The Customs Department has been hit several times by burglars who have tried to get past security to jack containers loaded with the popular illegal drug pseudoephedrine. Early Thursday morning, there was another major attack on the Customs and Excise Department at the corner of Caesar Ridge Road and Central American Boulevard. Heavy shooting took […]
The tenth of September was mostly peaceful with few reports of unlawful activities during the day but there was heightened security around the city. But the night did not pass without a homicide. The most recent murder victim is twenty-four year old Collin Smith, better known as “Chingwang”. He was shot four times after midnight […]
Traffic on one of the nation’s major highways would have been blocked if the one hundred and fifty plus taxi operators from Benque Viejo did not get their way. For days, they complained that some San Ignacio taxi operators were not adhering to the rotation system in place at the border. This meant that San […]
There is a newborn in the Moya Flowers household. On Thursday she delivered her Mayoral speech for the September tenth celebrations and today Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers delivered her firstborn, a baby boy at eight minutes past two this afternoon at the Belize Medical Associates. He weighed seven pounds twelve ounces and the […]
We report tonight the passing of well known personality, Bridget Cullerton, a woman that blazed many trails in the social and business sectors. Cullerton was born in Belize City in 1945 and was the eldest of ten children. She moved to the US in 1962, and tragedy struck shortly after when her mother and six […]
The Conscious Youth Development Programme has been providing camps for children who are considered ‘at risk’ youths since 2008. The camps which include overnight activities are designed to inspire the youths to improve their lives. So allegations of sexual assaults and misconduct involving those in charge of the camps give the organization a black eye […]
Buca Shell Gas Station at Miles two and a half on the Northern Highway was jacked on Wednesday. The culprits were captured on surveillance camera and were soon busted in a green Ford escort with the stolen cash. They were taken to court this morning and two of the four pleaded guilty to Robbery and […]
A man charged with the Robbery of a supermarket is one of the Hattieville Prison’s latest guests after he was denied bail today. Thirty one year old Albert Middleton, also known as “Cracker”, is accused of holding up Miami Shopping Center on Euphrates Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Middleton allegedly entered the business, and pointed a […]
Also in court, a man accused of setting a fire in January 2008, that almost gutted his sister’s home was found unfit to stand trial. Shortly before midday, a jury of seven women and two men, who had deliberated for less than thirty minutes, found that thirty-six year old Ernest Billary could not stand trial […]
In other news, he has the distinction as the second Taiwanese president to walk Belizean soil. On that visit in September 2004, fifty-eight year old Chen Shui-Bian was bestowed with the Order of Belize and he was given the symbolic keys to the capital. Relations were at a highpoint and Belize like the rest of […]
A colorful and lengthy motorcade took off this evening from Caesar Ridge Road as part of the much anticipated yearly carnival. This year’s road march will feature five junior and six senior bands that took part in the motorcade through the principal streets of Belize City. It started after five today and will conclude at […]
The Santino’s Cycling Classic started in 1985. It was a staple sporting event that would motivate families to line up along Albert and Regent Streets to watch amateur and professional riders compete. In recent years, the event was held on Princess Margaret Drive. The last time the event was held downtown was in 1997 and […]
The steel pan evolved from African drums and its music is unique to the Caribbean region. It has developed a strong following and if you like pan music for the first time, the four steel pan bands in the country—three from Belize City and one from Belmopan—will converge at the House of Culture to put […]
It was the tenth day of September this past Thursday. And official ceremonies to celebrate the Battle of Saint George’s Caye were held at the Memorial Park in Belize City. And while the number of onlookers looked smaller than years past, it had all the traditional trimmings. The day started with the arrival of the […]
