Put in the best possible light, the massive government brokered deal to create a monopoly bus company was an overambitious effort that left the D.F.C. and Atlantic Bank badly wounded, consumers with second rate service, and the remnants of the company surviving on a day to day basis. Tonight the future of that struggling but […]
As if they didn’t have enough to worry about, over the weekend Novelo’s Bus Company was the victim of a burglary. According to police reports, sometime Sunday night or early Monday morning the company’s safe was broken into and twelve thousand dollars was removed. Cops suspected an inside job and they searched the residence of […]
Three people reported missing at sea since Sunday afternoon are safe after a day and night on the water. According to police, the twenty-five foot boat that Ron Hardwick, Linda Hudge, and Armstrong Ortiz set off in from Long Caye at Lighthouse Reef, ran out of gas and for the past two days the trio […]
A vehicle stolen from Belize City has showed up sixty-five miles away on the Western Highway, along with the man accused of stealing it. It was the first big catch for the four day old police checkpoint at Red Creek in the Cayo District. The drama unfolded around three this morning when according to authorities, […]
Belize’s love affair with Chinese food dates back to the 1960’s and 70’s when dining out was a rarity and if you did visit a restaurant it was likely to be named Hong Kong, Canton, or Golden Dragon. Today, of course we seem to take most of our meals away from home and the cuisine […]
You have four days to get ready for Saturday night in Belize City when the Heavenlies Gospel Band presents Spiritual Revolution Chapter Five. The concert will feature Jamaican artists Chevelle Franklyn, Sherwin Gardner, and a host of local singers and musicians. According to the artists and producers, the concert is for the entire family and […]
Belize and countries all over the world each year sign dozens of treaties, proclamations, protocols and conventions. Most are immediately filed and forgotten, useful only as propaganda at the time of signing. But there is one international agreement whose framers actually believe its implementation ought to be monitored, evaluated, and even critiqued. That document is […]
