, a twenty-two year old woman showed up at the S.S.B. Office in Santa Elena on Thursday to apply for her Social Security Card, but her Permanent Residency Card turned out to be a fake. Investigations led […]
An arrest has been made in a city shop robbery one month after the crime. Eighteen-year-old Francis Petillo, a resident of Flamboyant Street, has been arrested and charged for the March eighth robbery of Tow Tow grocery. Police believe Petillo was the man who entered the Mahogany Street store, hit proprietor Lai Wei Dong in […]
Belize City lawyer Hubert Elrington was taken into police custody this afternoon after he allegedly tried to prevent police from searching a home in San Ignacio. Police at the station confirmed that they detained Elrington pending charges of obstruction. Officers arrived at the house of Bobby Vasquez around one-thirty to look for a laptop computer, […]
You may not have noticed it due to the heavy cloud cover, but there was a partial eclipse of the sun this afternoon. It is one of two solar eclipses this year and was visible over a corridor from the South Pacific to the Americas. Solar eclipses occur when the earth, the moon, and the […]
If you woke up early this morning to watch the farewell service for Pope John Paul II, you were in good company. Millions of people witnessed the spectacular event via TV or on giant screens in public squares, cathedrals and churches all over the world. At least two million people filed past the Pope’s body […]
This afternoon district eliminations in the eleventh annual Coca-Cola Spelling Bee got underway in front of a packed audience inside the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. It was a quick and exciting afternoon, and as usual, the children were well prepared. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting A total of eighteen students representing various primary schools from both the […]
