The latest ruling from the U.S. district court in Miami in the B.T.L. case came through today and it is not a good one for the Government of Belize. Judge Ursula Ungaro-Benages has held the G.O.B. in contempt and ordered it to pay a fine of fifty thousand U.S. dollars per day retroactive to March […]
Another child has drowned, this time in the village of Camalote. According to police reports, on Tuesday afternoon three year old Eldelmira Serrano went down to the Belize River to swim with his parents and two other children. While playing in the water, the child went under and did not come up. His body was […]
Murder: that’s the charge facing a Cayo resident after a man he hit with a two-by-four succumbed to his injuries. George Requena of Georgeville died this morning at the K.H.M.H. following an altercation at a bar around two Sunday morning in his village. Requena and Nelson Lopez, a twenty-five year old described as mentally unstable, […]
Belize City police say they have no leads into a hold up and robbery at the New World Store on Barrack Road. Authorities say three armed men entered the establishment and pulled the shutters. Once securely inside the building, authorities say the men tied up five of the store’s employees and stole an undisclosed amount […]
It has been an academic tradition for fifteen years: the Signa Yorke Lecture series. This year, organisers at St. John’s College Junior College have announced that three panellists will present their thoughts on a topic that can only be described as timely: Political Reform. Moderating the discussion will be committee representative Andrew Lopez. According to […]
There is a whole lot of good that takes place between Belize and Guatemala that we may not be aware of. That’s the word from the Belize Chamber of Commerce, which hosted a first of it kind cultural day to raise awareness about the activities going on between both countries. Alyssa Noble, Organizer, Cultural Day […]
Activities for Music Week continued today on the grounds of the House of Culture with the official opening of the Music Industry Association Resource Centre. The ribbon was cut by Minister of Education and Culture, Francis Fonseca, who, along, with MIAB President Ivan Duran, signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Culture […]
By most accounts it may have been the best single show in four years of Karaoke Television. Four finalists, eight songs, and numerous wardrobe changes produced almost two hours of excitement that culminated in the selection of KTV’s 2005 champion. After Lorraine Bennett of Belmopan was chosen by the judges as runner up, it was […]
