We’ve been through this many times at a number of different sites along the frontier … and no matter how many surveyors are employed or G.P.S. devices donated, our Guatemalan friends just can’t seem to figure out the precise location of the border. This week they’re at it again and News Five’s Janelle Chanona headed […]
There are no guarantees that it will do any good, but at least the hundreds of Belizeans who participated in yesterday’s march against violence are doing something to reverse a situation that is shaking the core of our once peaceful society. News Five’s Marion Ali has the story. Marion Ali, Reporting Battlefield Park was packed […]
The work of the tribunal chosen to resolve the case of three B.T.L. employees dismissed nine months ago will have to wait a little longer. This afternoon Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled in favour of B.T.L.’s contention that the government displayed bias in its appointments and the Minister of Labour must now select a new […]
A toddler perished in a fire that destroyed his home in Independence Village in the Stann Creek District on Saturday night. Police say they were summoned to 113 Flamboyant Street after eleven on Saturday night where the small wooden structure was already engulfed in flames. Neighbours could not stop the blaze before it claimed the […]
A suspected robber who used a toy gun to commit his crime has been caught in the act. Police report that on Saturday night the proprietor of V.I.P. Beauty Care on Queen Street was confronted by a man with his face covered by a rag who brandished a small black handgun and demanded money. After […]
Recent news items involving police offers have not been particularly flattering but tonight we can bring to light the story of an honest cop as well as the man who made the mistake of trying to bribe him. It seems that on Saturday morning in Dangriga, Constable Matthew Lopez, as part of a mobile patrol, […]
With around forty-five percent of its population under age eighteen, Belize has always been thought of as a young nation. And while that may be true it does not mean that older Belizeans are without a voice. As life expectancy increases and baby boomers begin to enter retirement, Belizean seniors are becoming more vocal. Jacqueline […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderly, this is Sports Monday. The fourth Central American Junior Softball Championship hosted at Roger’s Stadium found Belize, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador making a bid for the 2007 edition of this prestigious title. We join Sunday’s pivotal meeting between Belize and Guatemala in a first of two […]
