It’s not the first time police have tried to talk peace to Belize City’s hard core rival gangs and it surely won’t be the last. The latest attempt to substitute communication for brute force took place this afternoon at the Queen Street station. Commander of Operations, Assistant Commissioner Crispin Jeffries, says solutions will not come […]
For the young men who attended the meeting, the concern was more about the actions of police than each other. Raymond Gentle said today he was the victim of police brutality as he went to visit his friend, Ian Reid, one of yesterday’s shooting victims. Raymond Gentle, Claims Police Brutality “We gaan deh peaceful because […]
With general elections less than six months away, politicians are using every available opportunity to canvass the electorate. But today, officials of the United Democratic Party took time out from campaigning to celebrate their thirty-fourth anniversary. According to the party’s website, on September twenty-seventh 1973, three entities: the People’s Development Movement, the National Independence Party […]
Earlier this week we travelled to Corozal for an update on recovery efforts in that district following the destruction caused by Hurricane Dean. And while the consensus is that the area is rebounding successfully, it is clear that the economic loss was great. One welcome source of assistance recently announced is a one hundred thousand […]
A late release from the Ministry of National Resources indicates that the parcel of land in West Landivar on which businessman Gegg sought to build a marina and office complex, has been declared a national park. Known as Dolphin Park, the area on the sea will now be developed for public use. Gegg, who had […]
For people who play Lotto, hitting the jackpot is a once-in-a-lifetime event and most winners show up at Tropical Gaming’s doors to claim their prize as soon as possible. But the latest winner didn’t get all that excited. Forty-eight year old Victoria Cruz heard her numbers play in the September twelfth drawing but with the […]
We all know that Ford Motor Company makes vehicles … plenty of which are found on the streets and roads of Belize. But Ford also does its part for conservation and over the last four years has been dispensing grants to local groups and individuals pursuing unique environmental or cultural projects. Visiting the country this […]
It’s a dangerous profession in which long stretches of boredom are punctuated by intense periods of frantic activity. It’s called fire fighting and this morning I met the latest additions to the fraternity. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting You may have seen them on the Yabra Green without taking a second glance, but what you are looking […]
Today the first annual Hotel and Hospitality Expo was officially launched at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. According to organiser Robin McCutcheon, the one day event was designed to showcase service and décor items now available to the tourism industry. And as we found out, one of the newest additions to the market is […]
From products that help the environment we turn to a new service that aims to improve the quality of life for an often ignored group of Belizeans. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting It may just look like any ordinary taxi van but the service it provides is the first of its kind for Belize. Handi-Cab, a taxi […]
