Home invasions have been increasing over the past few years. The most recent attack occurred shortly around midday on Thursday. The target was the home of eighty-two year old Samuel Price; the younger brother of the Father of Our Nation and former Prime Minister George Cadle Price. Samuel was alone in the comfort of his […]
The unrest surrounding the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital seems to have been subdued for the time being as part of ‘good faith’ for the week of negotiations between the doctors and management. Work at the hospital has resumed as normal as possible, and the go-slow has been discontinued. This is significant considering yesterday’s press conference […]
The earthquake that shook Belize on May twenty-eighth will not be forgotten anytime soon. It appears that there are areas other than Monkey River, Placencia and Independence villages which have been damaged by the seismic activity. The tremors, which measured seven point one on the Richter scale, did not spare sections of the barrier reef. […]
The village of Ontario is without a high school as Belize Faith Mission says it no longer has the funds to sustain the privately run institution. The teachers, parents and administration protested at the firing of the principal and the announcement that the doors would have been closed before graduation. The students who have been […]
In October of last year the Department of Transport introduced new regulations which they claimed would better manage the entire bus transport industry. Well, more than six months later there is still conflict within the industry. The latest storm brewing is between the Transport Board and National Transport Limited—the restructured bus company owned by the […]
Jones says he wrote the Transport Commissioner, Candelaria Saldivar, informing her of the run, but it was not well-received. And when we called Saldivar, she told us via telephone that even though the run is within National Transport’s scheduled time block they would have to apply for another permit for that specific run. But when […]
The first season was so well received that its name became synonymous with Tuesday nights. Channel Five is preparing for season two of Duets. Just in case you don’t know what we are talking about, Duets is the competition that brings Belizeans performers to the stage to showcase their talents—whether it is drama, dance, song […]
Basketball fans have a treat tonight. The finals for the Inter-Office League continue on the court. The league started with twenty four teams and last week Friday it was whittled down to the last two. Game two is being played tonight at the Belize City Center. The best of three games determine the winner between […]
A Belizean is currently a top contender for an international marketing competition sponsored by Scotiabank. The bank hopes to use the winning entry from the multi-national contest to create a new campaign for Scotiabank Be, a program focused on young adults. Twenty year old Kayla Hall, who is currently studying abroad, has so far garnered […]
Scotia is not only trying to reach youth’s in the region. The bank is also promoting healthy lifestyles for adults. June twenty-seventh is the bank’s regional testing day for HIV/AIDS and it is being celebrated nationally today in Belize. And according to marketing manager, Josie Andrews, the community has fully utilized the one- day free […]
It’s not everyday that we come across a boa constrictor so big that it could kill you with its mere strength. News Five cameras captured a ten foot long “wowla” just as fish cleaners at the Vernon Street market were preparing to skin it and cut it open. The story behind the seventy-five pound snake […]
The VACA Dam, located on the Macal River in Benque Viejo is BECOL’s furthest dam downstream. The hydro-electric facility is in its third of four construction phases and is a project which BECOL, through investments from its parent company Fortis Incorporated, began in 2008. If all goes as planned, by January of 2010, VACA should […]
He has hit songs like ‘Fallen Soldiers’ and ‘She Can’t Wait’. And tonight the man who calls himself DeMarco says he is ready to mash up the stage for his second performance in Belize. The Jamaican Reggae Artist, whose real name is Colin Edwards, will travel south to Dangriga’s Why-Not Island where he will entertain […]
It’s Lobster Fest weekend, but there’s plenty more going on around the country over the next few days. So even if you’re not into seafood, Safiyyah’s has found places where you can go to party or relax this summer in What’s Happening Belize. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. If you’re a […]
